BrAnDoN & TeMpEsTt

GrAdUaTiOn ClAss Of 2009

2009-08-29T19:30:00.000-07:00

ReX's Laker's CaKe!!

2009-01-20T18:23:00.000-08:00

This is the cake I made for Brandon's dad's birthday, who by the way is the biggest Lakers fan I know! He loved the cake! I tried my hardest to make it look more "manly" than cute. haha All the boys loved it so I guess I did alright with that

~FiRsT ChRiStMaS~

2009-01-20T18:17:00.001-08:00

This was our first Christmas together as a married couple…awe! J We had only been in our house for three days and so as you can tell by the pics, we were not completely settled in and boxes were everywhere. So, on Christmas morning I woke up extra early and kinda picked up the house- making room for our Christmas tree and presents. I put up a few ornaments from our little collection. We got the cutest one from Disneyland while on our honeymoon with Mickey and Miney sitting in a ring. I LOVE IT! Anyways, I woke him up and had him open the presents that Santa and I ;) got him. He kept saying how bad he felt because he didn’t have anything to give me on Christmas morning. He already got a the CTS a few days earlier as an early Christmas present (because it would be kind of hard to bring that to Cali without me noticing it haha). So, I kept telling him I would’ve been very mad if he did get me something…like the CTS wasn’t enough?!?! Then when he was all done opening his gifts, we were picking up a little because we were looking for a box with Brandon’s parents’ presents in it. We couldn’t find it…so Brandon went out into the garage and brought in a box and asked me to look and see if their presents were in it. I opened it and oh my goodness it was a KITCHEN AID! What a sweetheart! I was very mad at him though because he was not suppose to do that!

My Last Day Nannying

2009-01-20T18:12:00.000-08:00

Well...this was my last day of nannying! Sure miss those kids!! :/ The three oldest (Jacob, Benjamin and Lydia) are on the cover of "The Friend" magazine for the month of December. It is a painting of them that their grandma did!! Be sure to check it out!

Magnus's Band Concert

2009-01-20T18:08:00.000-08:00

Magnus's first band concert :) He was very cute...although, my mom and I suspect he wasn't actually playing at all. I don't think we saw him read his music once..and he for dang sure did not have any of those songs memorized! haha

Baja 1000, Encenada, Mexico Nov 20th

2008-12-05T12:31:00.000-08:00

What a perfect way to end our honeymoon...Baja 1000 ;) haha i know Brandon wouldn't have it any other way!!

4th Day of Honeymoon (still recovering from FOOD POISONING!)

2008-12-01T18:54:00.000-08:00

Christmas at Disneyland...Can't beat that!

Tower of Terror!! EEE!!

We didn't realize we would see Brandon's Twin at DISNEYLAND! Buz lightyear to the rescue!

Well we finally made it to Disneyland/California Adventures after a miserable two days of me having food poisoning! haha But Brandon could not have handled the situation more perfect! He took care of me---constantly rubbing my back, holding my hair up as I threw up (sorry for that little detail haha...just be glad I*m not going into all the details :) , making food runs, smoothie runs, medicine runs, blow drying my hair, staying in bed with me all day watching The Holiday and all sorts of girly shows, etc. What a perfect hubby!

Disneyland was an absolute blast..but i really had to take it easy!

First Day of Our HoNeYmOoN @ Ocean Side

2008-12-01T18:37:00.001-08:00

Started off the day right with some Denny's!

Then hit the beach!

Brondon's Sandcastle! He's a pro!

Walkin the pier!

This day was so perfect! The weather was great and we just had a blast together! It was so nice to finally relax after a CrAzY busy weekend!!

THANK YOU!!

2008-12-01T18:34:00.000-08:00

Thanks everyone for all your help and for sharing this special day with us!! We love you!

CA ReCePtiOn!

2008-12-01T18:21:00.000-08:00

After the reception we BEGAN our journey to Ocean Side..took us a while to FINISH the journey...Car problems never fail with the McNeil Family! ;) jk Thanks TK for bringing us a new car!

We treated ourselves to some breakfast in bed the day of our reception!! It was so good!!! THANKS STACY AND LEX FOR THE AWESOME HOTEL ROOM!!

Thanks everyone again for an outstanding night...We really appreciate everyone's time & effort! This was an absolutely gorgeous reception! :) Love you all

AZ ReCePtIoN

2008-12-01T18:03:00.000-08:00

WhAt a CuTe BuNcH!!

Me and my 10 lb bouquet!

I am totally obsessed with my cake & cup cakes!! Thanks April! You're amazing!

I won :)

From this moment on...

ThE WeDdInG - - - NoVeMbEr. 13, 2008

2008-12-01T10:39:00.000-08:00

What a beautiful day this was for us! Brandon and I could not believe how perfect everthing turned out! For the past few months we have been planning for this day and most of our focus was on the reception. But, after the Temple we could have easily called it a day. It doesn't get more special than that. As Brandon's mom Robin put it "What happened in the temple was the crowning moment of the entire day." The reception was beautiful and just as I imagined, however it did not seem as important after our temple sealing :)

Robin planned our wonderful Luncheon at Rigatoni's, but what topped it off was the comments our parents and friends made about us. They all had the sweetest things to say... Brandon's parents welcomed me to the family and my parents did the same with Brandon. Thank you Robin for all the hard work you put towards making this Luncheon so great.

Batchelorette Party!! Whoop Whoop!

2008-12-01T10:20:00.000-08:00

Ha Ha! Well hmm this was an interesting night! So much fun though! All my awesome girlfriends spoiled me with adorrible Lingerie!! =D & I*ll never forget what Sam surprised me with in the little "X Rated" gift bag! haha oh dear! Thanks again girls for the wonderful night! I*ll never forget it! :)

Last Halloween being SINGLE!

2008-12-01T09:50:00.000-08:00

I have a lot of catchin up to do...so I*ll start with Halloween! Brandon & I dressed up as army people! I went and had dog tags made- one for me and one for Brandon... Brandon's said "I won the battle to Tempestt's Heart" & mine said "I won the battle to Brandon's heart" haha kinda corny, but it was cute! We went over to my cousin Melissa's (her and her husband August threw a little Halloween party). I have to say the highlight of the party was the Krispy Kreme game Melissa had planned! haha! Everyone partnered up and one partner had to hold a string with a doughnut attatched at the end and the first team to finish eating the doughnut (with no hands) won. So I was first..didn't do so well. Then it was Brandon's turn...and you know how competitive the McNeils are! Brandon was willing to do whatever it took to win..so he practically swallowed the doughnut whole...then CHOKED (if you couldn't already tell by the picture!) haha! Fun night!!