TWO.

We just celebrated our second anniversary! Where has the time gone? I couldn't be more happier that I married this incredible man. It's been the best two years of my life and I can't wait for all that's to come in the years ahead. I love you, Kevin! 

 We ate at the Spindletop Restaurant downtown with the very best view of the city. (My iPhone pics just don't do it justice.)

Flashback to that one time I was a bride...

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We are well past the Christmas festivities, but before we ran off for our holiday vacations, we enjoyed all things Christmas in Houston. 

Our little Charlie Brown tree.

Decorating sugar cookies! 

Christmas lights in River Oaks with the Clarks! 

Our a adorable primary did a little Christmas program at a retirement home. 

Thanksgiving

My sweet grandmother passed away a few days before Thanksgiving, so we flew out to Utah for the funeral. It was such a nice time being reunited with all of my family and remembering the life of this incredible woman. I am grateful for her and the time we got to spend together, especially within the last few years. She is such a great example to me and though I know I will be reunited with her again, I will miss her dearly.  

Though it was under such sad circumstances that we were gathered, it was nice to have Thanksgiving all together. It was Jason's 30th birthday as well, so we did double the eating. I'm so grateful for this family of mine (and the one I married into), the happiness they bring into my life, and that I can be with them forever. I feel overwhelmed with gratitude as I think of all that I've been blessed with. So much to be thankful for.

Halloween 2013

This Halloween, we had a fun night with friends enjoying delicious chili, scary treats, and games. Thanks for planning it Mariah and Emily! I loved being a "Kevin" for the night, and the real Kevin loved that his scout uniform and backpack were all that was required for him this year. ;) We were pretty surprised to win the costume contest, though it did come out later that someone thought we were going with a bald eagle theme? :)  Either way, I still loved being Russell and Kevin from UP. October has been so busy, so we were happy to end the month in true Halloween spirit. We love Halloween, but we have moved on quickly because Christmas is already arriving in this town! Yay! 

Thanks for all the fun Holdens, Rogers, Youngs, Porters, and Mackays! 

Happy Halloween from Russell and Kevin! 

First Visitors

This past weekend, Kevin's parents came to visit us. We have been looking forward to this for a while and were so happy to spend time with them. We got to show them around our new city and even do some new things we haven't done yet. We loved having you, Bill and Gale! Come again soon! 

If you've ever flown into George Bush, you know you're a nobody until you get a sign with your name on it as you come down into baggage claim... so we welcomed Bill and Gale with their very own sign... And chips, apparently :) 

NASA for the day. So incredible!

Dinner on the Kemah boardwalk.

Remote control airplane park. This may be a new weekend tradition. The tiniest little jets in the sky! 

Blue Bell Factory

Cougars in Town

We have anticipated the BYU/University of Houston game since the day we knew we were moving to Houston. We've missed our cougars and they did not disappoint. What a game! It was fun to have so many fellow BYU fans at the game, and we are proud of our team for pulling through. Between the fireside the night before, and the tailgate before the game, it felt like we could've been back in Cougartown. There were so many BYU fans, that we moved from our seats with the fans, to a higher level so that we could see better. We enjoyed the company of the MacArthurs (missing Taryn), and Matt who was in town for a med school interview, and then got to see so many other friends from BYU that now live all over TX. BYU football brings everyone together. Go Cougars! 

Tailgate!

My cute friend Katie from Westside, and her adorable little girl. 

MacArthurs! 

Reunited and so happy! 

Aubrey was in town for the game! So fun to catch up!

We were missing Taryn! 

Freshman reunion! We're happy Tommy is now a Houstonian too! 

Reliant Stadium is incredible!

Alumni wear.