ITS BEGINNING TO LOOK ALOT LIKE CHRISTMAS

With Ladies in Christmas Dresses...
Baking Cookies with K'ma and Christmas Tea with Santa...

And antique sleds for the snow!!

The Crazy Month of November

Ahhhh. (Big sigh of relief). We made it through the events of this month with our health and sanity!! Nothing like packing in a trip to Spokane to see the Lion King, extra hours at the office for Mark and I, a 10 year anniversary trip to Vegas, and a major surgery into three weeks! Are we crazy or what?? I came home from the hospital today and the girls seem to be doing fine-- no tears, no drama, just hugs and an excited greeting from both of them.

Our trip to vegas was fun. Mark and I cannot get over how incredibly large everything is--buffets, casinos, shows, hotels, etc. We were also marveling at how quickly 10 years of marriage can flash by. And we are thankful that we are still best friends!

We went with a good friend of mine, Amanda, and her husband Rodney. Mark and I went to dinner and a show for our anniversary. We gave each other jewelry -- I finally got a BEAUTIFUL diamond -- Mark wanted a watch. We brought back an elephant from FAO Schwartz for Raleigh as it reminded us of Horton Hears a Who (Raleigh's new favorite movie) and she was thrilled to get "a pezzzant".

Ok, now I'm just going to rest and recover from my very successful surgery (I got a picture of Pheobe the Fibroid and I wish you all could see the size of the thing!) It's amazing what they can do and I'm so incredibly thankful for a very talented doctor!

Enjoy the pictures of Vegas!