i am so excited...

for Christmas!!! (aren't we ALL!!!) WE are having our anual Christmas party with just our family, and just content to just chill and drink yummy drinks!!! (some of our fav's bieng: Chai and Mexican Hot "co-co") I am so happy. Chrictmas amkes me happy. WE have had a blast this winter. Bieng home is so fun. WE are really enjoying it. Making snow forts with mom and babies, and getting ready for Christmas. Parties, and friends & Family. Check out this new Paper line from Basic GRey!!! love it.

My cutie's...

I love 'em. Here are great photo's taken by my fun friend Lisa while i was gone. Yum yum. She really is a tallented Photographer. She has such an eye for it. I am amazed. Love her to DEATH too!!! SO cute. Laina, Ash, Madie, Kimba, Em, Sarah,Taylor, and all the cutie-cute beehives!!! (love you all to DEATH!!!) Well here are a couple snaps from this summer!!! love you all!!! (some freaon, my comp is screwin with me. I'll get he photos as soon as i can!!!
he he, leighs

some things that i love.

Theese are some things that just make me so happy!!! I am such a lucky girl. To have people around me to inspire and lift me up. People who i love. P.S. Are we just following along or are Pirates origional? we came back loving them. They just popped into our heads one day!!! i guess it's HOT here!!! love it. love it. love it. -leighs.

sweetest baby girl...

this has to be the cutest little girl in the world!!!! (at least in my world!) i love her so stinking much!!! She is the funniest little girl. It's so much fun to get to know. We left for our trip too soon!!! she is such a joy in our family. i love you meiky-beaks!!! -e.

finally!!!!!

we have internet. WE have been waiting for such a long time, but i am too stupid to fix it. well, i am going to try to be a better blogger, now that we have consistant internet to rely on!!! i will post som ephotos of Thanksgiving, and just random stuff. Should be fun. WE are just doing school, and i am going to deck my room!!! happy Holidays everyone!!! lovesloves, leighs

Thanksgiving...

is one of the coolest times of the yar. I love the Holliday's. Just the spirit of the season is so cool. Snugly, warm, and so fun. For me it is a time ot be with Family, and friends, and to just love. AS time for Blankets and bieng inside. TO give gifts and to make Candy. yum yum for snow and skiing. ha ha. There is so much to be thankfull for this year. especially for us. Just small things like a Garbage Disposal, a target 5 minutes away, and to be surrounded by the ones we love. to be in AMERICA! 6 months is enough. :) Don't get me wrong. I adore Europe. SO many incredible Masterpieces, and architecture. Great for Photography. !!! But chatting... in English is SO much easier. WE are still trying to learn le Francaise, but we found out that... we will never be able to. If you are not french, you will never be able to. So, it is going to be a life-long persuit :) makes me laugh. The fimmilliarity is fun too. TO go to Old Navy, or even COSTCO is a simple pleasure that we never thought would be! More soon!!! Happy Hollidays everyone!!! hugs,hugs, -e.

Mercedes...

is my cute cousin. i love her to death. Even though we don't see eachother much, we still talk, and it is good. good good. I am so lucky i have a cousin my age i am the oldest of one side, and the baby on the other. WE connect in So many ways. A real cutie girl. i just love this photo of her. She is growin up too stinkin fast!!! changing into this beautifull young Woman. Love ya Cedie!!! -e.

sundays

I love sundays. Sunday for me is a time to relax. to take a break, and to plan and prepare for my next week. TO spend time withit is a time for inspiration and yummy food family and friends. It was especially good, cause we saw all our Friends today. i have never been hugged so hard, or so much!!! love theese guys;) love em. I was smiling all day. so fun. I am really exciteds for Tahnksgiving!!! to see all our family, and to enjoy the season. There is a lot we take for granted. Bieng in Europe we have learned to be super thankfull for SO much. For the simple pleasures we all enjoy ;) I am so happy to be home. WE are all content to chill and clean and hang! It is super fun to go to your fav resteraunt, or just doing everyday you things. i am so happy to be back in our Studio!!! and to break into my closet, and all theese things we are insanely gratefull for! Well, tonight we had our freiends the Halversen's come over and got some funny photo's. Listening to good music and just bieng with eachother. The Walker's came over. so fun to see all of them!!! such a great family. totally adore every one of them!!! (kisses!) Just chillin!!! hugs hugs!!!-leighs.

