ding dong....happy birthday jesus

what a great trip to mn! the end of our trip brought us to eden prairie. we enjoyed lots of laughs, great food, hours of wii (mario style), and lots of great memories were made. tim had to go back to tx early, so i wanted to capture some pictures to make sure he didn't feel left out. :)

the sisters and i @ jake's

the food was yummy. bret and chris give it rave reviews.

leanne and fran

earlier that day ryan had to go back home. obviously bret and katie did not want him to leave.

katie was cold, since the heat lowers after 10, so she used the christmas stockings to warm up.

sisters

happy birthday papa!

cute hat!

chrismas with mom and bob

tabi, tim and i celebrated christmas with mom and bob on christmas eve. ross wasn't able to be there. :( we exchanged gifts and played games..........fun city! i am super blessed to have such a wonderful family! love you guys!

christmas at the cabin with the tollgaards

christmas day is spent with the tollgaards. this year due to bertha the blizzard, some of our family members couldn't make the drive. we had tons of yummy food, thank you auntie elvi for the cranberry relish! we exchanged gifts, i stole grandma elsie's (no hard feelings). it was a great day! i am blessed to have a great fam! love you guys!

the love of my life!

boone and the tabs

me and the tabs - love you!

dad and his girls!

ray and grandma elsie

auntie elvi and uncle jim

karly and rossco

the best of the 20 i took

brother, sister and papa

dad and the crew

living in a snowglobe

i LOVE snow! love it! since we are spending christmas in the middle of a blizzard, i thought a snowman would be a great addition. no one else wanted in on the fun, so i had a act as the cameraman too. :)

a visit with nannie and papa

we started our christmas with a trip to visit nannie and papa. we had an amazing lunch (chop salad from wildfire), lots of laughs, and great company all around. thanks fran for a yummy lunch and thank you nannie for some great frosted cookies. what a fun way to start our tour of mn.

a&m vs. iowa state

this past weekend was a busy one! katie and fran flew in on thrusday to spend the weekend with us. we spent the day shopping in canton with becca. we rushed home to meet tim and we drove to college station to meet up the chris and bret. busy night: dinner at the dixie chicken, dancing at daisy dukes, yell practice, and finally bed! saturday morning came fast. 7:30 wake up call! we were out the door ready to meet the boys to take the bus to meet an alum to tailgate. we tailgated all day! man aggies know how to tailgate! the pictures don't do the event justice. we had a great time cheering the aggies onto victory. it was so much fun. we even got halloween sunburns. i am so glad we got to spend the weekend with family.

the renovated school bus - bathroom included

getting some grub

aggie fans - it was so warm

lovin' us some tailgating fun

pregame!

these aggies really know how to tail gate! - dar and kath

kath and bart

alishia's shower

we celebrated the coming arrival of little olivia salmon last night. alishia looked stunning! the night was full of yummy food, tasty drinks, and fabulous dessert. a big thank you to everyone that helped plan, it was a great night. alishia and david received so many wonderful gifts. i am so glad that i was able to be apart of such a fun evening. love you alishia!