Chocolate Lovers!

So today my sisters, my mom and I did some holiday baking. We each come up with 1-2 things to make and pass out to friends, Home teaching families, people we visit teach, etc. We have a lot of fun remembering past baking experiences, crying, laughing, all while listening to our favorite Christmas music.

Well last year I attempted to make Peanut Butter fudge, because Jonathan loves it so. And his mom makes the best, so I tried it and totally failed. It turned out like a cake! :) I was so sad, so this year I went on cooks.com (it is my new favorite thing) and got an easy fudge recipe. So I tried it today, I mean honestly how can you fail with only 5 ingredients. Well it is amazing and too die for, so for all you chocolate lovers out there here is my new favorite fudge recipe.

EASY PEANUT BUTTER CHOCOLATE FUDGE
1 (12 oz) pkg. peanut butter flavor chips
1 (14oz) can sweetened condensed milk
1/4 c. butter
1/2 c. chopped peanuts (optional)
1 (6 oz.) pkg. semi-sweet chocolate morsels

In large saucepan, melt peanut butter chips, 1 cup sweetened condensed milk and 2 tablespoons butter, stir occasionally. Remove from heat; stir in peanuts. Spread mixture into wax paper-lined 8-inch square pan.

In small saucepan, melt chocolate morsels, remaining condensed milk and butter. Spread chocolate mixture on top of peanut butter mix. Chill 2 hours or until firm. Turn fudge onto cutting board; peel off paper and cut into squares. Tightly cover any leftovers. Yummy! I left out of the peanuts, but if you love them then go ahead and add them! Enjoy! Happy holidays!

1 month!

So it has been 1 month since Luke was born and it has been a whirl wind of craziness in the Biggs family. In the midst of having Luke I have also had to finish the semester. I don't know how I did or made it through but the semester is over, thank heavens. Can I get a alleluia?

This past month has flown by so fast because all the days are running together at this point with no sleep, barely finding time to eat, get a shower, and my house has gone by the wayside. Now can I ask how do we do it all? :) What was I thinking?

But at the end of the day it is all worth it because I am truly grateful to be a mother of three beautiful and healthy children. So I want to give a shout out to the women in my life my mom, mother-in-law, sisters, sister-in-laws,aunts, girlfriends, Grandmothers, and great-grandmothers thank you, thank you. You are truly amazing!

Family Pictures 2008!

So this year we had someone take our family pictures outside and she did an amazing job. This was her first time professionally taking pictures of families and she was awesome and allowed us to choose whatever shots we wanted. It was so cold on the day of our photo shoot, but definitely worth it. My mom of course wanted an entire group shot of the whole family and it is so hard to make every grandchild to look at the camera. But here are some crazy pics of the Bittle/Biggs/Choate/Revell family:
Family Christmas Picture 08'

Me and my sweetheart

The men in our lives

The Group Family shot: Bittles, Biggs, Choates, and Revell's

The couples: Eric & Mindy, Kit & Shana, and Jon & TK

The GIRLS

Sharlee, TK, Mom, Shan, and Mindy

Happy Thanksgiving!

We had a large group of about 20 people for Thanksgiving this year at my parent's home. It was such a wonderful day and beautiful weather. The food was absolutely amazing. It was our first year to deep fry a Turkey, oh man was it delicious. I made my double layer pumpkin pie and a yummy Crumble Apple pie that is so to die for. We ate leftovers for days. Everything was so yummy! We also made a large leave pile and took some pictures. It was so great to spend Thanksgiving with friends and family. We hope all of you had a wonderful Thanksgiving too.


Our family-Jon, TK, Brayden, Sharlee Kay, and Luke




Jon and I. Happy Thanksgiving honey.


Luke's 1st Thanksgiving, hence the onesie. Such a sweet baby.


Mom, Dad, and Spencer


Mama & Papa Bittle w/ the kiddos


Briggie and Sharlee Kay toppled Papa in the pile of leaves, they were having so much fun!


