Happy Birthday to me...yesterday.

Yesterday was my birthday and thanks to a couple of my favorite friends and my WONDERFUL husband...it was terrific!!! here are a few pictures...

sneaky janae and her men...

no, he hasn't proposed yet... but you'd think so by the looks of this

two loving chubbys (why does enos NEVER smile for real?!!!)

my boyfriend Raymond....don't worry... enos doesn't mind

me 'n mica

we get it janae.. you are surrounded by men!!

The men doing one of their favorite things... choosing the food.

Me and my cute new clutch courtesy of Janae (and andrew?)

uh...yes, we see it lindsay... thanks..

Enos:"don't you already have one of those?"...me: "yes, ONE."

Mica hiding...kinda. and Matt...looking like a wax sculpture..nice job matt.

The cake that enos so painstakingly made me.


a tribute to Kora... (the head tilt and smirk)

Mica the monkey trying to scare the baby.

Henry Glen Raines...i watched him come into this world...awkward but sweet.

Me...looking a fool.. i'm secure enough to post this hideous picture of myself because i know it will make people laugh.

Enos and Lindsay: the quirks

So i got inspired to tell you all our quirks because i read about another girl and HER husband's quirks...so i thought i'd share a bit with you so you see what kind of people enos and i are.

ME

1. i need way too much space in the bed which most often times means i've sprawled one leg over the top of enos and end up spanning the whole bed. enos seems okay with it, luckily.
2. i HATE large groups of people. I get anxious and uncomfortable and wanna leave.
3. Every morning when i drive to work, i try my very hardest to drive exactly over the manholes without touching any part of them. It's only on this one road... i have yet to drive over all of them without touching one. (it's really hard!)
4. I know all the timing and order of any given stoplight from my house to north orem. I'm a bit obsessive. I even know which lane is generally the fastest due to turns and people changing lanes and whatnot.
5. I hate controlling the remote control when other people are "depending" on me. I would rather just give it away. I get anxious.
6. I am most relaxed doing my art when i am dressed silly. (leggings, enos' fleece, a scarf)
7. I HATE routine but without it i'm lost and a bit sick at my stomach(literally).
8. The first thing i do when i get home is tell Geoffrey (my cat) i love him.
9. I check everyone's blog at least three times a day... even if i've already checked it that day. (i'm obsessive compulsive)
10. Lastly, i almost ALWAYS have to sit in the front passenger seat when i go to lunch with the guys. Mostly cuz i'm the only girl and so i'm entitled to that right.

ENOS

1. Enos suffers from what i've heard called "feet claustrophobia" which without much explanation means he won't wear shoes EVEN in the dead of winter snow, flip flops only. nerd.
2. He loves to cuddle beyond normal people's limits...He likes to be entangled in his cuddle.
3. He is very particular when cooking...everything is in exact order and must be followed exactly. If i help, he'll always "correct" me. This is why i refuse to cook with him anymore.
4. He's VERY good at following directions. He learns anything after the first time watching because he studies it intently.
5. He didn't know he had something wrong with his eyes until i TOLD him he wasn't looking at me, but AROUND me. (each eye facing outward, he wears glasses now because of it)
6. He has a VERY good eye for art. he's my number two when it comes to looking and fixing my art work... (i'm number one, obviously)
7. He pulls out his eyebrow hairs when he is thinking about trivial things.
8. He remembers dates more than most people i know (this includes our first date, the first time we kissed, birthdays anniversaries, etc.)
9. He laughs whenever i try to tickle or move him. (because he's neither ticklish nor movable.)
10. Whenever he watches tv his mouth always hangs open and he is a complete zombie.


That's just a bit about us. Hope you enjoyed it.

More Christmas Picture Fun

So it snowed a LOT here on saturday but i was unable to get a picture because it got dark so freakin' fast and i had a lot of freelance to finish up... BUT i did get a few pictures on Sunday as we drove to church... for those of you who love the mountains (mother) you will love this post. I also put some more pictures up of our NEW christmas decor...yay!!!



