Ho, ho, ho!

Like everyone at this time of year - we've been BUSY! Here, in pictures, are the latest happenings in the wild & wonderful Whitley world...

A silly photo of Sam's class and teachers



































































Donuts with Dads, at Sam's school, was a fun treat in the first part of December.

St. Nicholas (aka: my Daddy, Sam & Brice's Papa) came to church for a visit, leaving oranges and golden/chocolate coins in all the children's shoes that were left in the breezeway.

Sam's Christmas program at school...

Brice's Christmas program at school, with lunch following. As you can see from the photos, I think he was much happier at lunch...

Begging for Momma...

And, last but not least, a trip to Bass Pro Shop to visit with Santa...and test out the ATVs!

Capitol Hill Wedding

Brian and I went to Washington DC for the wedding of one of the "Auburn Girls". We are so happy for Elizabeth and Sean! The time we got to spend sightseeing in DC prior to the wedding was great as was the gorgeous wedding at a small Episcopal church and the reception at Union Station. We visited several museums and the new Capitol visitors center but the highlight of the "tourist stuff" was a tour of the West Wing!


In the White House press room - which used to be a swimming pool back in the 1930's during FDR's administration.



Outside the West Wing with Rachel and Rob.

The Capitol

In case you don't know, this is a typewriter eraser - obviously, larger than life - in the sculpture garden in between the two National Gallery of Art museums.

There was more than one happy couple at the wedding!

The Auburn Girls

A hysterical moment doing a silly dance. This is one of my favorite pictures from the entire night.

No, we haven't joined the ranks of infamous party crashers. We were legitimate guests as was President Obama's Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel - who, I might add, was quite the booty-shaker! The groom is Rahm's Chief of Staff.

Our "new" house

Before


Before


After


After

The porch floor and steps have yet to be painted but we love the new colors! The flower pots will get planted one of these days...