Sanity!

Hello Family and Friends,
Just taking a moment to myself for a little sanity. Nick has been in and out of Utah for the past 3 weeks for work that I am going bonkers with my kids, oh I love em to peices, but they can stretch your last nerve. Emma is selling girls scout cookies, wow what a big project it mostly is for me not her. But the money from the sales will benefit her troop and help toward the cost of the big camping trip this summer! Emma also has a date with her dad next month for the Daddy Daughter Valentine Dance on the 13th of Feb. It will be so much for them.
It's finally gotten a little warmer here, coldest its been in 6 years. Finally nice to take the kiddies to the park today, Rick got to play with his friend Tyler. So nice to be outside.
I've been training hard for a half marathon in April in Nashville, wish me luck ya'll! I'm still at Old Navy, just as a back up, so I'm lucky to work 5 hours a week, which I don't mind cuz I still get me great discount! yeah!
A big SHOUT OUT to my little nephew Dominik who turns the big 3 Tomorrow! Happy Birthday! I love you all, I need to go update my facebook account, its long overdue!

Happy New Year 2009

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the Whitney's. Lots have happened this last month and need to catch up the blog. 2008 was a busy year for our family. The Lord has truly blessed our family this past year. We flew to Utah on the 16th and stayed until Christmas. We didn't get out to see everyone, with half of Nick's family with the flu (thank heaven none of us got sick) and the weather outside was frightful for driving conditions, we weren't able to make it out to see everyone. Grandma cried when she picked us up from the airport, she didn't even hug her own daughter, went straight for the grandkids! She missed us a lot. But we enjoyed spending what time we could with family and friends.
Emma loved the snow, she went tubing with her uncles and had so much fun! We went to the Fun park and Emma took her friend Kiya and won lots of arcade tickets and prizes. We went bowling, shopping, we stopped and had a Brazilian dinner with our friends the Fish family. Great food. It was great for Nick to work on his Portuguese, and had FHE with them as well. We spent time with Nick's Dad and Mom.
We were worried that we wouldn't make it on our flight, lots of storms coming through, thought our flight would be cancelled or delayed. But we got lucky and we were able to fly out on time in between snow storms. But in the end we were ready to be home! Its a lot warmer here in Tennessee. Here are some pics which are past due.

Just playin in the Utah Snow!

Rick and his favorite uncle Brandon! Christmas Day

Me and Rick Christmas Day!

Emma and Grandma! She's rockin pj's from grandma. Grandma gets all the kids pj's to open Christmas eve so they can wear them Christmas morning. Just keeping up the tradition her mother started 25 years or so ago.

Rick got a stuffed monkey from his uncle Brandon and he loves it! He's also rockin the new pj's grandma got him.

Ho Ho Ho! Went to see Santa. Rick did very well with Santa. Emma was upset because she wanted a car for Christmas (the electric ride in one) which she didn't get, obvious reasons why, and so she was a little upset by it. But Santa promised her that when her family gets into a house then she will get one.

Rick met his new cousin Kara for the first time.

Rick LOVED the snow, couldn't get enough of it. He built a snowman with daddy in grandmas front yard (the back has dogs, need I say more) not the cleanest snowman with all the pine needles, but they had fun. and a little friendly snowball fight between me, Nick, and Brandon was fight for your life fun!

Reindeer at the Tanner Family Christmas Party! It was a close race for Nick, Jay, Uncle Dan and Grandpa. Dan took home the prize for filling his pantie hose first with balloons and wore it atop his head! Manly! But such a riot to watch! I'll soon have it downloaded to YouTube!

OMG! its Gabriel from High School Musical!

Me and Emma went to the Radio City Christmas Spectacular featuring the Radio City Rockets! Grand Ol Opry Dec 12th 2008. She loved the show, and we got to meet a couple of the rockets. Gotta love those outfits!

Santa lil helper! Such a cutie!

Carnton Ward Coven Newborns! Twilight Premiere!

Happy New Year 2009!

We went to a party at the Lori Stucki's Home. Had so much fun, haven't been out for new years eve in years! Got a babysitter and got home at 2 am!

Karaoke never sounded good. But I was amazed with Nick, he never does this and we had a lot of fun playing all kinds of games and all you can eat buffet!

