One talented Dad!

I have one talented Dad! One day he decides he wants to make something out of wood. The next day he is incredibly talented and making beautiful masterpieces!  He also made me an absolutely gorgeous Jewlery Box detailed with our favorite song that he used to sing to me when I was little (and still does sing to me). For some reason I can't get the picture off my computer, but as soon as I can I'll post it here! 

Christmas in Tahoe!

We spent the day after Christmas in beautiful Lake Tahoe at Eric and Genie's newly finished amazing house!! It is really incredible! Joining us was Greg's mom's side of the family! The snow was beautiful! Being with family was great we played games, had fun with a nice white elephant gift exchange, snowball fights, snowmen, snowboarding and resting in the beautiful house! I don't have all the fun pics on my camera! I'll have to get them! 

My Wedding Bouquet has been preserved!! So Amazing!!!

I have never met another person that has the wonderful privilege of having their wedding bouquet preserved. I have seen wedding bouquets that have lost all their color, the petals falling all over the dresser each time it is bumped and a smell that should not be coming from such a beautiful bouquet that brought to life the white backdrop we like to call the wedding dress. The bouquet brings the bride into the color palette chosen to represent a soothing, formal, and rich experience. Without the bouquet the bride sticks out in an unpleasant way. I loved how my bouquet smoothly tied me into the 25,ooo rose petals on the walkway and how it calmed my nerves as I stood alone before the ceremony started. 

So, it was a TREMENDOUS GIFT I RECEIVED AT CHRISTMAS FROM SUSIE-MY WEDDING BOUQUET PRESERVED AND FRAMED!! It now graces a wall in our bedroom and it brings me back to the best day of my life each day that I look at it!  

Thank you Susie for a gift that I will cherish forever!  

Christmas in Biggs

When you have a big family and don't live in the same town, you get 3 posts about Christmas! haha We always enjoy Christmas with my family and love the warmth and comfort of being home. We had a new addition to Christmas this year-Miss Mollie Byers. 

Our First Christmas Together! Christmas 2007

Greg and I live in a cute little condo in San Jose.  Although it is quite cute, it's also quite little! I had all of these grandiose ideas for decorating but when it came down to it, there just isn't enough room! We did have a beautiful tree though and enjoyed Christmas!

So if Greg were writing this... he'd say something like..."Whoa I didn't know so much went into decorating! Do you really need to buy one more thing? Tradition? We have to start traditions now? The tree looks fine, no the ornament doesn't need to be moved for the 10th time. No, you don't need handmade cards and fancy paper...pajamas on Christmas Eve? What? Did you water the tree today? Bree relax it's perfect.... "

So needless to say I was a little OCD about Christmas. I wanted everything to be perfect, traditions to be followed, new ones to begin, photos to be taken, etc. etc. etc. All is well in the Haskell home...just figuring out this whole married thing and gelling of two families : )

Erica's Birthday Tradition- Bucks 2007

Gotta love tradition! Here are this year's annual Birthday celebration pics from Buck's Lake. Happy 25th Birthday Erica! This was also Lacy's first time up at Bucks. Not much snow this year.... each year there seems to be less and less snow. We enjoyed a night at the Lodge and Lace experienced her first Tree Smacker- welcome to the club Lace!