One fun-filled, jam-packed weekend

Ashton's best friend from college, Mike, and his wife, Catherine, came to visit for Mike's 30th birthday. We did SO much stuff while they were here, and we had a lot of fun. One day Catherine, Mike, and Ashton went shooting. (We don't have pictures of anything but the shooting excursion because our camera died.)

Some of the other fun things that we did while they were here include: A trip to Salt Lake (we went to the temple, met up with more friends at Tucanos, and went bowling), tubing at Soldier Hollow, lunch in Park City, games, and more eating!

My Surprise Chair

I mentioned to Ashton that it would be nice to have a rocking chair when the baby came. However, I just figured that since there are so many things to buy when it comes to having a baby, a rocking chair would be something extra that we couldn't afford.
But on my birthday, Ashton surprised me with this rocking chair! I was so excited. I love it!

My favorite time of the year..sort of

Personally, I think this is the best time of the year. At least for TV. This week, 24 came back after a long hiatus. Very exciting. And American Idol is on again. I LOVE the auditions! Ashton gets really uncomfortable watching them, but I can't get enough of them. I wait all year long for them. Also, The Office has taken a break for a few weeks, and comes on again tonight! It's going to be a good one, too. Dwight and Andy apparently have a showdown.
I know it's been over a month since I've posted anything, and now I'm going on about TV. But I have to say, this is pretty much the best week of TV all year. I don't know if any of you guys feel the same way, but I'm excited.

Happy 30th Birthday Ashton!!!

Tomorrow (December 11) is Ashton's 30th birthday! So here are 30 things you may or may not know about him.

1.He loves anything on TV where chimpanzees are dressed like humans.
2. He has a talent for retaining information he's read.
3. He loves to watch the History Channel.
4. One day a few months ago, he ate ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner, even though he's lactose intolerant.
5. It bugs him when people sneeze.
6. You know those cards that are in mostly black and white, and the kids are dressed like adults and they're kissing or holding hands or the little boy is giving the little girl a rose? Ashton hates them.
7. He loves snakes.
8.He's a very good cook.
9. He has a special voice he uses only when talking to kittens or babies.
10. He can talk to pretty much anyone about anything.
11. He loves chucknorrisfacts.com where they have goofy made up facts about Chuck Norris.
12. He's always willing to help someone out who needs help.
13. He dislikes the sound of the name Kenneth, because of the "th" sound.
14. He's a very good storyteller.
15. He's a very hard worker.
16.He's more of a dog person than a cat person.
17. He has a nice singing voice.
18. He's very attractive.
19. When we watch the auditions on American Idol, he sometimes has to leave the room because he gets uncomfortable.
20. He would love to be one of those guys who chases tornadoes.
21. When singing along to songs on the radio, he likes to replace the word "heart" with "fart".
22. He talks in his sleep.
23.He thinks being a mountain man sounds appealing.
24. Every now and then when we're at church, he'll sing the hymns in a monotone voice, just to make me laugh.
25. He loves the 4th of July.
26. There are very few board/card games he will play.
27. He's very selfless.
28. He does an amazing job when he cleans the house, especially in the bathroom!
29. I've never seen him scared.
30.He's the best husband anyone could ever ask for!

My wreath

I love the wreaths like this with all the ornaments, but I can never bring myself to buy one because they're so expensive. So I decided to make one. I looked on marthastewart.com and got an idea how to put it together, then went and bought all the stuff for it. To make it, it took me about 4 or 5 hours. There are a few flaws, but overall, I'm so proud! I love it!

Gingerbread Houses

Ashton and I made a deal. If I went to Cabela's with him, he would go to the Gingerbread House Festival with me. For some reason, I think it's absolutely fascinating that people can make these things completely out of food. I love watching the challenges they have on the Food Network when they make the gingerbread sculptures or the incredible cakes.
This gingerbread creation had places and famous buildings from all over the world. It's kind of hard to see, but in the center is the Statue of Liberty.

This one was really cool. It was an underwater scene. There were tons of seashells, and two big sea monsters. It was so detailed, and so fun to look at. I really enjoyed myself. I can't really say the same for Ashton, but he was a good sport.

$1.99!!!

We were driving somewhere yesterday, and saw that gas was only $1.99! Even though Ashton still had about 2/3 of a tank of gas left, we decided that it was worth it to top of his tank seeing the cheap price! So that's what we did. Then a little later, we saw gas somewhere else for $1.95. I hope the lower gas prices stay around for awhile!