Happy Birthday Reid

The big 2-4! Tara has only a few months to brag that she is "younger and wiser" : )
Birthday dinner consisted of a store-bought cheese pizza, which we then topped with chicken, roma tomato, mushroom & spinach! And we found some holiday brews from a local brewery in Oregon.
Sorry, no cherry pie. But I did make ice cream sandwiches!
Reid playing in his birthday present. He was excited to get it all set up!

Merry Christmas!! Our Day In Pictures

Our first Christmas as a Jennings Family was a success. While we both missed our family and friends, we were thankful to have each other and are eager to see them next week!!

Christmas Eve ham glazed in a chipotle-raspberry sauce...YUM!!

Ham, fresh green beans & roasted potatoes
Christmas morning with our stockings!

Tara in her Christmas owl pajamas
And Reid decked out in his new Gonzaga gear...slippers and all!

After presents came Christmas morning breakfast. Cinnamon rolls, fruit salad, spinach & ham quiche & mimosas!!

We had a grand idea to go hiking in the afternoon but then got lost finding the trailhead. Better luck next time! This is Liberty Lake. One place we are thinking of moving once Reid graduates.







Christmas Cookies

Saturday morning I baked Christmas cookies with one of Reid's classmate's wife and her friend. They were super delicious and so much fun to decorate. We left the boys to watching football/basketball!! Can't wait for the holidays to arrive and to be back in Kansas.




Jennings Family Christmas Letter


The month is January, wedding planning is underway
Tara took a trip to San Diego
Visiting the Jones' for a few days
Reid is down to the last semester
And law school applications are in
Now, let the waiting begin
February brings reason for celebrating
Reid is accepted into law school,
Gonzaga University with scholarship including
Although Tara's dress fitting was filled with doubt
It is her birthday, the big 2-3
Let us sing and shout!
'Marching' on the wedding dress is in
Only 2 months to go
Until the big moment of friends and kin
Our final K-State basketball game in the student section was a treat
The Wildcats brought home the win
As we cheered, 'Fighting ever fighting for a Wildcat victory!'
Nothing glooming about the April rain
Showers for celebration
Bridal, bachelor & bachelorette, let's pop the champagne!
Out in Manhattan, Reid is studying hard
And accepting an engineering honor
Called the St Patrick award
Onto May, let the wedding bells ring
As we say I do
Cutting cake, tossing bouquets, exchaning rings & dancing
Before the big day Reid is walking across the stage
An architectural engineering degree in hand
Time to to make another scrapbook page
Celebrating in June, the honeymoon was great
Jamaican Me Crazy Mon!
Clear waters, sandy beaches, the resort was top rate
Now packing our bags and heading out west
The Collins family is driving out too
Helping with the move, they are the best
The 4th of July means fireworks of many
Down at Riverfront Park
The ooh's and aah's come in plenty
Tara decides it is time for a change
Off to the salon she goes
Cutting 6 inches, boy does it feel great
August brings our first guest to town
Catching up, reminiscing
Even climbing a mountain & hiking back down
Summer break is over & Reid is ready to start school again
Law school will be different
Let the reading, papers & studying begin
Now in September we're questioning our move
So far away from family & friends
Just not able to get into a groove
But Tara is starting a new job doing gymnastics coaching
Teaching kids to jump & tumble
This should be quite entertaining
It's October now and Mark & Patti are here
Visiting Coulee Dam was a treat, Coeur d'Alene, Idaho a beauty
Both are near
Tara welcomes her second employment
Thankful to her former company
Working from home is quite the enjoyment
November means the holidays are nearing
We invited some friends
And cooked our first Thanksgiving
Anxious to put up all the holiday decor
We started early
The Christmas tree, garland & stockings in a row
Ending the year is the month of December
Reid is turning 24; we became an Aunt & Uncle
This was definitely a year to remember
But before it's all over we found the money & time
To make the trek back to Kansas
Visiting family & friends, even a K-State game, divine!
Wishing you Happy Holidays from the Jennings Family
Merry Christmas, Happy New Year & May God Bless Thee!

We're back!!

We both want a dog real bad but know it is not the right time in our lives yet. So, we have turned to fostering dogs on Facebook!
Tara's first choice Jamaica was adopted only 1 day after choosing to foster her!!! So here is Tara's next foster dog. Meet Bentley...










Reid, having never had a dog before, is very much looking forward to his first dog. Until then, he has chosen to foster Champ!!













And Tara, being the animal lover that she is, found a cat to foster as well. She chose Daphne because looks a lot like Buffy and Jody, both whom passed away this year. Daphne is in rememberence of Tara's cats...












(Daphne)
Can't wait for Christmas to arrive and to back home in Kansas.