HI!!!!!

more soon . just wanted to share some photos!!! xlovex- leighs

i need some ideas...

for my blog. i am going to change and fix it up. any ideas? Something cute and rare. *inspiring* Something funny. Something me. HA!!! hit me with 'em. xlovex, e.

We are back...

from Europe. Europe was so Amazing. in 6 months, we covered Englaand, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, Isle of Man, France, Switzerland, Austria, Italy, Spain, and back up to France. It was a total and complete educational adventure. We all have had so many awesome things happen to us. So many people that we have grown to love, so many cool personalities that are all around the world. SO fun. "how ahs it been?" people ask, and my answer is that it is so everything. so hard, so fun, so educational, so happy. So many emotions, happy, sad, exciting. another thing EVERYONE asks, is, " What is your favorite part of the trip?" MY favoritepart of our trip is that our family has grown so much. All of us have been strengthened. so much. WE are more tight. together. and we are all happy together. happier as one. I am SO happy to be back!!! All the things that wwe have missed. Costco. (the greatest store EVA!!) Target, Watermellon lip gloss, my sunglasses, and all my cool clothes. All my wonderfull Family, and all my friends. Rootbeer, my puppies, and ENGLISH!!!!! SO fun. I love America. America is so amazing. We (at least i ) enjoy so many things that other countries (even Europe) that i enjoy so much. I am so proud to be an American. So blessed!! It is so nice to just relax. To have fun with the people that i love. i am so excited to share my adventure with everyone!!! i was just with my grandma, showing her pictures. she loved to see what we were doing theese past 6 months!!! so fun. more soon!!! i have 5,000 photo's to share!!! (too many!!!) More soon! Love, Love, -Leighs

meet...

The most Photographed baby on the Planet. Really. I'll bet we have about 1,000 of him ALONE!!! he is worth Photographing though!!! (Don't you think?!!)

Italy was AWESOME!!!

I love Italy. It is the coolest place. SO old, colorfull, and pretty! The people are so passionate. INTENSE!!! I love it. So Historical too. I loved seeing all the beautifull art. yum yum. These were @ the Duomo in Florence. That place was REallt something. If you went like 10 years ago, you have to see it again. They Restored it. It was Breathtaking!!! xlovex, leighs!

i LOVE...

My Uncle. He is my Hero. I am so excited to see him in like 3 weeks!!!! I am going to miss him when he moves!!! I am amazed by him. I love you Jon!!!!! XOXOXOX, Leighs

yep. yep. yep.

Pretty stunning stuff. this trip is SO amaxing. Everything is so beautiful. So many things to photograph. so pretty. herea re some random photos that i think they are beautiful.

The Coluseum

Oh my goodness. Last night we went to the Coluseum and it is amazing. WE went at night, so we saw it all lit up. we walked around the outside and as we walked on hthe ORIGINAL stone steps, i thought it was SO cool how all the way back then people were comming to see the games. Awesome feeling! I love History. So this trip has been AMAZING for ME. WE have SO many photos that i am so excited to show everybody, and fun stories and experiences that i am pumped about!!! so excited to share our Journey with all of you AWESOME people at home. WE are Going to England on November 3, and spending about a week there, and going to stay with some friends there, and head our little hineys back home!haha. SUPA DUPA excited!!! to take walks in our Neighborhood and see all the people i love do what they do. nad to see all our fun fun friends. I LOVE you guys! HUGS!!!-e.

wow. that's a lot of photos!

