Cali

What is that you say?  You want a picture of Cali?  Of course I have those :)

Cookies!

Had to post this recipe I made tonight.  M&M cookies.  They are much better than the recipe on the bag. I got it from this blog, which is my favorite food blog.

http://www.the-girl-who-ate-everything.com/2012/06/chewy-m-sugar-cookies.html

Yes, I still have this account.

To say it has been a long time is an understatement.  Life just got so busy and I figured you were all tired of pictures of Cali so I took a break.  Not to worry, I still take tons of pictures of Cali and I will post some on here (don't want to disappoint).  I thought I would take a crack at being a blogger again.  We have an exciting year coming up with me going on the job market again (and hopefully getting a job), Mike's college buddy is moving to the area so there should be a lot of good stories, and to deal with my stress I'm baking a lot.  All of these things will hopefully fill my blog and entertain you.

The last major event we got to participate in was Kara's wedding.  It was such a good time and we couldn't have asked for a better weekend weather wise.  Kara was a stunning bride and it was so great to see her take the next step in her life.  Congrats Kara Falise!

While we were in MA, we spent the night with Laura and family and Mike got a chance to be Uncle Mike to Jacob and Mason.  The kids loved hanging all over him and you can see here he was trying to assert is dominance over Jake.

House Guest

We have been watching Erika and Rob's dog, Aspen, for the last several days. Cali and Aspen get along very well together. She is a very sweet girl and as aunts and uncles are suppose to do, we are spoiling her rotten. We have already started a bad habit of letting her on the bed and couch. I mean, how could we let Cali be up there but not Aspen. That would have been cruel! We have her for another week and I think we will all be sad to see her go. But don't think that means we are going to add a second dog to our family. It is amazing how much extra work a second dog is.

A Sallee-Kerber-Williamson-Ferrara Christmas!

We had a wonderful trip to St. Louis, MO for Christmas this year. Despite driving 14 hours each way (Cali was such a good girl), it was a really fun time. We even had a white Christmas. Mike, Cali and I stayed at my sister Kelly's house with her family and dog Ginger while Laura, John, Jake and Mason stayed with my Mom and Dad and their dogs. When we all got together things sure were noisy! Although we will miss everyone, it sure is nice to be home. Here are some pictures from our week. And yes, that is in fact a picture of Mike holding a baby!

Happy Thanksgiving!

This year Mike and I stayed home for Thanksgiving. It was nice and quiet, just the two of us and Cali. I cooked a turkey and we watched movies all day. Wednesday before Thanksgiving we went on a nice walk with Cali (and then basically became couch potatoes for the rest of the weekend). Here are some pictures of our weekend. We hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving as well!

Sanibel Island, FL

I'm a lazy blogger! It has been almost a year since I've posted. That is mainly because I've been busy with work which has left me with not much interesting news to post. However, a few weekends ago Mike and I took a mini vacation to Sanibel Island, FL to celebrate our first wedding anniversary. We had a great time lying on the beach, biking all over the island, and kayaking. We even saw a few alligators up close and personal. Here are some pictures from the trip. Enjoy!