Courtney & DJ Collette

A Few Pics of Baby Clay!

2011-06-02T20:33:00.000-07:00

I apologize for not updating my blog recently, so to make up for it I've posted random photos of baby clay as he's continuously growing!

Clays baby bouncer that he was still too small for... hints the books underneath! This was about a month ago. Needless to say he is big enough now! ha ha

D.J. being D.J. and holding Clay on the ledge. I promise were not bad parents!

Dad and Clay relaxing in grandma and grandpa's hot tub :) Clay is our water baby!

Dad always knows how to make Clay laugh!

Sweet Moments!

Easter Get Together

2011-06-02T20:26:00.000-07:00

These are a few pictures of our family get together for Easter. We celebrated Easter this year on Saturday with Neally's side of the family and had a Easter dinner w/ D.J.'s family on Sunday :) It was so beautiful out this day and perfect for the kids Easter egg hunt.

Clay surrounded with his Easter Bunny gifts from various family members. AKA... Grandma!

Clay trying out his stroller while the kids hunted for eggs.

Family Pictures

2011-03-18T10:13:00.000-07:00

These are a few of our family pictures that were taken recently. I think they turned out great. I was very impressed and am so proud to have such a beautiful family.

Baby Clayton not too happy to have his pictures taken. This is actually one of my favorite pictures.

What a handsome man.... like his daddy!

My Boys

Together At Last!

My Little Bear

2011-01-08T19:31:00.000-08:00

Here is Clayton in his bear snow suit. We were heading out to Grandma Great's house and needed to bundle up due to the nasty weather out. Dosn't he look so cute!

Bath Time

2011-01-08T19:28:00.000-08:00

Clayton has been enjoying his baths now that we can submerge his little body since his umbilical cord has fallen off. Here is a photo of him after his tubby time in his puppy towel. We have really enjoyed being parents so far.

Trying out the Crib

2011-01-08T19:25:00.000-08:00

D.J. thought it would be funny to put his wife in his son's crib the other day. I was unable to get out myself without breaking Clayton's beautiful crib so I was stuck just waiting for D.J. to get me out. He thought this was awfully funny, I not so much.

Getting into things

2011-01-08T19:21:00.000-08:00

D.J. brought Clay to me one day with powdered sugar covering his face. D.J. claims Clayton got into our "puppy chow chex mix" and was caught with the evidence on his face. I, however, think D.J. set him up and put the powerdered sugar on himself. :) ha ha I thought this was cute photos of baby clay.

Clayton's First Trip

2011-01-08T19:13:00.000-08:00

D.J., Clayton and I had the opportunity to go to Salt Lake City with mom and dad to see temple squares christmas lights. It was a fun trip and we were accompanied by Jon and Celeste's family, which made it that much more fun.

Here is baby Clay bundled up to see the christmas lights at temple square. I don't think there was a chance of him getting cold in this outfit.
D.J. and I enjoying the lights.

The beautiful Salt Lake Temple

Here is a small portion of the lights we saw at temple square.

Dad's Recovery

2010-12-03T14:37:00.000-08:00

Dad Collette and I had the opportunity to be patients at Mt. View Hospital together. Dad had a partial knee replacement on the day that I was admitted to be induced for labor and delivery of our precious Clayton. Here is a video of dad after his surgery. He has made an awesome recovery and it was a great experience to be patients together. :)

Clayton David Collette

2010-12-03T14:09:00.000-08:00

Here is the newest member to our family, Clayton David Collette. Clay was born on November 19th 2010 @ 9:51 pm. He weighed 6lb 2.8 oz and 19 inches long. He is perfect and healthy as can be. I can not express my gratitude to all the family for their love a support. The delivery experience was great and D.J. and I couldn't be more happy.

This is baby Clayton after his first bath at the hospital.

Here is Clay at home in his swing looking at christmas lights on our christmas tree. This is his favorite past time, when he's not sleeping.

BABY on the WAY!

2010-09-27T14:32:00.000-07:00

For those of you who didn't already know, D.J. and I are expecting our first baby boy. We are super excited and only 7 wks away from the BIG DAY! Here are some photos of the great babyshower that my mom, mom collette, Christine and Lisa threw for me. It was a wonderful afternoon and I'm greatful for all the things that were gifted to D.J. and I. They will come to great use.

Mom showing off my big belly!

House Renovation

2010-09-27T14:20:00.000-07:00

Here are some photos of our renovation process that is slowly coming to an end. When we purchased our house nearly 2 years ago it was in major need of a facelift. The house was very dated w/ old shag carpet and neon yellow and blue walls. These photos below are just some photos of our kitchen both before and during the renovation. There is more that has been completed since these photos were taken. We expect another month or so and the house will be fully complete.

