Favorite Time of the Year!!

 We are SO excited for Christmas this year!! It is coming so fast :D

I have been wanting to watch these movies for the past few weeks!!!! I love Christmas movies I

could watch them year round.

 It is going to be a very different Christmas this year... Usually on Christmas Eve my family goes to Grandma Anderson's for a HUGE Dinner a Talent Show put on by all the Cousins, then Gifts and games!! All the cousins put on Home Alone just before their parents pull them away to go home before Santa comes :D.

Then in the morning my family does gifts and hot coca and breakfast, Then we wear our new Christmas clothes and head to Grandma Payne's for Brunch more games and Gifts!! Once done with that we

Head back over to Grandma Anderson's for left over dinner and more gifts!!! I love being

with my family on Christmas It makes the day the best day of the year!!!

 This year Griff and I will be sharring the day between all our famlies!! It will be so fun but very different!!

 Did I mention I love Christmas Movies haha!!! I am so sad right now we do not own any yet...

So I am hoping that will be changed this week!! I need my Holiday Movie Fix!

Growing up TO DANG fast!!

 I can NOT believe how big Laryssa Babby is getting, she grows everyday!! If I don't see her for 1 week or so when I see her next she is bigger and has learned how to say or do something! I absolutley LOVE being an aunt to this SWEET little girl. I do not even remember not having her in our family, and honeslty I don't know what we would all do for entertainment :D

 She is learning all sorts of new things...

She says-

Love you

Pretty

Thank you

Please

More

Bye Bye

Hi

Mama

Dada

Papa (grandpa)

Mamama (grandma)

Kistin (Me)

Up

Ball

Baby

Eyes

Shoes

Bow

Cheese

No

Yes

Not only does she talk ( she says more words that her Mom knows about :) )

she does sign langue

Toilet (in the process of potty training)

more

please

thank you

banana

She is now giving KISSES!!! Also Butterfly and Eskemo Kisses <3

What a good sharer she is on Halloween she was sharing all of her candy, and on any other day she shares what ever she has.... Candy, food, toys, and hugs!!

Laryssa LOVES to be styling! Wearing my jewlery or her moms is her favorite thing!! Her mom is always dressing her in the most adorable outfits!! Lindsay is such a talented sewer, she makes alot of her bows and dresses!

Ryss is such a good little girl she smiles at the camera for the pictures and now is says "Cheese" when you are taking the picture!! She is a picky but good eater and eats when everyone is sitting down to eat. When she falls, trips, or gets hurt she doesn't even Cry!!! I can't even believe how strong she is to just be fine after getting hurt.

 She a doll all in all and I can not wait for her to keep growing and learning more and more!! I Love her so much <3

The Thrill....

The Bland girls ( Minus Meg... :( ) went to St. George to go see Thriller at Tuacahn!! It

was amazing. The dancers were so good They did amazing!!! When the show was over we met up with Eric to go get Fozen Yogurt, They have this super good place really close to their house. So when we get there we see many people in dance pants, sweats, and hair in pony tails. They were all dancing to the background music and all knew each other... come to find out they were the dancers from Thriller! Some might not care but I on the other hand

Found it amazingly awesome!!!! I was eating yogurt with the Odyssey Dancers from

the huge production Thriller :D!!!! WOW!!! Flexible... Oh my!! This crazy eyed zombie came and sat right next to me...

Haha
Not only did I see it in St. Gee, Griff and I went to see it at the U of U, with Mike and his wife Hahanna. They go almost every year so they sent us the invite so of course Griff and I were stoked to go see :D

Creepy.... They did so good here as well!! I did like the performance in St. Gee better but they still did such an amazing job!! My most favorite dances were, Frankenstien, Mummy,

Scare Crow, and of course the Thriller!!!

Spook-tack-u-lar

Happy Halloween!! This year was alot of fun :D Griff and I went over to Lindsay and Zach's for some white chile and home made pumpkin pie!!
Laryssa was the cutest Monkey ever!! Not only was she a monkey she was a monkey in a Tu Tu!! <3>

She was so proud of her Candy stash and was sharring all of it with everyone,
Griff especailly!!



All the girls of the family went to Gardner village to walk around and look at all the

Fun and Cute witches!! It was so much fun. I absolutley LOVE Halloween and all the fun
Things there are to go out and do for the Scary Holiday!!

Our Halloween Party :D all our super cute friends came over to
Celebrate this Awesome holiday!! Of Course we dressed up, everyone's costume were

so perfect. We went to walmart to get Griff a costume that night because it was the only time we had.... So we get there and well the cosutmes were VERY picked

over!! So he ended up being some kind of Grim Riper!! LOL

It ended up being the highlight of the night!! When our friends came over he would hide and jump out at them to scare them.. :D

Last minute pumpkin shopping haha so funny!!! Our pumpkins were so sad looking

but yet so great!!

Our cute pumpkins!! They all turned out great.
Apple Cider... We made some yummy cider!! It was super easy yet the best ever!! All you do is heat up the cider on the stove then when you pour it into your mug you add Red Hots like 4 or 5 which is what gives the cider the spice taste!! Poor Steve knew it was steamy hot yet he just wanted to taste it, so he tried to take a

little sip but it burned all his mouth... So we all learned real fast to

let it cool off alot before we drank the festive drink!!Love dressing up!!