I'm feeling a bit sentimental but I will not get cheesy! I just have to say, though a few rocky moments in the year, we are extremely thankful and blessed for so many things! We have had such an amazing time together and with our dear friends and family! We were lucky this year to have visitors from some of the people that mean the most to us! Our parents visited a few times from Florida and North Carolina; Steve and Charlene from Chicago; Katie from St. Louis; Luciana from Brazil; Tomi from Finland; Erik and Chris from California, Josh and Kelly cousins from Seattle! We also traveled to Seattle, Kansas City, St. Louis, Boston, Cape Cod, Florida and Las Vegas! Probably one of the biggest highlights was that we SOLD the St. Louis house and bought our new beautiful home here in Oregon! We have had a wonderful year and I wanted to share some of our "highlights" through pictures!
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| New Years Eve~ 2011 |
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| Grandma Missy and Grandpa Rick come for a visit filled with fun and skiing! |
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| Mt. Hood Timberline Jan. 2011 |
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| Jan. 2011 |
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| Ski love |
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| Katrina turns 8! |
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| and gets Taylor Swift Tickets |
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| March Spring Break at the coast with kids! |
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| A Spring Break visit to Seattle! |
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| Space needle, such fun! |
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| a gorgeous day in Seattle |
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| The Market definitely a highlight! |
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| April- Pop and Gran visit! |
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| 2011 Tulip Festival! |
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| May- BOGGS turns 1 years old!!! |
Dave and I went to Kansas City to visit friends and see Steve and Charlene get married!
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| Kendra and De and I in KC |
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| Steve and Charlene get married! - A beautiful wedding- such fun |
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| visits with my nephews while in St. Louis |
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| SURPRISE!!!!! LUCIANA CAME TO VISIT! |
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| We fell in love with a house and prayed our St. Louis house would finally sell |
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| June- we danced our butts off! |
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| Dance Recital 2011 |
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| Miles played baseball and went to state championship! |
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Dave and I celebrated one year married in June! (will be 4 years together this January!) |
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| WE SOLD THE ST. LOUIS HOUSE!!!!!!!! |
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| Got rid of past and looking to FUTURE |
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| KEYS TO OUR NEW HOUSE! |
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| Home Sweet Home! |
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| an amazing trip with the Baker's to Cape Cod MA and Boston MA |
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| A really wonderful trip to Florida to visit Mom and Dad, cousins and do the Disney thing! |
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| Harry Potter World |
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| The babies first trip to the beach! |
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| Finley and Ashley enjoying each others time- fun in the sun |
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| one of my favorite pics of the year! |
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| Miles Golfed with Grandpa Rick at Shingle Creek! |
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| Cousins |
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| sweet babies |
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| Katie visits AGAIN! we ran our 2nd half marathon together! IN WINE COUNTRY...fun times! |
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| Dave visits Germany, Panama, Mexico, Houston, Canada, North Carolina, Cincinnati &Chicago for Work! |
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| Germany |
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| Tomi Hilvo "The Fin" visits from Finland!!!! |
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| more fun at the coast! |
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| Katrina walks in a parade! |
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| Steve and Charlene come to Portland for a great time! |
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| Katie and Tom get engaged and ask me to be maid of honor! |
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| Miles turns 11 and had fun with friends! |
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| Hello 3rd and 5th grade!!!! |
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| TAYLOR SWIFT CONCERT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! |
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| Katrina played soccer |
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| Miles played soccer! |
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| Dave coached soccer! |
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| Erik and Chris come to visit! |
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| I visit St. Louis again! |
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October- De Ann gets married! She was a beautiful bride!
I visit with nephews again! Love these boys! |
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| October brought Halloween fun! |
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| And a St. Louis Cardinal World Series Championship win!!! In honor of that.... our pumpkin! |
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| Christmas Card picture 2011 |
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| November- My first Turkey! Thanks for your help Gran! |
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| Gran and Pop visit again this year for Thanksgiving! |
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| we went on many adventures! Hood to Coast and everywhere between! This is our Multnomah Falls Hike! |
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| Such a fun day |
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| Dave and I meet legends! |
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| Vegas was wonderful ... |
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| Mom visits for a third time this year! Thanks Mom! |
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| Festivas 2011 |
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Merry Christmas!
HAPPY NEW YEAR EVERYONE!!!! !
2012, if you are as good to us as 2011 was, we will be thrilled!!!! |
