Cookie Decorating and More!

So, I was really bummed that my family decided to take off to Sun Valley, Idaho for the weekend because my plan was to come home and spend time with them!! Brandon and I had already decided to do Christmas Eve at his house which leaves a quick drive up to Logan Christmas day to see my family.
Anyway, I decided even though my parents took the kids up to Idaho, I would drive up to Hyrum and spend time with my sister and her family. I always love to see my nephews!!! They are so cute and I love spending time with them. I drove up Saturday morning and when I got to Kimber's house we made Christmas cookies! It was so much fun! Another simple fun tradition that makes the holiday meaningful. Carter had fun cutting shapes out and playing in the dough and I got to hold Caden a lot!!! Can't complain :) :) A bit later we went to a wedding reception and then met my little brother Matt for dinner at Cafe Sabor. Yummy mexican food.
During the holiday season I have realized how important family is!!!!! I am so thankful for my family and for the love and support they give me. How LUCKY I am! Wishing I was with them now~ Guess I will have to wait until Christmas day :) ~Kristin~

Gingerbread Party!

Ever since I moved to Salt Lake 2 years ago I have been able to join my cousins for the annual HILL Family gingerbread house decorating party. Its so much fun because even though I am nearly 26 years old, its still great to be a kid for a night and decorate a gingerbread house. My aunt always brings pizza and we make a party out of it. The party was on Thursday night and I almost didnt go because of the crazy snow storm we experienced!!! Unfortunately Brandon had to fly to Oklahoma for an inteview and couldn't come.

Unfortunately, I got my camera out too late when 1/2 the people already left, but I managed to get a photo before I left with some of my cousins. My house is the one in the very front. Great times :) I love the simple yet fun things that make this holiday season so much fun!!!
~Kristin~

Lots and Lots of TWO's

SO, I have been at my new job now for 7 weeks or so. I am really enjoying it and having so much fun! I get to work in all 6 of the school's classrooms with all different age groups. I also think I am learning a little bit about what it's like to be a mom. I can now understand why patience is hard after a long day, especially with 14 two year olds! YUP, thats right, 14. Today I had to chuckle when Amy and I opted to take our class on a walk instead of gearing them all up in snow gear to play on the playground. I can't tell you how draining and exhausting it is twice a day to direct 14 two year olds to change into snow pants, boots, coats, hats, and gloves and get them outside for their scheduled recess.
Anyway, our afternoon walk cracked me up! We put on boots and coats and then everyone piled outside for a walk. Amy had this neat rope contraption that had 14 loops for kids to hold onto. Each kid grapped a loop and we (a train of 2 teachers and 14 two's) took a 30 minute walk outside all connected together by a rope. The kids were loving singing songs together and being outside. I just had to chuckle as the kids were shouting out over and over, "Dinah wont you blow, Dinah wont you blow, Dinah wont you blow your horn..."
NEEDLESS TO SAY... I am always exhausted after a day of work, but it is SOOO worth it. Kids are the best. Just the cute little things they say, the hugs they give, the smiles they have make my day!!!
I am getting excited for this weekend and being able to actually spend the holiday with Brandon. Luckily, the hospital decided to give the poor kid a break and give him Christmas Eve and Day off!!! YAHOO! Brandon averages 80+ hours a week and thus far has worked every holiday, so I am very grateful. Being an intern is tough.
Thats it for now. Merry Christmas!!!!

Kristin

Thanksgiving and More...

I had a wonderful 4 day break!! Oh how I love having a normal job that allows me to spend the holidays with my family. What a wonderful thing!!! I will never forget last year!! Not only did I have to work, but I wasted waiting in line for 2 hours at the Little America for a Thanksgiving dinner that never happened because I had to go to work at 2pm. Enough said.

All of my brothers and sisters came to my moms house and we had a wonderful Thanksgiving day! Our dinner was perfect and we got to spend the rest of the day playing games, eating pie, taking naps, hanging out and of course watching Christmas Vacation!!! Friday morning out of tradition, my mom, sister and I got up at 4:45AM and joined the crazy shoppers all over time. Nowadays its more about the tradition moreso than the shopping deals. However, its something i dont like to miss :)

Poor Brandon had to work all during the break! He worked a 32 hour shift Friday/Saturday and then stayed up even after that to watch the Utah vs. BYU game. We are Utah fans and you can definitely say there was some serious dissapointment. Brandon was a good sport and only slept for 3 hours (after being up for 35 hours straight) before going to Enchanted with me. We both thought the movie was really cute! Its rare that we get to go out because of the busy schedule he has so we both enjoyed it a lot.