AFTER

DURING

Cabo Trip

2010-09-27T13:47:00.000-07:00

D.J. and I had the great opportunity last February to take a trip to Cabo San Lucas with Mom and Dad. We had an absolute blast doing nothing but relaxing. It was a 1wk long vacation that we hope to make into a tradition. Here are some pictures of our great trip:

There were so many great places to eat. I think I gained 10 lbs on this trip.

Mom and I relaxing in the golf cart while D.J. and Dad took one for the team and went golfing. :)

Another picture of us at a fantastic resturant. This was our routine everynight and it never got old. There were too many restaurants to pick that we didn't get to try them all... which means we all need to go back, Darn it.

Dad and D.J. cliff jumping while mom and I enjoyed the sun on the beach. This was a great area for snorkeling also.

Dad and D.J. enjoying the sand.... Mom and I preffered to lay ON the sand and not IN the sand.

Me and My Hunny!

Look at those two beach bums

This was the view of the mirena from our resort. Our resort couldn't have been in a better location. Everything was in walking distance, especially the great food and shops.

Every trip has to come to an end.

Almost a Year Later

2010-09-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

So... almost a year later from my last post I've decided to take back up blogging. D.J. has been giving me a hard time about how our blog is not up to date. That is for sure! Today I hope to update everyone on the changes and updates in D.J. and I's life.

My Chef

2009-10-25T19:40:00.000-07:00

D.J. today wanted to make homemade brownies and... Whala! He accidently put them in a 9x9 rather than a 9x13 pan. Opps

Another shot of the delicious brownies

Traditional Pumpkin Carving

2009-10-25T19:31:00.000-07:00

OUR MASTERPIECES!!!

Here is Kat, Dad, Me, and D.J. (I was a little cold, if you can't tell.) It sure was alot of fun getting together with the family to decorate pumpkins. Kathy's was the best, but dad's came pretty close. I think it is a rib cage, zebra, or some has said it looks like a butt. Who really knows though.

D.J. and I's perfect pumpkins.

Before we started carving we all made our own individual pizza's thanks to D.J.'s brilliant idea. Here is Matt and Lisa together while decorating theirs.

Grandma and Deej enjoying their yummy pizzas too.

Tree Be Gone

2009-10-25T19:26:00.000-07:00

I wish I had a before picture to show you all, however, this is where our old pine tree once was. D.J. and Dad spent nearly 2 whole days taking out our very large pine tree by hand. We are so greatful for all the help dad gave to us. Our house sure is coming along thanks to D.J.

Harvest

2009-10-25T19:11:00.000-07:00

D. J. and I wanted to start a garden during our first summer in our new house. Here is our first grown harvested produce. Although we didn't do great, we learned alot and plan to do better next year. I really appreciate my mom and grandpa for helping us out... and especially for D.J. and all the hard work he did to allow me to have my garden this year.

Another picture of our veggies.

Primary Activity Day

2009-08-02T12:03:00.000-07:00

I've finally recieved a calling in our new ward. I have been called to Activy day leader for young girls ages 8-11. Last Tuesday was our first get together and I thought it was alot of fun. There are a total of 11 girls however only 5 came last week. I'm really excited about my calling and hope I can make a positive impact in these girls lives and be a good example to them as they are to me. Here are girls that attended last weeks activity day group.

Natalie, Ashlyn, Daysha, Madie, and Sara

Fun with Kylie and Calvin Collette

2009-08-02T11:12:00.000-07:00

We've had the great opportunity to spend some extra time with James and Deanne's three children over the last month. Although Parker, their youngest, is fun, nothing compares to their two older kids, Kylie and Calvin. They are the two sweetest kids and love to have fun and stay busy.

Here is D.J., Kylie and our cat Zella at our house. Kylie, Calvin and Deanne had a sleepover w/ D.J. and I last weekend. It was alot of fun. It did make me more aware that our house is deffinetly not child proof and I have alot to learn before we have kids.

Calvin enjoying homemade brownie batter.... Yum!

D.J. and Kylie digging for gold.

More pics of Kylie and D.J. at our sleepover.

Here is Dad, Deanne, Me, Calvin, Kylie and D.J. on Dad and Mom's deck. During the week of the fourth we all had a sleep over together outsided of mom and dad's house on blow up mattresses. It sure was alot of fun and I slept great, however, D.J. ended up sleeping on the floor because Kylie scooted him out. :)

2009's Family Trip

2009-08-02T10:40:00.000-07:00

D.J.'s Family had planned for us all to go to Hawaii as a family vacation and get away. All of D.J.'s brothers and sisters were able to come but his younger sister Christine, who we missed, due to her having adorable twin boys. This was a great experience for us all to have some adult time to spend w/ one another and to have quality family time.

This is D.J. and I at a beautiful resort in Hawaii where we were able to enjoy a Luau w/ all the family.

Us girls at a light house look out.

All the family at the Luau on a chinese bridge.

