Messing around with the D5100

I have been super sick with a cold so I haven't really had the chance to play with my new camera. I have taken a few pictures just to see how it works.

This is Cirrus with her Chicken!

A close up of my Tea Mug

The remote and my cover for my camera. Just having fun!!

My 25th Birthday!!

Is it crazy to anyone else when they turn 25 it's kind of freaky?? I swear just yesterday I was turning 16 and then 18 and then FINALLY 21! But this 25 thing....kinda came a little fast!! I was not prepared! Although I do KNOW that 25 is going to be the BEST YEAR EVER!!!

I am a huge pink and Zebra fan so my mom, hubby, and in-laws made sure everything at my party was in Pink & Zebra! I got a bunch of great gifts, including 2 ZEBRA purses (totally different) I'm pretty sure Chris is sick of how many shoes & purses I have. I also got a BRAND NEW NIKON CAMERA!!!! It's the D5100 and I am in HEAVEN!!

My Zebra cake!

Me w/ my gifts

Purse #1

Purse #2

Morgi & Amber - my girls from the Salon

Curt & I playing with my new camera!!

Then from Chris I got a GORGEOUS locket!! I have been asking for a locket for some time now. If any of you know Lauren Alaina (she was the runner up on the 2011 season of American Idol) she has this new song called The Locket, it's like The Notebook just in song version! I am an old fashioned kind of gal at heart! I know I was meant to grow up in the 1900's not the 2000's!! Here are the lyrics!

Back in '41 you met a brown-eyed boy who called you pretty

He'd walk everyday a couple miles out of his way to hold your hand

and keep you company.

Your mama said "don't call it love at 14"

But sitting on that front porch swing

He gave you his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck

Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget

The way it felt when he held your hand.

And you swore that you would never take it off

And the butterflies you felt said it all-

You were falling with a boy inside your locket.

Back in '43 your brown-eyed boy went over seas and had to leave

town for a little while.

He swore he'd marry you as soon as the war was through, you

would be his wife. Standing in the pouring rain

You cried as you watched him ride away,

But everyday

You had his picture in a locket that you wore around your neck.

Left it right beside your heart so you would not forget

The way his kiss tasted on your lips.

And everyday felt like a lifetime with him gone

And you prayed that God would bring him safely home

'Cause you made a promise to the boy inside your locket.

Oh, 60 years you two had together and he's been gone for a couple

now

And it breaks my heart to see you struggle to remember,

And I've been writing all your memories down.

And I stopped by today to read a couple pages

Grandma, you sure look pretty.

And you smile that smile, the one I haven't seen in quite a while

And you said to me "I want you to keep

His picture in a locket that I wore around my neck.

The one I left beside my heart so I would not forget

The greatest love and the greatest man I've ever known.

But it's getting time for me to head on home

She said, that brown eyed boy is waiting and I don't wanna keep

him long

Heaven is calling," and she said, "my heart is longing

For the boy inside your locket"

Christmas 2011

Christmas was at my in-laws house again this year, it's just easier to have it at their house. We are combining a bunch of families and gifts so we need as much room as possible.

1 Part of the gifts

2nd part of the gifts

When Chris and I went on our last cruise we realized that we needed an underwater camera, a nice one, because those disposables are pointless and 1/2 of our underwater pictures didn't really turn out anyways. Well my mom got us this underwater camera!! Time for another vacation?!??!

Chris has gotten into working out a lot so I got him an arm band for his I-phone.

And, Dr. Dre Beats that wrap around your ear so they don't fall off when running/working out.

My Christmas present from Chris was a brand new Mountain Bike, I have been riding every day since and let me tell you, I'm out of shape, including my butt. Those seats are extremely hard to sit on for a long period of time!

Curt and Doricca got us a SUPER nice grill that we can take camping! I will be doing a BUNCH of cooking now when we are out camping!!

Temple Square 2011

Chris and I went up to Salt Lake the week before Christmas to see my family! We decided to go on a date night and go and see the Temple lights! It was FREEZING!! Definitely was not used to the cold weather.

Riding Trax

Chris & I in front of the Temple

This is Chris' favorite part

So Pretty!

Shooting Some Guns!!

One of Chris & I's favorite thing to do is to go out and go shooting! We both have guns & both love just hanging out and shooting at targets!!

***Family Pictures***

Chris's Sergeant takes great pictures and so we had him do our family pictures, since I haven't had any done since 2009. Enjoy!

Kyra - she is a born model, she did amazing & he wants to use single portraits of her to sell.

Kyra & Cirrus - they were super good we just had to keep asking them if they wanted to go for a "ride", or if they wanted a "treat" they know those words and perk up like crazy!

I put this picture on here because this picture is the original to the picture that follows....

Our photographer was messing around with his photo-shop....

Our Family Portrait - we also used this for our Christmas Card! Hope everybody enjoyed the Christmas Cards!

Love,

Maggie