Phoenix: Race Day!



Mile Marker 9.5
We are waiting for Drew to run by.





Drew at Mile 9.5 (full of energy!)



Keelin and I at Mile Marker 18.5



Emmy and I at Mile Marker 18.5



Emmy enjoyed trying to run with the runners!



Drew at Mile Marker 18.5
(not so full of energy!)



We are headed to the finish line!



Drew headed toward the finish line.
The sign is so perfect...I couldn't have snapped this photo at a better time!



Keelin congratulating her daddy!

Emmy liked her daddy's medal!



Jeff and Shauna were able to see Drew at Mile 9.5, 21, and the finish line.
but...I think Keelin enjoyed them the most!!!!



Phoenix: Plane, Expo, Beanbags, and Party!

We had a quick trip to Phoenix, Arizona this past weekend!  We flew there on Thursday (1/13) and flew home on Monday (1/17).  The trip was planned during the summer for Drew and I to run the Phoenix Marathon.  Drew is the only one who ran the race, but we all had a great time visiting with family.

 Emmy and Keelin enjoyed the plane!

Drew and I went to the Race Expo on Friday.

We enjoyed an afternoon of corn hole at my brother, Jeff's house!





Friday evening we went to an engagement party for my brother and Shauna.



The happy couple!

 

Keelin had fun with Shauna's sister, Brianne and her husband Chris.





We celebrated my 31st birthday on Saturday evening.



Snow Days

I know I am not in Michigan anymore when...
we have two snow days in a row for 1.5 inches of snow.  SERIOUSLY...

Epiphany Dinner

Holy Spirit Epiphany Dinner

We went out to Hornville Tavern again this year!  My in-laws donated all the food and the backroom of their restaurant for all of us (and our spouses) to enjoy some special time together!  I am so blessed to work with a bunch of wonderful people!  I really enjoy EVERYONE!  Who can say that about their workplace????

 Holy Spirit Faculty and Staff that were in attendance.

 The young teachers...

The "old" teachers showing off their youthfulness!!!

(I wish this picture was in focus! Jamie...you need to post yours so I can steal it!) 

so we decided we needed to be more creative!

It was a fun evening of dinner and chatter, followed by an entertaining "white elephant" gift exchange!

Catching Up!

Here are a random group of pictures from the last few weeks.

 Keelin loves to color!  She likes to practice writing letters and numbers.  This page she practiced writing her numbers all over it!

 Our table this Christmas

 Is this a surgeon performing surgery or Drew in our attic replacing a light/fan?

You decide!

On New Years Eve...I took one...yes, one picture!

Emmy eating her dinner at the Tavern.

Drew and I went to a New Years party at my friend Abbie's house and I didn't take a picture.

 New Year's Day!!! Michigan State vs. Alabama

or I would call the slaughter match!

State got their tails KICKED! but...we still cheered them on!

Emmy has this LOOK!  She pulls her head down and looks at you from the top of her eyes.  If looks could kill!

She is giving her daddy "the look" in this picture!

I wish a camera could capture all the emotion in this look!

Kristin's Birthday

Tonight we celebrated Kristin's birthday!



Keelin helps sing "Happy Birthday" to her Aunt Kristin!

Kristin blows out her candle!

 Emmy and her Aunt Kristin

Keelin and her Aunt Kristin!

sisters 

 sisters

Emmy enjoyed Kate's table!

Entertaining a 15 month old!