Here is a beatiful view of hawaii and it's lush greenery and blue ocean.

This picture was us girls on our girls day. We had all just gotten a pedicure and enjoyed a tasty lunch together. The camera was on a 3 sec timer and Amy was the one who had to push the bottom and run into the picture. Here was where amy almost didn't make it into the picture, hints the way her and I look. :)

D.J. and I on a hiking and waterfall excersion. This was absolutely beautiful and such a fun experience to see all the greenery and unique fruits while we hiked and Kayaked through hawaii.

Kathy, Me, and Celeste on a look out beside the road.

D.J. and I at the light house.

This would be me after we got off the plane and into Hawaii. Here I am showing off all our beautiful Lays that mom's friend greeted us with.

Graduation Here I Come!

2009-04-20T15:28:00.000-07:00

I am officially graduating from my Licensed Practical Nursing Program May 11, 2009. I can not tell you all just how excited I am to be done with school. Although it went by fast, it still is great to be done. I am planning on working at Rosemark Women's Care Specialists when I'm through and will work for about 2 years until D.J. and I start a family of our own. D.J. is still in school and working hard. It will be even more great when he is done with school as well, he has about 2 years left. The end is in sight. Love you all and hope everyone is doing well. Love ya

HAPPY EASTER!

2009-04-20T15:09:00.000-07:00

HAPPY EASTER! Here is my mom and I coloring easter eggs together! I know we are a little old for this, but it's a family tradition... and FUN!

Neally's Grandkids ready for their easter egg hunt!

D.J. and I made the famous "Bunny Cake" for our easter dinner. D.J. frosted the bunny, while I decorated it's face. I think we did a pretty good job. Another Family tradition.

Next best thing to Kids

2009-02-01T13:37:00.000-08:00

Next best thing to kids for D.J. and I are these two Cats. We bought Zella(left) and Mazie(right) during the first week we moved in to our home. They are so much fun to have and we love having some extra company in our house. D.J. and I always thought we were dog people but with our busy schedules that we have there was no way we could care for a dog. So... instead we bought two cats. They are very independent creatures and just love to sleep and eat all day. They are great and we love having them as part of our family.

The Latest News!

2009-02-01T13:23:00.000-08:00

Our New Home!!!
D.J. and I's latest news is that we have purchased our first home. Although it needs a little work on the inside, we absolutely love it. Below is a picture of one of the rooms we are currently working on. This will be our family room where we watch movies and where our kids can play and have fun. Prior to our renovation there was neon yellow walls with brown paneling and brown shaggy carpet. I think this is much better. D.J. is also working in our laundry room, which is the room just over from this one. He really is doing a great job with fixing our house up. Dad has really helped out alot also.

So... here is our back yard. In the corner by the fence is an apple tree, which will be fun come summer time. In the other corner of the yard ( you can't see) is a nice shed to put our lawn equipment in and also a great spot to place a garden. I think I'm going to try and attempt to garden this summer.

Just Checking In!

2009-01-01T20:10:00.000-08:00

Hello Everyone! I just wanted to inform you all that due to our stolen camera I have not been able to update our blog, However, Santa brought us a new camera which means you will be recieved an update soon! We hope everyone is doing well and we miss you all.

The Memory Game!

2008-08-15T18:16:00.000-07:00

I'm copying Celeste's blog here for a minute, but I wanted to play the memory game also. The way the game works is you write a memory that you and I share. Any type of memory that consists of you and I together. This memory dosn't have to be significant or important just a memory that you and I have together. Comment on the memory and if you do I will do the same for you. Thanks for all everyone does and have a great day!

Random Pics!

2008-08-08T19:16:00.000-07:00

A Few random pictures I found on our Computer of D.J. and I. This was one that we took recently and I thought it would be fun to put on our blog.

D.J. and I while we were dating. We had just gone out to dinner here and were madly inlove! :)
This is a picture of me in Utah getting ready to go to a BYU game with D.J. and Lisa. Before we went into the game there was this pot luck type of thing where people were trying to crush this car with a sludge hammer. This is me trying to make a dent in the car. This was one of the first times I had really known D.J. and went out of town with him.

D.J. and I
Our Thanksgiving Feast with our roommates!!!

Cowboys Here We Come!

2008-08-08T19:07:00.000-07:00

We all went to the Warbonnet Roundup last Saturday and had a Great time! Here is D.J. and I struttin our stuff as Cowboys. It was a bonus because Dexter ended up riding in the Rodeo that night so were were able to watch him do his thing also.

There is Mom and Dad at the Rodeo.

Mat and Kat having a BLAST waiting for the Rodeo to begin!

Picture of my girly friends with us at the Rodeo. It was so nice of D.J. and his family to let my friends come and hang out with us. They sure are a fun couple of wild women!!

Lisa and Ebube enjoying themselves at the Rodeo also.

