Visiting

While driving over to the West side of the state, we like to try and stop by Kim and Doug's (Kim was my gymnastics coach from as long as I can remember back to when I was in 9th grade, have visited her in California when she moved to Sacremento, St. Louis when she moved to St. Louis, and Maryland when she lived in Maryland.... luckily now she lives in GR so we can visit her everytime we visit the GR Burrills). Spent a few hours over their catching up... got to see her sister, Jill and her husband (Jill was also my coach), as well as her mom (who was a judge), and Chad (their brother who used to coach the guy's team) and all of their kids!!!! It was awesome catching up with her!!! They are such a great family!!!

CHRISTMAS

Sleeping Beauty DVD!!!Coach purse from her sis :)

Brady is even in on the Christmas morning action!!!

The whole family getting ready for Christmas morning breakfast!

The cousins!

CHRISTMAS EVE!!!!

A little peak into what we do on Christmas Eve!!!! Bake and frost cookies :)Here everyone is getting into it.... This was approximately 10:00 PM... right before the men had to go and drive an hour back to the Detroit airport to pick up my sister's and Eric's luggage that didn't make it with them on their morning flight.

Christmas tradition.... Open up ONE present on Christmas Eve.

The whole family before Christmas Eve Service

Me and Brady.... 2nd Christmas together as a married couple... we are becoming old pros at this~

Check out all the snow!!!!

Day one in Michigan

We went to the MSU hockey game tonight (didn't plan on it, but ended up getting tix and deciding to go). It was so much fun, and we won, 3-1 to Western Michigan!

soccer game with the mandels

Watched the Mandel kids on Saturday morning while Mitzi was doing some photography sessions. Logan and Nathan had a soccer game.... and Megan was playing with these oh so precios frogs (even though they are not my things!!!!). Here are some pics of the morning!!!
Nathan by the way is a soccer stud


And I quote "I don't like defense"
Oh my goodness..... Santa Clarita does get clouds!!!!!

In addition to Vegas and Disneyland we went to EL

Former MSU bball players grace us with their presence

Notre Dame versus MSU.... Brady and mines for real anniversary!!!

The Spartans faired a little better this time then two years ago!
Let the celebration begin
Oh how I love this place :)

Heres what's been going on these last few weeks

Viva Las Vegas...... Me, my sis, my mom, Dawn, Megan, Tammy, and Katie all went out to Vegas to celebrate Megan's and Katie's 21st.

Me, Katie, Megan, and Christina at Studio 51

Of course... look what only I can find in Las Vegas!!!

Then to Disneyland on Tuesday with the Burrill's and the Arrowsmith's
Cute family!
Awwww, look at the love birds!

Help us!!!!
They caught us!
Stuck in traffic....
Disneyland all dressed up for halloween

Wednesday September 3, 2008

Oh what fun is it to grade 200 notebooks... in one day, so the little darlings don't go without their notebooks for a day.

San Fransisco

SAN FRANCISCO!more of it

The sea lions on Pier 39
and more of them!

Downtown San FranGolden Gate Bridge
Me and my mom at Pier 39
Me and Brady
We took a visit to Alcatraz! (It was my second time, but I believe everybody else's first time)
Mom got caught.....

so did I, however I look a little more upset about it then my mother.
cells upon cells
The isolation cells
Here is one of them... they would go into the cell, slide the gate shut, and then shut the other door, and TURN off the lights.... It was pitchblack in there

One of the three prisoners bunks that "escaped" from Alcatraz.One of the rows of cells
After Alcatraz we ate at Bubba Gumps...
Me and mom!
Pier 39 was VERY busy