Lily with a Hair Cut

So we took Lily to the groomer to get a hair cut for Christmas and now she looks all grown up! Ah! She's still adorable though. Here are a few pictures:

Vegas Blizzard

It snowed! We finally got snow here in town, at our house, and all over the valley. At our house we had about 3-4inches! It was wonderful! It now finally feels like Christmas time. That is one thing I miss about living in Colorado-the snow around the holidays. It just doesn't feel like Christmas time without snow. Anyway, the snow started up in Anthem around 12pm and really didn't stop until the middle of the night. We took a couple pictures at work and then all got out of there trying to beat the storm. I left work early at 3pm and the roads were already covered! I was slipping and sliding so the ride home took 3 times longer then usual! Turns out Anthem ended up with the most snow-about 9-10inches in the highest parts. When I got home Travis was enjoying the snow on the ATV and we of course had to take the truck out and play in it. We were one of the only vehicles on the road that night. Vegas hasn't seen snow like this since '79! It snowed on Wed, Dec 17th and there is still snow stuck to the ground (it's Sunday). I love it and am now ready for Christmas. :)

White Elephant Parties

Can I just say, I LOVE White Elephant Holiday Parties! The Hammonds' threw one a couple weekends ago and it was hilarious. There was a great turn out and a great group of people. I don't know what it is about socializing, but it just makes all the difference to me. :) We ended up with some good stuff too! Travis picked an early number and I picked a later one, so we worked the system and I got a holiday serving tray and he got these cool utility knives. Thankfully we dodged the half eaten box of chocolates and over-sized, big booty 'sexy' panties. Unfortunately I didn't get any pictures, but I couldn't let that weekend go by with out mentioning it.

Since then, it's been pretty busy around here with me doing all the Christmas preparations and taking care of Travis and Lily, while Travis has been studying his butt off! They scheduled so many exams this month that it almost seems impossible to study for them all. He's doing a great job though and has actually pulled off some really good scores on his tests. Lily was due for her shots and grooming, so a lot of my time has been spent taking care of all that. The shots weren't that bad, but the diarrhea afterward was quite annoying. The grooming wasn't too bad either, but she hasn't been too mindful of waiting by the door to go potty outside lately. Also, I haven't had a chance to get a good picture, but Lily got her 1st official schnauzer cut and she looks all grown up now! I don't like it. I liked the cute fluffy puppy look better. :( So we're probably going to let some of her cheek hair grow back out so savor the puppy look a little longer. And can I just say that dogs are expensive! They're just like any other expensive hobby, gotta buy the gear, and keep up on the maintenance for it and give it time and attention...geez. I had no idea. But no regrets here. I LOVE having her around!

And we took a Christmas picture as well. So here's our most updated family picture, in our own backyard. :)