The adventures of picking out "Cooper"!

The weekend finally arrived! It was not just a normal weekend, but it was the weekend that Aaron has awaited for 24 years. We drove 6 hours (round trip) to pick out our first puppy. For the past 3 months I have had to hear Aaron practice calling our dog.... "Come here Cooper!" during random parts of the day (while sitting in the hot tub, lying in bed, sitting on the couch, etc). After waiting many months (and years), we picked out our first Yellow Lab whose name will be Cooper. Although we didn't get to bring him home, he will soon be a member of our family on May 5th.

COOPER!

A vacation only two miles away...

After coming home from 5 days away with friends and family, my wonderful husband surprised me with a night at the CDA resort, dinner and breakfast included, an hour massage, and a night to spend time just the two of us. :) I am blessed!

Roommates Reunion

After almost two years of living apart, the "roomies" got to spend a weekend together in Wenatchee. Kelsey was an incredible hostess and it was a joy to be together. These girls are a gift from God. With all of us living in different parts of Washington and Idaho, being married, and seeing each other very rarely, it was a very treasured weekend!

Remember when...

- we use to have wrestling matches in our basement

- we had a pet moose living outside our house

- we had Sunday dinners and all took time to share about our week

- we would have dance parties in our dorms and house

- we all got to be a part of eachother's weddings

- we took our yearly Christmas card pictures

A birthday weekend in Ellensburg!

On the weekend of March 14th, our whole family spent the weekend in Ellensburg celebrating mom's birthday and Deb's birthday. It was great to be together for the weekend! The weather was great and so was the company. :) Thank you mom for being such an encouragement to me every day, for being an example of what it looks like to be an incredible mother and grandmother, for raising an incredible family, for showing your unconditional love every day, and for being the best mom in the world!

Project Complete!

After 6 months of living in our new home, we finally have every room complete!! The latest addition was turning my "craft making sign room" into our office. There is still a little bit of work to do, but we both love having another room to relax in, watch tv, sit on the computer, and enjoy time with family and friends.

Happy Birthday Jesus!

This Christmas we had the joy of spending it together as a family in Ellensburg. The whole family was there, although Ryan found out on a late notice that he had to work Christmas morning, so he was with us on Christmas Eve. Glen also got to spend Christmas with us, which was a huge blessing. Although the Glaser house was extremely busy, we had a wonderful time. Seth and Dylan had so much fun opening presents and we had so much fun watching them. Seth is at the perfect age where when he hears the word "present" he goes crazy... literally! We were blessed to be together as a family and to celebrate the birth of Jesus!

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas...

We have discovered quickly that we will be one of those families that has all the lights and Christmas decorations up the day after Thanksgiving. :) It feels so wonderful to come home each night to a home that feels like Christmas. Christmas is our favorite holiday, and being new home owners make it all the more fun to decorate.