Thanksgiving Fun

Warning: Lots of pictures. :)
Christy and I spent Thanksgiving in Logandale this year. Wednesday after work I came home and packed then picked Christy up at moms house. We stopped at McDonalds for some dinner and then drove to Logandale. When we got there it was just Salina's kids home. the adults had all gone to Mesquite for a movie. Christy and I kicked Conner out of his room and we slept on his bunk beds. Thursday morning we woke up and started cooking. Uncle Dean and his five boys were at Salina's house for Thanksgiving as well. There was so much food being prepared in the morning. A little after one we sat down to eat. There were 21 people at Salina's house for Thanksgiving dinner. Grandma Deloy was there. He is 86 years old. You can tell that he doesn't always remember everything. It was really good to see him. Mandy Jeremiah and their two boys were there as well. There were two turkeys one that Salina cooked in the oven and one that Tyler deep fried. There were many different choices of sides and many, many pies. We ate till we were full. After we ate there was Karaoke, movies and games! Thursday when it got dark we played Fugitive. So much fun! I had never even heard of the game before. In the game there are hiders and finders/seekers. You all go to the drop off point. Depending on the amount of people there can be one or two vehicles. The two people in the vehicles use flashlights. The hiders are given a head start. The object of the game is for the hiders to make it back to the meeting point without being spotted by the finders. In this case we had two vehicles, we dropped everyone off at the elementary school and they were to make their way back to Salinas house. Now if you know the area you know that the school is next to the fair grounds and then there is desert between there and Salinas house. The vehicles are allowed to drive in the dirt to find you. The first game the finders played a trick on the hiders. We drove to a spot close to Salinas house and parked and waited for them to walk by. The first game was very quick. The second game Tammy and Emma were my partners. We made it all the way from the school to Salinas house without getting found. We were the last ones back to the house. It was so much fun! We played Curses later with most of the adults. It was my first time playing that as well. It was so much fun to watch everyone make fools of them selves. Friday a few of the family went four wheeling. Salina gave Christy a much needed haircut. Her hair will make our mornings so much better! Friday was spent watching movies, playing games, eating and visiting. Friday evening all the adults and Christy went to Vegas for the evening. We watched the volcano explode, we watched the water show at the Bellagio and we walked thru the garden inside the Bellagio. We all stopped at Godiva and bought truffles. Yum, yum. There was a lot of walking and it was getting pretty late. Christy was very spoiled and got many piggy back rides. Deans boys were so happy to help with Christy. One of the boys told me that they had always wanted a little sister and they love being with Salinas girls. I offered to let them take her home! That didn't happen. Today we watched more movies, more four wheeling was had, more eating and more fun. I took Christy, Emma and Alexa to the grocery store and got them treats. We went to Valley of Fire and let the kids run and have fun. there was a couple doing wedding pictures while we were there. When it started raining we left. Christy and I came home tonight. Christy did fairly well for being away from home for so long. There were times when she fought with the girls, there were some tears, and lots of tattle taling. Christy and Dylan are so much alike that its hard for them to be around each other for so long. We had a couple pretty big fits, maybe that's why the boys didn't want to take Christy home with them :) I am so glad that we had the opportunity to spend the holiday with the Canfields and the Andersens. I watched Deans boys and it made me want to have a boy myself. They are such good guys and they were so good and patient with all the little kids. We had so much fun. I am so thankful for my family both immediate and extended and all the new family that I am blessed to keep meeting. I am so very thankful for David and all that he has done for me and for all the love that he has for me. He is such an amazing husband! I hope everyones Thanksgiving was good!!! Now for the pictures.

Emma at the Valley of Fire.
Alexa, Emma and Christy at the Valley of Fire. Christy's face is so cute!

"Cheese"

Emma, me and Alexa.

Me, Salina, Tammy, Conner and Ethan at Valley of Fire.

Alexa

Look how strong Ethan is :) Happy Birthday Ethan!

Christy, Alexa and Emma trying to hold up the mountain.

Christy concentrating on climbing.

Look at these two beauties.

One of her many piggy back rides in Vegas.

Salina and Christy striking a pose in the Harley store window.

Christy's new haircut. We are so happy with short hair. Christy's hair is a major fight in the mornings before school. Now it will be so much easier to do.

Fun Stuff

Saturday I went to see New Moon. I went with a few family members. My dentist office had rented out a theatre just for their patients. They had a raffle before the movie started. Rodolfo won an electric toothbrush and Miguel won $50 off your dental bill. Miguel was so nice and gave it to me! Thanks Miguel. We sat on the second row. I got a migraine from the movie and I was so dizzy. After the movie Christy and I came home and started getting ready for Ryan's baptism. We started driving to Enterprise and I got so dizzy and my migraine was so bad that we had to turn around and come home. Not good. I spent the rest of Saturday at home taking massive amounts of pain relievers. I didn't get to sleep on Saturday until after 3 in the morning. Sunday I woke up after noon and decided that I would not be able to make it to church. Later on Sunday Christy and I went to Overton and spent some time at Salinas house. We had so much fun. We made cupcakes and saw their pig. We had to leave at seven and drive to the airport to pick up Grandma Beasley and Great Grandma Humes. They had been in Idaho. Grandma Humes youngest brother passed away last week. We got home pretty late Sunday night. This week is a short work week. Only three days. Today was a really good day. I went to lunch with Christy and Cami. We had lunch at Olive Garden. Tomorrow after work we are headed back to Salinas house for Thanksgiving :) We can't wait. We love hanging out at Salinas!

Rebecca, Christy and Cami at work! We were goofing off :)

Christy and I posing for the camera. We work hard!

