2011 NHL Winter Classic

I can NOT wait for tomorrow afternoon.....

the 2011 NHL Winter Classic will be starting...

and I know its going to be a GREAT game...

LETS GO CAPS!!!

[i have a good feeling about this game ]

Cross your fingers!

Crib :)

I finally found a crib set that i like!!!

and the good news is that Nick let me buy it!!!

i love yellow! im so excited to get it!!

Christmas 2010

Our first Christmas turned out awesome!

On Christmas morning we just stayed home and opened presents with Shelby!

It was so much fun!

and i enjoyed providing Christmas to one of our best friends!

I didnt take many pictures haha

so please forgive me!

Shelby's Stocking

Chewy's Stocking... I know we have one spoiled dog!

He was on a sugar high for hours after this!

My Stocking. Nick spoiled me!

[the pillow on the back--BEST GIFT EVER!!!]

i love sleeping now that that pillow has come into my life!

Nicks Stocking!

We all got so spoiled!

My big gift was a Winter Classic Washington Capitals Backstrom Jersey

Any my sweet baby got an Ovechkin Jersey :)

Nick's big present was a New Apple Desktop...

i'll post pictures later!

I LOVE MY LIFE!

70% off!

I'm pretty proud of myself for this one....

This is my Alexei's swim suit for her first summer here!

She's due June 3rd so [hopefully] she'll be able to go swimming a few times!

front

Back

shirt that goes over the swim suit!

and you better believe i got this.. and more for 70% off...

i know...

im a great shopper!!!

im so excited for Lexei to get here!!!

i've felt her kick for the first couple times this past week...

and i cant explain what it feels like!

im in love!!!

December 19th, 2010

December 19, 1988 This sweet boy was born!

and now i couldnt imagine life without him....

[hopefully Alexei is as cute as this baby :)]

Happy Birthday Nicholas! i hope your gifts didnt disappoint!!

I love you!

Alexei Kaye Van Komen

Today Nick and I had our 15 week and 3 day appointment!

The doctor took one look and said,

"I could tell ya exactly what it is..."

100% sure....

and Baby... thank you so much for flashing the camera today :)

IT'S A GIRL!!!

I seriously could not be more excited.

Nick took me shopping at Old Navy today...

Now for online shopping and making bows & bracelets!!

oh dear... someone stop me!

Alexei Kaye Van Komen....

Thanks so much for being such a sweet little girl today!!

i'm already so in love i cant even explain how in love i am!

Thats all for now!

Christmas treats, Boys, and Craps

Tonight the boys came over for a craps night!

I have to say it was pretty fun!

[except for im wayyy tired now!]

Missing Dan, Todd and Braxton!

While the boys were playing craps they asked me to make some treats.... and i have not cooked a thing since i got pregnant. I've been so tired that i havent been myself at all!

So tonight i decided to get off my butt and do something about this problem!

I made some homemade Oreos!

and some Christmas cupcakes for the boys and for Marks friend Todd to take to his cute family!

[Jade and Violet are the cutest little girls i've ever seen! You did good Todd!]

even though i was the only girl tonight, i cooked all night & im exhausted now i had a great night! It was so much fun hanging out with everyone!

This game of craps is still going and its now 11:57....

i think i'll lay on the couch and maybe fall asleep?

sounds good to me :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving!!

I am so very thankful for my husband Nick.

He has put up with me being sick for months now and my complaining but he still tries to make me happy and he's the best husband i could ever ask for!

Im so thankful for a healthy baby growing in my belly.

"It" is so small right now but it means so much to Nick and I.

And last but not least: im thankful for my Puppy Chewy.

He's a little brat sometimes and usually hes driving me crazy but hes such a cute little guy and his puppy dog eyes make up for it :)

[Happy Thanksgiving everyone! Have a great day!]

10/29

Today is October 29th.

happy birthday daddy Steven.

i love you so much.

Miss you lots!

Birthday

10/25/2010

First... Can i start of by saying that my husband is the cutest guy in the entire world!? and let me remind you that he planned this all himself!!! i could never be more in love with anyone than Nick. He's my everything

:)

So... on the 24th Nick and I left the house around 3:00 p.m. for a cute little town called Midway! it was about an hour and a half away and its about 20 minutes from Park City!

This is the cute condo that Nick to

ok me to stay in :)

Soooo homey :)

These hot pots or craters were everywhere! and the hot tub at the condo was even a hot pot! sooo cool to see!

So after we arrived we checked into our room and got some KFC and Taco Bell. This town was so small that they didnt have much to eat! but it sounde

d great to us! so we took it home and ate it there. after we got done eating Nick just couldnt

wait for me to open my presents! And of course i couldnt

complain because they're presents! He's such a sweet guy!

i had so many gifts!

