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Last Saturday we went on a fun after Christmas trip. Scott got to use his new swimming goggles! We went to Green Canyon Hot Springs and played in the water. On our way home we got to eat some tasty treats.

We got our treats from a new place in Rexburg called Twizl Berry. It was a lot of fun, like a buffet ice cream store.

words just don't describe how cool we are...

Mom Kinghorn got to come and visit us in order to go to a funeral. It was a bitter sweet visit, possibly too much of tease since it was a short visit :) But we made the best of every moment!

meet: Royal Burger

Onion burger

and A1 Peppercorn. Scott was in heaven since he was with two women who couldn't finish their big burgers themselves. So he got the rest of both of ours :)

We went out on New Year's Eve and then came home and celebrated with Dan. We had some sparkling cider...

and Scott taught Mom how to play the Wii :)

We loved having her here with us.

Look at all the snow we've gotten! :) So actually this picture is from what the snowplows moved out of the way in a grocery store parking lot. That is Scott on the left, the pile was as tall as him!!

We have gotten a lot of snow though. Not a ton compared to last year but we have a very white and beautiful city at the moment. About a foot of snow overall.

So we decided to go out and have a winter adventure! Scott bought a nice sled, that would survive his skills.

And Dan decided to start our adventure early by getting his truck stuck in a 4 ft snow drift at the bottom of a snow covered hill...we did a lot of pushing and he was able to find a tricky way out.

By the time we were done pushing the truck I was super tired and Scott took me off to where we would be sledding. On the way there we had to walk through more 4 ft snow drifts. My legs were not liking that so my sweet husband offered to pull me in the sled. That didn't last long though, since the snow drifts didn't disappear. In this picture Scott is waist deep in snow...yes, my 6"1' husband...you can laugh as you try to imagine me getting out of the sled, but only because I gave you permission.

So as you can imagine, I was a little tired by the time we got to the sledding hills since I'm not amazing like Scott. So he and Dan enjoyed the sled while I took pictures and laughed at them crashing.

...and if you are wondering, no the sled did not survive Scott's skills. hehe. He is hoping he can melt it back together.

Happy New Year!

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While Scott was working this week, and when I wasn't working (I did work, I wasn't a complete slacker) I did some random things around the house. The biggest project was going through all of my school documents to organize for my last semester :) My portfolio has begun. This is an item that I will present to the heads of my department along with at least 5 other professionals. It documents my progress through this major and will show my competence in the area of Early Childhood Special Education. Yeah. I'm cool like that.

So our Christmas was amazing. We enjoyed taking turns handing out presents that were contained in our awesome terrarium :)

Scott got some prescription goggles from Cassie and will be using them later today. We're excited for him to be able to see while swimming!

All the Kinghorn children got CD's of their favorite songs growing up. Such a fun gift! It's been fun getting to listen to the songs they grew up with...with the music. Scott has sung a good deal of them to me on various occasions but it's nice to really get to hear what it's supposed to sound like... ;) hehe. Just kidding! He has a great voice...

My favorite present from our Gale parents got a nice smile out of Scott....

They gave us money for the reptile...haha. My mom hates reptiles, so her sacrifice is worth more than money :D

This one is of Scott opening up the CD's from Mom and Dad Kinghorn

I got him a CD too but it was a download onto my computer so I printed the cover of the CD and put it in a big box. haha. I'm so funny.

You probably thought you wouldn't be seeing me, huh?

My sisters gave me this super cute outfit.

We had a super fun Christmas and were so blessed to be able to spend it together.

This is a snapshot of my gift pile. Some of this was presents to Scott and I both, but mostly it is just my pile.

We are so blessed to have the love of family and friends and, most of all, the gift of a Savior.

I am so grateful to have the gospel in my life. I love my Savior and am so grateful for all he has done for us and all he has given me.

Merry Christmas everyone!

(: samtsirhc s'ti

It's been cold here in Rexburg (below zero a few days a week) and here is what I looked like walking home from the gym/class the other night:

I was plenty warm, except for my eye area. I had to take my glasses off because they kept fogging up so it was safer for me to squint. :)

Scott and I got to make our yearly nativity today :)

We carved soap :) My husband is so talented!

Scott made Joseph and the manger

and I made Jesus and Mary.

I also made this super cute cookies!

Can you tell what they are?

melting snowmen perhaps? :) hehe.

Merry Christmas to all!

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I love my laptop! At this moment I really wanted to post about our cute little Christmas tree but I didn't want to get up and get my camera...so I took pictures with my laptop :) So fun. I am so in love with technology.

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We decided to use the space our aquarium is taking up for the month by decorating with it :) This year might be the only year that our presents will really be "under" our tree until we finish school and get a bigger tree. haha.

