All You Need is Love...And a Dog!: So Much To Talk About!

For the record, I started this post on January 18th. It's just taking me a while to finish it! Let's see if I can get it posted before I have to add Valentine's Day!

Wow! So much has happened since my last post. We had a surprise birthday party for my dad in December, Christmas Eve/Christmas, New Year's Eve, the Hogs played in the Cotton Bowl, and, of course, more wedding planning!

My dad turned the big 6-0 last month, so Brooke, Mom, and I threw a little surprise party for him with some of his closest friends. We went to Mojito's and had a taco bar for everyone. I think he was pretty surprised!

Dad's John Deere/farmer cake from Rick's

Brooke and I

Our men :)

Mom and Dad with their friends

More friends!

Best parents in the world!

Happy Birthday, Dad!!

Kirby and I before Dad's birthday party

A few days before Christmas some girls from school and my good friend (and bridesmaid) Myka went to the Boom Kinetic Christmas Concert at George's. It was lots of fun!! It was always "ugly Christmas sweater themed." I made my own..ha!

Me and Myka

We spent Christmas Eve at my aunt and uncle's in Rogers. Kirby and I also decided to exchange gifts that night because ~~we just couldn't wait~~ we wouldn't have much time in the morning. I got him a new driver and a pair of jeans. He got me a silver Marc Jacobs watch and some red and white Tom's...perfect for Hog football!

Kirby was so surprised to get a new driver! Ok, maybe he added it to my shopping cart one day while we were playing on the computer.

Christmas day was great! We got to spend time with both of our families, and we got a lot of wonderful presents! I'll just share some pictures to recap. Pictures with my family are on my mom's camera. Maybe I can share those later!

We had a great time opening gifts with my family, and so did Chip! Chip and Phoebe got new Christmas squeaky toys. Chip loves anything that squeaks!! Here he is on top of boxes and wrapping paper with his Christmas tree toy, then under the tree with his Santa toy.

Kirby's parents got us an awesome new camera for Christmas! We were playing around with it and taking some pictures of their holiday decorations.

Stockings

LOTS of presents!! We all must've been really good this year!

Caroline got a new comfy chair from her Nana and Coach

Kirby and I got her the Cozy Coupe. She wasn't too sure about it at first, but she ended up loving it! She would shake her head "no" when we tried to get her out!

What a cutie! I'd say she had a pretty fabulous first Christmas!

It also just happened to be a certain someone's birthday a few days after Christmas, so we went ahead and celebrated while we could. Caroline was pretty much over the cake, but she liked the singing!

On the 28th I went to Dallas to spend the week with Kirby before I had to go back to school. We celebrated our third New Years together!

JD, Kirby, Cory, and Burger

Whit and Kara came to Dallas for NYE!

Cory and Kirby lookin' good

All of the boys!

I cooked dinner for everyone before we went out. Chicken and salmon, green bean bundles, roasted potatoes, and bread. It was yummy!

One night I made Chicken Tortilla Soup for dinner. It was pretty good, too!

We decided to do something new and go the a hockey game. Go Stars!! They lost and to be honest, it wasn't the most exciting sporting event I've ever attended. At least I can say I've been, right?

The Hogs played in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas at the beginning of January. I had to work, so I let Cory have my ticket. We played Kansas State, and we won!! WPS!

Cory, JD, Kirby, and Burger

The boys with their tickets!

And just because they're so cute...

Sadie got a new bed!!

Chip liked Sadie's new bed :)

He loves pillows!

This little guy showed up in our driveway one day. Max and I had pretty much decided we would keep him until we found out it was our neighbors, ha! :( Soooo cute!!!