Mom, Dad, my Great Uncle Tom, my Great Aunt Justina. They traveled all the way from Casper, Wyoming to spend Thanksgiving with our family. It was so wonderful to see them again, we love you guys.


Grammie and Lyle. Grammie got married a few weeks ago and they are now living here in Norman. He is such a nice man and we are so happy for the both of them.


Briggie and Shan, Kit later surprised Shana. Shana thought he would have to work on Thanksgiving but he ended up making it back in time. We were so happy that he was here with us.


Kit's brother and his family drove up from Houston, TX to spend Thanksgiving with all of us. It was so much fun having them here with us this year. Love you guys!

Luke is 2 weeks old today!

Luke is 2 weeks old and now weighs more than he did at birth. He is definitely thriving and is doing so well. We have introduced the pacificer and he loves it. It has been a lifesaver for me, however he still loves the real thing a little bit too much. I swear I constantly feel dehydrated, but it is so worth it. Here are some pictures of his 2nd week of life in the Biggs family. Happy Turkey Day!

One week old!

I can't believe that it has been already a week since I gave birth to Luke. He has already changed so much, it is amazing. He has been such a great baby which has been so nice for me. He sleeps great and eats and poops a ton. He is just perfect. It still seems so surreal that I am a mommy of three kids. Sometimes I have a hard time wrapping my brain around it.

I swear I haven't cried so much after having a baby in my life, I seriously cry at everything and have been so sensitive to everything. Is that normal? This recovery has been good, but my back is so sore still from my epidural. The milk is in and flowing like crazy. So sore! :) However, I can't wait to see what the next few weeks brings, I can only reflect on how thankful at this time I am for such a great family and a wonderful husband.

Jon has cooked, cleaned, done loads of laundry, folded laundry, gets brayden ready for school in the morning, cleaned dishes, my house, changed poopie diapers on both kids, Master burper in the middle of the night. I could not have done any of this without him by my side. It has been so nice having him home, and I am dreading the day he returns back to work.

Well there is the update for the week, and some photos of Luke. Happy 1 week Luke!


Our Little man!

He loves to sleep!

Precious little boy!

He's Here!

Luke Steven Biggs was born November 12, 2008 and weighed in at 7 lbs. 12 oz. 19 in. long. It was a fairly easy delivery and he was ready to come quick. We are so happy that he is here with us and Sharlee and Brayden just can't get enough of him. The nurses tested him and they said that he was a PERFECT 10! We are so happy and glad to be home with our little family. More pictures to come later. Love you all.

The Day has come!

Tonight at midnight we will be going in to the hospital to have our new baby boy! Last night I could not believe that the day was finally here and I was sleeping in my bed for the last time for a couple of days. It all hit me and I became so nervous, and pray that everything goes well. I just wanted to send a little shout out to all of you before the days and nights get really hectic! We will post pics of the baby later on. Thanks to all our friends and family who have been so gracious and supportive we feel your love everyday. Love you all and wish me luck! Pray lots! :)

Happy Halloween...Trick or Treat!

We had such a great Halloween this year! It was so much fun trick or treating with our kids, they loved it. I swear it was double the candy this year but Jon and I don't mind because we eat it too. :) The weather in Oklahoma was in the mid 70's which is crazy for this time of year. So here is some of the fun that we had on Halloween.


Brayden decided that he wanted to be a Superhero this year, so he was Batman The Dark Knight. He was so cute! I'm Batman! :)


It was Red Ribbon week at Brayden's school and on Friday all the kids got to dress up in their costumes for Halloween and have their class parties. I am a parent-volunterr in Brayden's class and helped with his class party. We had a good time! :) Brayden loved the food!


Sharlee Kay and Brayden getting ready to go trick or treating! Sharlee Kay was a fairy this year. My sister Mindy made her tutu and and I wrapped toole in her hair and on her little fairy wings. She was adorable! I love this picture of the two of them, they were so excited!


