2013 Reflection

This year has been full! Danny and I had a rocky start to the year and struggled a lot through the middle of the year but I'm happy to say towards the end we have grown and learned a lot and have been able to work together in various ways.  I'm grateful for Danny and for our little journey that we've begun, it's been a crazy ride and I'm grateful that Danny and I get to do it together.

January 2013 started out with my BIRTHDAY! I turned 24 last year.... which means I'm going to be 25 this month!!! AHHHHHH!!

We also had our very first Valentine's Day together which was a very fun and relaxing day spent and the spa! :)

We also made a BIG trip this year! We visited New York and Germany for WIDA Championships in Dusseldorf it was AMAZING!

Picture in New York near the Twin Towers site

There I am on the right getting ready to judge!

After many many many years, it was a dream come true to finally see my dance teacher again! It was the most amazing experience to see him again. Words can't even express.

Me on the riverboat in Germany

Danny on the riverboat... with Grandpa's hat!

One of the fun restaurants we went to while in Germany!

  

Ice cream time!! in.... GERMANY hahaha

And Chocolate tree... in GERMANY!!

On our way home from Germany, while we were in the New York airport. The Boston marathon bombing happened.  It was very crazy being in the airport when it happen a lot of tension.

Danny turned 26!!!!

We also held our very first local competition. Stressful, but man was it fun!! 

In case you're wondering my student is the one in the middle.. with the big trophy.... with the one under her ;) ahahah 

My best friend and I started a blog together!

Family Reunion 

We found our street!!

 

 I got my wisdom teeth out!!! :(

Danny and I had our 1st year anniversary. 

 We made some new friends that we absolutely love!

My brother went into the Air Force and graduated boot camp

My dance company went to CA for a compeition

Danny and I started renting a new studio and put a lot of work getting it put together!

One of our really good friends got sealed in the TEMPLE! It was an amazing amazing day!

My Uncle Jason FINALLY got married!

 Danny and I went to a John Legend concert!!!

Danny took me for my first ever black Friday shopping.

I also got to talk to my biological Dad on the phone for the first time this year.

Danny did A LOT of schooling this year! He only has two more classes until he graduates with his MASTERS YAHOOOOO!!

Happy New Year everyone!! Here's to making 2014 a better year! :D

LAMBOURNE LOOP: Christmas, Family and Fun

What a fun week it has been! :) so many fun things going on and lots and family and friends to spend time with! This week was way fun!

To kick everything off we had the Lambourne family Christmas party.  Because the family has gotten so big we had our gathering a Brick Oven. It was a nice area where all the family could relax and enjoy dinner and each other.  For the white elephant gift we had two big dice and you had to try and roll doubles when you got it you stuck your balloon inside the panty hoes on grandpa head... Why you ask? I am not really sure that anyone knew... but it turned out the be pretty entertaining.

Here is Danny putting his balloon in to get his gift!

 We ended up getting a toilet brush cleaner and some HANGERS!! Danny was pretty excited about the hangers! This was a picture of the first balloon going in.

Then we had Christmas Eve...

My sisters and I filmed a video for my beauty channel! It was so fun to spend time with them and do this fun project.  This is a snapshot from the video I was talking and the other two smirking... common place.. :P

Then we had a Christmas Eve gathering at my Aunts house... I didn't get any pictures but it was super fun! I got to chat with one of my favorite cousins (Cassie) and play with her adorable little boy Jason!! :) We also sung Christmas carols and did a gift exchange after dinner! :) 

As is cusotmary after dinner and the rest of the families went home we went to my other aunts house to open our PJ's and do our "Throw the Orange Game" Danny started last year.  The whole family played (even grandma and grandpa) and it gets a little crazy but after a while the orange starts to break open and it smells amazing... and we have to switch oranges or mini oranges in this case.  Pretty sure we went though about 8 of them!

Our orange in action!

   

Then we have CHRISTMAS MORNING!! I wish I had gotten pictures of us all sitting around opening presents but I don't! But here is the Christmas tree :)

CLICK HERE TO SEE What I got for Christmas!

Here is Danny opening one of his favorite gifts later that afternoon from Grandma!! His beloved shoes!! He was pretty excited!! :D

Ash and Me!

  

My Aunt sitting on Logan!! :P

Danny's potato volcano at Christmas dinner!! :P

Here was a look down the one half of the table! So many AMAZING people!! LOVE them all!!

After Christmas dinner we did our present exchange and played with some things!  Then it took us around 2-3 days to recover from all the excitement and chaos!

Last night we went over to Kallie and Jordan's to FINALLY give them their Christmas gift and we ended up eating dinner and watching Despicable Me 2 since Danny had never seen it! :P Fun times we just love them!

So that was most of our festivities for the week! If I can find other pictures of Pj's and such I will insert them as I find them!  We hope everyone had a safe and warm holiday!

LOVE,

The Lambournes