Christmas in Minnesota

It was absolutely fabulous being with Zuriel's family this past Christmas, we wish we could see them more!  We loved the family time, movies, sleeping in, staying up too late, amazing food {most was authentic mexican food}, many laughs, shopping, Christmas traditions, baking, pictures {too many to post}, and reflection on our Savior's birth.

 

The following are family photos in front of the Angel of Hope in memory of beautiful Miriam, as well as some pics on a cute bridge nearby!

I just love my second family!  They're wonderful and we loved spending Christmas with them!  Miss you guys!

As of late

And I mean "late" as in the last three-ish months, not including Christmas.  Because, Christmas gets a post of its own, of course.  

Disclaimer numero uno: These photos {as a matter of fact, practically every photo on the blog} was professionally take by my cell phone--they're beautiful, I know!

Disclaimer numero dos:  These photos may appear to be random, but that's because they are.  I just threw together some fun moments of the final months of 2011.

The moments include (in order): Friend's birthday celebration, Lunch dates w/my hard working man, Mr. Hardworker's catch of the day, Dog-sitting a friend's cute pooch, Z's first 'duck kill', cute date w/Z which included yummy muffins and drinks, a windy but beautiful wedding and reception, Z w/our cute niece and dog, beautiful Utah, driving home to Idaho, our pooch right before she got a much overdue haircut, fall colors, putting up our baby tree, Z ready for his day hunting trip, yummy dinner of 'game hens' made by my fantastic hubby of mine, a fun and spontaneous Thanksgiving dinner that took place in December {yep, we had a second Thanksgiving, just cause!}, dog-sitting our buddy Mojo, a late drive to Utah that required energy drinks.

 

 

Next post: Pictures of our splendid Christmas holiday!