Ok, some more photos.

Decided I better add the photos from my camera now that I have finally got all caught up on all other photos!


Little vain?


Our Dear Sweet Makenna! How we love her!



Kris playing with part of the Harry Potter game board.

Aunt Marianne and Uncle Andy!

We managed to talk Kristina into spending the night. Santa must have known - he dropped a little off for her here too.

Hope she got enough... but if not, more to come.

Maybe my morning breath?

Chris and Bec playing on the computer.

Sweet Little Cutie Pie Blaike! Love her hair!

Rest of 2010 (264 photos), by Lara West

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Here are the updated pictures through the family Chistmas party in Danville. Enjoy - Next year, I vow to be more dilligent in my updates, haha.

Expanding Emilia's English Vocabulary

So... stuck at mom's house, Emilia and I decided to play a round of Scrabble Jr. All I wanted to do was expand her vocabulary. They are all real, REAL, "Real" words. How many can you find? HAHAHA, have fun and I hope you enjoy!!!!

Pictures? What are those!?!

Dad painted my nails for the colts game. I can't believe I let him do that, but they actually don't look too bad. That little basket on the table is the cutest gift that Ashley made for me. It is all blue and white/silver for the Colts. It has blue nail polish, white nail polish, a bracelet, chap stick and a pen all hot-glued to blue and silver sticks, and then a ball Christmas ornament in the middle. And... I absolutely love it.

Here we are at our seats with the Hoffman's. They are our neighbors, and they have been looking forward to this game since we got the tickets! Glad they could keep us company at the game, because they are super fun. And the Colts won - as we heard people saying - "Colts not only had to be the Jaguars, they had to beat the officials too." It was a poorly called game on several occasions. We are so sad that it was our last game of the season. My dad, brother and his kids Robert and Jenny are taking our seats for the Titans game over New Year's.

Family Christmas

One, actually two, family Christmas Parties down - one more to go.


I really love the Holidays. Just gathering together with the family that you never get to just kick back and relax with is great. Although it has been stressful up to this point... Emilia had to decorate the tree or it wouldn't have gotten done... I hope things are going to start calming down for us. Chris has one last work trip to make this year. He is in Chicago tonight, flying to Houston in the morning, and hopefully returning home on-time for Christmas Eve.... Santa may not leave his gifts here if he doesn't make it home...


And guess what? I DID get a camera from my mother and father for Christmas! Just in-time for the Holidays....well, not including the big family party, but I had it to take to the Colts game this afternoon. So, party on people - pictures will be alive and flowing from this juice box again soon. :) Meanwhile, Special shout-out to my cousin Rebecca for putting this lovely picture of all us cousins with our Grandma on FB.

We'll be seeing the rest of the family in Tennessee over New Years!

Celebration Quiz 1!

Last week of school this semester. Science Final, and two quizzes in history left till I am finished. I hear myself chugging along, "I can do it, I can do it, I can do it." Making the most of my math skills, I calculate what I need to get an A in History. I need 20 points on the last three discussion boards, which have yet to be graded. I have only lost 2 points out of all the discussion posts this semester -which is more than my average - and that was a week that I just wanted to get something done, so it was not my best work. Hopefully, I continue my hot streak and get full credit. Anyway, so I need 20 points on all three of those, and I needed at least 20/25 on both of my last quizzes. Just took my first and earned a 22/25- so as long as I don't blow this last one I should be good to go.

As for Science - I some how managed to get that D up to a 89% B. No grades on our last 2 lab reports or our only three discussion board posts, which really IRKS me, because I don't have a good gage of my grade. Just going by what is graded and a possible on the final - I can only squeeze out an A if I get a 100% - which is not likely, but something to strive for. I can get 50% and still hold on to a B...so I think it is going to be a B. Boo... but better than the D I did have.

It's boring...

to blog with out any pictures. I need a camera bad! I found one on ebay -cheapy - but it will get the job done.

Anyway - so last weekend we went to Indy and hung out with Mom and Dad West, Brent, Amanda and Makenna. Stayed at the Hilton Garden Inn - woot! Ate at The Old Spaghetti Factory - A place that Chris has been wanting to patron forever. We also took a horse and carriage ride around downtown, and swam in the pool...er... the hot tub, but it's all good. Sunday we went to Peeps for brunch, Circle Center Mall, Jillians, and then the COLTS game. Too bad the Colts lost.. bummer.

It was extremely cold, yet we all braved it. I bet it is colder now that all the snow has fallen, and wind is picking up (at least here in MC it is.) Love hanging with the family.

Chris was in Connecticut for work all last week. He came home and organized the basement, got the pool table ready to-play, set up the PS2 to the projector in the basement and washed all the dishes and started laundry.

What did I do? Well, homework.

Whew!

Twelve days of classes left at college... Twelve days till vacation at work. I am debating on classes to take next semester. I have my degree completed with the exception of the Praxis test, which I will register for at the start of the year.

My advisor...has advised me... to take a second biology class, another level 200 English class, and another Sociology class with my "free" semester to save money when I transfer. So, the Bio class is not offered at a time that I can participate in, and the only sociology class being offered that I haven't already taken is Multicultural Society... and I'm taking Multicultural Classrooms now, so I am really not interested in another multicultural class at the moment. SO... I THINK (at least at this moment) I have decided to take Social Psychology and Technical Writing. The psych classes transfers as a sociology class at PNC... so... I'm assuming it will be alright.

Christmas is just around the corner! Where has the year gone!!?!! I am so not ready for it. Shopping and Decorating left to finish in a hurry, but I think I'll be alright. Can't wait to see all the family though!