Walk a Mile in Her Shoes

This weekend Matt participated in the Walk a Mile in Her Shoes fundraiser for Shasta Women's Refuge. Malea, my mom and I all joined him for the walk and we all had a great time. Matt did a great job and he didn't even end up with any blisters! I thought you all might enjoy seeing some pictures of Matt in 4" heals so here you go... This first one is my favorite. I told him it would be a good one for Malea's baby book! :)

Christmas Party

Friday night Matt and I threw our 2nd annual Christmas wine tasting party and it was a blast. Last year the party was so much fun, and we had so many funny stories that came from the party, that this year we decided to throw another one to see if it would be as successful. Personally I'd have to say that this year's party blew last year's party out of the water! Everyone had such a great time and I think we have even more funny stories to get us through until next year's party. I'd say the highlights of the night were Meghan's "fish balls" appetizer and Derek and Danielle's hilarious answers to the Newly Wed Game. I should also mention that Billy and Heather have unofficially been crowned "Couple of the Year" for winning the Newly Wed Game 2 years in a row!!! You guys are going DOWN next year!!! I was too busy having fun that I forgot to take very many pictures but here are the few that I was able to get.

Heather tallying up the scores for best wine/appetizer pairing

Meghan and Danielle having a good time
Meghan holding up her prosciutto wrapped melon balls which Jeremy so lovingly referred to as "fish balls" and that became the term of the night. I don't think she will ever make them again because... well there are no words, just laughter.

The boys "enjoying" some "fish balls"

The best game question/answer of the night: Danielle's response: she would like Derek to stop "farting" and start "dusting". Hmmm... so strange.

Thanks to all of you that came and made it such a great night!!! I can't wait until next year!

It's Christmas Time!

I LOVE Christmas time! I love everything about it, the trees, the lights, the cold nights, Cousin Bake Day, family gatherings, tons of Christmas parties, opening gifts, but most of all being thankful for Christ coming and being born here on Earth. I'm sure I'll have a lot to say about Christmas in the upcoming month but for now here are a few of the pictures from the night that Matt and I put up our tree. I just love this stuff!

Matt putting the star on the tree.

Me putting my pregnant ornament on the tree :)The finished product!
In love :)

And to top it off we had ANOTHER turkey dinner with the Browns! Matt cooked the turkey on the BBQ and it was AMAZING--way better than the ones we had on Thanksgiving!

A fun night

Saturday night was a fun night! We met up with some friends for dinner at the Brown's--good talks, lots of laughs and good food. Here are Matt and Julie and Matt trying on Billy's new sleeping bag, it was quite funny. :)

Then we headed over to the bowling alley to meet up with the other couples for the Stirring Couple's Night.

The girls

The boys

A little too zoomed... but still a cute picture :)

The boy's final scores... Matt kicked butt!!!

The cheerleaders (none of us played)

We all had a lot of fun, and of course there were a lot more laughs to be had. I didn't bowl because it's hard enough for me to put my socks on, so I didn't think that bending over with a 10lb ball over and over again would be a good idea! After a game of bowling we headed downtown for some drinks and dessert at Maritime (my favorite place for dessert).

Julie with her Baked Alaska and wine

Matt with his scotch and... butter???

Heather with her strawberries and creme fresh

Me with my delicious chocolate mouse cake

There we all enjoyed good drinks, amazing desserts, and a lot more laughs. I am so blessed to have such great friends; just one more thing to be thankful for in this month of Thanksgiving! :)