Merry Christmas!

From our home to yours...

Wishing you a very Merry Christmas

Filled with wonder and excitement.

Praying you and yours are

Healthy and blessed

in the New Year.

Our Home for the Holidays

We are so excited to be in our new home this Christmas season. I was especially excited to decorate, although I quickly realized we have a lot more space to decorate! Time and budget ran out before I was able to do all I wanted, but we got a good start. I'm sure I will be adding to it for years to come. Here is a glimpse of our home for the holidays.

I'm so excited to have a mantle again!

I hope you are finding time in the midst of the chaos of the season to enjoy family and friends and reflect on the true meaning of the season.

For to us a child is born,
to us a son is given,
and the government will be

on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

-Isaiah 9:6

A Week with the Cousins

A couple of weeks ago, we had the privilege of hosting my niece and nephew for the week. I say privilege, because they live 18 hours away and we don't get to see them too often. Since we won't all be together for Christmas this year, my parents drove two of the cousins, Isaac and Katelyn, 11 hours to spend some quality time with us. It's been more than a week since they left to go home, and my kids are still missing them. I think everyone had a great time!

Here are some highlights from the quality cousin time:

We love our cousins!

The girls

The boys

Little Miss working on a special project Nanee and Papa brought

Miss Katelyn working in her own creative style

Little Man goofing off...what else is new?

The boys proud of their hard work

We even managed to surprise great-grandma "G"

with a birthday party.

Happy Birthday, G!

Fun at a toy museum

Where better to visit Santa than Bass Pro Shops?

We're looking forward to doing it again sometime. Maybe we'll even make it an annual tradition!