Well, hello there! It’s been over a week since I even looked at my blog! Kinda a nice, unplanned break. We’ve had Christmas, family busting at the seams…and then we all got sick. Attacked by a nasty virus, all 4 of us have been a little under the weather. The girls handled it much better than mom and dad (except Zoey hasn’t been sleeping at night). So basically, we are all exhausted.

Christmas was awesome though. We got to enjoy an early Christmas with my family and it was so fun to have Brook’s family in town from Houston & Anchorage. We ate entirely too much, and had loads of fun. More to come on our Christmas later.

For now, here’s a few fun pictures of what December has held for us!

A Christmas parade! Jessi is a BIG fan of parades, even though that face doesn’t seem like it.
She talked about the parade non-stop for weeks.

Making snowman ornaments and kisses for mama!

  
Cute little artist!

Snowman pancakes are so fun!

Sweet little bath baby!

My precious angel. I’m over the moon for her.

Remember that time a guy stole a truck, ran it into our mailbox and then was chased
by the police through our backyard? Yeah, that was fun.

Tea parties with sweet little friends.

Lots and lots of baking with this girl!!

We had a great month. Zoey has been growing like crazy, and is just so much fun. Jessi is a stinking blast and it’s a joy being her mama and spending time with her. I’ll share more from our awesome month soon! Hope your December was as good as ours!

I’m so excited about the opportunity we have this Christmas to make a difference. We are thrilled to be a part of the program offered by DHS to welcome a foster child into our home to celebrate Christmas with us. We get to love on a kiddo without a home, and show them what a family is all about. I pray that we can bless this sweet child and open their heart to family.

Even though my kids are too young to really understand what this will mean, I hope that it still makes an impact even on us as their parents. It’s such a great reminder of what Christmas is really about. I want to really start a tradition to do something great for children who are in need. I want my kids to look forward to giving back every year and Christmas being more than Santa, presents and selfishness.

We’re still anxiously waiting for our assignment, and then I’m rushing off to Christmas shop for our foster child. Nothing beats shopping at the last minute huh?

Please if you would, say a prayer for the child that we are placed with. That his/her heart will be open and they will be blessed by spending the day with us.

Can’t wait to share more with you about this amazing opportunity we’ve been given!!