Hot water is not a necessity

Turns out you can have a perfectly lovely girls weekend, even without turning the hot water on.  Keep it in mind folks, keep it in mind! :)

Snowshoer's paradise!

Me and my bogo

Me and my SIL...in tubes...of course!

Shopping, eating, nails, movies, sleeeeeeeeping, laughing, cooking - all the good stuff!

World Peace and Obedient Children

This, my friends, is always the request of my father anytime he is asked for a gift idea.  And, well, if there was a day to shoot for the moon and land one of those, it was yesterday: his 60th Birthday!  

How about a surprise visit at the office and a calculator cake?!  Close enough!?

60 has never looked so good! love ya guy! :)

Hold Up! Freeze Out!

So the 'Place to Discover Life at its Best' didnt disappoint!  I had a great time with our students at Lake Ann over the weekend; hearts were challenged, and I hope lives changed!

First snowmobile ride - EVER!

Ferocious blue powerade Yeti!

Megs and Susan(ne) making snow angels

Army crawl on ice - eat your heart out boys, these girls are good...sorta! :)

my gurls

Leah and me

Jaaaaaaaaake!

Me and Meggie!

girls girls girls!

Lydia and Jess

Octoball, ping pong, tubing, s'mores, cards, Heartsong and the best part - learning about our Faith and the object of it.

Going on a cookie hunt

I'm going to Freeze Out this weekend with our high schoolers and a couldn't be more excited! And since I express joy through cookies (which I believe is possibly the 6th love language) I baked, cut, and iced.

Enjoy!!

Well what would you do with a tin of buttons?!

I mean, obviously!

Hanging out with the crazies!

Resolve

I dont really like the idea of resolutions, so I have a few goals for 2012 instead:

Hike More
Purge junk from my life:

Flip them when you wear them, then purge after 6 months!

Be home more

That's about it for this year.  

Nothing too earth shattering, just keep on keepin' on!

It's HERE!!!!!!!

NO! Not the Target ad!  

The 2012 Riverbank Run Training Schedule!

I'm aiming for the 10k in 2012, and some of my high school girls said they'd do it with me!

Let's do it!  Ready...set...Run run Rudolph!

What I did on my Christmas vacation...

It's been a whirlwind of holiday activities and a lot of fun!

Let's start at the beginning of December with the Annual Meeting, since I promised more pictures: let me reiterate, I work for the best company ever!

 Mercy Me performed!

 70's and 80's coverbands

Free play on the arcades!!

 Hottest date ever!

We closed the place down!

Fast forward to Friday before Christmas: VanHorn party with Aunt Lois and Uncle Howard

Me and my cousins, Megan and Dana and Meg's baby Cameron :)

Christmas weekend I spent with my homie parents.  Just like old times! :)

I think there is something to be said for coordinating gift wrap:

 Puffs opened her gift:

 Mom before tearing into her gifts:

Then the fam came!

Holla! Ice Scrapa!

 Nate got a tie...

Ellie tearing into her things:

 Grace and her monster card from Aunt Lindsay!

Buzzzzzz! To infinity cute and beyond!

 Koala buddies!

goof ball, major.

 peace and love!

ahh those cheeks!

 Miss Rit and me coloring

Then came New Years!

Bec's bday!  She's never looked so good! :)

Cheers! Kiss me at midnight!

What a great time!  I cant wait to see what 2012 brings!