still life and pastels :)

so they give free art classes in the exton mall held by the chester county art association. they provide all the materials ... yes, for free :) this was our first art class together :) our teacher was Justin. very nice guy.

bram starting his still life. its a sunflower.

look at his pencil marks!!!!!! I LOVE HIM

adding the peddles

my sunflower ...

i love how intense he was :)

studying the still life in the distance

finished product.

the happy couple leaving art class ... till next week!!!! its acrylic painting ... and the one after that is abstract painting!!!

NOW ... i have to explain this night. it was just the teacher ... Justin ... which made bram feel at home ... he was very nice. then there was bram and me ... and then two old ladies, one was blind, she didnt participate. anyway ... so we did our art project ... very low key :) and on the way home bram couldnt stop talking about our teacher and about his excitment for the next class. I AM SO IN LOVE WITH MY HUSBAND!!!!! and love seeing his art ... which i will definately be displaying in our home.

first christmas together :)

ok, this was SUPER exciting!!!! this was the most christmas cards we have ever gotten!!! i feel like a grownup!! i mean, i am! but this was exciting and something i want to start every year ... i mean, passing them out. i love family and friends

our christmas tree

the stockings

first christmas together :) :) :) :)

my little babies

lauren and i love our men. they arrange flowers and help each other pull out food from the oven togther.

steve and bram are looking online to find good ways to arrange some african flowers we received for christmas from our brother in law paul.

steve showing an example of something he might have found that would look good ... with his hands

these are the flowers. they are real.

bram positioning the flowers to his liking. steve standing by for support.

thru the garden ... HE IS SOOOOOO CUTE!!!!! i couldnt have asked for a better husband! one who cares about the flower arrangement! :) :) :) this process took about an hour!

the photographer friend photographing their progress

oh! lets move to cooking! steve, do you think its ready????

i dont know, what do you think?

well lets take it out and see. steve, " good thinking bram"

hmmmm. it could use a couple more minutes.

i would like to speak for the both of us ... meaning lauren and i ... im sorry to brag ... but honestly ... we married the most amazing men. and i know, they arent perfect ... but pretty darn close. come on ... just look at them!

I LOVE YOU BRAM!!!!!

Best friend Necklaces

Vet trip

Exam #2 ... sounds so serious! this was the thing they put the thermometer in after they took little Darbys temperature.

waiting patiently for the vet

just for dogs :) ... i guess cats too. but we dont like cats.

i like people that live here

SO. we went to see the rockettes in NY with brams WHOLE family for christmas! and when i was uploading these pictures, they uploaded backwards like usual ... and there were too many to fix it. so ignore that, not that you would even notice!

me and the man

this is me and my hubby :)

his head looks so much bigger than mine for some reason. i mean, his head IS bigger, but just because he is bigger than me. but this pic makes it seem unusually big ... yeah?

you like my new dunder mifflin hat??? bram bought it for me :) I LOVE THE OFFICE ... and this hat. the weather was super snowy ... so this hat was necessary. :)

look at pauls face! hahaha ....

a little big of sister in laws here ...

and a backwards hat ... i think i totally pull it off.

kisses on the escalator ... we dont really kiss with our lips out like this haha ... this is obviously staged considering i dont really take pictures of us kissing naturally.

me with my rockin hat

the ornaments!

this was my favorite part of the whole production. singing about JESUS! it was wonderful. and they had real camels AND a donkey!

love birds :)

my little sister in laws ... minus a few

i love this picture!!!! look at jeff!

us again.

little ronin chillin with aunt shawna!!

we match!

this is when bram got tired of taking pictures and left me in the dust ... so they have their men ... and im all by myself. i showed bram this picture afterwards, he thought it was funny. i was sad

this was pauls BRILLIANT idea!

I DIDNT KNOW THE GIRLS WERE SITTING ON THE GUYS LAPS! i mean, maybe i did ... i just thought my pose was cooler. then after i saw it ... i realized it sucked. they are just cooler than me.

on the phone

kids

copying me

little bit of starbucks. grande latte. two squirts vanilla, three squirts caramel. whipped cream and caramel on top.

times square!