Wednesday, December 31, 2008

Happy New Year....

Christmas is over and a new year will soon be here. Our friends Chip and Holly have just taken the cake for the best late Christmas present ever, they received their referral today for a beautiful little girl. Congratulations Chip and Holly, may your lives be filled with joy and happiness as you bring you little girl home.

Christmas time is always a special time of year. It's a time for family and friends to come together and enjoy each other company. My parents were able to come join us again this year. It is always nice to have them here during this time of year and it make me miss Colorado every time they visit. Then I look at my wonderful family and think, I would not have my life any other way.

We did the typical Christmas stuff, open gifts and drink a lot of eggnog. But this year again was special because Saffi got to celebrate her first Christmas with Sawyer and Saxton. They all loved opening their gifts and playing with their new toys. It was funny to watch all of their expressions as they opened their presents. Just to give you a visual, when they opened up a toy, their eye lit up and a huge smile filled their face. But when they open up a present with clothes in it, they quickly put that gift to the side and look for another that might contain a toy. Totally priceless.

We took my parents to the Aquarium and then to the Jersey Shore. They loved every minute of it. Plus, we finally got a picture with the whole family together.
Here are some other pictures from the last week.

All three children loving each other. The Grandparents with the Grandchildren at the Shore.

From our family to yours, we hope you all had a wonderful Holiday Season and a HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!

8 comments:

Anonymous said...

Wow! I just love the family photo!
I'd love to have a larger one, if you'd email it to me :)
Such beautiful children - what wonderful family!

I know it's crazy at your house these days, and you'll always look back at these years as the best in your lives. Funny how that happens.

Happy New Years! We love you guys~

Mark and Lori said...

Happy new year! So good to see you all together! It was fun for Max to have his first Christmas too - I wonder what was going through their little minds?! How was the birthday ... and how is our little Saffi doing? Been thinking about you guys and check your blog often.

Kim said...

Happy New Year!!! I love the picture of all of you together it is really nice. Sounds like you had a wonderful holiday. How was the birthday? Talk with you soon. Love Kim

Nicholson Family said...

HAPPY NEW YEAR! Cheers to a great 2009 :-) I love the photo of you all together--you're a beautiful family!

Take care!
The Nicholson Family

C's Mom said...

Happy New Year to you and yours.

Thanks for sharing the family photos...beautiful!

Ron said...

Great family photo. I know what you mean about opening a gift with clothes in it, Jensen is the same way. It's so funny.

Happy New Year!

Jen, Dave, Leah and Daniel said...

Happy New Year! Looks like fun. The aquarium is one of my favorites too :)

mama d said...

what a beautiful family! Happy New Year to all.