Nick got me a ton of gifts! He got me a new CD, a new grizzlies shirt (i realllyy needed a new one!), a new sweat shirt that is the cutest thing ever!, and some new Nike tennis shoes (not that i use them to run but they're cute, which is the only reason i wear shoes :) ) and my favorrriittteee gift was a Chewbacca action figure (and Nick said that he knows i dont play with many toys anymore but everybody has to have a toy for their birthday, which i cant agree more!

After i opened my gifts Nick and I rented The Karate Kid! we lovvveeddd it! every time the little boy was training for Kung Fu nick would say, "Autumn, i really need to learn how to do that!" he's such a cutie! he loved the movie just as much as i did!

Then this morning Nick woke me up at 10:30 to get ready to go shopping in Park City! it was such a fun day with just me and him! i loved it! and he bought me lots of treasures in park city! i seriously have the best Husband ever!

This was the best birthday of my entire life and i felt so special that someone would go to so much work just for me :)

He really made it a special day!

I love you Nicholas Van Komen!

Exciting dates!

Nick & I just got home from Colorado! it was so much fun! Mark, Ben and Choi also went with us! it was a quick trip but we had alot of fun! its hard to believe that Ben leaves to the MTC on wednesday!! Its crazy how fast time flies! i have lots of pictures from Colorado! we went to the Avalanche Vs. Blackhawks game and the Ave's won in overtime! it was an awesome game and it was fun to spend time with Mark, Ben, Choi and Nick!

[i'll post pictures a little later]

Im so excited for so many things!

The first week of November Nick is taking me to California for my birthday! [my birthday is on Oct. 25th but we JUST got home from vacation so we're waiting for a little while] While we're down there we'll go to disneyland of course! and Nick is taking me to the Ducks Vs. Penguins game and we're sitting 2nd row! i couldnt be more excited. we'll probably go to a couple more games while we're out there too!

Then December 6-12 Nick and I will be in Washington DC!!! im soooooo excited! we're going out there to see the Capitals play Toronto [Nick's favorite team], Florida [Nicks 2nd favorite team] and Colorado [my 2nd favorite team]!! im sooo excited to go! Also in December Nicks good friend Kelly has a birthday just like Nick! so we'll be taking a short trip to Colorado to see a hockey game or two for Kelly and Nicks birthday! it'll be soo much fun!

in March Nicks brother Matt is going to disneyland to take their kids and we'll probably go back with them too because sense Nick and i are SEASON PASS holders its free for us!!!

we dont have anymore trips planned after that just yet. we know that we'll go back out to colorado and go to the Colorado Vs. Toronto game in March so Nick can see his favorite team again.

and in May Nick and i will celebrate our 1 year anniversary!

June is also going to be a memorable month and we're sooo excited for it to come!

im so happy i have Nick in my life. i seriously couldnt ask for a better husband. He's so good to me and im so grateful for the interests we have together! We both love hockey so much and im so glad for it! we're traveling alot right now but soon we'll be starting a family so we want to travel as much as possible while we can!

i can honestly say i have the best life in the entire world and i really honestly couldnt ask for anything more! My family is awesome, Nicks family is awesome and we have such good friends that share the same interests as us. i love them for that!

I LOVE MY LIFE!

Applebees :)

This morning i didnt have an apetite at all and the only thing that sounded good was La Choi's so Choi gave us some free lunch :) i love La Chois!

Everyone wanted to got to Applebees for half off appetisers (except for me) so i just decided to suck it up and go with everyone to have a good time! Lately we've been hanging out with our sweet friends Kelly & Jamie alot!! i love it! we had such a good time! i couldnt ask for better friends that share our same interests! I love Kelly & Jamie Jensen!

Me and Nick with their crazy beer cups (of course with Mtn Dew in them) that our awesome weightress got for us!

Everyone :)

Nick, Ben and Kelly

This picture makes me laugh cause ben got a Black Cherry flavored Mtn Dew and it looked so much like beer! it made me laugh because he's leaving for his mission in less that 2 weeks!

And of course i had to add this sweet picture of my puppy. i love him so much! he brings so much Joy to our lives!

I cant wait to see what the future has in store for Nick & I!

I Love my Life!!!

Yo Gabba Gabba Cupcakes!

A couple days ago my good friend Amanda's little boys Collin & Cameron turned 1!! its so exciting and i cant believe how fast time flies! Manda is just having a family party at home for them so i told her i'd make some Yo Gabba Gabba cupcakes for them! i love baking! hopefully the boys enjoy them and have a great party!!!

old photos :)

Today at my mother-in-laws house Nick and I were looking at old photos and it brought back so many memories! we had so much fun dating! i think sometimes we tend to forget all the fun things we did! here's a few of the fun pictures!

