Bring on the BABIES!
I had the awesome opportunity to fly down to Las Vegas last week and help the Ruys family with their first bundle of joy!
My plane landed and the fun began...I am so grateful that I was able to be there for the labor and delivery. It was really neat being on the patients side of things instead of the nurse. I tried my hardest to stay in the shadows while the nurses came in to assess Liza's progress but it was no good...one time the nurse came in while I was changing some of the pads on Liza's bed, she said, "You're a labor nurse, aren't you?"
I replied, "Yeah I am, I am sorry if I seem to be overbearing...how could you tell?"
She stated with a smile, "Oh you can't help it...it's in your blood...your sister is lucky to have you by her side."
Little did she know that I felt like I was the lucky one!
The hospital, nurses and doctor were so great!
THANKS AGAIN RUYS FAMILY FOR LETTING ME BE A PART OF SOMETHING SPECIAL!
Rachel (one of my other sisters) was able to come and help out too!
HAZEL LYNN RUYS
October 26th at 10:26
8 pounds 5 ounces
20 inches long
She is perfect in every way!
Hazel with some of her aunts and cousins getting her first bath at home. As you can see we had quite a housefull of family! My mom was there as well!
We love that little HAZELNUT!
THE BABY FUN CONTINUES!
Just yesterday Jeff and I were able to stop by the hospital to see the BRIGGS!
They are a family in our ward that just had their new baby girl on Saturday night. She is so beautiful!
Mallory Wheeler came along as well. She is also from our ward. We really do have one of the best wards in Rexburg.
LOOK at all that
HAIR!
Megan looked great. Ryan and her are natural parents!
Beautiful BRINLEY!
My other sister TIFFANY just had her little girl last weekend as well! We can't wait to go see that
beautiful baby soon!
I found the perfect tree!
This Christmas we really tried to keep things within a budget so we got all of our decorations at the DOLLAR STORE!:)
It turned out pretty good for the budget we had!
I got to spend some much needed cuddle time with my little HAZELNUT!
Dad planned out this awesome sleigh ride for the family!
After Dad took Jeff and I he gave me the reigns and let me take Jeff. It was really fun and since I used to ride horses every day of my life it was a breeze! 
For Thanksgiving dinner Jeff and I were in charge of the mashed potatoes...I left Jeff to take care of the cutting while I helped with the yams...
This is what I came back to...
Dad always brings the dogs to the cabin so even though we had 11 new puppies he brought them all along!
I had a great Thanksgiving for the first part of the day! I had to work Thanksgiving night...I worked with some great people though and I only had to work till midnight so it wasn't too bad.
That weekend some of the family went to the BYU/UofU game.
It was such a great game...
The cougars won and despite security lining the field...all of the fans rushed to field!
This Thanksgiving was great. 
I have to admit I did not expect to see this beautiful cutting board after Jeff was finished!
He did such a good job! I could not be happier with the results.
This is the first time we used the cutting board!
It is perfect for our home and our small family!
Jeff had practice every day after work and games on Saturdays! He took it very seriously! I joked all season that he thought he was playing in the NFL!
Jeff's parents and some our families were able to come down and watch some of the games!
Even some of Jeff's uncles and cousins were able to come. This is Jeff's uncle Jim...he played in the championship game when BYUI was Ricks and they still had there competitive sports program! The ironic thing is that Jim was number 52 when he played for Ricks!
It was the debate of the season whether there was anyone bigger than Jeff or if anyone could stop him! 
Jeff's team ended up winning the championship game and they were undefeated all season!
It's HOT PINK ZEBRA!
Rachel (one of my other sisters) was able to come and help out too!
HAZEL LYNN RUYS
She is perfect in every way!
Hazel with some of her aunts and cousins getting her first bath at home. As you can see we had quite a housefull of family! My mom was there as well!
Mallory Wheeler came along as well. She is also from our ward. We really do have one of the best wards in Rexburg.
LOOK at all that HAIR!
Megan looked great. Ryan and her are natural parents!
Beautiful BRINLEY!
Jeff and I had a great Halloween this year...we started this weekend off with some pumpkin carving with Jesse and Kim!
Then we had a fun festive costume party with some of my best friends from high school! 
The Sabins: PIRATES!
The Kecks: FOOTBALL PLAYER AND CHEERLEADER!
The Johnsons: HUNTER AND RABBIT!
The Webbs: GREEK GODS!
The party was a blast! We made caramel apples, played some really fun games and watched a scary movie!
Overall it was a great Halloween!
I love the fact that we live somewhere where we can drive for literally 2 minutes and feel completely alone...it is a great way to get away from the troubles of the world...
