first - so sorry to have bummed everyone out with may last post! i am so thankful for the outpouring of prayers and support as we try to figure this all out! we love you all so much and are so grateful for you!

next - it's christmas! a time for us to be celebrating the blessings that are all around us! what a gift to be surrounded by our children throughout this holiday season!

last weekend my sister pampered me by taking me for an early christmas present! she brought me to 'turbo nails' to get my nails done! what a treat! even though i can't type at all with them, they are pretty!


i also was able to capture some christmas shots of the kids in front of the tree! it was great to see them so excited about the lights and the ornaments!



we are praying for you that you are celebrating the joy in this season too! with the end of the year upon us, i am reminded at all the milestones that are coming our way. in 2009, we will celebrate sophie's 3 year 'gotcha' day and her 4th birthday! ellee will turn 2 and casey will turn one! somewhere in there, matt and i will mark our 8th anniversary and we will enjoy our first full summer in our new house! i am moved to feel nothing but blessed!

below are some other random pictures and fun times are pictured too. we are thinking about those folks who are far away and are anticipating seeing so many people we hold near and dear soon! blessings to you all!