Bye Bye 2011!

2011, like the last several years, was highlighted by change.

The biggest change was welcoming Owen to the family.

The next biggest change was Ella starting school.

Ella's class Christmas party

We are truly grateful for all of the blessings, relationships, experiences, and family that we have.  Though not always a walk in the park, life is good.

2012 is certain to bring more change for us...we'll take it as it comes!

Happy New Year!

Christmas Fun!

One of our traditions is to bake and decorate cookies.  We had a great time putting them together and using more than enough sprinkles!

We made a trip to Disneyland for a retreat.  Tony and Erin met us there and weathered the gale-force winds with us.  We had a perfect time and enjoyed the happiest place on earth.

We journeyed down to San Diego for a night then headed home.  Olivia got pretty upset at all of us and proclaimed, "I'm mad at you!  I'm going to eat you all up.  YUM!  YUM!" in a rather angry voice.  Fortunately, we were able to avoid her appetite and live to laugh about her statement.

Christmas morning was a great time to reflect on why we celebrate Christmas.  Happy Birthday Jesus!

Mom and Chuck made a visit out to AZ for the week just after Christmas to close out the year!  We were so thankful for their visit as Heidi and I got to sneak away several times.  What a blessing.

Too much fun...it's never dull at our house!

A family of 5!  Yes, we're on the move changing diapers, cooking, cleaning, coloring, playing, singing, dancing, running, and laughing.

Ella blew our mind by offering to do the dishes one night...Heidi and I had an infarction.