Huge Adventures...

So, this past few weeks has been quite out of the norm for us! First, we took a trip to Kawaii for a few days in the beginning of January:



Since we were already heading west, we decided to go to one of the main tourist sites around, The Taj Mahal. It's such a beautiful building, but I cannot figure out how we got to be the only ones in this picture! It must have been the off season. Also, in the picture you can see we decided to bring our clock along with, while wearing our Halloween costumes. We sure got some weird looks, but it was all worth it!



The latest thing we did this month was adopt a new pet. We've been saving and saving, so once we finally could pay the fees, we got ourselves our very own pet rino. They (all of Africa) were glad that he would be going to a good home in Seattle. It's quite amazing just how big they are in person!



So that's all that's been going on for us! We'll see what the next month brings for us!


(And just in case you're wondering, life is just as usual; work, school, homework, etc. But we're liking it! We've been able to serve various individuals and I'll tell you nothing brightens your day and mood quite like helping someone. We definitely feel blessed that Heavenly Father has provided such a comfortable life for us to live. Let's all find ways to improve others' lives!)

Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

It was a blast being able to spend Christmas in Utah with family! The 10 days in Utah were filled with food, relaxation, good conversation and games.

Here are some highlights from the trip...
-Family photos at the Union Station. Although it was freezing, we had a blast climbing all over the old trains for some unique pictures....COMING SOON!
-LEE GOT ENGAGED to Claire Burnett. We are thrilled to have her joining the family in May.
-Loads and loads of snow while staying in Santaquin (over 2 feet!), which turned into a massive snowman and snowball fight in the back yard.
-Making and decorating tons of gingerbread men.
-Secret Santa get together with Mitch's friends.
-All you can eat sushi with Anderson and Rochelle (thanks for the invite, the food and the company were delightful!)
-Rochelle teaching Megs how to crochet beanies.
-A delayed flight home due to a missing flight attendant (how mysterious).
-Card and Board games galore with the Phillips family (including the 4 player chess showdown in this picture).




Christmas Morning...once upon a time, long ago, we all easily fit on the couch for a pre-present picture. It's rather squishy now.

Back in Seattle we still had one more blissful week to relax before school starts again tomorrow. We found an excellent $3 movie theater just a couple miles from our house and saw Hereafter, which we both enjoyed.

We celebrated New Year's in the Physics Building on UW campus, which turned out to be amazing! Mitch found the perfect spot on the top floor to watch the Seattle Space Needle Fireworks. It was fun having the whole building to ourselves and watching the fireworks from the warmth and comfort of the indoors. We are excited as ever to adventure forth into 2011.

New Year's Eve at the top of the Physics Building. The tiny light between our heads is the Space Needle.



The view! This is downtown Seattle and the Space Needle during the awesome fireworks.