Isn't this sooooo pretty!?!?

This is the snowman that Raymond and Andrew (our upstairs neighbors/friends)
made for us...Don't be too impressed though...

This is the scale...
HA.

The Snowboy clan (sorry about the blurriness)

Enos picked this decoration out... isn't it SOO him?

Our slightly generic Target decor

Los lonely paw.

I found this backdrop for my crystal nativity set at Gardner's Village!! WAY CUTE!!

Our New Camera

Enos and i just bought the Canon Powershot and we LOVE it...you'll be seeing a lot more pictures of us (don't judge us based on this picture i posted... my eyes hurt really bad and enos was kinda BLAH about taking pictures)... AND videos of us as well (that is, when i figure out what program to resize the videos in, help?) We set up Christmas today as much as we could... since we haven't been married for but 2 christmas' (almost 3 now) we don't have a lot of decor.. but soon... very soon (looking around plotting-ly) Here's what we DID do... also, i made the tree skirt, it was really fun... The one eyed monster is one of our ornaments... I made that too.. i plan to make more, i like having a monster tree.. it feels homey. HA.

I told enos we needed more red beads with buttons... he refused to believe me until we put them on and they weren't long enough... We are going back to the store for more... (i win)

Adoption

Well...i've just had this on my mind for a while because Jessica adopted Miah and he is such an automatic part of our family...I wanted to know if it was right for Enos and I. So i decided to go to an enrichment activity where a former member of our ward spoke to about 9 of us about adoption and how they adopted their son...It was such a tender story and i felt connected to them because her name was Lindsey (yes an E, i asked) her mom liked the name because of Lindsay Wagner, same with me and then to top it all off.. her husband was a tall and chubby sweet man...kinda like mine. :) So i listened to their story and by the end i was amazed at how much people will go through to do the will of the Lord. These people, like my sister and her husband, struggled with a lot of hopeful adoptions but no success, until finally...there was. The difference with these people is that the husband was infertile and went through the grief and sadness with not being able to bare their own children. It was really interesting to listen to their story...In the end i think i gained a testimony of the path of adoption for those who have the need and will and desire to adopt. It is a beautiful thing. I just didn't feel influenced personally to adopt (i don't think i'm strong enough to go through that). But i am a very big supporter of adoption and the joy it can bring. Though it may be a hard choice for the young unmarried mother, it may be the right one. I guess that's really all i have to say about that... i don't really know what else to say...it was just on my mind. I hope i don't offend anyone by what i've said. Here's a picture of Lindsey and her husband Josh who adopted Tyson. If you want to read more about their adoption go to www.therhouse.blogspot.com

Crazy people with guns and knives

So the guys i work with are kinda hard core about hunting and living a manly life so i thought i'd post something that i thought was pretty amazing that a couple of them did for what i'll call "kicks and giggles."

Hi... my name is Cow. I live in---

"Not anymore you don't. I'm man. I eat you."

Goodbye cow. You'll be tasty in my belly.

There's something Da Vinci about this picture. Yes?

My friend Mik....who looks WAY too happy next to Cow's leg.

Here they are slicing his leggy up and taking out the bone.

Mik with the femur bone. Jessica, here is a visual for your cow bone story. Isn't it huge and scary?

I think Mik told me they cut up this cow for 3 hours to separate the meat for all the families that went in on the purchase of the cow. That's my work friend, Ammon in the black shirt.

So as you can tell... preparing meat is a bit more complicated and intense than one would imagine. Think about that next time you visit your butcher and simply stick your money out in exchange for a slab of this nature-ly goodness. That is all.. Enjoy the goriness of these pictures. (you especially jessica)

Welcome to the Hin Heinzen Family Blog

Welp... after much deliberation, Enos and I have decided to create a Hin Heinzen Family Blog and separate the happenings in our life from my art...cuz.. ya know... it's not all about me. HA. (yeah right.) Anywho... we'll be updating this blog as our family blog and post pictures and whatnot and report on our lives and the happenings... Yes i realize i have way too many blogs.. get over it.