Dakota Grace born November 28th
1st Christmas at the new house!
Millennium Park in Chicago with Dustin & KC
Sarah, Nic, Tracy ready to hit the slopes!
Angel Fire, NM
My birthday dinner at Blackfinn
Aaron at Deception Pass - WA
Mom and I at Jef and Sara's Reception
Aaron and I with Maya Nicole Major
My birthday dinner at Blackfinn
Aaron at Deception Pass - WA
Mom and I at Jef and Sara's Reception
Aaron and I with Maya Nicole Major
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! As most of you know I have very exciting news to share! Aaron proposed on New Year's Eve! It's official, we are ENGAGED! We spent the holiday with a group of great friends at the Eddleman's ranch in West Texas. 'The Ranch' is one of our favorite places to relax and spend time with friends.
Beyond getting engaged 2009 was such an exciting year. Aaron and I started building our first home in June and closed October 15th. It was an awesome experience and we feel very blessed! In January I went skiing in Angel Fire, NM with some of my best friends. While we were there Chadd and Tracy both celebrated their birthdays and I skied BLUES... a big deal if you have ever seen me on any form of skiis! In May, Aaron and I traveled to Chicago with our friends Kacey and Dustin for Aaron's 29th birthday to see the Eagles in concert. While we were there we sat next to Justin Timberlake at a famous pizza joint called Giordanos, pretty cool! In August we flew back home to Washington for my cousin Daryl's wedding to his beautiful wife Danielle. Aaron was able to meet some of my family and see what Washington state is all about. It's no suprise that he loved it. We took a ferry ride to the islands, hung out downtown Seattle, ate tons of seafood, explored Deception Pass and had a great time at Daryl's wedding. The weather was perfect! Our last vaca of the year was to Broken Bow, OK over Labor Day weekend. What a beautiful place! A group of 12 of us rented a cabin and spent much of the time boating on lake Broken Bow Lake. We hope to make it an annual trip.
Some of the best moments the year were shared with our friends during special moments in their lives. Pete & Ashley were married in Vegas and bought their first house this Spring, Ainsley Elise celebrated her very first birthday, Erika & Thomas were engaged on June 20th the same day Lana went into labor and delivered sweet Maya Nicole. Jef & Sara were married in November and are expecting a little girl next year! Chris & Lauren had baby Phoenix in August, Chadd & Sarah had Dakota Grace two days after Thanksgiving, James & Haven delivered Zeypher at the end of November and Dan & Heather were married just two weeks ago. Wow, what a year! I can't wait to see all that 2010 has in store!
Beyond getting engaged 2009 was such an exciting year. Aaron and I started building our first home in June and closed October 15th. It was an awesome experience and we feel very blessed! In January I went skiing in Angel Fire, NM with some of my best friends. While we were there Chadd and Tracy both celebrated their birthdays and I skied BLUES... a big deal if you have ever seen me on any form of skiis! In May, Aaron and I traveled to Chicago with our friends Kacey and Dustin for Aaron's 29th birthday to see the Eagles in concert. While we were there we sat next to Justin Timberlake at a famous pizza joint called Giordanos, pretty cool! In August we flew back home to Washington for my cousin Daryl's wedding to his beautiful wife Danielle. Aaron was able to meet some of my family and see what Washington state is all about. It's no suprise that he loved it. We took a ferry ride to the islands, hung out downtown Seattle, ate tons of seafood, explored Deception Pass and had a great time at Daryl's wedding. The weather was perfect! Our last vaca of the year was to Broken Bow, OK over Labor Day weekend. What a beautiful place! A group of 12 of us rented a cabin and spent much of the time boating on lake Broken Bow Lake. We hope to make it an annual trip.
Some of the best moments the year were shared with our friends during special moments in their lives. Pete & Ashley were married in Vegas and bought their first house this Spring, Ainsley Elise celebrated her very first birthday, Erika & Thomas were engaged on June 20th the same day Lana went into labor and delivered sweet Maya Nicole. Jef & Sara were married in November and are expecting a little girl next year! Chris & Lauren had baby Phoenix in August, Chadd & Sarah had Dakota Grace two days after Thanksgiving, James & Haven delivered Zeypher at the end of November and Dan & Heather were married just two weeks ago. Wow, what a year! I can't wait to see all that 2010 has in store!
