Our silly Nami

This is not a rare occurrence in the Black residence, Nami loves to hang out on her back and we've even seen her sleep that way many times!
But we love her!

These are some old photos in 2010 that I never shared. Enjoy!

My birthday dress from Jeff in January.

Hiking with Jeff's family in Utah.



At the Oregon coast for Pickup family reunion.


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Meeting Nickelback at their sound check.

We're doing great. Sharee has changed jobs recently and is a nanny for a family much closer to home. Planning a couple trips for this summer!

New Hair-do

So I found an awesome deal on Weekly-Plus (an online coupon website) for $150 worth of hair color, highlights and cut for only $30! So I bought 2 of them thinking it'd be fun to change up my look. I'd been thinking about what I wanted to do for awhile and decided to become a brunette! My stylist was awesome and took so much time into making my hair look awesome. She even straightened it for me so I could see what she did better! And there are some "bangs" there too, but she thought it be better to start out with long ones and see if I want to go shorter. I LOVE LOVE LOVE it and will be going back in the summer for another round.

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AFTER

lovely layers

The "bangs"

I think I'm a pretty cute brunette, what do you think?

Best Dinner Ever!

Jan-Apr is always a busy time for Jeff and he tends to work very long hours at the office. But its nice to know that his company treats him well and appreciates what he does. As a bonus for working hard on an especially long and difficult project, Jeff's work awarded him a nice dinner on the company. We decided that dinner at Cheesecake factory would be best choice. We went all out with appetizers, drinks, and dessert. It was a very fun night and I think we had the best table and waitress ever.

The best part of that restaurant is still the cheesecake....YUM! Jeff got his usual Adam's Peanut Butter Cheesecake and I got the Tuxedo Cheesecake with a side of raspberry sauce-best idea EVER from the waitress.

It was a perfect night!

Estes Park

For my birthday this year we headed out to Estes Park for a weekend. We enjoyed snowshoeing through the forest even though it was snowing quite a bit. We walked over a lake, found a frozen waterfall and made our own trails in the park. It was beautiful and peaceful up in the mountains.