Loving this Season!

It's so exciting to think that next year we'll be celebrating Christmas and this great season with Mary-Michael. It makes us start thinking about our own family traditions that we'll want to start, which is very exciting as I love traditions and they became tough to keep when mom and dad separated. I can't wait to start our own! But until then, we will surely keep busy with Christmas parties, dinners and get-togethers. Tomorrow evening, we'll have Geoff's business partner and a few of their employees and spouses out for dinner. You can imagine I'm in a bit if a tizzy trying to get the house clean, which isn't going well since something seems to be wrong with my vaccum cleaner and we now have 2 dogs and 3 cats that do not want to be outside in the cold temperatures. Regardless of how the house looks, we'll have good food and drink, so hopefully, it will be a good time for all. And on Sunday, we will go the annual Desperates Christmas party.

If you don't know, the Desperates are a group of very special women and their families who have been family friends since before I was born. They have changed my diapers, celebrated milestones and are a great example of true friendship. They often remind me of the importance of keeping in touch with my girlfriends and working hard to maintain those cherished friendships, which I admit, I am not always successful at, but thanksfully, I have very forgiving and supportive friends. It's sure to be a fun afternoon with way too much food!

We hope you are enjoying this special season of Christmas and remembering why we celebrate. While it's fun to give and get gifts, the greatest gift of all has already been given to us - life and unconditional love through our Savior, Jesus.

Here's a few pics celebrating the first day of my 3rd trimester, which was last Saturday. She's going to be hear before we know it!

Geoff had taken about 10 other pics before this, so I was starting to get sassy.



A photo attempt with Carla and Radar.