Girls Afternoon Out

There is nothing like time with girl friends!

You might call this our second annual event, since we did the same thing last year... yep, we went to see New Moon and contributed to the 140.7 M the movie brought in the first weekend. We didn't make tshirts, but we did go out to eat afterwards! Cheers!

p.s. does anyone else think I look like a giant next to these ladies? And I was wearing flats! Next time we ought to sit to take the picture...

Dating

In the last few months we haven't been so great about getting out on dates alone. We spend a lot of time together and go out, but the little monkey has been tagging along everywhere. We finally decided enough was enough! We found ourselves a babysitter (thank you Meagan!) and out we went on Friday. We had so much fun! Matt planned the night and kept it a mystery for me -- and I was spoiled. Amazing sushi, the nickelcade, and then we shared a shake for dessert. The sushi was a fabulous idea since I couldn't have any all pregnancy and was leary during breastfeeding, meaning I haven't had any in probably 2 whole years.

We've recommited ourselves to getting out on date nights regularly once again :) It takes some planning, but it is definitely worth it and vital for a marriage!

*pretty awesome lips we got with our tickets from the arcade,
the aftermath of our sushi feast, & Matt wowing me on atari

The End

Matt just finished his 3 year term on the HOA board as of Wednesday night - around 2 years of which was served as the HOA President. Whew!

Ah, what memories...


The beginning is the best part: we had moved into our community maybe 2-3 weeks prior to the annual meeting. A neighbor found out Matt was a construction management major and so an HOA board member was born. At the meeting he was nominated and elected -without anyone having a clue who we were- and we didn't have a clue what we were getting into - and so it all began!

Even though there have been definite ups and downs, overall Matt enjoys this type of community involvement - even though he may not admit it at the moment :) Needless to say, I am quite pleased that he has one thing taken off his plate as we approach this new year that will most likely be filled with all sorts of upheaval (new job?, moving, selling our home, graduating college, etc). Thanks for the hard work babe and hanging in there all 3 years!

The first of many

We've had a tiny bit of snow this weekend, so I quickly bundled the kiddo and took him outside Saturday morning to experience his first 'real' snowfall (where he'd actually notice).

Luckily, he loved it!

*Cough Cough*

I couldn't pass up posting this video that I got from my friend Kristen!! Haha

Rendezvous

We Love Family!

We got the chance to take another jaunt to TN for a week and Mason and I had a lot of fun with everyone (quite a few relatives are not pictured here...sorry!)! The older he gets the more fun things are - I love seeing him explore and learn.

I also got to go to a friends' wedding - it was beautiful and included the best of company! Here are a few shots from that evening...

(sorry my pictures are limited for the whole trip, seems I wasnt quite as trigger happy as usual)

Haaaaaappy Halloweeeeeeeeen!

If this picture is any indication, he LOVED halloween & trick or treating. Our little dragon quickly caught on - picking out candy and putting it in his sack like a pro - he made out like a bandit. We attended out church Trick or Trunk/Chili dinner and then went out around our neighborhood! Such fun!