Saturday, January 22, 2011

Christmas in PA

We spent the beginning of the Christmas holidays in Philadelphia with Adam's brother Rob. We ate some good food and got to see where Rob works at DiBrunos. Very fun and very yummy food!! Adam and I spent some time touring the downtown and got to do a little window shopping at the Macy's downtown.

Bob and Liz picked us up from Rob's and we got to see the new house they are building outside of Phili and then headed back to Hershey to decorate the tree. I loved these pictures of Adam and his mom!
Adam's height made his a perfect candidate for putting the star on the top of the tree!!

We enjoyed Christmas morning all together!
Mike came over several times during the Christmas break and we loved having him around. We spent an afternoon at Gettysburg. It was cold and windy but a great way to learn about the battle. They really have done a wonderful job making it educational and interesting!


We met my Aunt Linda, Uncle Merritt and cousin Amanda at a winery outside of Hershey. We ate a little cafe and then did the self-guided tour around the grounds and where actually they make the wine.




Fun times in Hershey:-)



The Cold Months

Since the cold months should be coming to an end I figured I should go ahead and finish this post:-) The winter months were so fun with ice-skating and lots of fun Christmas events!
Dinners out and orchestra shows!


Christmas baking at Susies - tons of cookies!!!
Adam is a happy camper with cookies!




We got a new kitchen island to replace the one with the blue top. It made the kitchen an even more fun place to make those perfectly round pancakes!

Turkey Time 2010

Right before Thanksgiving Adam and I went on a date to celebrate the middle of the Semester - Yea! We ate a delicious meal at McCormick and Schmicks (www.mccormickandschmicks.com) and then enjoyed looking at a photography exhibit at the Nelson. I still just love looking at photos! We had a great time with the Renos at Thanksgiving - Yummy food and good family time. The kids love climbing all over Adam and getting him to hold their dolls. He is quite the 'gentle giant.'
Around the same time we sold/gave away Will's truck - it has gone to a good home in Colorado to his brother-in-law Doug. We were happy to have someone else be able to enjoy it and hope it works for many years of fun four-wheeling! The Sidor family sent us a delicious basket of goodies from Dibrunos (http://www.dibruno.com) where Adam's brother is working. Don't worry, he didn't eat the whole sausage at once!

Adam had a lovely orchestra concert while everyone was in town and we had quite an audience including Bill and Jill (not pictured below) from church. They did a great job once again!

Thanksgiving night Adam and I went downtown to see the lighting of the plaza lights. There were a TON of people and although it was so cold, with frozen fountains and all we had a blast. I still love being around large crowds of people and was glad that Adam will take me! I am still working on a trip to New York one New Years to watch the ball drop!

First of the Semester and CA Trip

The school semester began with me getting to meet all of my friends from work's babies! There were 4 friends from the KU GTA position who had babies and it was so fun to get to meet the little ones!
Then it was off to California to see the family! Mom and Dad went on a date and we got to hang with the grandparents while they were gone - fun times! Grandma and Granddad still have us cracking up at their jokes and funny antics!
Over the weekend that Adam and I were visiting - Gail got engaged to Ben! The Wilson family had a party in the park and it was typical fall CA weather - a bit foggy and cold. Abigail stayed close to the grandparents and was loving the starbucks hot chocolate!
I am not sure what this face was for but it might have been that Granddad got a look at the chocolate cake. Chocolate remains both of my grandparents favorite food! Lynn is pregnant with my third neice and yes we are going to have another little girl! My favorite photo from the day has to be below with Mom and Olivia - She loves to play - even in the dirt!!!
The almost newlyweds! (June 25,2011)My Cuz and former roommate come in to celebrate with us! It was so good to see the Marceloni!
Abigail loves all the crazy aunt kisses and of course we could not resist a group photo below! I love how my husband stands out in the crowd! Handsome guy huh:-)
Adam was able to take an extra day off work so we could fly back together. We mostly just hung around with the kids and grandparents. My dad is commuting back and forth to Bangladesh at this time (quite a trip I know) so we stayed a few extra days to smooth out the transition a bit.
Abigail propping Uncle Adam up with pillows
One of our jobs while we were there was to cover the motor home. This vehicle hold some fun memories from childhood. We picked another cold and rainy day but got it on the top and hopefully it will be good for a few year to come!

One last photo with grandma and the newly engaged Ben and Gail. Then it was back to Kansas City for Adam and I!