Nick shoving cake in my face after i got him :) Judging by his face he was pretty mad haha

Just after Nick asked me to marry him :)

Nicks birthday gift from me!

Cody acting homeless for one of bens school projects

Ben in his usual position :)

Nick & I celebrating St. Nicholas!

Emily do you remember this? You two were such good friends growing up! look how young you were! (please excuse these hidious shoes Nick was wearing! holy cow ha)

I love remembering all the fun memories of the past! with a few exceptions :)

Disneyland!

This last week we got to go to Disneyland! It was so muc

h fun! Nick & i went with his brothers Ben & Mark and Julie Marks wife was also there!

I'll tell you what, i have quite the respect fo

r Walt Disney after learning about him so much

this week! he was an amazing man!

Walt Disney had such a great imagination and im so happy he shared it with the world! It made for a fun trip for us! On most the rides we entered through the exit because of my wheelchair so we didnt have to wait in line much! we went on tower of terror the most! i lost count after the first day! it was so much fun!

Nick & I waiting to ride tower of terror

Nick was so excited to get one of these turkey legs cause he knew for once i wouldn't say "come on Nick, they make napkins for a reason!" he had way to much fun eating this!

In Beaver we stopped and Ben Nick and Mark got $.50 Mustaches and ben got a raccoon hat.... they have so much fun together! its so awesome that their family is so close!

I Love It!

P.s. Collin & Camerons birthday is this week and i get the privilege of making Yo Gabba Gabba cupcakes!!! im so excited!!!

Oh Chewy.

Meet......

Chewy!!!!

Today we drove down to bountiful to go to the pet store "Bird World"

And this sweet Mini Dachshund and his puppy dog eyes just knew he was the one i wanted to take home. So Nick and I drove up the street from the pet shop and ate at Five Guys while we thought about this new addition to our home and decided it was a go!

He's papered and everything! and watching him run around with his ears flopping around is the cutest thing in the entire world!

Okay so maybe Chewy isn't as hairy as Chewbacca but we got the color right.....

Right?

But no matter what his name is, he is the cutest dog in the entire world and i'm proud to say he's mine!! I'm so glad i have such a sweet husband that would buy me such a cute dog :)

FHE Fondue Night!

For FHE tonight Nick and I decided to do chocolate fondue because we miss the Melting Pot soooo bad!!!

Choi and Braxton came over for it too!

we had peanut butter chocolate, strawberries, apples, bananas, cow tails, rice crispies and pretzels! it was wonderful!

Choi, Nick & Bracky diggin' in!

Me, Nick & Bracky

Please excuse my hair... ive been sleeping all day!!! haha

We're going to colorado on friday morning for our niece Tamma's baptism im pretty nervous because i have to play the piano for it. i haven't accompanied anyone since i got hurt in my accident so we'll see how it goes. im definitely excited to see Rachel's family though! We get home monday and i get lasik tuesday!!! its coming up quick!!!

p.s.!

I forgot to add my good news!!!

Wednesday i went to meet with Dr. Washburn to see if I was a good candidate for Lasik surgery! and i am!!!

September 7th, 2010

i will no longer have to wear glasses!!! oh boy am i excited!!!!

i love my life!!!!

Melting Pot

On Wednesday night Nick and I went to the Melting Pot for our date night this month! it was so much fun! i haven't been since i was really little and i wasn't disappointed now! i loved it

[not so much the check though!]

Nick loved the whole fondue part of it! He liked to cook his own food! We ordered this meal for two and first we got cheese fondue! it was sooo good. they brought out veggies, bread, and granny smith apples! i was nervous to try cheese on my apples but it turned out my favorite! After the cheese they bring you a salad of your choice and this restaurant was so fancy they plated your food and it looked all fancy! After the salad they brought us our main course! and let me tell you..... it did not disappoint! It came with a variety of different meats. Steak, Kiwi Shrimp, Pork, Chicken, Lobster Tail, Ahi Tuna, Fresh Veggies, Potatoes and Mushrooms! mmmm it was wonderful!

We were already pretty full at this point but we saved just enough room for dessert! Chocolate peanut butter fondue! mmmmmmm i am in love :)

[sorry Nick]

This chocolate was so good! i even had to buy a chocolate bar to bring home and cook for later this week!

I absolutely love spending time with my sweet Nick. I'm enjoying it now because when we have a family and stuff i'm afraid we wont be able to do this kind of stuff as often!

tomorrow i have to make more cup cakes! i love it! My aunt Melanie's birthday party is sunday and our house and she's turning 50 so they're going to be over the hill cup cakes! i'll post pics soon!

And the Toy Story room is coming along great! almost finished!

Last night i made these cute cupcakes for my sweet friends at Ken Garff Nissan. I miss them so much!! I'm for sure going to miss working there!