Christmas Break!

I have slacked off from blogging..........! Now that I have found some time and am going through pictures, I realized that we did not take very many~I am really bummed. Here are a few good ones we have.

Making Gingerbread houses..........

Avery at Neena's house Christmas Eve......she thinks she's so big at the table!

During Christmas break we were able to drive up to Enterprise Oregon to see all of Isaac's family. It was great being able to see everyone. Here we are at Mad Mary's eating lunch~yummy sandwiches!
One of the days we went snow shoeing, the kids had a blast. It was a little windy, but that didn't stop everyone from having a great time!

Scentsy!!

Scentsy!

Maybe you know already, but I just started as an Independent Scentsy Consultant. Really what that means is that I can work a little bit from home, get some great deals, meet awesome people and of course make a little extra fun money!

I would like to get you all involved and get you on board. This may seem a little unorthodox, but I am looking for some ladies that would be willing to host some Scentsy Parties for their friends! I am still new here in our new community, but I know that I still have friends around the country that I can count on and trust.
What's in it for you? Well, I am glad you asked. There are multiple rewards for being a host. From free products and half priced items, I think that we can find something for you that will make this worth it. The great thing about it is that it won't require much from you. I will provide you with the product, the information and anything else to help make it a successful party. I know that together we can make a great Scentsy experience for all!


With the holidays just around the corner, there is still time to get those last minute gifts and Scentsy has many unique warmers, plug-ins, car scents and home accents that should do nicely. Also this month the SNOWFLAKE Warmer is 10% off!

Please let me know if you are interested. Once again there are great rewards for basically just throwing a party with several of close friends. Please contact me for details! I can't wait to work with you! You can find more product info and new items on my website: nicholehipple.scentsy.us or feel free to contact me at 830-734-1506

Surgery #2

Well the second surgery is complete...what a relief. But let me tell you, this little munchkin is a trooper. She was up and about as soon as she woke up from the narcotic cocktail they gave her during the surgery.

The surgery itself took about 2.5 hours. Of course we just have to wait in the reception room, anxiously anticipating the update. However, everything went well. They had to do a little more poking and prodding (not technical medical terminology) so she is a little more bruised and sore than last time. However, you could hardly tell by looking at her.

We are so happy to have her with us and we are indeed grateful for the wonderful doctors and nurses at Primary Children's hospital. Thinking about the other options we had before coming here to Utah, we can only be grateful to our Heavenly Father for blessing us with the opportunity to be here. We can only imagine what it would have been like, if we had to go through this in Korea, Italy or Germany.

Avery is a beautiful little girl and she is already beaming smiles and passing giggles on to the rest of us with her beautiful little spirit. Her sisters were elated to have her back and drew her many pictures and a welcome home sign when we got back to Neena's. THANK YOU NEENA for watching our other two little munchkins!

Once again we couldn't be happier to have this over with and we pray that Avery's kidneys will respond well to the surgery and continue to heal. It could to take up to 6-12 months for them to completely heal, but knowing her that ain't gonna stop her!

Family 2010

Pierce Family December 2010

Baby Avery, 16 months

Madelyn, 6 years

Brynlee, 4 years

ALL the grandkids!

Disney On Ice

For Karlee's early birthday, she wanted to take a couple friends to Disney on Ice. First we went to "Build A Bear" and each of the girls got a Reindeer.

Then we went to Applebee's for dinner because all the girls had a free meal for reading at school. I also had a free meal since it was Veterans Day!! Score!!

The girls had dippin dots and caramel apples from the Chocolate Factory, Yummy!! Disney On Ice was so much fun, I am glad I got to be a part of it. I loved the songs, I remember listening to them when I was little. It was fun singing all the songs~it made me want to be a kid again!
Peter Pan..............this was a favorite of mine. All the skaters were phenomenal! It amazes me what talents people have.

Halloween 2010

HAPPY HALLOWEEN! This year was one to remember.................

The girls were in their costumes and waiting for the rain to stop. After dinner, it stopped raining and we went to the trunk or treat. There were 3 wards involved so we had lots of kids. Just as we were all getting set up, the heavens opened and down came the rain. It poured and poured and poured! Needless to say, we all were inside the church building doing a "sit and treat."

Avery as baby ladybug
Brynlee as our sweet little witch
Madelyn as our mamma lady bug

Provo Halloween Half (Half Marathon that is)

Editors note: As written by Nichole's husband...yeah...that guy.

Well usually people who marathons or half marathons for that matter, typically they prepare for a few months prior. Not Nic! How much time did she dedicate to ensuring every step counted, all her muscles were in top shape and her focus was razor sharp? Well I will tell you...two days. What?! That's ridiculous! But yes, two whole days of well...figuring out how to sign up, get some warmer clothes and cruise down Provo canyon.

I blame it on her friend and neighbor, Stacee! She is always out running and talkin it up about how fun these things are and they should like, totally do one together. They even tried to enlist me, however I couldn't make myself pay $60 to abuse myself over 13.1 miles! Well the day finally arrived and at the buttcrack of of dawn and in the chill of the brisk late-fall air, I dropped her off for her Halloween adventure!



Personally I went home and went back to sleep while their festivities continued on the bus ride up to Aspen Grove, above Sundance, UT. There they were surrounded by the individuals who took the costume aspect of the race to heart. The costumes ranged from a ballet dancer and a pink tutu to a pretty awesome rendition of one of the Super Troopers.

Anyways, I digress. After an nice nap and then a delicious breakfast of biscuits and gravy, really awesome by the way, I piled the girls into the car and we trucked over to the finish line. We watched in anticipation as costumed running crazies zipped by one after another. Constantly searching their faces we finally caught our first glimpse of our amature Olympians as they rounded the corner, their eyes alight with the thrill of victory and the relief that the end was finally in sight.

They finished strong and with aching hips, quads, calves and multiple other body parts sore, and of course, smiles on their faces. I couldn't be more proud of Nic for taking the challenge and crushing it. In fact several of her first words to me were that it was "easy" and "it was really pretty". What I wanted to know...where was my wife?!

The Champions! Seriously though what a great accomplishment!

Crossing the finish line...the whole crowd went nuts!