Brayden a.ka. Batman and his best friend Trayne a.k.a. Iron Man We went trick or treating with our friends and family this year, we had a big crowd but it was so fun!


My brother Spencer was the Joker from the movie The Dark Knight and Brayden was The Dark Knight, it was so awesome to get a picture of the two of them. Why so serious? :)

Now that Halloween is done and over with, it is time to have a BABY! I can't handle it anymore, I am so ready. 10 more days to go! :)

27 Years Later!

I can't believe that 27 years has gone bye. I feel so blessed to have so many wonderful memories and experiences that I have had throughout my life. I am so grateful to goodly parents who shaped the course of my life. I am blessed with such a loving husband, great kids, and wonderful friends and family.

My family threw me a wonderful birthday party and made my day so special. It was so nice and relaxing and that is all that I needed. I had my birthday lunch with my lil sis Mindy Jo and then we had the party at my Mom and Dad's house and did some pumpkin carving. We had a great time! It was a great birthday!

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Me and My Mommy! I love you so.

My family!

Jon for my birthday got Baby Luke is first outfit, it is adorable. He also got me comfy PJ's and money for the Affair of the Heart craft show this weekend. I love him! :)

TK and Mindy JO!

Jon and I. Love you honey!

Brayden and Sharlee with their pumpkin, they weren't too sure about what the stuff was on the inside. They did not want to touch it! :)

Jaxon and Brayden having fun in Grandma and Grandpa's backyard.

Brayden watching Jonathan carve out our pumpkin.

The Biggs Family Pumpkin!

All the Pumpkins in the dark, they turned out so cool! :)

The kiddos in front of all the pumpkins! Josh, Jaxon, Brayden, and Sharlee. We missed you Briggie!

The WEEKEND!

After the BYU game we decided to detour to Shreveport to spend some extra time with family. Brayden had fall break this past weekend and I wanted to have one last family vacation before Baby Luke comes into town! :) We had a great time! Here are some pictures of the weekend.


The BIGGS Band! Taylor was on piano, Ethan was guitar, and Brayden was also on guitar. So funny!

COUSINS! We went out to the Texas Roadhouse for Scott and I's Birthday dinner. Great food!

Me and my hubby! Pardon the garment shot! :)

Brayden and Sharlee on the saddle at Texas Roadhouse!

A Moment In Time....

This past weekend we took a trip to Fort Worth, TX to go to the BYU football game. Our good friends the Cullimore's were able to get us some good tickets to the BYU game. Thanks so much to Kirk and his aunt we were able to go and have a great time. Jon and I took the kids and cheered on the Cougars and even though they lost the game, we had such a great time hanging out at the Cougar Tailgating party, meeting Cosmo, eating good food, hanging with family and friends, and meeting one of Jon's favorite football players, TY Detmer. It was a blast! Here are some of the pictures from the BYU experience.


Sharlee Kay all decked out in her BYU gear. She was so cute, we taught her to say GO COUGARS!

Sharlee and her daddy at the BYU Tailgating Party!

As we were in line waiting to get our food I pointed out to Jon that there was TY Detmer signing autographs. He immediately bought a BYU football and ran over to him to sign it and he signed his BYU visor that he was wearing. He was like a little kid in a candy store. It was such a great moment for him. Here is Scott, TY Detmer, and Jonathan all doing the Heisman stance. This is priceless!

Cosmo (BYU's mascot) and Jonos.

After dinner the BYU cheerleaders did a rally and it was so cool to watch. I have a special place in my heart for cheerleaders! :) They were great!

After tailgating it was off to the game. Here is a picture of Brayden and I right before the game. He was so excited, I have never seen my son yell so loud for a football team. It was hysterical, He would yell words like Beat TCU, DEFENSE, BYU is #1. JON was loving it!

This is the BYU football team warming up before the game, they do this awesome ritual before the game. It was so cool!

Brayden and Sharlee at the BYU game.

The GIRLS! Mindy, TK, Shana, and Sharlee. So fun!