Monday, January 5, 2009

It's been awhile!

We have been busy busy busy! So I'm going to do one of my 'sum-it-all-up' posts - and hopefully throw in a LOT of random pictures! These past few weeks we have:
*Aaron and I celebrated our 5th anniversary! YAY!! We went to an ah-ma-zzzing dinner at our favorite place downtown, then went out Christmas shopping for the kids. It was a lot of fun!! We played a little game and went back through the years saying the best and worst memories from each - it's a challenging game, you should try it!

*Welcomed my in laws after a long drive up from southern California - and they stocked my freezer with the best bread ever that they always stop and pick up in Bishop Cali. THANK YOU THANK YOU THANK YOU!!!

*Headed over to WW for Christmas. My in laws rented a beautiful vacation home for the holidays. It is just a bit outside of WW (technically just outside of Dixie), and it was a gorgeous Tuscan inspired 6 bedroom home that I wanted so badly to steal the linens and decor - oh and the furniture. beautiful, simply beautiful. We spent a few days with Aaron's parents, his brother, wife and baby Ava, and his Grandparents.
*Once home we had Christmas with Mom, Jeff, Ryan, Nick, Andrea and Kylie - the kids were of course spoiled rotten!! And the food was fabulous too!

*We had an uneventful New Year's Eve and went to bed early :-)

*I photographed a wedding on New Year's Day!! That was a challenge... and it turned out beautiful! There is NO WAY I could of managed to do it by myself - Andrea was so gracious enough to help me out - even though she didn't feel good. LOVE YOU! I'm so excited to edit - but that means I go into hermit mode with 1500 pictures to proof. yikes!

*For Aaron's birthday we drove to McCall and had a quick visit with my dad, Denise and Khloe' and they did Christmas for the kiddo's. It was a fun and FAST trip.

*Today we are back to routine - even with the brand new 5" of snow from this morning!!! Aaron is off to work, Emma is at PreSchool, and Jake is down for a nap. I feel like it is time to breath and get life back to normal after the past three weeks of chaos!
Some random pictures from the past few weeks...


We got a box in the mail from the Fautheree's!!! Jan made me (ok so I was probably suppose to share..whoops) red hot popcorn!!!!!!!!!!!! Best treat EVER. A cute Elf that Emma latched onto, and another tub with a fabulous sweet chex mix. Very special to have a christmas package all the way from florida!!!


The kids new ornaments this year from my mom.


Jake has fallen in love with reading his books. He of course has to be sitting in his rocking chair in his room, it is just too precious.

more to come later.... i need to go proof some photos!

1 comment:

Misty * Noel said...

I love that he is sitting in his room...his chair! Too cute and Mr. Independant! LOVE IT!