{Remember these?}

I loved mine and Maisey loves hers!

Some things never change... I still use Aqua Net majority of the time!

 

{Fun}

 Maisey's gingerbread house

 Ryley's gingerbread house

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 The Portland Aquarium

 Going in for the touch!

Maisey's front was soaked from touching all the sea life. The kids LOVE this place. My take, it is WAY too small, and very crowded since it just opened. However, I am glad to see the annual pass pay for itself in the first month.

{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!

{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.