Ms.+LaQuay's+Family+Life

=**Married Life**= I married my college sweetheart in July 2009. We are very happy together. He is quite tall--and hard to miss if he is standing next to me. So my actual last name is not just LaQuay. It is LaQuay-Butrym. My husband is Polish, so it is likely we'll be living in Poland for a long time--if not for the rest of our lives. In fact, we just bought our first home together last year and we're slowly making progress on our "home improvement projects." We hope to start expanding our family soon! . ||

My In-laws
Since I married my husband, my family grew too. I have the most amazing mother-in-law who worries about us constantly and makes us our favorite foods whenever we go and visit her on the weekends. I also have a sister-in-law, who is fun to shop and talk with for hours. She has a son, Dawid, who is 18 now! This past summer we took him to the states for our vacation and now I have lots of Dawid stories from our adventures together. Dawid is very athletic and loves to play basketball and go cycling. He has actually won a couple of races and even though I enjoy riding my bike, I could never keep up with him! They have a dog named, Gabby, who is very excited when you play with her.
 * [[image:3laquay/Easter_Family.jpg caption="Dawid, Magda, Mother-in-Law, Husband, Me, & Gabby behind the little cabin."]] ||

=**My Roots**=

**My Parents**
I have the most loving and inspirational parents in the world. My dad & mom taught me to live life to the fullest, to pour my heart into what matters, to devour books, to respect myself and others. Most importantly they taught me unconditional love. I try to get home and spend time with them once a year. Other than that, we use facebook, skype, and email!  I do miss them--living so far away is not easy.
 * [[image:3laquay/DSC01845.JPG width="225" height="200" caption="Mom & me!"]] ||


 * [[image:3laquay/503.JPG width="184" height="346" caption="Me & Dad"]] ||

My Sisters
I also have 2 sisters. One that is a year older and the other that is a year younger.


 * [[image:3laquay/Sisters_on_Tram.jpg caption="The LaQuay Sisters: Me, Danielle, & Diana"]] ||

Diana
Diana is my big sister and she is still always watching out for her two little sisters. She and her husband even bought me my first car when I was in college. She is generous and loving. She has 2 children--my niece, Christina (who will be 14 in November), and my nephew, Ian (who will be 12 in July). I love them both to bits. They are so precious to me. I remember the days they were each born. I remember hearing Christina's first cry. I was so excited and moved by the miracle of her life. I actually wrote a song about her! She was my flower girl in my wedding and Ian was my ring bearer four years ago! She is in all honors classes, but still makes time for lots of fun activities. One of her favorites is drama class. My nephew, Ian is addicted to Minecraft--the computer game. His parents have to force him to live life away from Minecraft.


 * [[image:3lq/DSC04997.JPG width="240" height="154"]][[image:3laquay/DSC02780.JPG width="288" height="189" caption="Christina & Ian (2009) at my wedding!"]] [[image:DSC05027.JPG width="240" height="154" caption="Ian & I (Summer 2013)"]] ||

Danielle
Danielle is my baby sister--granted she is only a year younger than me and about 7 inches taller. I have had the blessing of teaching her what not to do in a few instances--i.e. Don't jump off a twenty feet tower and swing from it with a rope to land in water! I demonstrated for her why she shouldn't do that! :) She never ceases to amaze me with her many gifts and talents. Danielle is a photographer, a caterer, a chef, and much much more. She has dyslexia which made reading, writing, learning a foreign language, and spelling very difficult for her as a child. It is from knowing and loving her that I learned the most about supporting children with learning needs. My baby sister got married before me and now has three babies of her own! Her daughter's names are Hannah (4). Ava (2), and Ella (6months)! Well that is my immediate family in a nutshell! They are the reason that I miss central NY so much...and why central NY will always be my home.
 * [[image:3laquay/DSC02744.JPG width="288" height="190" caption="Hannah at my wedding! (Summer 2009)"]] [[image:DSC05875.JPG width="458" height="226" caption="Ava (2), Ella (6 months), and Hannah (4) (Summer 2013)"]] ||