Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!!

Dearest Friends and Family,

We are doing well...

Kelsi is officially walking now.  She's been taking steps for the past month, but in the last few days she has taken off!  It is so fun to watch her because you can tell she is excited about it.  I guess she decided to beat her brothers! Caden and Collin started walking at 10 1/2 months, so she barely beat them.  She is 10 months old today!  Boy has time flown.  I don't want my baby to get any bigger...not that I have a choice, I know, but it does make me sad.  Oh, well.  I am just thankful she is in our family and that she is so healthy.  

Caden and Collin both have Christmas programs at school tomorrow, and then starts the break! I am looking forward to having them home, but not looking forward to the fighting.  Hopefully I can keep them busy enough that they actually enjoy one another!!  They are doing great in school, though, and are enjoying basketball (Caden) and wrestling (Collin).  

Colson is going through the terrible 3's right now. He was great at 2, it's 3 that is really throwing me for a loop with him!!!  I am enjoying him as much as I can right now, but boy he is testing me.  I hope I still have my sanity by next year...(I am not kidding about that either!) 

Dan loves his work and we are thankful for this blessing!  He is doing great and is doing a wonderful job providing for our family and supporting me through my challenges at home with the kids.  He is also helping coach Caden and Collin right now (yes, basketball and wrestling).  I love him more than ever and am thankful to have my best friend as my husband! 

As for me, I am taking care of the kids at home and trying to keep my sanity at the same time, which is a real challenge!  I'm just trying to be the best mom I can, although at times I feel like I am failing.  I enjoyed volleyball officiating this fall and absolutely love following the kids around in their sports and school activities.  It is so much fun watching them.  I just turned 30, so I feel like I have turned another page in my book of life.  I am excited to see what 2010 brings!

A friend of mine took pictures of us recently, so I figured I'd just put them on the blog instead of send them out to everyone. I hope this doesn't sound like I'm being a Scrooge.  

Merry Christmas to all our friends and family. We love you all and are so thankful to have crossed paths with all of you and to have the time with you that we do!  We have been so blessed this past year and look forward to 2010!!  Have a very Merry Christmas and a blessed New Year! May Heavenly Father bless you all in the coming year!