26-11 Fund
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PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE watch this video, visit the website, and donate via paypal. Every little bit counts. I have joined a group at Cornell that has begun efforts to raise $50,000US for the families of the victims of the Mumbia Terrorist Attacks at the Oberoi and Taj Hotels. This would give 100,000 Rupies per family to each of the 22 victims killed protecting their guests. We have until April 2nd. Again Please, Please, Please donate. Questions? Please feel free to contact me to learn more.

Shanae and I were so excited to go to the doctor to see our baby and how he/she has grown since last we saw him/her. It was so exciting because our baby was waving to us and flailing his/her arms and legs and jumping around. Shanae and I like to think that he/she was training for the 2030 Olympic Basketball game. It was neat because we could see the spine,arms, legs, and facial features.

Our Baby at 13 and half Weeks!

OUR BABY AT 9 WEEKS!

Our last stop was Park City, Utah. We stayed in a really cute condo that was right downtown. Ben did his externship at gCommerce for two weeks. He really enjoyed working with this small hospitality marketing company. He wants to move to Heber City now and has worn out our computer looking for houses in UT. We hope to be moving closer to AZ and ID in the next four months after Ben graduates from Cornell. I was pretty bored after the third day of sitting at the condo while Ben worked. I thought I would enjoy just sitting there and reading, watching movies and not do much of anything, but that got really boring fast. I was anxious to get back to NY.

Our second stop was good old Idaho! After our six hour bus trip from HELL we made it to the Russells. Again due to a snow storm we had to take a bus to Shelley since my parents could not get out of their driveway. It was suppose to take us three hours, but since our driver was 90 years old, hit a parked Coke Truck, missed the Pocatello exit, dropped people off at the wrong drop off spot and drove 30 miles per hour on the freeway it took us "six" hours instead. Ben said that if that was the only bus going to Heaven he would not get on! We had a great time in Idaho and stayed for about a week and a half. I was able to see my high school friends and hang out with my sisters. Here are a few pictures from Christmas at the Russell home.

We told our parents that we were pregnant! We told the Lees by giving them a snow globe with an ultrasound picture in it. We then told the Russells by giving all nine neices and nephews a letter that spelled out "NEW COUSIN" and they were told to figure out what it said. It took them awhile and they had a little help from Ben. My mom then had me open a present after we had just told them that we were expecting and she got us a baby blanket. She said it was her mother's intuition! I could not belive she knew. I promise with our next one she will not figure it out! It was a great time in ID!

Arizona was our first stop on our one month Hoilday Trip. We flew out on Friday the 19th of December and got stuck at the Detroit Airport due to a snow storm. After a three to four hour delay we finally made it to AZ. We enjoyed the warm sun and seeing the Lee fam. We spent four days there and wish it had been longer! Here are a few pictures of "early" Christmas at the Lees.