Temple Lights

My family loves to go Downtown and look at the Temple Lights every Year!!

We drove down and met up with Lindsay, Zach, and Laryssa so we could

all walk around the Temple Grounds and look at the AMAZING lights!

Linds and Zach brought this Stroller for Ryss but she

is a BIG girl and wanted to walk the whole time but then She realized it was a lot of

walking and wanted Grandma to hold her the entire time

and would not let anyone else hold her... what a stinker!! ( A very cute one at that!)

How Super Crazy to think and Griff and I were here just 4 Months ago being married!!

It is the most amazing thing ever to come back and enjoy the happiness that our Wedding Day held.

My family had a blast it wasn't that cold and the weather was perfect for

looking at the lights!!

Thank you to everyone who took all that time to wrap each branch with pretty Christmas lights..

You sure make our Tradition the best!!!

Tired Baby Girl....

But ALWAYS excitement when an animal is around!!

Yup it is Official!! My niece is the most adorable niece out there!!!

She is so CUTE!!

Holiday Tradition

Every Christmas my mom, sister, and I get together to Bake all these yummy Holiday Goodies!!

 We have done this since we were very little!! Now that we are married and live on our own

We still want to keep the tradition alive.. So on Sunday we got together it was a blast!!

 Griff came too but instead of Baking he took a nap :D

 Peanut Brittle, Chocolate Cherry Pizza, and Fudge..

 Laryssa was taking a nap during most of the Baking, when she woke up her Hair was Sweet haha!!

 Rice Crisppies, And Sugar Cookies..

Got to LOVE the Holidays...

Wishing you...

A very Merry Christmas!!!

XOXO,

The Blands!

High School Sweethearts

 On December 19th just this last Sunday, was Griff and Mines 7 Year Anniversary!!!!

We started Dating our Sophomore year on December 19th 2003! We went to the Movie 'Stuck on You' and he held my hand. I had no cash on me to pay for the movie so you guessed it, I had a baggie of Change haha!! So Griff paid for me to get in even though I told him "No No No!!" I thought if my parents found out a boy paid for my movie at age 15 they would get mad thinking I was on a date... Well he wouldn't take my baggie of change so I guess it kinda was a date since we held hands!!

We were on our Winter Brake from school so we ended up hanging out just about every night for the few weeks we had off. About 4 days after the movie we had our first kiss.. Then we asked each other "What are we?" and decided to be together!!

When we got back to school we were inseparable!! We hung out after school, in between classes, at lunch and before school!! I loved every minute of it! Not only did we hang out at school we worked together at Classic Skating. As the years went on we ended up getting more then half our classes together!! It was so much fun, all the teachers new us as a package deal. Griff and I asked each

other to every dance it was the best thing ever!!

We have had some Difficult times that have made us work really hard but has made us so much stronger in the end!! Everything happens for a reason Right?!!

I love my High School Sweetheart!!!