MERRY CHRISTMAS!!

M-oving: We decided we couldn't take our old neighbors anymore. We moved nearby and already love the new place so much more.

E-mployment: Tara was very grateful to keep her job with LexisNexis and is now in the works of transitioning to full-time status. She is still with Spokane Gymnastics and loves teaching kids.

R-unning: We have both started running and working out more. Currently, we are doing an intense, full-body workout program.

R-oad Trip: We decided to drive home for Thanksgiving this year. We were able to spend 6 days with family and friends.

Y-ear Ahead: Next year, we are hoping to travel more. We are already planning a trip to San Diego, Phoenix and Portland.

C-ompany: We had several visitors this past year. One of Reid's groomsmen, Tara's family and Tara's matron of honor made the trip to Spokane.

H-iking: This past year we took some more time exploring the Inland Northwest. Snyder has been a great hiking companion and loves being in the outdoors with us.

R-ainier: Reid met up with a buddy from college and hiked the tallest in Washington (14,410 ft). It was an incredible challenge and has peaked his interest in mountaineering.

I-nternship: Reid has been working with a local attorney in Spokane since May. He is practicing construction law and is getting lots of practical experience.

S-nyder: In April we adopted a German Short-haired Pointer from a nearby shelter. He is a little over a year and a half and full of energy. We say he is the best $10 we ever spent.

T-wo L: Reid is half-way through his second year of law school. This has been the hardest year yet trying to balance work and school. He has decided which type of law he would like to pursue after graduation - intellectual property (patent/copyright) law and/or construction law.

M-ountaineering: This next year, Tara is going to join Reid in his mountaineering trips. Her first mountain will be a 13,000 ft volcano in the Cascades. She might also join Reid on another climb up Mount Rainier. Reid's big trip will be to climb Mount Kilimanjaro in Tanzania, Africa.

A-lma Mater: We've had the opportunity to watch K-State play football and basketball. We went to Denver for a K-State football game and attended the CBE Classic in Kansas City. Finally, we travelled to Pullman, WA where K-State played Washington State in basketball.

S-eason's Greetings from the Jennings Family, 2010!!

Yum, Yum!

I cooked dinner last night without any of Reid's help!! I was pretty proud :) We had Apple Cider Chicken with Pecan Rice and Zuchinni. Wasn't too bad.

One Perfect Saturday...

The temperature is cooling off, the apple candle is burning and football is on TV! I love this time of the year :)

The K-State was on the FSN channel out here so we got to watch the Cats play! Well I should say Reid watched them play. I caught the first and last 2 min of the game.

My friend Ashley and I had planned to ride our bikes to the Liberty Lake farmers market but the weather didn't exactly cooperate. So we drove there instead and I got some BEAUTIFUL flowers...

(There is a lady in the Spokane area who has a Daliah farm. I have never seen such beautiful flowers for only $4)

(You can't go wrong with 25cent sunflower stems)

After the market we headed to the best craft store ever, Hobby Lobby where I re-stocked to finish some scrapbooking. It feels good to be caught back up!

Canoe/Camping Trip

We decided to take advantage of the last few weekends of good weather to be outdoors. We went to Priest Lake in Nordman, ID for quite the outdoor adventure. We rented canoes at Priest Lake then canoed for about 1 1/2 hours through the thourough fare to Upper Priest Lake where we found our campsite. I have never seen such beautiful scenery!

The Jennings Family photo op before we set out to canoe. We didn't have the greatest weather conditions (windy) going out, but they were ideal coming back in.

Canoeing to the campsite. Snyder rode up front with Tara because he kept rocking the boat too much when he was in the middle. He did okay once he got use to the canoe. The water was so clear you could see straight to the bottom. Snyder kept himself occupied by checking that out, but when the water got to deep, he sat back and whined like a baby! Sometimes he is a wuss.

Hanging out at the campsite right before the sun went down. I could not get over on this trip how glassy the water looked. It was truly amazing!

We have a couple more trips we'd like to get in before winter. Hopefully the weather will hold up. Next weekend Reid is devoting to football and studying while Tara plans to take a bike ride with her friend Ashley to the neighboring town to go to the farmers market.

New Camera

We decided on and purchased a camera Friday! Yesterday we took it out on a hike and so far I LOVE the fact that it picks up different picture modes (it will go from taking a landscape photo to a portrait based on what I'm aiming at, SO COOL) but the coloring seems a bit off too me. Don't know if it is just because it was a cloudy day and the leave colors are changing or what. But it will get plenty use in Chicago next weekend for a true test! Here are some pics from our hike...

Well this was Reid's last full week of working with no school. Tomorrow marks the first day of his 2L year and he is already busy with homework assignments. His cherry on top was that the attorney he is working for asked him to write a legal response to a motion brief. Our little boy is growing up.

We decided that Reid is going to apply for some summer associate programs in Denver for next summer. Since Colorado is where we want to be, we figured this is a good start to get his feet wet in the Denver market.

Tara's camera decided to stop functioning yesterday. She was going to document Snyder's new accomplishment of retrieving the ball from the water and the lens became stuck and wouldn't close. Bad news being it is right before the wedding! Looks like her Christmas present will come a bit early this year.

Sorry for the boring picture-less post. Hopefully Reid will have some good first week of classes stories to share.

Hiking to the Extreme

Reid recently made the trek up Mt Rainier with a college friend and his wife. I decided it was in my best interest to stay home...I think for now I'll stick to the basics of hiking/camping.

The beautiful Mt Rainier located in southwestern Washington

Reid and his college friend JB out to conquer the mountain

WOO HOO I made it!

I think that even though there were times on the trip Reid wanted to cash in and head home, he's happy he pushed through and summitted the mountain. The aftermath of the summit was not pretty. Reid had the worst sunburn he's ever experienced and is still in the process of healing from it. I think he learned his lesson to not under estimate the power of the sun and it's reflection off the snowfields and glaciers. He's already in the process of planning the next big climb, Kilimanjaro!!