Random

So I've been experiencing some computer / blogger difficulties which result in no posts for a very long time. Here are some random pictures.

Yes this is our 20 month old sitting comfortably in a bucket.

Kate was sick for about a week with an ear ache and cold. Only thing nice about it was that she wanted to snuggle.
Spencer turned 31 on the 18th. It was a bitter sweet day because although family and friends came out to celebrate his birthday, his team the Eagles lost to the Cardinals. So no Eagles in the Super Bowl this year.Last Sunday morning Spencer was cleaning out the pantry when a huge food storage can of hot chocolate was spilled. Spencer said it reminded him of 9-11 because once the can hit the floor, a huge cloud of dark chocolate dust came out of the pantry and filled the pantry and part of the kitchen. It took him a good hour to clean but I think he was happy about that - we have church at 1:00 and Spencer is always looking for things to keep him busy until then.

New Years Resoultion

Just like everyone else, I too have made a goal to build a better exercise habit this year. I don't think I need to loose some pounds I just need to tone up. Things are jigglin' that never jiggled before. With that, I found this very funny and clean comedian who makes me laugh and will hopefully encourage me when I'm ready to give up. Check it out!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NSztExIa0uk&feature=related

A very, very long Post

-Wedding Day-

On December 27th my cousin Brittany and her high school sweet heart David (aka Skippy) were married and sealed together for time and all eternity in the LA LDS Temple. I love going to sealings because at each one I understand more about life and true happiness. Here is a picture on Ma-moo and DeBo with Kate while we were waiting for the Bride and Groom to come out of the Temple.

Some funny quotes from that day

Mama: "This Temple may be bigger but ours is prettier"

Brittany while in the temple's bridal room changing: "Here are my hooker shoes"

it was a beautiful wedding and both Spencer and I wish them all the best in their new journey together.

-Rock Band-

The Williams had the game "Rock Band" which we often played. It was tons of fun to play the guitar and sing but I was no good at the drums. Spencer, on the other hand, did really good at the drums. It was fun to pretend it was the real deal and really get in to it.

-Game Day-

It was so nice to be back in 70 degree weather again. Kate loved playing outside while we all had a sports day which included tennis, volleyball, basketball, and a football kick, punt and throw challenge. It was a blast!

- Happy New Years-

The night before New Year's Eve Spencer caught whatever bug I had on the way down to California. I felt so bad for him because he spent that night sleeping in the bathroom and cuddling the toilet. However, I think he saw this as an opportunity to get out of the Bori style New Year's Eve celebration. Luckily it was only a 24 hour bug and by New Year's Eve night he was in good shape again. Right before the one minute count down we all gathered up our drinks and grapes and out little party toys. Spencer and Mama got into a fight with theirs. Mama won. What a perfect way to start off the new year!

A picture of everyone minus Gloria - she took the picture.
Back row: (Left to right) Spencer holding Trixie, Mama, my dad and mom kissing, Matt, Ken, Jessi, Dude, Garrett Middle row: (Left to right) Charisse, Grandma Williams Front row: (Left to right) Me, Nicole and Kaitlyn

-Game Day 2-

On New Years Day we had Game Day 2 at their local High school football field. The boys were warming up with punting the football when Spencer strained his quad muscle. So for the rest of the day he had to take it easy. Poor guy, he loves the game days. A good game of family football.Everyone taking a much needed breather after the game.

-Santa Monica Pier-

While in California we took a trip to the Santa Monica Pier so Spencer could do some metal detecting. With my mom and I watching Kate, Spencer and my dad went off to look for some buried treasure. They came back with a nickel, a rusted Allen wrench and a nail. Not good pay for an hours work. Then we walked the pier and stopped into the arcade so Spencer could play a game and win a stuffed animal for Kate, one of his favorite things to do.

My dad got a score of 18 and my mom got a score of 13. (I love Spencer face in the picture below - pretty sure my mom was way off on that shot.)

Spencer won with a score of 21 points in 45 seconds. Good job Babe! I ended up with 15 points.Before we left the pier, Spencer had to win Kate a stuffed animal. He cut it close and finally made a basket on his last shot. Kate loved her new bear.

-Wedding Reception-

So the bug that was going around didn't stop with Spencer or Matt but on the day of Brittany and David's wedding reception Kate, Garrett, and my dad all got it. However, Kate and my dad were troopers and still went to the party though they would have much rather been at home in bed.Here's the very beautiful bride and her new hubby cutting the cake. Aren't they GREAT!And of course you can't have a Bori wedding reception without dancing. Spencer took this picture of Kate and I doing the electric slide. It was very daring of me to dance with Kate after she had already thrown-up twice but I couldn't help it. It's in the blood.