A Few Days in McCall, Idaho

2008-08-08T18:58:00.000-07:00

D.J. and I drove to McCall a couple weekends ago to visit my Aunt Kelly and Uncle Chris. They are the greatest people and love to entertain company. Here we are playing a game of horse shoes after an amazing dinner at their house.

This is D.J. an I after we arrived in McCall. It was absoultely beautiful there and we had alot of fun!

The second day we were there we traveled up to a resort there in McCall called Tamerack. It is a all year resort on this mountain where people can come golf, camp, ski, hike, bike, and boat. It was pretty amazing to see all the work they had put into this great resort. Here is a picture of D.J. and I at the golf course there at Tamerack.

D.J. and I having fun in the sun. D.J. had some awsome shots of him water sking but I forgot to put them on our blog.

There is another shot of D.J. and I in front of my Aunt Kelly's house. She does such a good job with her flower bed and lawn. Everything was so pretty there.

Summer Get Together

2008-08-08T18:48:00.000-07:00

Neally and I at my parents house having a family get together! It's always fun getting together with our families, this was a great day!

Here is D.J. and Neally outside horsing around like always. These two never quite joking around with eachother! It's pretty funny seeing them together.

A couple shots of some of the girls in our family. (Me, Great Aunt Pat, My mom, Grandma, Payton, and Aunt Shannon) I love this picture of all of us.

And of course here is a picture of my honey and I!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY DJ!!!!!

2008-08-08T18:32:00.000-07:00

It was D.J.'s birthday on July 23! I tried to make these great plans all week to surprise him but they all kept falling through so we kept this year's birthday low key. It was so nice because Lisa and Ebube came over with Christine and my parents. Thanks so much you guys for helping me celebrate Deej's birthday! We love you all. So here is a photo of D.J. scraping the wax off his birthday cake.

Here is Lis and Ebube at Mom and Dad's house helping us eat D.J.'s birthday cheese cake.

It was also really great to see Chris for a while. She came over for D.J.'s birthday also and helped me decorate mom and dad's kitchen for D.J. She also made this yummy punch to go along with our birthday treats.

Here is a couple pictures of Chris and I's masterpiece. We were able to stay at mom and dad's house for D.J.'s birthday because they were out of town so here is our decorated kitchen!

Happy Fourth of July!!!!

2008-07-05T10:27:00.000-07:00

We had such a great fourth of July with all of D.J.'s family. Although I've already met most of them last year it was great to get to know all of them a little bit more. Here is us in the sun waiting for the parade to begin. It sure was a beautiful day, a little hot but still beautiful. I think we all had fun that morning.

Here is D.J. and I at the parade also. Dad and Mom did great at getting us a perfect spot during the parade. They really worked hard to put this all together, and it turned out GREAT!

Here are the two love birds! This was at the river while we waited for the sun to go down and for the fireworks to start. I was going to get a video of the fire works this year but D.J. and I decided to just enjoy them rather then trying to worry about videoing it. However, the fireworks were amazing like always and the climax for a perfect day.

Here is my favorite photo of the day. Here is D.J. and all of his cousins together at the river. I love seeing them all together because there always laughing and having fun no matter where their at. D.J. has such a great family and I am so lucky to be apart of it.

And last but not least, here is D.J. and I again snuggled up waiting for the firework show to start. Once the fireworks did begin D.J.'s uncle passed out these peices of plexi glass to everyone to put over their eyes so the ash from the fireworks wouldn't land in your eyes. It really was a great idea and helped a ton. However, that didn't stop the fireworks from falling on us. In the middle of the show a hudge piece of flaming amber decided to fall down on top of D.J. and I. I thought I was seriously on fire so I got out of there as quickly as i could getting ready to stop drop and roll while D.J. was on top of me trying to smother the fire out. D.J. definetly was the hero of the day. It was funny when it was over but I really was scared that I would burst into flames. So... the day came to an end and I think we all really enjoyed ourselves and loved being together with family and friends.

HEY GIRLIES!

2008-07-05T10:23:00.000-07:00

This is a photo of my best friends who came to town for the fourth of July. It was so great to see them all. Starting on the left is me, Karlee ( who nanies in St. George), Liz ( who goes to BSU), and Lindsey (who is up at BYU-I.) I have another friend named Alissa who is married and is also going to BYU-I . She seems to be busy with married life and was unable to come down for the weekend. Anyways I these girls are amazing and I love them all. :)

More fun in the Sun!

2008-06-12T20:58:00.000-07:00

This was in Jamaica where we were walking and shopping around the town. Kathy and I came across this little shop that was named "Jamican Bobsled Team." We could resist taking a picture. Sorry that the photo is sideways I dont know how to adjust that.

Here is D.J. and I in the formal dinning room. We ate in the dinning room nearly everynight but one. I really enjoyed this part of the cruise because of the service that was provided. It was so fun being waited on and trying new foods.

