Monday, December 29, 2008

I'm an Aunt!!!!

Aubrey Lynn Nunnally born December 27 at 1:21 am. She was 7 lbs 9 oz 21 in long.
I can't tell you how excited I am to be an Aunt!! Kelly was such a trooper through her whole labor and delivery! It was a tough delivery, yet she stayed in high spirits the whole time and she for sure kept her sense of humor through the whole thing. Kelly had me cracking up throughout the whole night! Here are pictures of my cute little niece.

Friday, December 26, 2008

LB Aquarium

My mom works at the Aquarium of the Pacific in Long Beach, so she was able to get the whole family in for free! There were still some who were sick and some that had left already, but those of us who could go really enjoyed the morning at the aquarium. Mom had to dive twice, so we were able to watch her, which is awesome! She fed the animals right in front of us, so the kids could see better and they loved it!

Thursday, December 25, 2008

MERRY CHRISTMAS!

MERRY CHRISTMAS EVERYONE!! Hope you all had a wonderful day!! People are still sick in my family, but its ended up being a great Christmas being able to be with all of the Ward family!! I don't have very many pictures, so I'll post more later



Tuesday, December 23, 2008

Reunion Day #2

Day two of the reunion was pretty unforgettable! The day started off with baptisms in the morning at Newport Beach Temple. After baptisms it was off to Virginia Country Club to hit some balls. Everyone was invited to go to the driving range, but when that was done the older boys played 9 holes and of course had to make it a competition :) When the boys got back, it was the girls turn for fun, so we all (well, ages 15 and up) went and got pedicures. Pedicures were so much fun and very relaxing! I was so grateful for it!!!!! On our way back from pedicures Mady started to feel sick so she went to lie down. Not to long after she was very sick and throwing up, then Adam started, then Kaylee started....and the plaque began :) 16 people in the family got sick, so needless to say Day #3 of the reunion will be put on hold!!When we got back from getting our pedicures there was a bounce house in the font yard. Today was birthday party theme, so while we were gone the kids also decorated cupcakes. Then when the girls got back it was crafts time. The kids had a lot of fun and MaryBeth did a great job with the craftsAfter hour and hours of the jumphouse and after dinner, we made baskets to take to families that we were thinking of, or were in need of a little holiday cheer. I thought the basket that my family made turned out pretty good! :)
Now..for the best part of the night....MR. WARD USA. I didn't catch the beginning, which I'm really bummed out about, but I got to the competion when it was down to 2 brothers, my dad and my Unlce David. Steve, my brother, was the judge and he said that my dad and Dave tied, so they decided to arm wrestle for the title of Mr. Ward USA. My dad ended up winning, but it was HILARIOUS to watch and listen to Dave make funny comments to make my dad laugh. David even put "I LOVE STEVE" on his chest, hoping to win the judge over. :)

Monday, December 22, 2008

Reunion Day #1

Today was AWESOME! It was the first official day of the family reunion. The day started off with all of the Bob and Diane kids and spouses going out to breakfast and a few of us watching over 30 kids :) When the adults got back from breakfast we did 2 pinatas. I couldn't believe how well the pinatas were keeping together with all of the hard hits they were taking

After the pinata we did the cousins gift exchange. We did youngest to oldest and there are about 30 grandchildren and I am the oldest! It was well worth the wait though. Thank you Claire for my gift certificate to Nordstrom. I think Justin got the best gift of the day though. It was HILARIOUS! Nolan had Justin and this shirt says it all....

After the cousins gift exchange we had some free time to eat lunch and hang out. The next thing of the day were the competitions. If you don't know my family, we are VERY competitive. I try to not let mine come out very often, but it does tend to sneak out! My dad, Uncles and Aunts are so competitive its pretty funny to watch! They always come up with the most ridiculous competitions you've ever heard of, but they are sure funny to watch! Todays competitions started out with an egg walk. We only had a few eggs we had to clean up after, which I was really surprised about! I thought there were going to be a ton!

After the egg walk was the dirty diaper competition. You had to find the gum in the diaper and the first one to blow a bubble won. I totally should have won, but my bubble kept popping :)

Next was the finding the gummy worms in the cool whip. These were all so funny to watch!! The kids really got into them also, which was hilarious!
So after those you would think we were done with the competitions...but nope, there are still two more! After this one we did a water competition. In 2 minutes we were seeing who could fill up a 2 liter bottle the most. People had to lie on the floor with the bottle on their forehead and needless to say, they came out of this one a little wet.
The next competition was probably one of the funniest. All of these were pretty funny, but I think this one wins. People had to put shaving cream on their face and their teammates threw Cheetos at their faces...yes ONLY my family...and whoever had the most Cheetos stuck to their face one. I couldn't stop laughing, especially when Mady got one stuck up her nose. Someone couldn't have done that if they had really tried.

After the many competitions we had a great dinner and played soccer and basketball around the gym. Then it was time for FHE. My uncle had sent around some questions a few days before the family reunion that we had to fill out and sent back to him. With those questions we played Family Feud tonight. It was family against family and some of the answers that the kids put were pretty funny! I'm so excited for day 2 of the reunion!

Sunday, December 21, 2008

Sunday Fun

After church today we went and did a big Ward family picture. The picture that I'm posting isn't the best, a lot of people have their eyes closed, but there will be better ones I'm sure soon. After church it was a game of football, food and relaxation



Saturday, December 20, 2008

LOVE being home!

I can't tell you how much fun it is to be home with all of the Ward family here in town. Today was more of a relaxing day with all of the family, but tomorrow starts all the fun and excitement. We have so much planned and when you get all the Ward brothers together, let the competitions begin! I was going to post some pictures from today, but my moms laptop doesn't recognize my camera for some reason. As soon as I figure it out, I'll upload some pictures

Friday, December 19, 2008

Company Christmas Party

Last night we had our company Christmas party, and it was awesome!! It was probably one of, or possibly the best party we've had in the 4 parties I've been here for. I even won something in the raffle this year! I didn't win the Ipod touch that I wanted, but hey, I won something, which has never been done before. Here are a few pictures from throughout the night