Our New Home!

Ryan and I closed on our house today! We move to Woodbury this weekend. As most of you know, we have done a lot of moving the past two and a half years. While we aren't looking forward to the moving part, we are looking forward to being a little bit more settled in something that is our own. We hope this will be our last move for a while! We're excited!

Christmas Recap

We had a wonderful Christmas! It is so much fun when the whole family gets together, and above is a picture of the whole gang on Christmas Eve.

Christmas Eve was also the fourth night of Chanukkah, so we bought the menorah over to my family's house to light. Unfortunately, we forgot the candles! I ran to Walgreens in search of menorah candles, but I had to settle on taper candles instead. Brandon, our wonderful brother-in-law, cut the candles down and carved them to fit the menorah. Thanks, Brandon!

After that, we said the prayers and lit the candles. Joseph helped Ryan light them.

Then it was time to open presents. It was a little chaotic!


Here are a few more Christmas pictures.

We hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas and Chanukkah!

Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukkah!

We've been busy doing all sorts of things to get ready for the holidays, and we'll be sure to post pictures soon. We hope all of our family and friends have a peaceful and blessed holiday! Merry Christmas and Happy Chanukkah!

~Elizabeth and Ryan

Macy's Christmas Display

This week my mom and I took Michael, Joe, and Maria to the Macy's Christmas display downtown. The year's display was "A Day in the Life of an Elf." It was great! I remember enjoying the displays when I was a little girl, and this one was just as good. The kids really loved it!

Fundraiser Photos

The JDRF Fundraiser was a huge success! Jenny and Eric did such a great job, and everyone had a wonderful time! Here are some photos from the event.

Emily did face painting for the kids.

Ryan and Maria

Phil helped Jenny draw tickets for the raffle.

Could Zo get any cuter?!?!

Mom and Grandma Ruth

JDRF Fundraiser

Some of you may remember that our nephew, Philip, has type 1 diabetes. This Sunday, my sister and her husband are having a fundraiser for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation. There will be games, activities for kids, food, and a silent auction. Here are all the details:

What: JDRF Fundraiser
Where: The Embassy Suites Hotel, 7901 34th Ave. S., Bloomington, MN 55425
When: Sunday, December 7th from 1-4pm

There is a suggested donation of $10 per person or $30 per family. All proceeds will go to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation and will be used to help fund research projects in hopes of finding a cure for juvenile diabetes. Contact Jenny (763-245-0347) or Eric (651-208-6777) if you have any questions.

We hope to see you there!