This is a blurry photo of all of us in the formal dinning room with our waitress, Epek. We all fell in love with her and her fun personality. We all had such a wonderful time. We did however miss everyone who was not able to come. There is always more fun times ahead.

Fun on the Cruise

2008-06-12T20:40:00.000-07:00

This is a picture of d.j. and I before we boarded the ship. We were in Miami, Florida underneath a palm tree just waiting to get on that beautiful boat. It was alot of fun getting to that day but we were glad that it was finally there.

Another picture of the family waiting in the wind to get onto the cruise ship. Obviously dad was the one taking the picture because he wasn't in it.

"Bravo, Bravo, Bravo....." This was the emergency alarm informing us that the ship was sinking. :) It was funny seeing all of us in those hudge life vests. We sure had a fun time!

This was a picture from on a beach in Haydie ( I know I didn't spell that right) of our boat. I heard that it was the largest in the world. I deffinetly believe that because it was sure big and so many amazing things going on all at the same time. This day at the beach was alot of fun because it was a privately owned beach by royal caribbean themselves and there were only people from the cruise there.
This photo was taken in Jamaica where we saw this amazing man bending and twisting his body in unimaginable ways. It was so cool to watch him with his big grin. Everyone in Jamaica were very nice and happy to see the tourists. This was one of my favorite islands.

Pro Golfing In Action!

2008-05-12T21:46:00.000-07:00

Here is just a clip from our fun day at the golfing range. As you can see both lisa and I left the golfing up to the guys. We all had alot of fun.

The Two Of Us!

2008-05-12T21:41:00.000-07:00

Here is my hansome husband and I just finishing up at the golfing range. It was fun to go out and see D.J. hit a bucket of balls. I deffinitly need some help when it comes to golf. D.J. , however is a pro. He has really enjoyed his golf pass so far and I'm glade he is able to use it. I hope to take lessons some day so we can go golfing together.

Me and D.J.'s big golfing bag. When D.J. goes pro I've decided to be his cadie. :)

Bucket of Balls

2008-05-12T21:33:00.000-07:00

So here is D.J. preparing to swing the golf club and make the perfect birdie. Ha ha just kidding. This is us at the golfing range hitting a bucket of balls with lisa and ebube.

Here is Lis and I acting like were pro golfers. However the majority of the time we were there, her and I sat and watched our men swing the club away. :)

Here is just another photo of us two girls enjoying the sun and having fun with our cute husbands.

New Job @ Rosemark!

2008-04-18T11:32:00.000-07:00

So there are no pictures that go with this post, so it may be a little boring! :) But I just wanted to let people know that I got into the LPN program and I'm really excited. I also have found a job that I know I'm going to Love. I went into an interview on Tuesday at Rosemark Women's Care Specialists and thought things went pretty well. The next day I recieved a call saying they wanted to offer me a position. I obviously accepted it and I start on Monday. I am really excited for this job because it is an area in the health field where I've always wanted to be. They are allowing me to work beyond my scope of practice as a C.N.A. and work as a medical assistant so I will be able to draw blood, give injections, and start I.Vs. This will be a really good experience with me starting the LPN program because I will have hands on practice. I have however been really greatful for the previous jobs that I have experienced to allow me to get here now. I also am thankful for uncle robert allowing me to work at Aspen for a while and giving me the good experience. So.. anyways I thought I would let everyone know about our good news and I hope all goes well.
D.J. is going to work for Dad this summer and maybe take a few summer classes. Things are going well here in Idaho Falls other than we are still waiting for summer to arrive. It seems that one day it will be nice and then the next it will be snowing. I guess thats what we get when we living in Idaho. It has been great to live close to family though and it has been much better than living in Pocatello. :) We love you all and hope everyone is doing well. Loves

Easter Sunday!

2008-04-04T09:57:00.000-07:00

This Easter was D.J. and I's first Easter together as a married couple. We both had a great day with once again, two dinners. We began Easter eatting dinner with Mom and Dad Collette after church and then rushed over to my Mom and Dad's and had our second meal with them.

Here is D.J. and I getting ready to head for church on Easter morning!

This is at my mom and dad's house. All of my sisters got together to take a photo of all us girls. It is always fun getting together with Neally's side of the family because there is so many of us. I always enjoy having all of the little kids running around the house and talking with everyone. This was deffinetly one of those days!

Here is a snap shot of my mom and I getting ready to start eatting. I just love this woman! She truly is one of my best friends!

Here is D.J. and I with Gizmo, my parent's dog. haha Where ever D.J. is, Gizmo is right there following him. Dosn't D.J. look good in pink. The easter bunny gave that to him. :)

Vacation to Twin Falls

2008-04-04T09:41:00.000-07:00

The week before Easter D.J. and I went to Twin Falls to watch Kathy play in a basketball tournament with Mom and Dad. It was alot of fun watching Kathy play basketball and also just being able to get away for the weekend. I think the last time D.J. and I left town was when we went on our honeymoon. So.. Here are some pictures of our trip.

