A bird doesn't sing because it has an answer...

So for all of you out there who have been wondering what the heck is going on in our lives, here's an update: Bryan and I moved to Adair Village in December in preparation to host two Korean students at our house. For those of you who are saying, "And Adair Village is...", Adair Village is a small town just 10 minutes north of Corvallis. By small town, I mean there are no stop lights, not even a blinking one, and a volunteer fire department summoned not by pagers or cellphones, but by a city-wide air raid/tornado siren that goes off at ungodly times of the night. The city is a collection of houses built in two different decades. The south part of town is a collection of older duplexes either owned by young families or rented by college students who name their pit bulls Budweiser and Heineken . The northern part of town (where we are blessed to live) is relatively new development, built in 2003, housing families and the occasional retiree. Adair is also home to Santiam C...

Once again, Bryan and I got together with our high school/college friends for New Years. This year was at Alicia's house, with Kari and Kyle, Mal and Josh, and Melissa. I'm not sure what happened in this above photo....I think we were trying to be funny... We had a great time eating, playing "What's Yours Like?" and participating in our new year traditions. Most of us have been getting together for New Years for 10 years now and it is always a great time to catch up and have some laughs. Below is the boys and their tradition of doing something completely random.....I might never understand. And we drank our cider outside like we have every year.....it was raining though, this time!