December

Busy busy busy! We had a wonderful Christmas with family and friends, enjoyed Gary's time off, and even enjoyed the days he went into work for projects. We try to keep our routine the same so when we are not traveling we all know what to expect around here!

January

We rang in the new years with lots of calories, sparkling grape juice, and FRIENDS! Connie and Tom came (with Wii in tow!) to help us celebrate. I figured out the only way to make Gary stay up and kiss me at midnight is to have friends over. :) Most any night of the year he can stay up, but for some reason NYE he always wants to go to bed! :) We had a wonderful time nad even the kids played the Wii the next morning. We then headed to Pap's for the afternoon on New Years Day. I love getting to visit with family!

We settled right away back into routine and got back into our homeschooling. Lots of family and friends still in desperate need of prayer for so many things. We continue to pray for them and be thankful for our blessings! The kids still play very well together and Esther is still on a great routine and sleeping through the night. She's often in her crib, wakes to eat and then right back to the crib. Grace is still a very light sleeper so she wakes often but she gets a nap every day so it's worked out. We also still have a mini-crib in our room so sometimes Esther just stays with us or splits time. :) She's such a good baby- she'll nap anywhere!

Gary had Monday off for MLK day and we went to the Cleveland Zoo. It was very fun and I'm so glad we got to do it. It was freezing but they have the rain forest and a few buildings so even in winter you can see a lot! We got a map at the end of the day so I will save it and know better what to see for next time!

We plan to close on our house 1/28 and move 2/13. We don't have a lot of work to do at the house, just cleaning and a little painting. I'm excited to get in there again with a measuring tape to be sure our furniture will fit where I want it!

We're thankful to be busy and healthy and that God is providing our every needs!

Happy New Year!