Let it Snow, Let it Snow!!

We got a nice amount of snow starting last night and continuing throughout today. Madison had such a great time outside! It was SO much fun chasing the ball, eating snow, making yellow snow - you know! We also decided it would be festive to take our Christmas picture today. It was so beautiful out!

This year we are going to Andrew's family's house in Arizona for Christmas. We're excited to go spend some time with them and to see our friends that we haven't seen for a while. Merry Christmas to you all!

Please Help if You Can!!

As we approach the holiday season there is so much to be thankful for: family, friends and all the blessings in life. This year I have made a commitment to help the foster children of my community. On December 12th, the Junior League of Boise will be hosting a holiday party for approximately 250 foster children. We will be providing treasure boxes for each child who attends. These children don't have a stable family let alone a mom and dad to share the holidays with. These kids get taken or already have been taken from their homes at a moments notice. By providing a treasure box, each child will have a special item that is just theirs to take with them. The box will be big enough for photos or special trinkets they hold close to their heart.

In order to make this happen, I need your help! Your donation will help us bring much needed holiday cheer to the lives of many children in foster care and their families in the Treasure Valley. With your help, we can give these children a happy holiday that they will remember fondly.

If you wish to donate please contact me directly via email at meggieshaye@yahoo.com or leave a comment! Anything you can contribute: $10, $25, $50 will make a difference! Have a safe and happy holiday!

Love,
Meg

We love visitors!!

This weekend we got the chance to hang out with Andrew's friend Leslie from high school. It's always so great to hang out with good friends. I ran into her at the mall so we came back to the house, went to the grocery store (thanks for being a good sport Leslie) and went to Famous Dave's for dinner. It was all so exciting that I forgot to take pictures - next time!! Thanks for coming to visit!!

See Spot Walk!!

This weekend was the annual walk for the Humane Society called See Spot Walk. The weather was perfect (cool and cloudy) and Maddie had so much fun. She got to socialize and sniff some...well you know what - it's her favorite thing :) We walked with a couple people from work. It was a great way to spend a Saturday morning and support a good cause.

New House!

Andrew and I bought a house! This isn't the best picture but you get the drift. We don't close on it until mid October so cross your fingers that everything goes smoothly. It only took about 3 weeks to find our home but it felt like an eternity. We originally found a home down by the river that we were so excited about. We made an offer and it was a smoking deal. The house was in short sale (pre-foreclosure) and it just happened that the bank I work for owned it which is against the code of ethics so we had to pull our contract. THEN, we found another home (in the same neighborhood as the one we bought) but someone made an offer before we could. So last week while I was in Spokane on business I received a notification of this house. I called Andrew at 5:30am the next morning and asked him to go look at it. He went that day and really liked it so we made an offer (without me seeing it). What a brave wife I am huh? Anyway, it all worked out and we received an accepted contract last week. We're so excited and can't wait for October to get here!

Fishing

We stayed with my parents on the way home from Idaho Falls. My dad took Andrew and I fishing in Hagerman. We all had success! Andrew and my dad caught the biggest fish and had a little fish fry that evening. Mom and I opted for another delicious cuisine for dinner (Fish is not the favorite food for us girls). Thanks for a fun weekend!

Bear World

Last weekend I had to go to Idaho Falls for work so Andrew came with me. It ended up being a mini vacation. Friday after work we went to Bear World near Rigby. What a cool place! You drive through this park where bears and other wildlife roam free. They literally come right up to your car. A bit frightening but very cool.