Christmas

Ahh, Christmas morning - about 99 % of the time Kate is an early riser. However, on Christmas morning she decided to catch up on her sleep and didn't wake up until 8:30 and only because Spencer couldn't handle waiting any longer and went into her room with the video camera and light on. It was so fun to watch her when she first saw all the presents under the tree and as she open each one. She got lots of good things but her favorite by far was a package of Binky's (aka Tetos). Go figure!

After a wonderful Christmas morning of opening presents we ate some breakfast and started to clean up while Kate played with her new toys.

Our cleaning up got a little carried away because we not only throw out the old wrapping paper but we also threw out our tree. We decided to head for California that night so we decided while we were in the cleaning mood we'd take down all our Christmas decor. It was nice to have everything back in it's normal spot but for some reason my house always seems so bare when all is put away.

So at 5:30 Christmas evening we loaded up the car and planned on driving to California for 11 hours while Kate slept. It would have worked out just perfect except for the fact that we got stuck in a snow storm in Beaver Utah. I mean we were not going anywhere along with all the other cars and vans and big semi-trucks that had to pull to the side of the road so all the trucks with 4 wheel drive could pass. Once we stopped we couldn't get going again. It was snowing so hard and we were going up hill. So we thought we were going to be spending the night in the car until the morning. I was so scared. We said a prayer and not 10 minutes later a snow plow truck came driving by clearing the roads and laying red rock down for traction. With all of us in the front seat and a prayer in our hearts we started moving again. Only to find that at the next exit they had the freeway closed. So we had to pull off and get a motel for the night. That was sure a scramble because i is a small own and everyone was trying to get a hotel room. We found a cheap motel and decided to get some rest and start up again early in the morning. Spencer made a quick run to a convenient store for dinner and came back with a burrito and some doughnuts. To say the least we were starving. Spencer popped his burrito into the microwave and this is what happened when he pulled it out. After looking at it close up he wasn't hungry anymore so he didn't eat.Stopped on the side of the road for at least an hour. Kate was happy because she got out of her car seat on the Freeway. Spencer couldn't get out of the car because he was in shorts and a t-shirt and didn't bring any winter clothes with him.

The next morning it must have snowed another 6-12 inches. Spencer woke up at 5:00 am and spent an hour shovling our car out of the snow and a path to he entrance of the hotel so we could gt unto the main road. We finally worked our way back onto the freeway and another 8 hours later, singing old McDonald 1 million times, me throwing up in the car twice, going 50 miles in the wrong direction and Kate having enough of her car seat we made it to Ken and Gloria's home. It's a good thing we had such a great time in California because after the trip of getting there I'm not sure we'd ever try to do it again.

Christmas Eve

Now that I can breath again I need to catch up on my blogging. First things first, Christmas Eve. We did something really wonderful this year with Spencer's work and some friends. Spencer's company, Orchard Medical Consulting has a case manager choose a family to donate money and ifts to each year. Spencer had a family that he was working with that could really benefit from some help for Christmas. We all chipped in some money to give an injured worker and his family a christmas they never saw coming. The family that was picked came from Africa and lived in very tight quarters here in Utah. They have seven children all under the age of 13. It was very humbling to see them and how speachless (not sure if it was because they couldn't speak english or if they were just in shock) they were as we brought in load after load of toys, clothes, games, electronics and good ole' money. Spencer's supervisor, Suzie Behm and her family donated tons of gifts and money. It was a great way to begin the Christmas holiday!

For Christmas eve dinner we headed down to Rachel and Anthony's. It's so nice to have family just 2 flights of stairs away. I love Christmas eve dinner because growing up we only ate it at this time and it was always so yummy. This time was no different. It was absolutely delicious I think Rachel and I thought we were cooking for our families plus 10 more because we had a ton of left overs. As tradtion has it, we hurried to cleaned up after we were stuffed full from dinner, to open one Christmas eve present. All the kids got new jammies. Surprise! We decided to also open the gifts we got for each other that night too. Austin and Brooke gave Kate a "My Little Pony". She was so excited as you can tell by the picture.

Then it was back up stairs and off to bed to await for the next morning. Stay tuned for more blogs soon to come all about our Christmas day and wonderful and crazy trip to California.