HAPPENINGS...

It is so nice to have the Temple so close by. We can get there in less than 10 minutes.
Eric even says he can see the Angel Moroni from our street. I still havn't spotted it.

We have really enjoyed having people over to our place for dinner. A couple of Sunday's ago we had the missionaries over along with some friends we have met in our ward. From left to right we have...Eric, the missionaries, our good friend Matt Robinson who oddly enough before we knew who each other were, he checked us in at our hotel when we were here in Washington for our Wedding Reception. Small world huh? Then there is Brett Smith and Kristen Stone. She is the one who made the amazing looking dessert you see on the table. We love Brett and Kristen!

Me and the Mosaic crew. I work with wonderful people.

FEAT is an organization that helps families who have children with Autism. They recently held a fundraising even at the Hyatt in Bellevue. Andrea Sims, the owner of the clinic where I work, invited myself, my co-workers, and our guests to the event. We enjoyed a nice dinner and watched as the organization raised over $500,000 to help these families.

Me and my handsome date :) Thanks Heidi, the shirt and tie look great! `

That's right, I'm sewing. Mom and Granny got me a sewing machine when they came to visit. And just after that a service project was announced in Releif Society. We were to make colorful balls for the kids in Ecuador. Every year dentists go down to help out and I guess our ward supplies toys for the kids to help with their visit to the dentist. I'm getting the hang of it, although it is not easy. I plan to keep trying, I'll have to if I plan to sew as good as my grandmothers soome day.

Nick's Basketball Game

We have really enjoyed going to Nick's basketball games. They are a lot of fun! Not only do we get to cheer him on, but we get to spend time with family. Grandma and Grandpa Hass are huge supporters and we enjoy the time we get to catch up with them. Also with Andrea, Heidi, David and Omi. Thanks Nick for playing so hard and giving us something to look forward to. You're awesome!

Nick's fan club Nick makes an assist


Nick races up the court for a layup


Nick playing tough defense


Nick shoots and scores


A long distance pass

Dinner with Jake and Kara in Seattle

Our first encounters with Jake and Kara were through the basketball team in our church. They were married just one day after us. So, it has been fun having other newly weds to hang out with. I was also very excited when I found out Kara is a hair stylist. And may I add a very good one. As soon as I found out I went in for a hair cut. I didn't know what I was going to do here in WA without Ashley and Cortney, but thanks to Kara I don't have to worry anymore.

She does a great job!

Me and Kara after an awesome meal at Pacific Place Mall.




Jake, Kara, Ashlea and Eric

Seattle

Our latest news is the visit we recieved from my Mom and Granny this past weekend. They were here for 5 days. We had lots of fun. Below are some pictures. Enjoy!

"The Famous Pike Place Market"

We just told Mom and Granny to stand by the fish not the guy who worked there. I guess they thought it would be better to get him in the picture so Mom got on one side and Granny on the other. When he finally figured out he was having his picture taken he grabbed a fish for the picture. We were able to hop in when someone came along and offered to take the picture for us.

One of our favorite places to eat, "The Old Spaghetti Factory".

After going to Nick's (Eric's youngest brother) basketball game we decided to take advantage of the sunny day and show Mom and Granny Snoquamie Falls.

Deception Pass...one of my new favorite places. It's beautiful!

We spent some time with Nick, Amanda, and Carter.

It was so nice to see them, especially little Carter.

North Carolina Visit

Me and Melissa at her Bridal Shower.

Heather's and Daneil's was the place to hang out. We had lots of fun playing pool and pretending to play poker :)

My Dad and Eric.

We spent a lot of time at Granny's eating lots of good food and playing dominos. This has become one of Eric's new favorite games. He and Granny could play forever!

Daniel, Heather, Granny, Ashlea and Eric

WE LOVE YOU GRANNY!

Washington D.C.

A special thanks to Stacy, my cousin, for being a wonderful hostess!

We could have spent a week just going through all of the museums, however we only had 2 days. This was taken in the Museum of Natural History.

We were able to see the Temple with all the Christmas lights. It was amazing!

We didn't miss a monument. This is us at the Lincoln Memorial. My legs felt like they were going to fall of by the end of the day.

Washington Monument

The little building you see way off in the distance....that's the White House :)

Road Trip 2008

We took advantage of the

plummeting gas

prices and hit the road!

The beginning of our Grand Caynon/Zion's National Park trip.

We wanted to see all we knew Utah had to offer including surrounding sights before making the move from Utah to Washington.