Christmas 2005 - Large's

This year we got open our gifts early - TWO WEEKS EARLY! Jonathan & Elizabeth, Jon & Kelly's kids, could contain themselves. They were eyeing the gifts ALL day, too cute. We all got great gifts - from a motorcycle helmet to CD's to gift certificates to climbing gear to the world's toughest puzzle! We had great fun just sitting around playing games, laughing, telling and hearing great stories from childhood and eating a FANTASTIC Christmas dinner.

We even got some 'inventive' wrapping - notice which words are crossed out...

Christmas Cruise

Man - did we ever have a ton of things to do this past Christmas! Here we went with Auntie, Donna, and Nathan to a Christmas Cruise. It was a lot of fun AND dancing! We even got Donna to hit the dance floor with us!




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Halloween

Here we are - 2005 Halloween. One of Donna's - one of Paul's aunts - favorite party days! So we got the place good and decorated. The boys, Paul and his cousin, Nathan, fixed up the front lawn to look like a grave yard. A little creepy and a little too life like! Anyway, we had great fun, great food and great games.

What good is halloween without pumpkin carving!?

Here is Paul and my tribute to TROGDOR - the burninator!!!

Nathan - as Wolverine

Auntie - as a tourist

Donna - a gun slingin' wild woman

Paul - the mysterious vampire

Me! - a vamp fairy (see my wings! :))

Smith Rocks Trip

As our last 'hoorah' before Paul returned to school and I started my first year back, that we decided to go rockcliming at Smith Rocks in Oregon over Labor Day weekend. We roped in Davie, Paul's best friend, Kirsten, Davie's girl, and Kirsten's sister, Carrie and her boyfriend, Paul. Sierra, Kirsten's dog, also tagged along. It was great fun and we were able to drive down in style in the Minnie. We are going to have to make this a yearly trip at least for the 6 of us - a lot more for Paul and me.

Sierra

Carrie & Paul

Davie & Kirsten

A well prepared Davie

Paul on 'Wedding Day'

Davie on 'Wedding Day'
Me on 'Peanut'

My Birthday!

My husband threw me a birthday party with the help of my two aunties - Kathy & Donna - my cous', Nathan, and friend, Elizabeth. It was great fun! We went to PF Chang's to eat and came back to open gifts, eat some dessert and play some games!!!!! Unfortunately, you don't get to see Donna in these pictures because she was the photographer for the night. (It was weird not being the one pointing the camera.)

Our 4th Anniversary

For our 4th Anniversary, Paul took control! He planned the whole thing. I wasn't even sure where we were going. He even went the long way to drive there just so I wouldn't know where we were going.
He took me for a weekend away in Leavenworth. It was a lot of fun to just veg out with my hubby in a really cute hotel and relax in the warmth of the sun while shopping. We went out to dinner the first night to a great Italian restaurant. It was the BEST Italian food I had ever had and for reasonable prices! It was called Visconti's.
The next day he surprised me by taking me on a horse ride! I LOVE HORSES! And what made it even more special - two of my sister-in-law's, my niece and nephew dropped in to join us. It made for one of the best anniversaries yet. Can't wait for next year!