Viva Las Vegas

We are off to Las Vegas for yet another bowl game! This year we made it more of a girls trip, Ashlee, Dani and I are going down with Grandma Thursday morning then the boys are meeting up with us on Saturday. I am excited but I am sad=( I am leaving Taylor with Mark and my parents. Last year she was only two months old and an angel the whole time (she sleep most of the trip, through the pep rally and the entire football game) , this year different story. She is still an angel but one that likes her bed time, routine and unlike a newborn does not sleep everywhere we go. My mom and dad are leaving for St. George Thursday so they are going to take her down with them and then mom and Tay are staying in St. George instead of going to the game. I am excited to spend time with the girls I just hope I dont get to homesick for Mark and Taylor... atleast I know she is in good hands.

Temple Square

Last week some friends from our ward invited us to ride trax downtown to see the lights. We had a lot of fun and Taylor loved the lights. I was worried about her getting cold but Mark bundled her up so well!! I love seeing the lights, the are done so well its amazing.

A Visit to Santa

On Saturday while the men went golfing, us women went shopping...while we where going through the wonderful clearance at Target Grandma went to scope out Santa at the mall. Of course, he was there and the lady working told my Grandma that would could take a couple pictures ourselves. Because of that (just one 5by7 was like 12.99grr) we went right over. When we got there Dani and I walked her up and sat her on his lap. She just starred at him in with her "oh wow" look, I took one of her looking at him, so cute. Then I begun to try to get her attention, she would look at me really fast but just starred at him. Santa decided to try to help me...not a good idea, he did this by touching her nose. She did not like that a began to "fake" cry, not her real cry but her I am not sure about this cry. Since I did not want to scar her for life I hurried and took the crying picture and went and got her. They funny thing is the second I was right there she was fine. I dont think she was scared of Santa, but she sure did not want him touching her. She did not even have time to tell him what she wanted!!! Most of my pictures with Santa are crying ones so I guess she is trying to carry one the tradition...

P.S. If you go to Dani's blog you can click on the picture and see it big... Its on the side labeled The Girls.

Lights, Camera, ACTION!

On Friday night we went down to the temple to see the lights be turned on. We got there at 5:30 and there was a ceremony that was about 30minutes then they turned them on as we sang 3 songs. Taylor loved looking at the lights, the temple was beautiful and the weather was perfect!

Waiting for the program to start


St. George Temple, Tay and Grandpa

Mark and Tay Jesi and Mark

Thanksgiving

For Thanksgiving this year we went to St. George, we had a fun relaxing day! Grandpa and Grandma Sprouse came over for dinner. Dinner was great thanks to Mom and Grandma Sprouse got some yummy pies!!

Taylor playing on with her daddy!

Eating Dinner

Mom getting dinner ready and Dani making Christmas cards!

A Family of Blue

It's been another fun year of football. Not only do I love going down to Provo on Saturdays but I love running into cousins, aunts, uncles, and friends while down there. In our section we have about 12 tickets together but if you look up a couple rows you can usually see my cousins, Kiley and Hayden then look up a little more you can see about 12 more family members!! We are a family that bleeds blue...

Never a Greater Hero

On Friday we went to the last BYU home fireside. It was very good as usual, one of the players Rocky sang a beautiful song "Never a Greater Hero". He has an amazing voice and while he was singing I could not help but think how true the words to the song where. Our Young Women have a Young Women and Excellence this Thursday and our main focus is on Jesus Christ so I have been thinking about him a lot the last few days. Here are the lyrics... If you want to hear it to the right is the song...you just have to go to the bottom and pause my other music. When I heard this the first time I was almost in tears and each time I listen to it I get the same feeling. It is one of my favorite songs now.


Making His home with the lowly,
spending His days with the poor
Bringing hope to their hearts,
giving Man a new start with His cure
But not all would receive of His offerings, some even planned his deceit
But he wouldn’t forsake those whose lives he might save so he refused to leave

Never a better hero,
never a truer man
Hoping to save us by taking His pain in His hand
Never a greater compassion,
never a wasted day
Not one regret,
true to the end

There was never a better way oohh…

He knew His life would be shortened,
but never murmured a word of complaint Cos He had in mind a much greater design And it helped Him through the pain
He gave man power to take Him,
knowing His death would bring life
And there was no surprise,
there was love in His eyes –
when He died…

Never a better hero,
never a truer man
Hoping to save us by taking His pain in His hand
Never a greater compassion,
never a wasted day
Not one regret,
true to the end
There was never a better way
All that He did follow and live

There was never a better way … ooh…