here are the photos i promised!!! got to go to bed. Happy Sabath!! -Leighs

ITALIA

Italy is SO AMAZING!!!! i can not even describe it. there are so many people, ( all of htem GORGEOUS btw!!) There are old, old buildings, and amazingly beeathtaking art. so cool. sculptures & paintings. i am AMAZED. um... we have hit Venice, Milano, and are now in Florence. I have to be honest. Florence is not all it is cracked up to be. it is old and cool, but dirty and dark. no complaints though. :) Oh... I almost Forgot. My most FAVORITE city in Eastern Europe so far is Venice. OMGSH!!! This lace is So pretty and amazing. I love it. old. old. old. yum yum yum!! hmmm. WE have probably 200 AWESOME photos now, and i am excited to show you all... we are working off of Internet Points / cafes (sorry. i can not find the apostrophe) lol. but as soon as we get internet on our comp, i will definately post tons of them. well i am sick. yep. someone gave me a bug. darn. can not talk, ( i guess that is a good thing! And Today we walked into a Gucci store and Grant FREEKED out that someone would pay 200$ for boots!!1 (welcome to Europe my friend!) ;D lol. well ha ha. got to go to BED!!! see you later, -Leighs (HUGE HUGS!!)

Switzerland

This past week has been a total adventure. We have had a blast!!! WE only had time to be in Switzerland for like 12 hours, but we loved every seconed of it. Yes, we did eat Raquelette (sp) and Fondue. Yum yum. SO GOOD!!! WE also saw Einstiens place. that guy was so cool!!! We were just off the train from france, France, for those of you who have not been there is not the most friendly place to Americans... (nothing against the place. I adore france!) The people here served us and were SO nice. SO EAGER to help. The food was great, the People were fantastic, and we loved it. more SOON!!! Off to Austria. LOVES!!! ,Leighs. OP!!P.s!!!!! TONS of Photos on the way. (just need to get internet on OUR comp!!)

we are off.

we still have no internet for OUR comp, so it might be a while before i get photos on. (we have SO many awesome, colorfull ones) i am super excited to show you. well, we have a 7 hour train ride in front of us. (should be a blast) ha ha. have a great day, xlovex Leighs

we made it...

WE are finnally here. (i do not know where the exclaimation point is) ha h awell we got on a french train this morning, got to Geneva and then took a train to Berne I have so much to say bbut i have to charge up the comp. ( theese keyboards are h... verry different) ha ha well i wil post soon, with tons of photos. (wink) love you guys, xlovex Leighs

We are off...

To Switzerland to see if we can get our Passports Stamped. I am Excited. We took our last look @ Paris, and went to the Louvre. SO fun. got a couple photo's. So Tomorow we are off. FOr good. SAd to leave, but excited for the Journey ahead. I will miss all our friends we have made here DEARLY. I I do not know when we will have internet, so i am not sure the next time you will hear from me... that's ok. when i do i will have tons to write about i am sure. Me and mom, and the babies are sleeping in Downtown Paris tonight. near the Train Station. It is going to be a long day tomorow!!! got to get to work. well, HUGS!!! -Leighs LOVE YOU GUYS!!!!!

It was a BLAST...

WE had such a funtastic time. I was all teary cause we are never going to see them again, but you never know. WE had the CUTEST Heart Shaped Cake with Whip Creme Buttons, and the most delicious dinner. Everyone had a great time. I really do NOT want to leave. Then Last night i saw the boys for an Activity. It was SO sad to say goodbye. Leo, You are the most awesome example. I have learned a whole bunch from you. Thank you SO much. Raphael, You are the sassiest boy i know (bsides James that is!) Thanks for bieng you and Elissare, You are my soul sis. Jumana and Bruno, Thank you for opening your Hearts and Home to us, and loaning us your kids for French Lessons. Your Family is so amazing. I hope we meet again Somday. Thank you Thank you Thank YOU!!! I am sure we will keep in contact. I love you guys!!!!!

busy busy.

I have SO many things to do. Seminary Catch up, and school, cleaning. Lots of things are floating in my head and that is good. *Creative Juice!* but it is always good to have things to do. I need to catch up. So Overwhelmed. I need to be *inspired* maybe i will listen to a little bit of Trace Adkins (wink!) I am So excited. Tonight we get to go to Versailles to see our Awesome friends. I am Supa Excited!!! WEll haev a good one, -Leighs.