Our Home

We rented a small apt instead of staying in a hotel. We loved it! We
could pretend like we were locals instead of tourists. And much to our
delight we were able to walk to Starbucks! Other than Starbucks, we
ate at all local places and we were never disappointed.

Birthday Lunch

Not a bad way to end our trip...grab a sandwich from a local
place...quick drive to the beach...and a magnificent view!

A Beautiful Morning!

Don't Look if Blood Grosses You Out

It looks more painful than it is... We'll tell the story later :) For
now we are just morning the loss of my big toe nail. I'm not sure, but
I don't think toe nails are eternal, so it's ok.

Where we are Right Now!

Our soundtrack!

Vacationland

We made it to Maine despite the weather's efforts to keep us out :) It
is beautiful here. Our first act of Maine culture was to grab a
lobster roll!

Mr. and Mrs. Cepek

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First, I'm in shock right now. I just uploaded this picture from home. Crazy!
Second, not sure what caption to write for this picture. But it was taken by our good friend Marti who is a very talented photographer.
Third, are you proud of me for blogging?

What a strange life...

I realized tonight that we live in a unique community. Tonight, Taylor and I had dinner in the cafeteria with our friends, walked home, jumped in on a game of sand volleyball with a random group of students, followed by a short game of tennis. Who else had a tennis court and volleyball court right outside their front door? Taylor is now working on editing pictures, I just finished reading the Kite Runner. All the while, I am ease dropping on all the crazy conversations taking place in our lounge. Always entertaining. A strange life at times, but good.

I think my husband...

is so talented. I just like to brag sometimes!

The Pyles

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What I needed tonight....

(All the Way...by Beautiful Criminal) Thanks Nate! I needed a reminder.

Yep....thats my sister!

Most people that read my blog also read my sisters blog....so this is old news to you. But I want to share it anyway. Though I give my sister a hard time, she is amazing. Her compassion matched with her stubbornness :) is a voice for the voiceless that prevents us from looking away. Thanks Jody! Lifetime Celebrates Jody Landers | myLifetime.com Shared via AddThis

Callie the Coolest

My amazing friend, Callie, traveled from Portland, OR to spend a few days with us.

We drank a lot of coffee, ate a lot of food, and experienced lots deep belly laughs. Here are few pictures from our afternoon in Pittsburgh.

Callie is not use to Taylor always taking pictures. After 7 years with him, I've grown accustom.

Sorry Brandon!

Thanks Callie for being such a great friend. We loved having you here!

Jenn and Ron Engagement

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The First Wedding of the Summer

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Love..

...being an aunt and uncle. Taylor and I just got to spend a few days with our wonderful nieces and nephews. We are always amazed by how much they have grown between our visits. We love to notice the unique qualities about each one.

Dawson: responsible and determined

Gabe: surfer boy and pure heart

Max: sensitive soul and contagious

Quincy: superhero at heart

Kora: adorable and confident

Zeke: chill and hungry (always)

Gavin: big heart and goofy

Irelynd: curious and joyful

Haidyn: affectionate and adventurous

Thank you for the priveledge of being your Aunt and Uncle!

Want to know what we are up to

...check out www.jodylanders.com

D O N E

She made it! Yesterday was Joanna's last day at her job as a para-professional with Quaker Valley. Though she is her own biggest critic, she received gift cards, plants, and thank you notes from those she worked with; proving that she made a difference and will be missed. They wished the best for her in that they hoped she would get a full time position, but next year's plans are still to be determined. For now, we are both very excited it's the summer. Weddings, Family Vacations, and BBQs here we come! p.s. Anyone who would like to come visit is more than welcome!

Ben and Allyson

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Ron and Heather

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Jeremiah and Emily

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My Excuse....

for not blogging.

This is about 2/3 of the books I had to read this past semester. Yes, I know that my dad could probably read them in a day, but I'm not that talented. And yes, I know most of them are young adult books, but it still takes time. If you are interested in reading some young adult literature, I suggest:
The Giver by Lois Lowry
Fever 1793 by Laurie Anderson

We will return!

You all have been very patient with us. We apologize for the long absence of blogging. The school year is coming to an end. We almost have all the the boys kicked out of Pearce. Taylor gives them hugs and then tells them to "grow up" It has been a crazy few months to say the least. I have my last class for the semester on Tuesday night. I didn't realize how difficult it would be to work full time and take a full load of grad classes....another excuse for not blogging. Anyway, enough excuses, we will try to keep you updated on our exciting life. Here is what we are looking forward to: * Armstrong Family coming to visit in two weeks! * Start of Wedding season..the first wedding on May 30th * Lorenzen Family Vacation * Finishing my grad program * More weddings * Sprague Family Vacation * More weddings * And then the summer will be over:(

Sorry

We know, we have been majorly slacking. Give us 4 weeks till the semester is over. By the way, Ashlie Hanlon.....you are awesome:)

Nate Picard of Beautiful Criminal

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Happy Valentines Day!

Rhys and Hannah

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A Hike in the Desert

As we have a couple of days of "warmer" temperatures here it can make us think of the beautiful weather we enjoyed in Phoenix over the holidays. On our last day in Phoenix, Joanna and I decided to take a quick hike in one of Phoenix's great reserves...one of the things we'd hopefully take more advantage of if we ever moved back. There are some pictures below. But speaking of Holidays, we also had the intention over that time to begin posting about some amazing people that we get to be friends with...I think that we only got a couple of those up...maybe even just one, but we would like to continue that idea. So over the next few weeks (and who knows...it just might become a tradition) we will be sharing with you about people we love and admire.

Downtown Phoenix

Joanna wouldn't let me take pictures of her, so you'll have to settle for the guy above:)

The Andrew Landers Project

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The Kirkseys

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TAYLOR SPRAGUE PHOTOGRAPHY

WAAAAAAY back in September of 08, my amazing wife gave me my own website for an anniversary gift...or at least the domain name. www.taylorspraguephotograpy.com was officially mine and I was becoming even more of a legit photographer. Well, that's as far as it went for a long time. I didn't have the time to research and set it up like I really wanted and so I delayed and delayed. Eventually I got in trouble for not having anything up, and though I still don't have the time, we have taken the better than nothing approach. So now you can see all our work at www.TaylorSpraguePhotography.com. Also, in the case of future photo shoots, we will post one picture here with a link to the rest of the pictures at the photography blog. Hope you enjoy it. Thank you Joanna for an wonderful and wonderfully thoughtful gift.