Kyle and Christy's Place: Trip to VA

Sunday, August 12, 2007

Trip to VA

So we didn't do a very good job of taking pictures of us while we were visiting my family in Virginia. Here are some of the random ones we took:

We were on our way to Washington D.C. and I was tired of driving. I pulled off at this McDonalds and Kyle switched places with me. I just wanted to get a picture of him in his army shorts. He absolutely loves them!

As we were driving, we saw this trailer for Jimmie Johnson. Because Matt and his family lived in NC for a little bit, Kyle thought it would be fun to take a picture to show them. So they could see the trailer of a real nascar driver.

When I was in Young Women's, we used to stop at Woodstock every time we went to the temple. It was always my favorite part of the trip. I took this picture just because it reminded me of some fun times when I was younger.

It was boring waiting at the airport to board the plane that would take us from Salt Lake to Raleigh. Right before we left home, we went to the library to get a bunch of books so we could have something to do during the time we were at my parents. We didn't actually do much reading but Kyle tried to get started on a book at the airport. Here he is concentrating really hard.

Mom had this cake made for us to eat at the open house. It was a great night. Things were really relaxed and I got the chance to introduce my amazing husband to my family and friends. I hope he enjoyed it as much as I did.

Don't ask me why, but we have developed this habit of taking a picture of each other when we are driving. Here is one from the start of our drive to D.C.

Meet the Christensen Family!

Kyle and Christy met in August of 2005, officially started dating on the 5th of July 2006, and got engaged to be married on November 16, 2006.

They were married in the Mt. Timpanogos Temple in American Fork, Utah on the 17th of February, 2007. In June of 2009 we moved to Houston, Texas.

Gabriella was born on December 4. She weighed 8 pounds 1 ounce when she was born and was 20.5 inches long at that time. Since then, she has grown a whole lot and consistently measures in the 100th percentile among children of her age in categories of both weight and height. She loves anything to do with Mickey Mouse. She also loves reading anything she can get her hands on and pretending to be a princess.

Noah was born on July 10. He weighed 8 pounds .08 ounces when he was born and was also 20.5 inches tall. He has a very patient personality and really loves his big sister despite her struggles with no longer being the only child. He also is the teaser of the family.

Lizzie was born on December 17. She weighed in at 5 pounds 12 ounces and was 18 inches long. When she was first born we thought she was going to be our quiet child. Boy were we wrong. She is demanding and will scream at you to let you know she needs some attention. At this point, she is a complete Momma's girl.

In August 2007, Christy started her 2nd year as a 2nd Grade Teacher. She Graduated on April 27, 2007 from BYU with a Bachelors degree in Elementary Education. At the end of the 2007-2008 school year Christy retired from teaching and became a stay at home mom.

In April of 2009 Kyle graduated as a Bachelor of Arts in English Education with a Psychology minor. While in his studies at BYU he has had an emphasis in Critical Rhetorical Theory specifically dealing with issues of Class, Gender, and Race in the Literary, Political and Pedagogical realms. Kyle no longer teaches. He has moved on to the Human Resources field. The company he works for now has great benefits and advancement opportunities. We can't wait to see what the future will bring with this new position.

Taylor has graduated high school and no longer lives with us. She will forever have a place in our home though and will always be a part of our family. Good luck to her as she heads off to BYU-I to study Recreational Therapy.