Family Day

We are down in California visiting my family now. The day before we left to come down here we got together with the Engells and Jon and Aimee were up visiting. It was a fun family get together.
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Winter

Here are some photos of winter around our place.

A sunset on the way home from town
View from our front door
Lots of snow
Time to shovel the driveway

Thanksgiving

Andrew and I spent Thanksgiving day over at his family's, along with other friends. We had an enjoyable day. Here are a few pictures.

New Teakettle

It is fun to have a teakettle now. I love hearing water for

tea and hearing it merrily whistle.

A job

One day I was able to go with Andrew to do a pressure washing job. It was nice to be able to go with him instead of staying home by myself.

Snow

Last week we had a little snow. It didn't last long, but it was pretty.

Update

It is hard to believe it has already been over a week since my family left, I miss them so much. We did a lot of things with them and drove around all over the place. It was fun visiting with them. This past week Andrew and I have been keeping busy around home. One day we did some clean up and burning in the back. Andrew also fixed his truck and we went into town several times for parts. We spent several evenings watching the BBC mini series Dombey and Son. This morning I went with Andrew to a pressure washing job. And now we are at the library. I am planning to try making some sourdough bread when we get home.

Misty Afternoon

Our burn pile

New Furniture

The last day my family was here we went to the second hand store and bought some furniture. A couch which is wonderful to have a place to sit, and a china hutch. The hutch was a gift from my parents. I love how pretty it looks and being able to display and

store my china.

Visit With Family

A few pictures from my family's visit....

Kerrs and Engells all piled up on our new couch. One evening we had my family and the Engells all for dinner it was a fun time and the biggest crowd we have had.

Jonathan had a chance to try some shooting.

At the breakfast table.

We all went out to dinner one evening in Colville. It was an enjoyable evening and the food was delicious.

We stopped at a waterfall on one of our many drives. We got a group shot using the self timer

Our New Quilt

We were given this beautiful quilt, made by friends, at our Washington reception. It looks to pretty on our bed.

Autumn walk

A week ago my family came up for a visit. We had a wonderful time showing them our home and around the area. These pictures are from a walk on the back of our property. Aren't the fall colors gorgeous?

Today's Events

I have just put up several new posts. I haven't normally done so many at once but since we don't have internet and I am at the library I thought I would update you all on what's going on. My posting will probably be more like this from now on.

Today we made waffles for breakfast in our new waffle iron. Then we went to a nursery tree sale and got some big trees for our yard. It was fun to pick those out. We also stopped at an orchard to get some apples and they gave us one of these to try. I love the bright pink color inside! The lady told us it was pink inside, but I was thinking she meant a pale pink. I have never seen an apple like this.

Riverfront Park

Yesterday Andrew and I went into Spakane for a fun daytrip, kind of an extended honeymoon trip. We walk around Riverfron Park first but most thing weren't open yet so we went over to the mall and had lunch and watched Fireproof. It was a good movie and very thought provoking. Afterwards we headed back to the park and took the skyride over Spokane falls, went on the carousel, and watched an IMAX movie about the deep sea. On the way home we stopped for dinner at the Mongolian grill, then stopped at Lowe's and picked out some new light fixtures, then did a few errands at Fred Meyers. It was a wonderful day and a special time for Andrew and I together.

At Home

Setting up our new home has been a lot of fun. It has been fun to cook our meals in our kitchen and eat at our table. Dinner on the stove, we were surprised with a new stove from the Engells. It is wonderful to cook on.
Our dining room table set for dinner.

Andrew brought flowers home the first day he went to work. It was very sweet.

Honeymoon Highlights

We had a lovely honeymoon along the California, Oregon and Washington coast. We took our time along the way staying at Bed and Breakfasts and even a yurt at a state park. We had sunny weather at first but it was rainy once we reached Oregon. We both got some kind of a flu the second week and then I got homesick but it was an enjoyable trip overall. Here are a few pictures of some of the places we went.


Northern California Coast

Lighthouse near Mendocino

Mendocino Botanical Gardens

Drive through tree- notice the lovely decorating on our car

Our Room in Astoria, Oregon

The yurt we stayed in near Reedsport, Oregon

We stayed several days at Andrew's Aunt's cabin near Mt. Baker, Washington. This is when we were sick for awhile, we mostly played games and watched a few movies.

On the way over the Cascades toward home.

Andrew and Celeste ~ Wedding Photos

Fixing hair

Getting the bride ready

The flower girls all dressed

Adam and Justus

Andrew and his groomsmen

Walking down the aisle

Waiting for his bride

The handsome ringbearer

Special music "The Love of God" during communion

The talented musicains

Saying vows

Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Engell

Parents of the bride

Parents of the groom

The happy newlyweds

Bride and Groom with their wedding party

Adorable flower girls

The BBQ master

Signing the marriage license

The bride and groom

The head table

Andrew and Celeste singing to each other

The lovely cake

Cutting the cake

A sweet kiss

Some of the guests

And they're off!