Christmas

These two kids are the best Christmas presents ever. They looked very beautiful for Christmas eve service.


We had a wonderful Christmas season this year. Although much busier than sometimes, it was still full of joy and family and the wonder of Christ's birth. I can't really say that I can understand how or why God would give up a perfect place like heaven to come live in such a sinful and wretched earth just so he could know us and die for us. Love like that is to wonderful for me to understand. I except it however, I could do no less. There is no one that has ever lived, or will ever live that will love like that. It is a divine and perfect love that can only come from God.

Certainly one of the highlights of Christmas was being able to share it with my sister and her family as we have not been able to do in many years. All of the children enjoyed playing together and we all enjoyed making new memories together to share.

Little boys

"Lukie was such a mess. He got marker all over himself, but I didn't help him. I went up stairs to get a drink and when I came back down, Lukie was covered in marker. So then I went to talk to my Dad about it and he took some pictures of it. Daddy asked me if I helped Luke but I didn't. I didn't help Lukie draw marker all over himself." -HANNAH

Just for the record, Luke was dressed when this occurred. To enjoy the full effect however, John took his clothes off for the picture. Typical little boy, all mischief. He's a lot of fun though.

Birthday Girl

I need to catch up a little bit. In the last month we have had a wonderful whirlwind trip to Florida, 2 birthdays, Christmas, New Years and multiple illnesses. As you can see from this picture our little princess turned 5. She had a quiet but nice birthday. She enjoyed her presents which had a princess theme and said of her gingerbread cake, "It's exactly what I wanted!" Unfortunately, mommy missed most of the birthday with the stomach flu.

It is hard to believe that my little girl is 5. She is so full of life and energy. She is smart, creative, funny, loving, silly, sassy, whinny, and delightful. We are trying to sort out her learning style and encourage her to learn in the way she does best. She is a very hands on girl and likes to learn things rather than being told about things. She has always been inquisitive and even more so now. She often wonders about things to the point I have no further explanation. Learning how to channel this energy and curiosity is a challenge.

Hannah loves a multitude of things, mostly people though. She much prefers being around her family than playing by herself. She is very socially inclined. She loves girlie things like pink, and princesses and such but can be all boy too, playing with trucks and wrestling her father. She continues to enjoy gymnastics and is getting good at tumbling. We are very thankful to God for such a wonderful little girl.