Anyway, I am very very thankful for all my blessings! I have the best family in the world and it was so great to see them and spend Thanksgiving with them this year. Now we get to listen to Christmas music and enjoy the wonderful Christmas season :)
Love,

Kristin

p.s. Here is the latest and greatest King Family photo!

Halloween!

I was able to drive up to Hyrum and spend Halloween at my sisters house! The weather was great and the drive wasn't so bad. I am always up for opportunities to be with my family, especially my 2 cute nephews! My sister Kimber made some wonderful homeade chili and bread that was so delicious!! What's funny is that my p

arents showed up a little later as Winnie the Pooh and Tigger! They had just come from their ward trunk or treat. How funny!!

Life lately has been a little crazy, but is starting to settle down. I am starting a new job Monday teaching! It was a long process to find the perfect place for me to teach, but I found one and can't wait to start! At first I get to work with all different age groups, but will probably end up full in with the preschool kids.

One bummer is that Brandon found out last week he has MONO. He had been sick for weeks and wasn't getting any better. I was getting really worried because at first we thought it was just the flu, but after 2 weeks of still feeling horrible he went into the doctor and tested for MONO. Ever since then he has been on a leave of absense at work staying at home trying to get better. Poor guy.

Anyway, that is about it! I can't believe it's already November and soon the major holidays will be here! What a fun time of the year.

Love,

Kristin

Wedding, Birthday Party, and much more!!!

It has been one crazy week and weekend! First of all, it was time for a change of careers for me. I had lived my glory days at Delta flying around the world for free for the last few years, but the graveyard schedule, lack of decent pay, and call center environment caught up with me. Guess its time to use my degree huh? I am really excited now to begin working with children again. I got a job teaching preschool and will actually be working normal hours!! YEAH!

As for this weekend, Brandon's twin got married. This is a huge deal for the Park family because there are 6 kids (youngest is 27) and before Friday only one had married, 9 years ago. SO, needless to say it was a huge celebration!!! The day was really nice and it was fun to meet lots of new family and friends. There was a luncheon at the J.S. Memorial building in Salt Lake, then a reception in Bountiful just after that. Congrats Charlton and Kimber, you guys looked amazing and so happy!

Whats funny is that Brandon's Grandpa was celebrating his 85th

birthday the very next night ALSO at the J.S. Memorial. So, two days in a row of celebrating/eating in the same building for different reasons. His Grandpa is one of my absolute favorite people I have ever met. I took a liking to him early on. He brought his young family over to the states from Germany years ago and slowly buy surely gave them a steady life in this country. Every time I see him he is always telling great stories of serving in war, starting out with nothing, raising his family, being happy, etc. What a wise wonderful 85 year old man! If only everyone had the chance to meet him you would understand what i am talking about.

Anyway, thats it for now!

~Kristin~

September 28, 2007

My aunt Robyn sent me a text Tuesday night asking me if I wanted to drive with her up to Brigham City to have lunch with my mom, sister and nephews. She had not yet seen Kimber's new little baby boy. When i found out baby Caden was going to be there i was definitely in! It was so great to see my little nephews. Oh, how I love them so much.

Carter just started preschool this year and can already identify all of his letters. We did a crossword puzzle together before the food came that was a lot of fun. He absolutely loves being a big brother!!! He would always come and check on Caden and give him kisses. I was lucky and got to hold the baby all through lunch which is why i didnt get to each much of my meal. O-Well.

Thanks aunt Robyn for texting me at the last minute and driving up to Brigham with me :)

September 20, 2007

I am new to this whole blogging thing. I have been posting photos of my travels and whatnot for a long time, but this seems like a great way to capture text and photo... so i will try it out :)

Basically, I live in Salt Lake, have been working for Delta Air Lines for about 2 years and have been dating this wonderful guy Brandon for about a year now. Life is crazy and busy, but good. I will have to admit i have been a little out of control on the traveling thing, but I have been able to see amazing things all over the world that have definitely changed my life. I wouldnt trade that for anything :)