One Solitary Life!

He was born in an obscure village, the child of a peasant. He grew up in another village, where he worked in a carpenter shop until he was 30. Then, for three years, he was an itinerant preacher.He never wrote a book. He never held an office. He never had a family or owned a home. He didn't go to college. He never lived in a big city. He never traveled 200 miles from the place where he was born. He did none of the things that usually accompany greatness. He had no credentials but himself.He was only 33 when the tide of public opinion turned against him. His friends ran away. One of them denied him. He was turned over to his enemies and went through the mockery of a trial. He was nailed to a cross between two thieves. While he was dying, his executioners gambled for his garments, the only property he had on earth. When he was dead, he was laid in a borrowed grave, through the pity of a friend.Twenty centuries have come and gone, and today he is the central figure of the human race. I am well within the mark when I say that all the armies that ever marched, all the navies that ever sailed, all the parliaments that ever sat, all the kings that ever reigned--put together--have not affected the life of man on this earth as much as that one, solitary life.

Remember the Reason for the Season. From our home to yours HAVE A MERRY CHRISTMAS!

We'll be home for Christmas!

Hey Ya'll, Well it looks like we will be home for Christmas after all! Yes there is a Santa Claus! Nicks Job is sending him to Salt Lake and were coming with him and spending few extra days too! Nick flies in on Monday the 15th and I'll be flyin in on the 16th with the kids, we will be here until Christmas. I'm so excited to see everyone.

Twilight

Well, I came out alive, went to the Premiere of "Twilight" last night with like 40 other ladies from my ward, crazy. Huge crowds and screams the entire time! But have to admit the movie was really good, chick flick, but good. Don't know if I could ever get Nick to see it, but we'll see. Now I'm starting to read the book, I know backwards, but I only just heard about it and my friend Shannon Hart talked me into going to the movie. Great to go to a movie, doesn't happen much with a toddler and when date night comes around, me and Nick would rather go do something else than a movie, so great to see the talkies! So go see Twilight!

Happy Birthday Nick!

Happy Birthday to Nick, he's 29, wow, can you believe it~! and 6 years of marriage, time sure flies when your in love! It was the primary program in church today, Emma did sooo great! I got called to the CTR 5 class as the new teacher, Emma is excited, I'll be her teacher for the rest of the year. I also started a new seasonal part time job at Old Navy, might as well work there and get their awesome discount since I spend enough of the green there. Just a couple nights a week and weekends til after Christmas! I needed to get out of the house, getting a little bit of cabin fever, so this should be fun! Hopefully I'll be able to pick up a fitness class next year when their hiring, that'll be great! The Twilight craze is definatly in this ward and I've been sucked in the vortex of vampires, yes, I will be going with a bunch of ladies to see an early screening in Nashville on Thursday, wahooo!
Rick is just a little stud that can't sit still for nothin, he's gettin so big, his favorite word lately is "cool" and its the cutest thing when he says it. He just keeps me soo busy and I love it. Its great being a wife and mother, God has sure blessed me in so many ways. I'm glad to see that prop 8 in California passed! People need to let their voice be heard, the wicked never take a day off, why should we.
Stayin jiggy with it! Marcia

Picture This, Picture That!

Trick or Treating with friends!

Emma's Kindergarten Class! All dressed up!

Friends Ben, Jenny and Tyler Saville. (Lion, Lion tamer, and the clown!)

The scariest family in town, pirates and witches, oh my!

Rick and His friend Tyler ridin on the 4 wheeler.

Emma at music city's Grand Ole Opry. She found a stage and just started singin. Since we've moved to music city she has done a lot of just singing and performing! Emma is the next Hannah Montana! She did say she wants to be a rock star when she grows up!

Me and Holly with our silly glasses!

Emma and Chooper Dog!

Emma at her school fun run, she raised $100 herself (with a little help from grandma) by running 17 laps to help raise money for a new playground equipment. She did awesome!

Here is James Marsden at the park! of all places!

Just hanging out with my kids! Mommy loves you so very much!

Rick's 1st Birthday on Sept 1. We went to chuck e cheese and had so much fun!

On the airplane heading to Nashville. Rick did so great on his first airplane ride~! proud parents are we. We love it here!