rockstars

Our little Haley isn't so little anymore. Before we left Maryland in December, Jessie and I got to hang out with Haley for a while. For Christmas she got a Nintendo Wii with a bunch of games to go along with it, one of those games being Disney Sing It. And of course Jess and I had to play. After Haley showed us some of her amazing singing skills...

we gave it a try. I wasn't too sure at first.

but it was so fun.

Haley wanted to see what Jessie looked like with her hair. Lovely don't you think?

Then she wanted to give my hair a try...

We felt so cool, hanging out with our RockStar friend Haley Knight.

We just love her so much!

I expect to receive cookies more often...

For those of you who don't know, this is my good friend Mark:

Mark likes to bake. And he's rather good at it. So for Christmas this year a few of us got together to give Mark the gift he's always wanted... A KitchenAid® Professional 600 Stand Mixer.

I wrapped this mixer in as many different boxes as I could so Mark had more than one box to open. These next photos show his growing excitement as he unwrapped each box...

Of course he had to use it right away. His first creation using the KitchenAid® Professional 600 Stand Mixer was a delightful chocolate mousse with raspberry sauce. It was enjoyed by many...

Including Mr. Donald Summers,


and me of course. (yes Kendra, I know you're in the photo too)

a little bit of Christmas

I haven't blogged in a while so I figured it was time. Here are a few photos from Christmas at home. I'll post more later this week. Specifically some of Mark opening his KitchenAid® Professional 600 Stand Mixer...
I just love Christmas.

don't mess with her or she won't give you any presents

yeah, him too

we got the same camera bag.

Kendra got New York for Christmas

Dad loved his new magic blanket!

College Grad

My wonderful friend (and new room mate) Jessica Ann graduated from Bryan College this past Friday night! We have both been awaiting this moment for a long time. We are finally both FINISHED with college (hooray!).

Mom, dad and I drove to Chattanooga Friday afternoon to attend this momentous occasion. This was only the second year Bryan had a December ceremony, and since it was much bigger than last year, they had no where on their campus to hold it. So the Decemeber graduates walked down the isle and across the stage of the Tivoli Theater in Chattanooga. It was such a beautiful place to hold a graduation ceremony. Commencement only lasted about an hour, the room was beautiful, not too hot and not too cold, and the seats were comfortable. My only complaint was the lighting wasn't the greatest for taking photos. Of course I took some anyway. Here are a few...

Jessie is the blurry one in the back with the white bag on her shoulder

Education majors wore blue sashes. Can you pick Jessie out?

:)

Jessie's grandparents, mom and brother came too.

This is her Pappy.

Her brother Michael

Her loving friends Matt and Nicole

and then there's me...

that's better

Jessie's first act as a college graduate:

Jay-walking


Congrats Jess! I love you!