Good Friends and the Drive Home

We've been looking forward to this visit for months!!! Some of our closest friends happen to sometimes spend their Christmas only 20 minutes away from where my parents live...so we got to spend a day with them!

It's the first time we met their son, Anders, in person!

What an amazing little guy FULL of smiles and happiness! I could just watch him for hours and it would be good for my health!

We met up at one of our favorite coffee shops in Sisters!

Matt enjoying some good coffee with wonderful friends

Then we headed to their place for lunch and more time together! We LOVE you guys!

The drive back to Cali the next morning was slow going but pretty...

...until we were closer to the Cali border and we couldn't see much of anything!

But it happened again...we literally crossed into California and not only did the roads clear but the weather changed quite drastically as well! The rest of the trip was smooth and every mile got sunnier, more clear and simply WONDERFUL!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy 2011!!!

Christmas

Craig and Paulette invited us over to spend Christmas Eve at their place.

Not only did we enjoy some good food and company, we also got to hear more about their wedding ideas and plans! Matt and I were both thankful for a chance on this trip to get to know both Craig and Paulette better.

(not sure why this picture turned up sideways)

A couple pictures of Christmas day at mom and dad's.

Our growing family! :) We love you all!

Vacation Fun

We had the chance this Christmas to take a trip to central Oregon to visit family and relax a bit!

After years of mom making Christmas morning cinnamon rolls, I finally took the time to learn how to make them with her!

More than making the rolls, I enjoyed spending time with mom!

YUM!!!!

While we were baking, matt and dad spent some "man" time in the garage and outside! Matt first tried out mom's scooter...

...and then took the next step to trying out dad's "real" motorcycle! I think he's hooked!

Some sister time!

I don't like spending money on my hair so i go the cheap way and use the do-it-yourself box method! Cindy helped me out and it turned out pretty good...but i forgot the after picture. :)

A highlight of our time was getting to go to McMenamins for a movie and rest in the soaking pool! In Portland, Kennedy School was one of our favorite dates, which we've missed immensely in California. If you've never been there, you should check it out! $3 movie, relaxing on a love-seat with good food and drink! You can't beat it!