The story of the tree

Trecking through the forest to find the perfect tree. We knew this one was obviously too big...


...so when we found this tree, it looked so much smaller than all the rest. It's under 12 feet, right?


Wrong. After we cut it down, it looked a bit large, so we trimmed it down a few feet.


We also had to cut off a few feet once we got it home and then again after we brought it inside and it hit the ceiling...oops! Not to mention the branches were so long that they shot out over the couch and were crunched against the wall. So, we got to literally trim the tree! Here is the finished product...

Leavenworth

We had such a great time in Leavenworth watching the tree lighting. What a magical town! Paul and I love taking pictures with all the characters and there were definitely a bunch of them.




And of course, the tree lighting was magical, romantic, and memorable.

Brothers gotta hug!

We are taking care of a few dogs this week and one of them is Savage's brother, Danger. They are having such a great time!

So Thankful

We had Thanksgiving with some of our friends on Friday and had so much fun! We feel very blessed to have such wonderful friends in our life.

awww cute!


All the girls with our hands on Erin's baby bump!


The men


Yummy food, great friends, fun games, and memory making!

Dog-on-a-rope

Savage LOVES to tug at flyball practice!

Mrs. Master

Paul took me out for a wonderful sushi dinner to celebrate the completion of my Masters program.


Half way through dinner, a little blue box appeared on the table! I love my husband, and my new earings!

"Pumpkin Carving" Night

For our second annual Pumpkin Carving Night, no one actually carved a pumpkin. But we did have a lot of fun!

Paul and I dressed up as rednecks...Paul makes a much better one than me, hmmmmm.


A German bar maid, two rednecks, a pirate wench, a Marine, and a witch = a good time!