The Poinsetta tree at our church.
Luci enjoying her first professional basketball game.
Little Luci is such a big girl in her Christmas dress!
Abigail's hair has lots of waves.
Daniel and Cody enjoying the birthday celebration for Sharon.
Andy and Sharon are also having a good time.
Jeremy and Christina spend quality time with Shane and Abigail.Call unto me, and I will answer thee, and show thee great and mighty things, which thou knowest not. Jeremiah 33:3
The holiday season went back quicker this year than I can ever remember. It seemed like I had just put up the Christmas tree and it was time to take it down again. We celebrated Sharon's birthday the day after Christmas as the original celebration that was suppose to take place on December 19th was snowed out. Some of the pictures almost look the same as the ones from Christmas Day as the the location was my house. We had brunch and it was an enjoyable time.
Shane has been off school since December 18th and he and Abigail have been up to their usual "antics". They are usually doing one or two things and they are fighting non-stop and getting into mischief. The fighting is easy to spot as they are very loud when they fight and many times hit each other. The mischief can also be easy to spot if you are paying attention. If they are not in the same room with you and are VERY quiet, you can bet they are into something that they should not be. This happened on New Year's Day. I had been busy taking down the Christmas Tree and decorations and it was afternoon. I sent them upstairs to play while I propped my feet for a few minutes. I had packed two suitcases the night before. One was for my trip to Boise. Yes, I leave for Boise on Tuesday to visit John, Melissa and Luci! The other suitcase was packed for Shane and Abigail's stay at Sharon's house as she will be keeping them while I am gone. Thank God for wonderful sisters who are willing to help out with the children! Shane and Abigail decided that they would re-pack the suitcases. When I discovered what they had done, I found pull-ups in my suitcase, my underwear in their suitcase, and Abigail was wearing one of the outfits that I packed for her. Needless to say that earned them some time with their faces in the corner! There is never a dull moment at our house.
We brought in the New Year quietly and at a home. It has been quite a year with our trip to China in March to bring Abigail home, Luci's birth in July, Shane starting school in August, John and Melissa coming home for the first time in well over a year, and of course Luci's two week visit with us! We have been very blessed and it has been a wonderful year. Nicholas spent the night at our house and Abigail was asleep by 9:00 p.m. - not by her own choosing. She was being mischievous again and was sent to the bedroom by herself. Shane was out by 11:30 p.m. and I made Nicholas go to bed at 11:40 p.m. Nicholas was the first up the following morning at 8:00 a.m. We celebrated Savannah's birthday on New Year's Day at Susie's house - it is her actual birthday. I didn't take my camera with me so I don't have any pictures to share.
I head off to Boise on Tuesday and I am excited! Except for weekly Skyping, I have not seen Luci and her parents since November 12th and I can't wait to see them all again. My next post will be pictures of me with them in Boise!
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