Christmas 2008

Kyle and I spent our first Christmas together! We were so excited to celebrate as a married couple. It was wonderful to wake up together on Christmas morning and open presents with my husband! I look forward to many more holidays together!!!All dressed up in our Christmas outfits for church!

Kyle's stocking stuffers.

My stocking stuffers.

Mom got us ornaments when she went on her cruise to the Bahamas!

Kyle loves Notre Dame and got new shirts from my mom!

Thanks mom for my very own tool kit!

Mom also gave us diploma frames from IWU! They are awesome!

All of us kids got a Wii!!!!! Too bad it stays in Indiana... :(

Baby Cousin Tate! He's so sweet!!!

Mom and all her kids!

My crazy family! But that's us!!! We had a great time playing games and hanging out!

Christmas was lots of fun and definitely one I'll remember forever! Many new memories were made and lots of old memories relived! We hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday season!

A Mock November!!!!

Kyle and I have really enjoyed the month of November! Married life is treating us well and sometimes it's hard to believe we have been married for 5 months but we know that really isn't that long at all. God has truly blessed us!

One of our date nights this month was to the Candy Cane Christmas Shop to find an angel for our tree. This store was incredible, it had everything you could want for Christmas and more!
Here is our angel! She looks incredible on top of our tree. If this is what the angels looked like that came to the shepherds I would have been stunned too!

We ate dinner at this cute little diner called "Mom's Diner". Our food was good even though we had a weird pizza with pickles on it.

Enjoying our dinner and talking together! It's still so much fun to date even after you are married!

Grandpa Holder turned 70 on November 14! He is an amazing man and we are so thankful for him! We met my family in Fort Wayne and had a birthday dinner at Red Lobster. It was great to see my family again since we live 2 hours away and don't see them as often.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY GPA!!!

Our youngest sister Jessie also had a birthday this month. She turned Sweet 16 on November 18! I was able to be there for her surprise party! Oh what a fun night with teenagers, lol!!!

The weekend before Thanksgiving I was able to go see the Lion King with my mom, sisters, Amanda and Janell! It was incredible and would definitely see it again! Thanks Mom! And Janell for an amazing dinner!

Being goofy while waiting to get into the theatre!

Beautiful Girls

We are so blessed that our families live close to each other. We were able to spend Thanksgiving with both sides of the family this year! God has been so gracious to us and we are so thankful for all that we have. The holiday season is upon us and I couldn't be more excited!

Loving Life

We are loving life!!! No one can ever prepare you for the joys of married life. People can tell you how great it is to spend every day with your best friend, how nice it is to not have to take the other one home and how incredible it is to not have to say good-bye, but it doesn't mean a whole lot to you until you actually experience it. Kyle and I enjoy doing the simple every day life things together: like washing dishes, playing games and really talking! I absolutely love married life!!!

A couple of weekends ago we attended the Rib Fest in downtown Defiance. It was fun to get out and be around people. There were several places to choose from and they all smelled so good. We picked out where we wanted our ribs from and then sat down to enjoy them! We were not disappointed. What a fun night!

So Good!

We also watched our parents dog Frankie for the weekend. It was fun having the little guy around. He can be quite entertaining!

Last weekend, Oct. 3-5, we went home to Marion for Indiana Wesleyan's Homecoming and to visit my family. Our main reason for attending homecoming was so that Kyle could play in the Alumni baseball game. It was good to watch him play again. It was also great to see two of my greatest friends, Cindy and Nessa. I have missed you girls a lot!

Kyle was glad to see some of his buddies again. Especially Dan and Dave Wagley! Go Wildcats!

While we were in town we got some very exciting news! My best friend, Amanda Marie Armes, got engaged to David Clarence Hopkins!!! I was so excited to be there and see the beautiful ring on her finger! We are so happy for the two of them and can't wait to celebrate their special day with them!

Another highlight of the weekend was getting my hair cut! I had grown it out for the wedding and was ready to have it short again. Thanks Aunt Marcy for cutting it!

The weekend was lots of fun and it was wonderful seeing my family again! You don't realize how much you miss someone until you see them again. I am looking forward to seeing them again soon but am so thankful to spend every day with my incredible husband!!!!