OUR LITTLE MONKEY TURNED 1!

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY

WYATT SLIM ALVEY!

On Saturday, We had a BBQ Party for Wyatt with family and friends. It was soooo much fun and we really appreciate everyone that came!

Wyatt LOVES ice cream so we did ice cream, brownies and cookies on Wed. 25th (on his birthday) . Grandma and Grandpa Alvey came over to celebrate and watch him open his gifts from us.

The party was a Construction Theme (of course) so Savannah Thorpe made this

SUPER CUTE cake for Wyatt to dig into!

SPECIAL THANKS TO HER FOR DOING THAT. IT WAS PERFECT!

The Yummy ICE CREAM CAKE and the little cake is for Mr. Wyatt

Uncle Riley and Aunt Savannah

(Good friends of ours)

YEA!!! Wyatt!

We all had to clap and get excited that he was ripping the paper.

He liked ripping the paper!

Present time!!!!

Not too sure what to think...

After getting over the fact mom was really going to let him play in his food, he dug right in!

Our three little men!

They are the best of friends and are so PROUD to be BROTHER'S!

Wyatt with his presents...he loves to ride his new "bike" and won't put the bat down. He must be taken after his daddy!

All of Wyatt's gifts. WOW! What a lucky kid! :)

Shay & Dave Baker's Wedding!

Make a Smilebox slideshow

Lola's SURPRISE 60th Birthday Party!

KYSON'S 7th BIRTHDAY PARTY!!!

A day I won't ever forget...

This is Jeffery and I just before we went in to take out my endowments. Words can not describe the feelings I had that day. It was a day I have been patiently waiting for my whole life. And the day that we are sealed, will be the icing on the cake! This temple is a small temple which was perfect, because it made it that much more personable. It is part of the Hawaiian culture to consider everyone family, and they did just that. I am so glad I waited for the right time in my life to go to the temple. I am also very grateful I was able to share this experiance with the right person and my best friend, my husband. I couldn't have asked for a more loving, supportive, fun, and spiritual husband! On the outside he seems ruff and tuff, but, I am so fortunite to know him INSIDE and out.

Jeffery, I Love You more then you will ever know!

Thank You for all you do for me and our family.

Me with my mom and dad. We all walked around the temple grounds and talked and just enjoyed the quite, spiritual feelings we all had. I am so happy my parents were able to be there on this important day. I know they are proud of me and I thank them for being such great examples.

I Love You mom & dad!

The Coltrane Family on Christmas Day!

After we ate breakfast at our house we all hurried up and got ready and went to my parents house. We played games, I made cookies and we watched movies. We stayed with them for 4 days and it was so nice to relax and spend time together!

Wyatt with the little outfit Vance and Bre got him

Quinn got a HOT WHEELS BLANKET!
Grandma & Jaiden

My parents spent Christmas Eve and Day at our house and just brought our gifts down to us. They got Jeffery & I a new card table & chairs, a piece to our China set, a Scentsy Candle & melts, slippers, and lots more although we all promised to not go all out this year since we are going to HAWAII with my parents in FEBRUARY! (im soooo excited...can you tell?!?)

My dad handing out gifts
My Brother Vance & Wyatt

Jaiden with the little mower we got him
My mom and her DIET COKE!

We have been so very blessed this year and we are so ever grateful that we have such a great family on both sides! It was very nice to be around family and friends and remember the reason for the season!

Alvey Family Christmas Eve Party!

All the Son's & their wives got a new grill for camping. Jim gave the boy's stuff to go with it and Lola gave the girl's an Emergency Preparedness Book!

Justin & Savannah, Jesse & Lacy, and Jeffery & I

gave Jim & Lola an iPod Classic for Christmas.

Grandma Lola made all the Grandkids CUTE pillows that had their names on it and gave them PJ's and a game. They also got money from their Great Grandma Dean!

Jessica, Jessa, Jake, Karson, Ian, James, Wyatt & Kyson




Grandma Lola made this nice blanket for Wyatt with my favorite (baseball) pattern on it for him!

Wyatt's PJ's

(...and YES, that's my Father-in-Law, Jim, putting "bunny ears" on me. Ha Ha Ha..)

Kyson showing off his new PJ's that he LOVES!

One of our Alvey Family Holiday Tradition's is to have Travis Boswell come over to play Santa Clause and the kids LOVE it! Travis is a close family friend & neighbor. He was born with a disability. But that doesn't stop him from stay so active! He is smart, a hard worker and very nice to everyone. He works at Reams and has for 17 YEARS! He also works at our local fire station being a volunteer fire fighter. Travis is very special and we all look forward to him coming over EVERY YEAR!

The Alvey Girl's

with... Travy Clause Me, Travis, Jessica & her mom Amie, Lacy, and Lindsay holding Jessa (Lacy's daughter)

(sadly missing... Savannah)

The Alvey Boy's

with Travy Clause

Jimmy, Jesse, Jeffery & Jeramy

(sadly missing... Justin)

The Grandma's

Lola, Linda (Lacy's mom), Mary (my mom), and Grandma Dean


The Alvey Grandkids!

Jessica holding Ian, Jessa, Kyson, Karson, Jake, and James holding Wyatt

(sadly missing... Clayton, Wade, Luke, and Katlynn)

QUINN'S CHRISTMAS PROGRAM!

I know it's long but, PLEASE READ AND ENJOY!

For those of you who have not yet had the privilege to meet my wonderful, special, older brother Quinn, he truly is a blessing to our family. He was born with Down Syndrome. He can't speak, but does some sign language he has learned and some he has made up himself. :) Our family has learned patients and what it means to really love unconditionally. Quinn doesn't care if you stink or your dirty, put deodorant on for the day; if you are pink, green, blue, black, brown or white, if your rich or poor, pretty or ugly...HE LOVES EVERYONE! Couldn't we all learn a little from his example...He is 43 years YOUNG. He lives at home with mom & dad, and goes to a learning work shop during the day. He enjoys Hot Wheel Car's, popcorn, the color Red, Chicken, his Birthday, and most of all... POP! Jeffery, since the day he met Quinn, has always taken him to get a Pepsi at Maverik and now it's just part of their routine! If he doesn't take him right when he gets there, Quinn pouts until he does. We love him soooo much and could never imagine life without our Quinn!

Quinn with Grandma Belle

Quinn with Pat, one of mom's best friends and respite care giver for Quinn. One of Quinn's very favorite people!

Quinn after his program giving Karson a hug. He is an awesome Uncle!

Quinn with some of his classmates. Quinn is so full of energy and life all the time.

oh...and he loves to pull faces. He likes other people to pull faces back at him.

They sang several songs during the program and told funny jokes. Quinn was Pinocchio in the song "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"

Patty, Grandma Belle, Mom and Karson

Quinn was laughing at his teacher (the girl on the right). She was trying to get him to put his Pinocchio sign down after his part and he wouldn't. Then after he did, he picked it up again. We all laughed!

I am so proud of Quinn and I feel very lucky to have him as my brother.

Quinn and I are 17 years apart, with no one in between, so when I was born, my mom said he couldn't have been more proud. She said everytime the door bell rang, even if I was asleep, he would go in and get me and carry me to the door to show me off.

What a great brother I have!