Let it be Christmas.

Phillips.Family.Christmas.2010

This year as always was a special Christmas. I especially enjoyed being back at home and with my family. That is my true Joy during this time.

Grandpa is my sweetheart!

The snuggies were a HIT :D

What kid gets a 12 gauge shot gun at the age of 9??? He does!

.Best of wishes to you all.

Happy New Years

What an Event!

So here it goes....

Miss Kaylen had tickets to the M0-tab Christmas concert w/DAVID ARCHULETA :D

What? I have never been to the Christmas concert before, and the great friend she is I got to pick a date and go along, fun right???

I have never had such a struggle in my LIFE to find a stupid date....rrrr! (i'm really over it BTW)

I thought, I looked on FB, through my phone, Kaylen thought...hmm! NO ONE.

I could have taken anyone, but I wanted to take someone new and fun, right?

Wednesday night comes along and I decided it had to be done. I had to ask someone (the concert was on Friday). Well my roomie Kelsey thought of a guy who I was suppose to get set up with 3 months ago and thought I should ask him. Seriously? We met once, pretty much complete strangers :/ I did know that he was a great guy and well....why not?

So, I asked him on a date :) lol

First real official time asking a boy on a date...oh yay!

I will still leave that up to the boys as much as possible though ;)

The conclusion to this story is traffic was INSANE to SLC. We literally sprinted to the doors and we were to late, they wouldn't let us in. I was the saddest little girl there :( So, off we went with our heads held high and watched it in the Tabernacle. To make it even better, we ran into our home town girl Kaitlyn Sprouse in there and they missed it too lol :) And how can you go wrong with Mo-tab Christmas music, David Archuleta, Temple lights, running into Vernal peeps around every corner and Settebello pizza. All around we had a wonderful time!

I come home and I get to see my girls Celest and Rachie.

I sure do Love them!

HELP!

This picture is cute right?

Well while I let them watch the Grinch on my lap top they tapped on some buttons

and now my computer talks to me :/

I have a little black box

that types out EVERYTHING that I do on my mac and then repeats it back to me.

If anyone knows how to fix this PLEASE let me know!!!

Merry Christmas,

Lakyn Marie

This weekend a couple of our friends went to this lounge called -Spark- for Ms. Alex's birthday. It's more of like a mormon lounge ha! They serve all non-alcholic drinks and it's actually pretty fun!

We were pretty impressed by our Shirley Temples

And yes...thats cotton candy :D

{Oh Christmas}

It's December :D

I truly love this time of year and the sweet spirit that Christmas brings!

What do I love?

*Studying the birth of Christ

*Secret Santa with my family

*Trying to keep the {Christmas} spirit with me

*{Christmas} Music

*Yummy food

*My moms baking :)

*{Christmas} Lights

*Crazy people in the mall

*Family

*{Christmas} parties

*{Christmas} movies

*The snow (please snow more)!

*Center Street in Provo

*Receiving {Christmas} cards

*Temple Square Lights

*Shopping

I told Kaylen we needed a Christmas tree, so what did I do??? I went and bought one at the dollar store for a whole $10.00!!! What a steal :D

The Christmas Child

"There is magic in Christmas. Hearts are open to a new measure of kindness. Love speaks with increased power. Tensions are eased...

"Of all things of heaven and earth of which we bear testimony, none is so important as our witness that Jesus, the Christmas child, condescended to come to earth from the realms of His Eternal Father, here to work among men as healer and teacher, our Great Exemplar. And further, and most important, He suffered on Calvary's cross as an atoning sacrifice for all mankind.

"At this time of Christmas, this season when gifts are given, let us now forget that God gave His Son, and His Son gave His life, that each of us might have the gift of eternal life"

Gordon B. Hinckley

Happy Holidays!!!

Update

This year I drew out for two great tags, one in Wyoming and one in Colorado. We had quiet the time. This is definitely something I love to do with my Dad. Usually I have no Idea what I get put in for until the day my Dad calls to break the news and usually (always) he is more excited than I am hah! I do love hunting and enjoy everything that goes along (besides the gutting :/).

Wyoming Deer

Colorado Deer

I thought I would throw this in here. :)

I guess they wanted to teach me young!!!

On Saturday My mom and I went to the Christmas Gift Show in Sandy, Ut. This was the best thing I found (for me). They are sticker adhesive nails. They are SO cute I can't even get over it!!! They stay on your toes for like a month..or two :D and nails about 2 weeks. Check it out at Jamberry!

I hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving.

The Oak Tree

Today we went to a CES Fireside where Elder Ballard spoke. He gave this GREAT poem that I thought I would share with you all :)

The Oak Tree

by Johnny Ray Ryder Jr.

A mighty wind blew night and day.

It stole the Oak Tree's leaves away.

Then snapped its boughs

and pulled its bark

until the Oak was tired and stark.

But still the Oak Tree held its ground

while other trees fell all around.

The weary wind gave up and spoke,

"How can you still be standing Oak?"

The Oak Tree said, I know that you

can break each branch of mine in two,

carry every leaf away,

shake my limbs and make me sway.

But I have roots stretched in the earth,

growing stronger since my birth.

You'll never touch them, for you see

they are the deepest part of me.

Until today, I wasn't sure

of just how much I could endure.

But now I've found with thanks to you,

I'm stronger than I ever knew.

Love me-

Blowing my diet...AGAIN!

Seriously! Why do I even try to diet???

Every year when holiday season comes around, its SHOT!

But in a sense it is all worth it :D

Celest and her sister Brittney invited me over to make CARMEL APPLES!!!

And I think for first timers, we didn't do to shabby :)

They were yummy!

Happy Halloween!!!

Conference Weekend

Oh how I love October!

1. Conference

2. The Fall Leaves

3. The cool weather ( besides this year, 86 degrees???)

4. Hunting season with my family

5. Get the winter clothes out :)

For conference this October my roommates and I decided to go to the conference center for the A.M. & P.M session. We went going without any tickets...YIKES. I was kinda freaking out I wont lie. Kaylen assured me everything would be ok and that we would have NO trouble getting in. Well she was right of course and we got plaza level tickets for both :D How I love that girl.

We then ventured off to Malad, IDAHO.

Kaylens family went there to spend conference with her grandma, so we decided to tag along. I ABSOLUTELY love small farm towns like that. When we arrived Kaylens Mom and Aunt were doing a lil photo shoot for her sisters and cousins at their grandpas feed lot. Naturally we had to get one too! What do you think, could I be a cowgirl??? hehe!

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We got to meet up with our girls Kayla and Heather. It was great to see them!

Yee Haw!

Love, Me