Urvina Cousin Christmas List

Enjoy!!
Here is the video showing who has who...we tried to make sure that siblings didn't get one another but at the end, Annika got Madi because she was the only one left. Ade- let me know if you want to trade and Kayli can have Madi and Anni can have Ben.

We also drew the adult names but didn't record it. Here is that list:
Joe-Jeff
Ade-Keri
Val-Dave
Jeff-Ade
Keri-Val
Dave-Joe

Remember: Kid gifts are around $15 and adults $25. Happy Holidays :)

Happy Birthday Valerie!

Today is my big sisters birthday. Happy Birthday!! My sister and I are 5 years apart in age so growing up we didn't have too much in common. As we got older we have become better friends. I love my sister!!


She is a great Aunt to my children. They all love Aunt Valerie. Maybe because she likes to go to Target as much as me?


This is Valerie with Kayli and her friend Amie at the NKOTB concert. I love that my sister went with me! She also went with me to Celine Dion last year. She is my concert buddy because Dave is not into that so much. We also saw Tim McGraw before he was even very popular. Who are we going to see next?


This is us at the beach last month. I love that we can call each other and have someone to complain to. Sometimes you just need to vent. If I had a dollar for every conversation we have had that started with "Can I just complain for a minute to you?"


She has cute children! I love her family and she is a great wife and mother to them. They even let us come and live with them after we finished school and had no home or job. We only had to promise to try and find a job closer to them as soon as we can...we are working on that. Of course that would mean more frequent trips to the Supermall and Target which could be dangerous on the checkbooks.

Thanks for being a fabulous sister and friend!!

Life is good at the beach!

Last week my family took a trip to Lincoln City Oregon where we stayed in a beautiful beach house that fit all 19 of us with even a little room to spare! We had so much fun and the children were in heaven having so many cousins all in one place. The weather was good, maybe even warm for Oregon Coast standards. We were also half a mile away from a huge outlet mall, which the women thought was wonderful. We had so much fun, we all can't wait to go back!

The Button family in front of the beach house

All the kiddos out front

Our house from down on the beach

Playing in the waves

My (freezing cold!)toes in the Ocean

Dave celebrated his 33rd birthday while we were there!

Kayli and Grandpa

Kayli trying to figure out what that sand stuff was...

Andrew

The house from the back yard

Family Pics

We had family pictures taken last week by an AMAZING photographer! I have tried to upload more photos but blogger isn't being cooperative, so here are a few for you to see. Now I have to choose which ones to frame...

Kelsi's Baptism

Saturday was a special day for Kelsi! She was baptized by her father. We were blessed to have so many friends and family with us to share the day. Before the baptism we met at the church for pizza and cake.



Some of the cousins that were there...


This is the part where I started getting teary-eyed. She was just a baby the other day and she is growing up into a beautiful young lady.


Uncle Nick and Kelsi


There were 7 kids baptized, 4 from our ward. These children have been together since birth at church, and it was special for Kelsi to be baptized along with some of her best friends.

Kelsi is 8!

For Kelsi's birthday she invited a few friends and we took them to lunch and then went swimming. That evening Grandma and Grandpa Button and Nick came over for dinner and cake.

Silly girls enjoying their lunch...


One of Kelsi's presents...new scriptures! She is also wearing some fake glasses she got. I think they were her favorite gift.


She requested a carrot cake, so I made Aunt Cindi's yummy recipe and Kelsi decorated it by herself! She is so talented!


We still can't believe that our baby girl is 8 years old! She is going to be baptized next month...it's true that they grow up so fast! We love you Kelsi Bug!

They've still got it (The Right Stuff!)

Twenty some years ago I may have had a slight obsession with a group of young men known to some as The New Kids on the Block. I may have slept overnight in a parking lot just to get tickets to their concerts. I may have been ecstatic when I heard that they were getting back together and touring again!!

On July 7th, with my friend Christine (and Kayli of course,) we headed over to see the New Kids who aren't so new anymore. My sister and her friend Amie met us there to rock the night away...most likely with the same ladies who were rocking the night away twenty years ago at the Tacoma Dome!

Kayli and I before the party started...


Christine and I looking fabulous!


NKOTB!!!


Donnie was always my favorite one...He came into the audience and was sooo close to us!


The finale...


We had a blast!! We didn't get home till after 3 am and I could barely talk the next day. Would I do it again? Do you even have to ask?? Love these guys!