We decorated our Christmas tree last night. It's the first time we have decorated for Christmas together and it was a lot of fun. Last year was the Freebairn family Christmas in CA and we were too busy before leaving VA to decorate. So last night was our maiden voyage of Christmas deocrating and we were excited to share it with all of you! Enjoy the Christmas season!
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
Sunday, November 25, 2007
Thanksgiving and Black Friday
We spent Thanksgiving down in Williamsburg with the Zwahlen side of the family. As is normal, we ate turkey, potatoes, cranberry sauce, and had 3 different kinds of pie. Michelle even had pie for a mid-morning snack the day after Thanksgiving. We really enjoyed playing with niece MaKayla and nephew Zachary and stealing them away from parents and grandparents as often as possible. We are lucky because they are finding all the fun things to try to destroy at grandma and grandpa's house so we know what tempting items and areas to baby-proof so we are prepared when Abby comes and is at the destruction stage.

One of the most fun parts of our long weekend was Black Friday shopping. Roy and I woke up at 4:30 and went to Walmart, Old Navy, and Target before collapsing. For those of you who know Roy, waking up that early is a bit of a miracle. But an even bigger miracle was what he said later in the day, "I could do this again next year." And, yes, that was in reference to early-morning shopping! We did some more eating and shopping that day and ended up completely stuffing our car. We're very excited to have purchased a camera, a rocking chair, some nursery items, and some fun Christmas gifts. All in all, our Thanskgiving weekend was productive school-wise, filling food-wise, and fun family-wise.

One of the most fun parts of our long weekend was Black Friday shopping. Roy and I woke up at 4:30 and went to Walmart, Old Navy, and Target before collapsing. For those of you who know Roy, waking up that early is a bit of a miracle. But an even bigger miracle was what he said later in the day, "I could do this again next year." And, yes, that was in reference to early-morning shopping! We did some more eating and shopping that day and ended up completely stuffing our car. We're very excited to have purchased a camera, a rocking chair, some nursery items, and some fun Christmas gifts. All in all, our Thanskgiving weekend was productive school-wise, filling food-wise, and fun family-wise.
Monday, November 12, 2007
Exploring DC
One of the things Roy and I love doing is exploring all the fun places in DC, especially the ones that no one really knows about. Last weekend we went with some friends to a statue called "The Awakening". It is a statue of a man who looks like he is just waking up. It is huge! Just driving up to it, we were amazed by the size, but once you get right up to it, it's even more incredible. Here we are standing by the hand:


And here is Roy posing by the head with a little surprise for the statue/victim:
So for those of you wanting to come visit DC, we have lots of fun ideas of different places to go. The monuments and the Smithsonians and the other places along the Mall are, of course, must-sees, but there are also some places that even DC-area residents don't know about. And all those things make your trip to DC very worth it!
Friday, November 9, 2007
The Moment You've Been Waiting For!
Welcome to the Zwahlen Family blog. We are way behind the times when it comes to blogging, but now it's time to catch up a little. I have to admit that a big motivator to creating this blog is that our baby will arrive in about 2 months and I already want to brag about her and have a place to display pictures that I will inevitably be way too proud of!
Here's a little background on the day-to-day events of our life: Roy is in his 2nd year of law school. The end of this semester marks our halfway point! Hurray! Michelle is excitedly getting ready for the baby to join the family. The due date is Jan 1, 2008. We teach the 9 and 10 year olds at church and will probably have a few funny stories to share. So that is the Roy and Michelle Zwahlen family as of now. Look forward for more exciting adventures to come!
Here's a little background on the day-to-day events of our life: Roy is in his 2nd year of law school. The end of this semester marks our halfway point! Hurray! Michelle is excitedly getting ready for the baby to join the family. The due date is Jan 1, 2008. We teach the 9 and 10 year olds at church and will probably have a few funny stories to share. So that is the Roy and Michelle Zwahlen family as of now. Look forward for more exciting adventures to come!
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