Thursday, December 5, 2013

thanksgiving break

Knowing that he was going to propose,
before he came home for break
Evan set up an engagement/save-the-date session with Melody
from Carpenter Photography and Design to be formal
but also,
Evan's former fourth grade teacher, former cross-country coach for both
Evan and Graham, friend of the family and so much more
which I will expound on in a future blog post ;)

(the following pictures were taken by me with my iphone)

It was a snowy cold morning but they made the most of it!
If you look in the background on the water you can see all of the ducks...hundreds of them!
It was like The Notebook! ha!

Enjoy just a few shots that I took...I can't wait to get the REAL ones!










The next day was Thanksgiving with Todd's family.
I absolutely love going to this Thanksgiving!!


There were 139 family members this year.
That doesn't even include everyone!
The food table stretched from one end of the gym to the other.
It's a pitch-in and the best food ever!


The "kids" side of the table!
Ashley seemed to fit right in!
(just ignore Evan's face...there's always one! ha!)
It can be a little overwhelming at first but "newbies" always get used to it.
Welcome to the "Bane" side of the family, Ashley!!

 So, some of my favs and I decided to get a sweet picture...
Todd photo bombed and I thought that he pinched me but NO,
It was Gretchen who btw, was trying to blame it on him!!
But we finally got our picture :)

The next day this little elf decorated the outside with Christmas lights!!
He has always been the one to help me when it comes to outdoor lighting.
He loves it...the more the better!
He puts Christmas music on his phone, reminisces about Christmas' of past and always makes me laugh!
It is a memory that I will cherish forever :)



Great job, Graham!!


The next day Todd, Evan, Ashley and her Dad all went to
pick up her new car!
Her old car blew up right before break so now she has a nice new
reliable car!


It is so cute and sporty!

And speaking of cars...

Shelby got her license and drove over in her own car!!!!
I really hope that this means that we will be seeing more of you :)

It was a crazy busy Thanksgiving Break...we have so much for which to be thankful!

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