Merry Christmas!

We hope you have a blessed and joyous Christmas! We're having a wonderful time in MN, and we'll post some pictures when we get back.

Merry Christmas!

Elizabeth and Ryan

It's Almost Christmas!

Ryan and I have been very busy the past few weeks getting ready for Christmas. We're leaving tomorrow to head up to Minnesota to spend the holiday with my family. We'll be up there for five busy days, and it will be wonderful to see everyone again.

And since it's almost Christmas, I thought I'd post some holiday pictures. The above one is of our little Christmas tree in Des Moines. All of the presents underneath it will be going with us to MN tomorrow.

The following photo is of our stockings. Ryan got his stocking last year. It has little dreidels around it! :) My stocking was made by my wonderful Aunt Debbie when I was a baby. It's something from my childhood that I really treasure. (Thanks, Debbie!)



The following three pictures were taken tonight. Ryan and I went to a holiday lights festival. It was really beautiful. The photos didn't turn out so great (obviously it was dark, but it was also incredibly foggy).





We hope everyone enjoys this time leading up to Christmas!

~Elizabeth and Ryan

Happy Chanukah!

Ryan and I had a very nice Chanukah this year! Here are some pictures from the past week.



Lighting the candles and enjoying the last night of Chanukah:


We hope all of you had a wonderful Chanukah as well!

~Elizabeth and Ryan

Thanksgiving Pictures

We spent Thanksgiving day in MN with my family, and then we went to Chicago for Friday and Saturday to see Ryan's extended family. We got some really good pictures (the one above is of my sweet nephew, Lorenzo) and it was so nice to be with family again!

For those of you who don't know, we've been in Des Moines, IA for about the past month. Ryan had a hard time finding a job for what he does in the Pittsburgh area, so we made the decision for him to take a job in Des Moines. I've been going back and forth, but I'm pretty much here now. We like the Des Moines area a lot, and Ryan really likes his job. We don't know how long we'll be here, but everything will work itself out. So, for all of you in MN, come and visit us! We would love to have you!

Here are some pictures from Thanksgiving:

My brother-in-law Steve and niece Gianna.

My uncle Dan and Aunt Jean holding Peter.


My sister Megan with my nephew Philip (Jenny and Eric's little boy).

My sisters Christine, Megan, and Emily with cousin Matt and cousin Jacob's girlfriend Helen.

Everyone had a good time playing poker and Guitar Hero. My dad's in the basement rocking out below! :)

Me holding sweet Peter. It's my favorite thing to do!