we hope everyone had a wonderful christmas! our christmas was amazing. i really didn't expect it to go so well considering how homesick i was...and how olson-sick mike was :) thank you everyone for our gifts and cards you sent, it was so exciting to see family pictures and family updates. mike and i had a lot of fun taking pictures. here are just a few of our favorites!
jodie, clay and hallie mae, as you can see, we love the blanket! it was the first thing we opened. it is so soft and SOOOOO big...the perfect cuddle blanket! <3
ahhh...the scent of mexican vanilla! yummy! we knew this would be a present, and when we got mom and dad olson's package we almost opened the vanilla so i could start baking with it right away. but we were patient! however, i immediatly used it for french toast and vandi hansen's vanilla syrup and boy did it make it taste so amazing! <3
after 2 months of mike dropping mad and crazy hints, he finally got his guy fieri cookbook [diners, drive-ins and dives]. and he was ever so happy. <3
kirsten we had so much fun trying to guess what is was from williams-sonoma you gave us. we were very pleasently suprised to find out exactly what was in that box. we love it! such a great gift idea and it will definatly be used! <3
okay, you all know us well which means you all know how much we love our animals. so christmas morning wasn't just about mike and me opening presents, it was about them opening presents as well. they didn't understand why they got all these new toys and chewies, they just knew they were going to have the time of their lives playing with everything. <3
i know how to drop hints too! ever since the release of dan brown's latest thriller on september 15th, i have done nothing but drop hints. all the time. i thought that maybe it would be an aniversary gift (don't get me wrong, i love my james bond) but noooooo. so when i opened that rectangular shaped gift at 6:30 am on christmas morning i was giggly and giddy, to say the least. this is mike's favorite picture from this christmas. <3
this year we had a great time hosting a gift exchange with some friends. we had such a blast, a ton of laughs and got an adorable picture out of it! <3
i love my husband, obviously. but this christmas i realized just how much i love him. he got me the glee soundtrack, volume one. jodie and kirsten, i'm sure, understand. i cried. and it has yet to leave the cd player. <3
as a stocking stuffer mike received bean boozled. as a joke. i really didn't think he, eric and kyle (our friends) would open the box and start popping them in their mouths. it was pretty funny though! <3
and so family and friends we leave with this. we love you, we miss you, we can't wait to visit and spend time with you. the weather is cold, windy and snowy, but our hearts and home are warm with the love you all sent us this year. have a happy new year!
jodie, clay and hallie mae, as you can see, we love the blanket! it was the first thing we opened. it is so soft and SOOOOO big...the perfect cuddle blanket! <3
ahhh...the scent of mexican vanilla! yummy! we knew this would be a present, and when we got mom and dad olson's package we almost opened the vanilla so i could start baking with it right away. but we were patient! however, i immediatly used it for french toast and vandi hansen's vanilla syrup and boy did it make it taste so amazing! <3
after 2 months of mike dropping mad and crazy hints, he finally got his guy fieri cookbook [diners, drive-ins and dives]. and he was ever so happy. <3
kirsten we had so much fun trying to guess what is was from williams-sonoma you gave us. we were very pleasently suprised to find out exactly what was in that box. we love it! such a great gift idea and it will definatly be used! <3
okay, you all know us well which means you all know how much we love our animals. so christmas morning wasn't just about mike and me opening presents, it was about them opening presents as well. they didn't understand why they got all these new toys and chewies, they just knew they were going to have the time of their lives playing with everything. <3
i know how to drop hints too! ever since the release of dan brown's latest thriller on september 15th, i have done nothing but drop hints. all the time. i thought that maybe it would be an aniversary gift (don't get me wrong, i love my james bond) but noooooo. so when i opened that rectangular shaped gift at 6:30 am on christmas morning i was giggly and giddy, to say the least. this is mike's favorite picture from this christmas. <3
this year we had a great time hosting a gift exchange with some friends. we had such a blast, a ton of laughs and got an adorable picture out of it! <3
i love my husband, obviously. but this christmas i realized just how much i love him. he got me the glee soundtrack, volume one. jodie and kirsten, i'm sure, understand. i cried. and it has yet to leave the cd player. <3
as a stocking stuffer mike received bean boozled. as a joke. i really didn't think he, eric and kyle (our friends) would open the box and start popping them in their mouths. it was pretty funny though! <3
Glad you guys had a good Christmas!! Ellen, I love that picture of you holding your Dan Brown book, way cute!!
ReplyDeleteCute pictures Ells! Glad you guys survived your first Christmas on your own. Looks like you got spoiled rotten! Love you and miss you!
ReplyDeleteCute, cute pictures. I didn't know you had a blog... now I can check up and see how you are doing. We have one too... I'm really bad at updating, but send me your email to camsfam@gmail.com and I will send you an invite.
ReplyDeleteGlad you had a great Christmas. Looks like lots of fun!
We love the pictures, but miss having the both of you here in Boise. Use your vanilla as perfume....Mike will love it!
ReplyDeleteOh guys I miss you. and since jordan and I just finished a marathon of glee watching I completely understand your need to keep the soundtrack in the cd player.
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