Here is D.J. and I standing on a bridge over the biggest gorge I've ever seen. As you can see the sun was blazing in our faces so it isn't the best picture of us. But we had fun!

Here is all of us standing on a overlook platform that allowed you to look over and into the gorge. It was really a cool view. If you looked over the edge you could see old broken shopping carts that had been thrown down by some punk kids. It actually was neat to see however very wrong of the kids. haha :)

Here is a view of the gorge!

We all were craving Chinese food on our way back home, but wasn't sure where we could find a descent chinese resturant around those parts. So.. D.J. asked his girlfriend "Alice" to direct us to the finest chinese resturant, and here we are. The food was actually very good and I think we all had a good time, except dad. The people who owned the resturant kept ordering him to do things. First it was where we were allowed to sit, next he had to move his car, and next he couldn't keep his receipt. It was all pretty funny! We decided that next time we would eat somewhere else.

I'm In!!!

2008-03-29T20:09:00.001-07:00

Just real quick I wanted everyone to know that I was accepted into Eastern Idaho's Techncial College's Licenced Practical Nursing Program. I recieved my letter of acceptance on Thursday night and am totally thrilled about getting into my program. My remaining plans are to start my program in the middle of May, get a break during July and August and then restart classes in September and continue until next May where I will be officially a LPN. I'm really excited because I now have a set time when I will be done with school and then will be able to work for a year or two until D.J. and I start having children of our own. I'm really happy things worked out the way they did and I'm greatful for everyone's support. I hope everyone is doing well and thanks for everything. Just a little up date with D.J. as well. He is doing great and excited about working for Dad this summer as well as being able to golf again. He has really missed golfing over the winter and will be back on the courses in no time. I don't have any pictures to post right now however I do have some that will be coming soon! Have a great night everyone and we love you.

Wii It Up!!!

2008-02-24T19:20:00.000-08:00

This is my cute husband playing tennise on Ebube's new Wii! it is alot of fun, even I enjoy it. It's a great way to have fun and get a little bit of exercise. haha :) I have a feeling D.J. will be wanting a wii here pretty soon.

So here is a great video of D.J. and Ebube playing the Wii! Me and Lisa couldn't stop laughing at our men getting into tennis. While d.J. and Ebube got their exercise Lisa and I played cards. It has really been fun having Lisa and Ebube live so close to us. We have had alot of fun together and I'm sure theres more to come.

TEAS TEST HERE I COME

2008-02-23T11:01:00.000-08:00

Today I had the "wonderful"opportunity to go take my TEAS exam. It is an exam that tests me on general studies such as Math, Reading, Science, and English. I feel like I have been studying for months, however it has only been a few weeks. So this morning I woke up and while I got ready D.J. made me breakfast. I had to be to the school a little before 9:00 A.M. so I hurried out the door. The exam is three hours long so after I finished my heart was pounding to see the results. The lady who was in charge lead me out into the hall and went through my results subject by subject. I was so relieved when she finally told me that I had passed. My hands were shaking and my heart was beating like crazy so it was deffinetly exciting to know that I had passed and was able to apply for the Licences Practical Nursing program here in Idaho. I have been gathering all the things needing for my application packet and it is now officialy complete now that I have passed this dumb test. I turn in my application on Monday and wait to hear if I was accepted or not. It should take about a month to hear back so keep your fingers crossed. It has really been a blessing to have gotten this far. I transfered from ISU to EITC and was surprised when I was able to get into all my prereque classes and still have time to take this test and apply to the LPN program. Thanks to Dad and D.J. they really helped me get where I needed to be.

OUR NEW HOME!

2008-02-06T19:40:00.000-08:00

Here are some pictures of our apartment here in Idaho Falls. We absolutely love having our own home and are so greatful for dad allowing us to stay at his house for a long while. Here is our kitchen, although it is a little small I love cooking dinner for D.J. and I. I have been attempting new recipes and so far things are going good.

Here is our room and our bed without a head and foot board. I guess we should be greatful we have a bed. haha if you notice D.J. is using his safe as his night stand. I took the only night stand we had.

This is my wonderful craft desk that I got for chirstmas. I am inlove with it. Our apartment has been great because we have an extra bedroom so this is where our computer and my craft desk goes. It really makes a big difference having an extra room.

This is our living room. It really feels like home here and we spend most of our time in this room. D.J. and I don't have cable so we have been watching alot of movies on these couches.

So this is our home! We love living here and hope you guys will want to come and visit us soon! We love you and hope you all are going good.

Lost Without A Camera!