Yet another picture. We really do work at work....sometimes :)

USS Nimitz News:

David is getting homesick! They have brought in some other LS sailors to fill in when David leaves so he is working on training. This leaves him more time to study and to call me! He has called more often lately which is so nice. He is scrambling to get everything done for his Naval Aviation Warfare pin. He has to get it a month before he is set to detach from the ship or he can't get it. David is ready to come home!

Gala Auction Jubilee Dinner

These are really small pictures. Last night I went to the Gala dinner with the ZIO crew. Dr. Andruss bought a table for him and seven of us girls. We got all dressed up and had a great time!It was crazy how much some of the items and trees auctioned off for. But it was all for a good cause. This year they were raising money to bring a life flight helicopter to southern Utah. I had a great time hanging out with the girls from work and Dr. Andruss.

Orders, Orders! Read all about it!

General Public and Navy Personnel Warning:
Orders are subject to change at any moment without notice. Any personal plans made, will need to be adjusted to conform with changes made by your new command.

The awaited day has finally arrived, orders were received for LS3 Bushar.

David is scheduled to detach from USS Nimitz CVN 68 in January 2010. He is to report to his new duty station on Coronado Island no later than February 16, 2010.

David is going to try and see if he can come home earlier while Amber and Danni are still here. It is a relief to finally have orders. Now at least I know where we will be going and I have a better idea of when. Now we just need to wait for the advancement test results. We are hoping and praying that David's test score was high enough and that he has enough points to advance to Petty Officer Second Class.

San Diego get ready, here come the Bushar's......AGAIN! :)

Looking Back

I found out on Halloween of 2000 that I was pregnant. It was a very big unexpected surprise. On January 8, 2001 I went to my first OB appointment. James went with me and we got to hear the heartbeat. Christy was always a very active baby. I only worried when she would stop moving! I was super excited when I had my ultrasound and they told me that I was having a girl. I honestly think I would have cried if it turned out I was having a boy. I had two baby showers. One was a family one at Aunt Maries house, and the other was a work one after Christy was born. Christy was born three weeks early. She was born at the American Fork Hospital in American Fork, Utah. Christy was born on June 18th 2001 at 6:31pm. She was 7lbs 14 oz and 20 inches long. We stayed in the hospital for three of four days because Christy had Jaundice and her bilirubin levels were too high. When we finally got to go home Christy had to stay in a ultra violet bed except for to eat, change her diapers and trips to the hospital for blood tests. Christy was always such a good baby. She slept through the night almost from the beginning. She wasn't a fussy baby either. I love the above picture of Christy. I think of all the pictures of Christy that this is my favorite! This was taken around the time that she was two months old. She is wearing her blessing dress that Grandma Beasley made for her. I love my little Christy!

Going On's

Well Christy's dental work is all done, now it's time to start on mine. I went to the dentist this morning and I have a few cavities that need to be drilled and filled. I also really need to get my wisdom teeth out. I have decided that I best take care of all this while still in St. George. I have a really good dentist here and who knows what dentist we would get stuck with in California. Last time we did not have a really good dentist. I also have decided to get Invisalign. I talked to my manager and we decided that when I leave again that I will still be on the payroll as a prn employee. I went to parent teacher conference today. Christy is doing well in school. I am excited that it is the fall season and that Thanksgiving is coming up. I love this time of year!

Hair or the lack there of....

I have been debating lately what to do with my hair. A few weeks ago I went and got my hair trimmed, but I still wasn't satisfied. Tonight I went and had Lucinda chop my hair. She did an amazing job. I no longer have any purple. My extensions are gone. It was fun to have them and now I will feel more comfortable with getting them in the future. David never did get to see them in person, sorry honey! I absolutely love my haircut.

Every Tuesday for the last three weeks Christy has had a dentist appointment. She had two cavities and the first one she really struggled with. The second appointment toke care of the second cavity and today Christy got sealants. For now all her dental work is done. We have to wait for a few more teeth to come in before we can start her orthodontic treatments.

Christy and I spent last weekend at the cabin. We had fun just the two of us. Christy is doing well in school. SEP's are this week so we will see what the teacher has to say.

USS Nimitz News:

David is getting frustrated. Other members in his division that are leaving after him have already received orders and know where they are going and when they are going. David keeps getting told to wait a few more weeks and he should have orders. We shall see!

Fondue

Salina and Brent
Josh and Wendy


Last night after work Christy and I headed to Salina's house in Overton. Josh was making dinner and we were having fondue. I have not had the pleasure of Fondue before and was pre-warned that it was better than you know what! (at least thats what Josh claims).
Josh made cheese fondue for the first course with yummy sourdough bread chunks. He also made a spinach dip. Then we had a meat course of little wienies and meat chunked up. Yummy, yummy. Except you have to cook your meat in a little fondue pot of oil and I didn't always get my meat the way I like it.
Then came dessert. HEAVEN :) Chocolate fondue in which we dipped strawberries and chunks of pound cake. Amazing!

It was a very good evening. It was fun to sit and visit with my cousins while Christy played.

Halloween

As Halloween is not a favorite of mine this post will be short.
Kayley as Tinkerbell

Tinkerbell, Sally and Darth Vader aka Kayley, Christy and Michael

Papa digging out the candy bucket for the kids.

Christy was Sally from "Nightmare Before Christmas". That is one of her favorite movies. We went trick or treating to Great Grandma Humes' house, Grandma and Papa's house, the mall and the community center. SO much FUN!

Thanks Tammy and Wendy for the Sally dress, and thanks mom for hemming it for us :)