Hi, My Name is Kristen, vol. 10

... And I'm the Birthday Girl because today I turn 40!!!

Things that make me Happy: The color turquoise, daffodils, stripes, hair tinsel, Uggs/ flip flops/ tieks, peppermints, Dan playing with my hair, Snuggling with Kylie, taking walks with Jack, Vegging out and watching t.v. shows with Megan, having Beau following me all around the house, my water bottle, fun colored socks from Old Navy, cheering kids on in sports. 

TV Shows I watch: The Crown, Man in the High Castle, Younger, Young & Hungry, Fixer Upper, (Just Add Magic, The Kicks, Once Upon a Time- with my kids).

Favorite Foods: chicken cheesy rice, hummus, coffee and a bagel with orange marmalade, boston cream donuts from Shoppers, CAVA, Chick fil a milkshakes.

 Tweeter and I

Jackie Boy and Me

 Beausef


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 Our family in Nashville

Roadtrip!

My Family

Me and Megan

Me and my Bugga at Ida Lee for Swim Class

                      

Me and my Tweeter

 Me and Beausef

Hi, My Name is Dan, vol. 10

 ...And I'm the Birthday Boy because today I turn 42!!!

Things I like:  Riding my motorcycle, playing Minecraft, RBC/Quest, family vacations, Malone, walking Beau with my Tweeter, smoking one.

Favorite TV Shows/Movies:  The Crown, football, Man in the High Castle, Pitch Perfect 3.

Favorite Sayings:  It's go time! Suit Up! 'Merica! What's Up Girlfrannn (when crashing Megan facetiming with friends), Do you want to move to Malone? I'm a bargain. Beauteah (to Beau).


Favorite Foods/Drinks: Papa Johns Pizza, Chinese/Thai, Mt. Dew, iced Lofthouse cookies

Things I did while I was 41:  Toured Bletchly Park, Played in the 5th grade Kid/Parent/Teacher basketball game, went to the National Gallery of Art, took Megan driving for the first time, went Glow Golfing for the first time, visited Duke, drove the Mississippi Gulf Coast, went to New Orleans, helped Mom Mom and Pappy find a new home in WV, took Jack to Six Flags for the day, got attacked by a dog (had to get 16 stitches), flew a Mavic Pro, smoked a cigar in Vegas with Brian, took Jack and his buddies camping, bought a Nintendo Switch, took a fun ferry ride in the UK, went to Top Golf, went to a Freshman Football game with Jack, attended a men's breakfast at CFC with Jack, Josh and Matt, went to Malone for Thanksgiving (made snow angels with Kylie), made bear meat queso, got 3 bears in one day (as a group, not just me), got a bear skin rug (that Supe tanned for me), started a new job (where I have to wear a suit every day), became a Subaru man!

Bugga and I getting ready to battle each other in Basketball

 

 Art

 Helping Mom Mom and Pappy find a new home in West Virginia

 At 5th Grade boys lock-in with Paul

 On a date with my Tweeter

JR's cigar weekend with Grandad and Brian

 

 Our Fam in New Orleans

 Six Flags

 Roar Pride!

 Friday night football games

 Men's breakfast with Jack, Josh and Matt

Camping with the boys

 Me and Moopert

New Subaru!

Hi, My Name is Megan, vol 10

...And I'm the Birthday Girl because today I turn Sweet 16!

Job: 10th grade in high school, but tutor on the side

Favorite things to do: Hang out with friends, try new foods, take road trips, learn new languages, relax

Favorite Books: A Thousand Splendid Suns, Flavia de Luce series, any books about WW2 or the Holocaust

Favorite TV Shows/Movies: The Office, Sherlock Holmes, Anne of Green Gables, the Imitation Game

Favorite Foods: Tacos, queso, Mediterranean, spinach, blueberry muffins, dark chocolate, peppermint anything, mac n cheese,  pita, hummus, and carrots

Favorite Sayings: LOL, you're hilarious, whatta comedian

What I want to be when I grow up: State Department employee, diplomat

Things I did as a 15 year old: started PT on my shoulder, got my Academic Varsity Letter for a 4.0 GPA, won the Earth Science award at school, visited my first college - Duke, visited the Mississippi Gulf Coast, New Orleans and the Werner's, enjoyed the Nashville family reunion, had a cyst in my mouth (had 1 biopsy surgery, 1 surgery to put a tube in and then 6 months later another surgery to have it removed), went to the LoCo Fair, helped Mom Mom and Pappy move into their new home and decorated their guest bedroom and bathroom, made the JV volleyball team (blew out my shoulder in a scrimmage and cheered from the side for the rest of the season), learned Russian, became Treasurer of FCCLA, officially stopped growing at 5'7'' (only kidding, that happened awhile ago), had my first major surgery (SLAP tear in my right shoulder - 4 months of recovery, 24 PT sessions, a sling and a rolling backpack), got my driver's permit, started tutoring (math), got to tour a Russian Orthodox Cathedral, went to a JMU volleyball game, went on Rockbridge Fall Weekend and Cornerstone's Winter Retreat, started going to Campaigners, attended Kelly Minter's women's retreat at RBC. 

Why my Mom loves me:  Because you are a gift to our family!  You are independent, smart, creative, great at languages and history, and driven!  You are a good friend, a great helper in the nursery at church, you were committed to being at every practice and game for your volleyball team  even though you couldn't play all season, you handled major surgery like a pro, you kick butt in school and like to be challenged, you've enjoyed tutoring kids in math and you help us be more creative in what we eat at home!  We love you Moo and are so thankful God gave you to us for our firstborn!  Happy Sweet 16!!!

 Varsity Letter for 4.0

 Outback with Skyler

 Receiving my Earth Science Award

 Duke

 My shoulder after the scrimmage

 Mom Mom's guest room that I got to decorate (the picture above now has postcards from all over the world)

 Cheering on Kylie and their little sisters with girls from my volleyball team

 The Rolling Backpack Dad made me for after my surgery

 Me and Mom

 My 20-0 JV Team with Walter

 Jack finally grew taller than me

Jill, Me, Jordan, Rebekah, Joanna and Cassi

 In front of the National Archives

With Dad at Snowcoming

Our Family