2008-01-30T19:11:00.000-08:00

D.J. and I have not been able to update our blog with pictures because I have lost our camera. I went to my friend's wedding reception and I left my camera there. I feel terrible because it had all of our pictures from when everyone was home for Christmas and our New Year holiday. D.J. has his Digital Camera so we will be using his for now and hopefully can get some pictures up on our blog soon. We miss you all and hope everyone is doing well.
D.J. and I have moved into our new apartment here at Courtyard. Lisa and Ebube our our neighbors across the street and we are loving living here. It has been great to be home close to both our parents and also to have lisa and ebube to do things with. It is a great location to run errands and also close to eitc, where I am going to school. D.J. has a little bit further of a drive than I do to get to school, but it is still shorter than before. So... we hope everyone is doing well and have a great night!

Just For You Dad!

2007-12-10T21:14:00.000-08:00

Hey Dad
This Picture is just for you! D.J. and I had a good laugh when we came across this picture.

Our Wonderful Wedding Day

2007-12-10T15:20:00.000-08:00

Here is D.J. and I walking out of the temple after our sealing cerimony. I can't even discribe what a wonderful day this was. Sorry it took so long to put these pictures up, but our photographer has been super busy and we just got our pictures back this week.

All of our family surrounded us as D.J. and I dipped into a kiss outside the temple. It was so great to have all of our family there, especially from my side because so many of them are not members, but they really supported me and D.J. and showed their love.

Look how in love we are. :) This is D.J. and I outside the temple getting our picture taken after we were married. I think D.J. looks so great in a tux, he looked like a stud that day! It is so crazy how beautiful it was that morning because later at our reception it decided to storm.

Scary Gingerbread Man

2007-12-06T15:04:00.000-08:00

Just a little side note. If anyone is wonering why we have a freaky gingerbread man with our gingerbread house, you can ask Lisa about it. Love ya lisa :)

Our Gingerbread House!

2007-12-06T11:44:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas! Last night D.J. and I really got into the Holiday spirit. Mom bought us all gingerbread kits to put together because we all wanted to make gingerbread houses. So.. D.J. was in charge of the frosting and I wa in charge of decorating the house with all of the fun candy. It was really fun and I think it turned out pretty darn cute. haha
Here is D.J. and I so proud of our hard work!
And of course D.J. added his own personal touch by creating a chimney and having smoke coming out of it. (If you can even see that)

Pocatello's Light Parade

2007-11-23T20:42:00.000-08:00

Tonight D.J. and I walked though Oldtown Pocatello to watch a traditonal light parade that comes down main street of oldtown pocatello. It was alot of fun because all the shops were serving either hot cocoa, home made bread and butter, or chilie. Others were singing christmas songs and reading children the night before christmas. D.J. and I enjoyed walking through all the shops waiting for the parade to start, but the cold was miserable. So... before the parade started we went back up to our apartment and made some hot apple cider to bring down and hoped it would warm us up. However, we didn't have any mugs to put our apple cider in so we had to use glasses. As we were walking back towards the parade people were noticing our glasses and asking us were we got the beer. We just had to laugh because we realized our apple cider really did resemble beer. But any how we had alot of fun and loved looking at all the fun floats that were decorated in christmas lights.

Turkey Day!

2007-11-23T20:37:00.000-08:00

Here is Mom Collette cooking away, getting ready for our big thanksgiving feast! Mom and Dad put alot of effort into dinner and it was TASTY! Thanks Mom and Dad!

Here is my Grandma Houlihan, Mom, and Neally getting ready to carve our turkey for our second thanksgiving dinner! Of course Neally has to do something unusual in the picture because just smiling would be way too weird! :)

Happy Thanksgiving!

D.J. and I were lucky enought to not only have one thanksgiving dinner, but three! We ate with mom and dad at two and then went and had dinner with my mom at four. And were not done yet... we are going tomorrow to have a late dinner with my dad. although we are sick of turkey we are thankful that we were able to spend time with both our families!

3D glasses are the new style!

2007-11-23T20:21:00.000-08:00

D.J. and I have been to a couple of 3D movies lately and love the new glasses they have come out with. They are so much better then those cheesy paper glasses that fall of your face when your watching the movie.

Here is a picture of us with our "Cool" glasses after we had just watched nightmare before christmas. We also went to see Beowulf in 3D but were disappointed in the movie. Anyhow we have enjoyed our date nights at the movies and hope they come out with more 3D films.

Tag!

2007-11-22T12:22:00.001-08:00

Well I have only five minutes to do this because we are about to eat thanksgiving dinner! So... here it goes, my 6 weird things:
1. I have to have things in even numbers or in fives. For example on the t.v. I must have the volume on a even number or a five such as 12 or 15. It is like that in everything!

2. I also hate it when the bed has one single wrinkle in it! I love my bed spread to look fluffy and flaw free. If there is a wrinkle in it I can not walk away until i smooth it out.

