Tubing with the Brown's!

Party at the Brown House!!! What a fun day... Morgan got hit with at least 2-3 feet of snow so we definitely had enough for the traditional tubing run in our backyard. We spent the day tubing down the hill and being pulled back up by the snowmobiles. Mark is now a seasoned snowmobiler thanks to near death experiences with my brother Kyle!

The beginning of a good ride!


One of many trains...


Getting pulled back up the mountain by Chels, AHHHHH!


Good ole Papa Brown


On a good day we can make it all the way to the road!


The one responsible for near death experiences!


My seasoned snowmobiler and me :)


My cute cousin Nat and Bryce

Living the High Life for Ten Days!

We have moved into a mansion! We are house sitting for one of my students from last year, while they are on a cruise in the Bahamas. It has definitely been a lot of fun so far, but we can't even imagine what it would be like to own a house this big. They are a sweet family and we are grateful to know them!

Our Top Ten List for 2007

10. Our Good Neighbors and New Ward: We moved into a great ward (Logan River 2nd) and have fantastic neighbors!

9. Spending time with family and friends: We are continually grateful for our wonderful families! We love spending time with them and learn so much from each of them. We also have great friends and have made fun memories with them during 2007 (namely the broomstick and picnic table pole adventure in Star Valley)

8. Granite Hot Springs Snowmobile Trip: Mark experienced his first snowmobile trip with my family in February. We snow"machined" into Granite Hot Springs and went hot tubbing in the middle of the mountains during the dead of winter. We also went on an 80 mile round trip to the Grey's River Lodge in Alpine, Wyoming.

7. Taking Grandma Brown shopping: We took my sweet grandma Christmas shopping and it was such a fun memory for us! She is such a caring, kind, and quick-witted Grandma. We just love her!

6. We had many Star Valley Adventures during 2007. One of our most memorable was shared with the Udy's. Mark and Ladd proved their macho manliness and protected us from some unwanted night time visitors!

5. First Valentine's Day: We celebrated our very first Valentine's Day together and it was so SWEET! Mark, surprised me at school with two dozen roses and they were SO beautiful! We had a wonderful day!

4. Our Condo: We purchased our cute condo in April of this year! We made some necessary renovations such as, painting, putting in laminate flooring, and re-carpeting. We love our new place and enjoy every minute in our cozy condo.

3. This was our first year celebrating Mark's birthday together. He turned the big 25, and I threw him a birthday party with our all of our friends. I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband!

2. Disneyland/California: We took our one year anniversary trip to California and had the time of our lives! It was so much fun to have a second honeymoon and see the sights of California. We went to Disneyland, California Adventures, the beach, and Six Flags Magic Mountain. We loved every minute of it!

1. Our first year anniversary: We have been married for over a year now and we love every second of it! We celebrated our first year anniversary on August 8th by going to Hamilton's restaurant here in Logan. What wonderful first year it has been, and we can't wait for what is ahead!

Tag your it! I tag Jo, Jaci, Kasey, Chanthoeun, Alisha, Jayme and Mar! Can't wait to hear what is on your top ten list!

Mele Kalikimaka

Mark's brother Chris flew in from Hawaii with his family for the holidays. It was so fun to spend time with Chris, Seagull, Christian, and Rosy. They came to visit us here in Logan and we took them to Firehouse for a sweet treat of fh'zookies! It was so fun for me to get to know them better, and great for Mark to spend time with them too.

A Very Merry Christmas

Rump Tee Dump!

 

We love Christmas! We had such a wonderful holiday and had so much fun with our families. We even got my brothers and sisters to DDR with us, what a great time. On Christmas Eve we also played our traditional Rump Tee Dump game, Mark was beside himself with excitement!

My Sweetheart!

Mark and me with his Aunt Soni, who played Mrs. Fezziwig and the old hag at the Hale Center Theater.

Mark's first P.F. Changs experience! We love the lettuce wraps :)

Mark is the GREATEST and such a patient shopper! This weekend we went down to Salt Lake to take my cute grandma Christmas shopping for all of her grandkids, and Mark was such a good sport. He not only gave my Grandma great comfort with his excellent snow-driving skills and helped us find gifts for all 35 grandkids, but he also treated us both like queens with valet service and lunch at Mimi's Cafe! What a fantastic husband, and I am so glad he is mine!

We also were able to see his Aunt Soni in the Christmas Carol at the Hale Center Theater, and eat at P.F. Changs China Bistro. We also did a drive by of the lights at Temple Square.

Our Beautiful Pencil Tree!

We are so excited for Christmas! We bought our cute Christmas tree at one of my most favorite stores; Tai Pan Trading. It is called The Pencil and it fits so perfectly in our cute condo. Hope the holiday season is finding you happy and well...

We LOVE Dance Dance Revolution!!!

Mark and Jared in deep concentration

Alisha and I have it down :)

Tyson is amazing at this!

Takin a Ride in the New Tractor

Me and my pops

Mark is ready at the wheel!