Just thought we would share some Christmas joy and let everyone else laugh at us like we laugh at ourselves :) Aren't we hilarious? :)

Oh! and did you notice that super cute star on top of our tree? I totally made that! I found an origami pattern for a star topper. So fun! I love being crafty :)

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About six months ago Scott and I decided that we could invite my family to have Thanksgiving with us because we would most likely not be able to go there since Scott would be on call (which he was). So we had planned on getting to see my family for at least three days here in Idaho. It wouldn't be everyone (just Mom, Dad, Tina and Hallie) but it was better than nothing. So a week before they would be coming I called my sisters to chitchat. They told me, kind of as a side note, that Grandma had called mom to tell her not to come get her and Grandpa to take them to the doctor because an ambulance was coming to get Grandpa. I honestly didn't think much of it, just like my sisters hadn't because Grandpa has been in and out of the hospital for about 8 years. He and Grandma had served two missions and they were sent home from their second mission because Grandpa had gotten sick and none of the doctors knew what was wrong so the only option was for them to go home and see what was wrong. They never really found anything and he got sicker and sicker. He had his good days but he never really was the same. He was really suffering. So after a few more phone calls over the 4 hours following that first 'chitchat' conversation I found out that my Grandpa had cancer in his brain and had hemorrhaged. He was in a coma when he got to the hospital and passed away that evening. It was a shocker for us but we were so grateful that he didn't have to suffer longer, that it was quick and that he is happy now :) So we went from thinking we wouldn't see my family for a week to seeing them three days later. We basically spent the last week with my family.

I felt so blessed to be able to go to Grandpa's funeral services, and with Scott too! We were so so so blessed that it worked out. Grandpa's passing is real to me now, not just an abstract idea. I still get emotional and probably will during the next year. Even still though, I am so happy for him and I know I will see him again.

While we were in town we also got to see the house my brothers (Tim and John) are moving into within the next month. It needs a lot of fixing up but that is why they are moving in! :) And yes, that is a washer on the front steps, exercise equipment in front of the porch and a part of a wagon in front of the tree...some people just have different taste in decoration. ;)

We also got to celebrate Mayson's birthday. He was born a week after I got home from my mission. We celebrated Hallie's birthday too but she refused to shove birthday cake in her face. She is so boring. ;)

I was so excited to spend time with my nephews! This is Aadyn. Aren't he and Mayson just adorable?!

And here is where we spent a lot of our time. Grandma and Grandpa's house was packed with family, laughing and eating and swapping memories. It was so great.

And here we are! Thanksgiving dinner :) I was so excited that we all fit around the table. It worked really well for playing games and eating, of course.

Scott and I had so much fun making our first little thanksgiving dinner at our house and it made it even more memorable and fun to have my family with us.

Warning: The next pictures contain lots of food, which is apparently what a lot of our blog has featured. FYI: Until we have kids, food is going to be the focus of what exciting things are happening in our lives. So to those of you who told my mom that we have a lot of pictures of food, sorry-get used to it. Tina and Hallie-get over it! ;)

MMMM! The turkey was soooo goood!

We pretty much had one pie for each of us (and still have plenty left...) but we had to have variety :) It's a family tradition! :)

On Friday we set out for our first Black Friday shopping trip. By "our" I mean all of us. None of us had ever been. We went to the mall and shopped till we could have dropped :) We enjoyed it and the lines weren't too bad, they were bearable.

Scott refused to look at the camera...

In the middle of our shopping trip we went to Red Robin :) YUM! We all had awesome food and then some tasty mud pie

To end the perfect week Dad did a few jobs in our basement. He fixed our door so it shuts without throwing your body against it and he and Scott finished our lizard tank! Isn't it beautiful!?! More pictures to come of this one.

Thanks for coming Mom, Dad, Tina and Hallie! Thanks for sharing them Alex, John, Tim, and Grandma!

Dear Grandpa,

We love you and are so grateful to have had your love and example in our lives.

You and Grandma are like second parents to us kids.

You were always there for us,

with your smile and your laugh.

We are going to miss you so much!

This weekend we had a tribute for you...all your boys put up the flag

and the girls wore green on their nails and in their hair, we know it's your favorite :)

We cried together and laughed together.

We will strive to follow your example of love,

laughter,

and service.

We will miss hearing your voice, seeing your smile, and getting your hugs.

I love you to forever and always Grandpa.

~Cassie

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It's been awhile...

since we've been gone:

*Cassie has been surviving classes

*She also has been offered a job at the preschool...twice...and can't accept it until she graduates in Dec. 2010...if it's still available

*Scott got guitar hero world tour

*he also transfered to the night shift and works from 5-10 p.m.

*he signed up for an awesome semester of classes next winter. Cassie is jealous, he will be done everyday at 11:15!

*Cassie will be taking classes. It will be her last semester before doing her student teaching this winter semester

*She is also going to walk at graduation in April of 2010! (but she technically won't be done until finishing student teaching...they just let you walk before student teaching if you choose to)

*Scott found out that he will be graduating by 2012! (We WON'T be here forever! :) )

Life is good!