3. I am paranoid about things in my teeth. If you notice every time I eat dinner I will rush to the bathroom to check my teeth once I'm done eating. I don't want to go through that embarrassing experience when someone has to tell me that I have food in my teeth.

4. I must have my hair poofed! Even if Dad or D.J. tell me I look better with unpoofed hair, I just must poof my hair! It's an obsession :)

5. I have a thing with walking weird and unable to do so in a straight line. When ever d.j. and I are walking side by side I always seem to travel towards him. This however is very annoying to d.j., but it is just something I do. I am fine when i walk alone but when i'm with someone i always seem to be right at their side or in their walking path.

6. I have a certain way of folding the laundry. d.j. would love to try and help me fold the clothes, however I am obsessive and have to do it myself. Kathy once tried to help me and I had to correct all the clothes she folded. (sorry kat)

So... there it is all my weird and crazy things about me! I hope you all have a wonderful thanksgiving and I love you all!

No Pictures Today!

2007-11-04T15:11:00.000-08:00

Well everyone.... Thanksgiving is just around the corner! I can't believe how the time has been flying by. This last week was Halloween and D.J. and I stayed at Mom and Dad's house while they went to Amy, Chase, and Carter's house. It was fun spending time with Kathy and Mathew and we get to do it again next week. We are all getting excited for Christmas and can't wait to see you all for the holidays. We miss you and hope everyone is doing well. Sorry we don't have any new pictures up, Im not too good at having my camera with me. :(

2007-10-22T20:48:00.000-07:00

2007-10-17T12:29:00.000-07:00

This last weekend D.J. and I were able to go home to Mom and Dad's house to spend some time with them. We had alot of fun and always love coming home. This was all of us trying to pose for the camera which was on a 10 second timer. Obviously you can see D.J. being a goof so we had to try a couple of times to get a picture we all liked. We had a great time playing cards.

Our First Cleaning Job!

2007-10-10T20:26:00.001-07:00

As you all know, D.J. has started his own cleaning business. He has just recieved his first cleannnig job from a contractors office, American Dream Homes. He and I are going to be cleaning a newly finished home next Thursday. We are both really excited and hope more people will be calling us and that our business will soon pick up. I will take some pictures of us and the home we will be cleaning and put them on our blog soon. We miss you all.

2007-10-08T19:42:00.000-07:00

Sorry Everyone our picture are sideways. I don't know how to fix that yet. We are still learning all of this stuff. :) Well... anyways D.J. and I went to the temple on Friday with our ward to do sealings. It was our first time back to the temple scence we've been married. I can't even explain at what a good feeling I get when I go to the temple and what a good experience it was to be able to do that. D.J. and I had alot of fun and plan to make it to the temple once a month. After we got done at the temple all of us went to the olive garden to go eat some dinner, but the wait was an hour so we all decided to go get dinner on our own. So D.J. and I went to this resturant called 5 n' Diner. It was kind of a fun place to go eat, because the workers are all dressed in poodle skirts and they have old music going while you eat. It was fun for a change. After we got done with the temple and dinner D.J. and I went back to Mom and Dad's house because we were watching the dogs while they were away to Dad's missionary reunion. It was a really great weekend and we both enjoyed being home and being able to watch conference on Saturday and Sunday.

Back Again!

2007-09-30T14:43:00.000-07:00

So... Dosn't D.J. look so cute in this picture. Our bedroom is really bright so D.J. bought himself an eye mask so he was able to sleep. However, the only masks they had left were these silky purple princess once. haha I keep telling d.J. he is my little princess and he just gives me this smurk look and we both laugh. I thought you all would like to see how cute d.j. is when he is sleeping. :) Oh and by the way, my hair is no longer purple. We fixed it to just a dark dark brown. Much better but still a little scary. We love you guys.

More Pictures

2007-09-28T14:37:00.000-07:00

Hello Everyone!
D.J. and I finally got some pictures up on our blog, however, we still don't have any from our cruise. D.J. and I both forgot to pack our digital cameras on our cruise so all we have were disposable pictures and arn't able to get them onto our computer. Sorry guys. We will get some of our wedding pictures up though. We just need to get the disk from our photographer. We are missing you all and will talk to you soon.

Another New Blog!

2007-09-23T20:28:00.000-07:00

Well... D.J. and I have made another new blog! We are just not good with this computer thing. haha. But not much has changed for us from the last blog we made. D.J. has put together his own cleaning business here in Poci and I am still working at Great Harvest and will be helping D.J. clean once it gets up and running. I hope all goes well with his business, he has been very determined and working hard for success.
We have now been officially married for over one month and it has been great! We catch ourselves nagging at eachother at times but overall it has been so much fun and I love being married. D.J. has been such a great husband and very helpful around the house. I hope everyone else is doing well and we love you all!
- Courtney and D.J.