Christmas in Milwaukee

This year we stayed home for Christmas which was alot different, but we had a good time. Thank goodness the Rabe's were home too so we had a fun time on Christmas Eve with them, making scones and having yummy food. Santa was good to us this year as usual and we had a very relaxing day. We had brunch with our neighborhood and vegged out the rest of the day. We decided to go to a movie later on and were planning on going out to eat afterwards but NO WHERE was open. We were shocked. So what did we eat for Christmas dinner? Dave had a can of chili and I had cereal. We figured it will be a good story to share with our kids someday.

Better Late Than Never

Did I mention that we are moving to Ann Arbor, MI? Cuz we are. Dave will be doing a one-year surgery rotation at the University of Michigan and then we will figure out where our next move will be. Not exactly how we planned/expected things to go but we are excited to see what the other side of Lake Michigan has to offer! Dave graduates on May 20th and we are out of here the next day. I am excited for this next phase but also very sad to leave our amazingly awesome friends. We can't believe how fast med school has gone. It's been a great experience and we have loved every minute of it (well maybe not EVERY minute) but we have been extremely blessed. And the best part of this move? Dave will be bringing home a paycheck for the first time in our marriage! Wahoo! And I get to take a little "break" from work. I wish I could be celebrating my retirement, but all in due time I guess. Time to pack.... yay....

Door County, Take 3

We love Door County. It is a beautiful place to visit and we were lucky enough to go up there the weekend of my birthday with the Fitzgeralds and the Nances. Here is a recap of our weekend:

While the boys were at their Priesthood session, we girls had our own fun. The cabin is in the middle of the woods and it is complete darkness at night time. We decided to dress up and go stand in the middle of the road to scare the boys when they were driving home. Yeah we just ended up scaring ourselves but we got alot of good laughs from it. (Yes, Sarah is holding a knife, Haley a fire stoker, and I am just looking awesome in my snowmobile helmet.)

Birthday breakfast at the famous Swedish restaurant

The boys practicing their shotgun shooting. Watch out Jeff!

My cute friends Sarah and Haley

The fall colors were amazing. I wish my camera would have captured it better.

Thanks for the fun guys!! For Haley: "Seriously what kind of candy do you have?"

Hitched

Kerri got married in October! The Anderson's are all married off. She married Chris Bell and we love him. He is a great addition to the family and keeps us laughing. It was a beautiful wedding and the whole family was able to be there and it was an awesome experience to have our whole family together in the temple. Congratulations Kerri and Chris! We love you!

The Anderson Kids

My sweet friend Christina came up to celebrate and watch the kids during the ceremony.

Day before pedicures

Last minute changes- alot of them.

Visitors

My sister Kristin was very brave in September. She decided to make the 8 hour drive to Milwaukee to visit us for the weekend. It was SO much fun to have them here and we had a great time. We went to the mall, to the Zoo, to the park, and got some custard. I loved seeing McKenna and Madison and hanging out with Kristin. So glad she lives a little bit closer now.

Apple Holler

Labor Day weekend we went to this fun apple picking orchard called Apple Holler with the Fairbourns. The breakfast buffet was to die for and we had lots of fun taking pictures around the place.

My hair matches the mannequin.

Go Pack Go!!

We are officially Green Bay Packers fans. We made a trip to Lambeau field for a pre-season game against the Indianapolis Colts. The Packers won and we had a great time!