old man and the sea

our papi sure loves Davy Jones' locker

Jon and his amigas

After the Herdman's this was The Best Christmas Pageant EVER.

A perfect day on the slopes.

True love.

a vacation full of simple pleasures

joshie pondering the great blue

alli n' cody lookin' as purdy as ever

getting acquainted with our 'soon to be' roomie

my pics are always out of order . . .
this was our sunday school class
(y'all haven't seen my hair look like that since
Alli and I sported the 'lambchops' style back in the 90's!)

Christmastime is here!

Lizzy asked for it!
Here are some pictures of our pad

A nativity I bought in Venezuela

Most of our decorations were wedding gifts.
Most of our decorations are snowmen.

This is my favorite nativity.
So simple.

This year I decided to decorate our place like a
college dorm! I figure we're only
going to enjoy the decorations for 2 weeks
so I better pull out all the stops.

oh tanenbaum!

One of my favorite things in my house.
I love my family.

Tis the season, y'all.

Au's Bed and Breakfast

Anna and Brigham have church at 8:30,
so we did not expect to eat before we left.
But who did we hear up at 7 am,
rattling around in the kitchen
BRIGHAM!!!
We had the most delicious breakfast:
Texas toast (of course), hash browns, bacon (spam for Brig)
and orange juice.
We love them - like family.

Our (Jon's and my) first hockey game!
Anna has the sweetest hookups at her
job so she scored these tickets.
I love the lady behind us trying to get in the shot.

Que rico . . .

Eli's cousin (far right) lives in Dallas
and invited us for an 'asado'
-Argentine bbq-
It was the best asado we've had this
side of the panama canal.

It was so delicious!

Eli and Mike and their mate:)
They are engaged to be married
in May at the DC Temple.

It was the first time in 8 years that
Jon and Eli saw each other. It was
a sweet reunion.
We skyped her family in Argentina...
amazing!

Thanksgiving in Dallas

Me and Jessica painting a
Christmas ornament

Jon, Dallin, and Jessica

A tribute to the missionary

"The Feast"
Shan's family
Me and Jon
Eli & Mike
Brig & Anna
I told Shannon she should be proud
of herself. She fed Brigham
and still had leftovers:)

Love these two

Wrapping up November

The third weekend in November
we went to Asheville, NC
(a sweet little artsy, hippie town in the Smokies)
to go to a concert with Sara.

George Winston (classical pianist) was great
but the highlight of the night was
catching up at the 'chocolate lounge' after the show.