Hanging out with Chase-man

At dinner, Chase is just hamming it up for us

Chase got new boots, so he was excited to show us, plus his hat is just too funny
Opening his Christmas gifts from Uncle Brian and Aunt Jeni
Wow Dinosaurs
Look what I got guys

Christmas at the Gardner's

Last week we celebrated Christmas with Brian's side of the family since we will be in Ohio for the holiday.

Here is our first Gardner family Christmas photo (since the new addition)

Nana and Papa opening our Christmas present to them

Marissa opening her gifts
Kevin looks like a little kid in a candy store... he was very excited
Brian and I opening our Christmas gifts..... we got bikes!!!
We can't wait for the weather to get warm so we can ride them

It snowed in St Louis

Our pretty Christmas tree with all the presents under it

It snowed last week in St Louis, not a ton

(well a lot for Missouri, it freaked people out)

But this week it was sunny and so it is all melted ---that is my kind of snow :)
Our backyard

My 24th Birthday

On Sunday we celebrated my birthday at Nancy and Kevin's. Nancy made spaghetti, it was yummy. Nana and Papa came and some of our friends too.

Me trying to blow out my candles (but Papa is making that difficult)

Happy Birthday Jeni
Opening gifts
More gifts
Chase eating more cake

(I think he likes all these birthdays)
Chase reading to 'Big Kevin'
Chase and his "puter"
For my actual birthday, Brian took me out to the Macaroni Grill for dinner.
WIFE (that's me) Don't my pearls look good (Brian did a great job!!)

Jill's Surprise Birthday Party

In honor of Jill's 30th birthday this weekend, we threw her a surprise party last Saturday. She was definitely surprised. Our plan worked and everyone had a blast.

Jill and her cake
Happy Birthday to Jill

Chase eating his cake
Jill, singing "I will survive"
Dancing with the DJ's
The women in black

Getting Our First Tree

Well last week Brian and I got to pick out our first Christmas tree. Brian's Aunt and Uncle own a nursery so we were able to head there to find the perfect tree. There was no snow but it was very cold outside.

Me, freezing my butt off

Alex, (Brian's cousin) cutting off the bottom of our tree
Loading it onto my car, luckily we didn't have to drive very far
Brian decorating
Me wrapping... only 2 1/2 more weeks til Christmas

Jason's Bday

For Jason's birthday Brian and I took them to the Blue's Game. We had a good time and the Blue's WON!!

The four of us at the game

Decorating For Christmas

We spent the day Saturday cleaning and decorating the house for Christmas. It was so fun to be able to decorate our house. Next weekend we are going to get our Christmas tree. Brian did a great job outside on the lights, I will have to take a picture. Later that night we went to a hockey fundraiser for Brian's team.

Brian resting after putting up all the decorations

Hanging up my Berry Merry Christmas Calendar

(I love that thing, Brian not so much)

Christmas Window Clings..
Our pretty living room
I know I am a dork, but the dining room looks so pretty, I just love Christmas time, the whole house is decorated and smells so nice.

Thanksgiving Day

Brian and I spent Thanksgiving in St Louis. We ate at his parent's house with the rest of the family. Lots of good food and fun times with family. On Friday, I went shopping with a bunch of friends, surprisingly it wasn't that crazy. (It was my first time shopping on black Friday) I got some really good deals though.

Brian resting after Thanksgiving dinner

Nancy, Grandma Gardner, and Nana
Jason and Hillary stopped over for a little bit
Marissa and me

Trivia Night

This past weekend was quite fun. On Saturday Brian and I went to Buffalo Wild Wings for lunch so that we could both watch our football games. MIZ-IO (Mizzou and Ohio State) Well both teams came out on top. Go Buckeyes!! Later that night we went to a trivia night, it was a lot of fun. Our table did not win, since most of the trivia questions we aimed at people twice my age, but we all shared some good laughs.

Our table at trivia night

Me and Jenny
Brian and Joel
Liz and Beth
Brian, Ally, and Jess