Week of Thanks!

This week has been quite the trip! Tyler and I were able to visit my family in Idaho this week! It was a lot of fun! We stayed at my grandparents house! I love to stay with them They are quite the characters! We get to laugh a lot when we visit!

I made my own gluten free dutch apple pie

Neither of us are really in to Black Friday shopping, but we still got some good deals on a few needed things. The word needed is still subject to review....

We got our first Christmas Tree! Thanks to the dollar store, Tyler's mom and a wedding gift; we got it decorated nicely! It's a little "scantily clad", but I believe it has character and it was cheap so Merry Christmas!

Tyler finally got his big tv. 42 inches to be exact. He knows not to ask for anything for quite a while if he's smart! ;) just kidding! We will have fun with this! We can watch our loved netflix and play wii games now! Tyler is one lucky man if you ask me! The size isn't as apparent in the picture as I expected, but it's big I promise. Ask Tyler, he'll tell you ALL about it! :)

Last post I talked about a job I recently got. I work at the daycare for Tyler's company. They daycare is off site in a different part of town. It is in a reconstructed and remodeled church. It has an upstairs and a downstairs. It has beautiful stained glass windows! The daycare is open from 4:30 am to 6 pm. There are 8 girls that all share shifts. I usually work 11:30-close. So far it's been a lot of fun! I'm starting to get into a routine and know the kids! It's a great job to help supplement our savings!

P.S. I've been told the bell in the tower indeed works! Neat eh?

Well, if you are wondering why I don't have as many pictures as my wonderful Mother in law Teresa it's because I blow a taking pictures! I'll get better because my new goal is to write EVERY week on the blog! Hope you had a wonderful Thanksgiving break! And Merry Christmas!

Until next time....

Welcome to our family time!

In this blog I wanted to share our families and where we came from!

Tyler was born in Texas and has lived in Utah, Alabama, North Carolina and Arkansas. Tyler is #2 of 7. His dad got a job at West Liberty Foods that brought their family back to Utah this Spring. Yes, we live close to them and YES we LOVE it! They are very fun!

Tylers family at our wedding. Much has changed since then as there were TWO other weddings the next month.

Mitch Married Emily and...

Beth Married Derek

We had quite the summer!

My family has always been in Rexburg, Idaho. Recent changes have moved my family and they all live in different parts of Eastern Idaho. I don't get to see them often as we live 2hrs away. Our crazy schedule keeps our visits short!

My family the day of our wedding. Can you tell we don't take pictures much?

I also received the calling of aunt shortly after our wedding.

Bentley Diesel McRae

We love our families!

Until next time....

Let's Begin!

My wonderful Mother in law Teresa Swallow, had dutifully blogged the whole past year! As a result she found a company that will compile your blog posts and make them into a book! It's really neat and got me started on the blogging train! So I'll start from the beginning. Tyler and I were married in the Rexburg, Idaho Temple on June 18, 2011. Since then we have lived in Tremonton, Ut-yeah google map it. It has a small town feel very much like Rexburg, it just doesn't have a Walmart. Tyler is a Quality Assurance Tech at West Liberty Foods here in town. We are blessed because it really takes care of our needs! We are starting to like working for big companies. They really take care of you! He works from 4am-2pm M-F and 1 weekend day depending. We like the early shift because we can have our cake and eat it too! He works 50 hrs a week and is taking online classes from BYU-Idaho until he can transfer to USU and get a Bachelors Degree there. Work and school have been quite the experience for Tyler. Let's just say he hates his homework. As for me, I have my Bachelors degree from BYU-I in Elementary Education. We got to Tremonton a little late to find teaching jobs, so I was unsuccessful. Not teaching has also become a blessing. We decided that two stressful full time jobs is not what we wanted. Tylers job provides well enough for us that I don't have to work full-time. I recently got a part-time job at the Day Care for Tylers company. It's a nice and comfortable job for me. It gets me out of the house and will help pay my student loans off more quickly! It looks like we will be here in Tremonton for a while. We try to stay busy, and we are starting to get into a routine of things. Life is becoming life! Until next time....