Jellybelly Factory

Katie, Brian and I were talking the other night and decided we should go to the Jelly Belly Factory over Christmas break. It is a free tour, and gas is cheap enough where it would be worth the drive. Who's in?

Grandma Bond is still giving presents...

Over the Thanksgiving weekend the Bond girls got together at Aunt Besty's and went through Grandma Bond's jewelry.

It was funny to see HOW MUCH she had collected over the years and we wished she was there to tell us the stories of the pieces: "this one came from a garage sale, this one Bob ordered from a catalog, and this one..."

My camera decided that it was out of batteries so the only pictures I got were on my phone, so bare with me.

The next three pictures are of the 3 tables covered by the jewelry.


I think we all came away happy and some of the girls even grabbed some great stuff to make the jewelry Christmas trees like Uncle Allen used to make.

I got some great necklaces and earrings, but this ring my favorite!

Disneyworld

Happy Thanksgiving everybody! Katie and I traveled to the far off land of Florida to experience the wide world of Disney. We went to 4 parks on 5 consecutive days and it was a blast. Here are a few pictures from the trip.

Zach definitely feeling the effects of the happiest place on earth.

Kate and Andrew steering our dinosaur at Animal Kingdom.

Kate feeling the effects of a full day at a park.

Katie and I in front of the castle at Magic Kingdom. It was tinseled out for Christmas-time.

This was a big highlight for me. Ever since I was a kid I have always wanted to see the huge Epcot ball. Not only did we see it, we went inside of it. Hot dang.

Kevin, Kellie,Brian and Luke all enjoying the dinosaurs in Animal Kingdom

Christmas Lists

Would you guys be interested in posting Christmas lists here on the blog? Give me some feedback.

Happy Birthday Katie!!

Katie is now 23...and looking as good as ever! We had a raving dessert party tonight with a lot of friends from the ward, old apartments, and her major. Brian came down for the party as well. All in all, a great time. Here are some pics.

The birthday girl and her birthday cake.

The goods

Cake

I made this cake today.
It's Zebra Cake (you can see it in the picture on the paper) with chocoalte glaze. I think I will choose not to share what a mess I made with the glaze...

Boston Tease Party

Heres a few teaser shots from our weekend in Boston. I will post more and give full descriptions when I have a little bit more time!

Faneuil Hall

Bunker Hill Monument

The Old North Church

Paul Revere Statue near the Old North Church

Boston Creme Pie from Mike's Pastry

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Charlie's Sandwhich Shop in the South End

Fenway Park

Harvard University