Thursday, December 27, 2012

{Tis the season...}

For...
Baking
 White chocolate cranberry biscotti
 
 Christmas Programs



 Pittock Mansion
Gingerbread house building
 Cookie decorating
 Extra family time (vacation, no weekly activities)


 Extended Family
Snow
 Our room view
 The view from the hot tub- nothing better than 107 degree water with BIG flakes coming down!
 
We hope you enjoyed all of your holiday traditions this season!

Wednesday, December 19, 2012

{Holiday Festivities}

 
After the busiest Fall of my life, I am glad to report school is over for the semester! Internship is so close I can taste it!
Chad hit a lady the day before Thanksgiving and totaled our commuter car. Although it is a BIG bummer, we are thankful he and Ryley are safe!
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My brother and sister in-law hosted Thanksgiving- and a wonderful one it was!
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We always decorate the day after Thanksgiving.
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 This "Thankfulness Chain" could go on forever!
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We saw Maisey's best friend in the Nutcracker but I failed to get pics.
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Waiting for Maisey while she danced at the Bethany Tree Lighting.
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Chad turned 38! He enjoyed one piece of cake before I started a fire in the oven! Thank goodness for baking soda (and the fire extinguisher near by that I almost used). I divided this giant cake up in Rubbermaid to distribute and put it in the oven to save room... Then, in a hurry to go on his birthday date night and a Christmas party, I turned the oven on and started the fire!
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The first competition of the season. Only two of her teams competed, but she has several opportunities coming up where all 3 teams will compete.
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Date night at the ceramic studio and beauty salon.
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Carriage rides
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We attended a really neat Christmas program with puppets across a whole stage. Teenagers put it on and it was most impressive.
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Every year we do the zoo lights and this seemed like a new addition this season.
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More to come. Slowly but surely I will catch up! The main reason I haven't blogged, I am out of space on Picasa and before I pay, I want to delete countless pictures that will never be archived.

Sunday, November 18, 2012

{DC}

 
I am back from one AMAZING trip! It was requisite for me to leave for 9 days in order to progress towards internship for my program.
In Feb. I went to Florida, and boy am I glad I had the opportunity to go to DC this time.
I am home and actively looking for an internship site. I am able to start in April, assuming I can get a site secured by Jan. 1st when the paperwork is due! Ah, there is no way to describe the stress right now. However, knowing I only have next term left for classes is calming.
 
Since I live across the nation, I had to fly in a day early to make it in time for check in. I spent Friday from 8 to 6 site seeing with a friend. It was an amazing time to visit, and I can't wait to take my family. We visited the Holocaust Museum on Friday 11/8 (the anniversary of "The Night of Broken Glass") and many other monuments for a second time on Veterans Day.
 

 
 
Bottom right group shot: Track 2 Cohort of Marriage and Family Therapists

I want the pink house in the middle.
Could NOT resist! Maisey's favorite show! I love the mixer!
 
 
My very modern hotel room.

 If you haven't visited, GO!!!

Wednesday, November 7, 2012

{Halloween 2012}

Chad's favorite holiday! I carve pumpkins every year to support him.
 The family of pumpkins
 Maisey carved this vampire for me.
 Chad's huntsman.
 Ryley's spider (courtesy of daddy)
 My ballerina on point for Maisey (it's a little hard to see her feet in this picture)
The ward "Trunk or Treat" with Ellie and Lexie

This year we went to Cousin Marlissa's (like tradition) to spend it with her and her Halloween loving family.
 
Uncle Adam, Aunt Carey, Peyton and Colby came too.

Cousins- first and second

Candy sorting and trading


 The pills the mental hospital gave to trick or treaters.
Lobster Peyton
Hostess Marlissa and Host Dave- Chad the side kick