Happy Birthday Alex....16 years go by so fast.  What a crazy year this has been.  Alex has adjusted well to the new school and has made lots of new friends.  He is a great big brother to Savannah and we enjoy watching him in all of his activities.  Birthday mornings are always the best way to start the day.

Sisters

Sisters...the best thing in life.  When we found out that we were expecting another baby.  I wanted a boy more than anything in life its self.  I actually thought I would rather have boys than girls.  I am so glad that I was not in charge of that decision and someone knows me better than I know myself.  I love watching these two girls together.  I hope they grow up to be best friends like I am with my sister.  I am grateful for a camera that can capture those moments when they are just being sisters and having so much fun.  There are also those moments when Emily decides that being a big sister is great.

Happy Birthday Eric

Happy Birthday Eric.  Thirty-nine...time flies when you are having so much fun.  Birthdays are even more fun when you have a little girl so excited to show you everything that you get.  We cannot predict what the future holds but we can enjoy each moment that we have to share together.  Eric is an amazing father and wonderful provided for the family.  We have decided to make Colorado our home and have begun looking for houses.  19 years ago he joined the military and it has led to many great adventures and a wonderful family that keeps growing.  He is to many more years together.    

Basketball

We love to stay busy in our family.  Emily likes us to stay really busy.  This year she decided to try out for the basketball team.  She made the freshman team and it was lots of fun to watch her play.  She worked hard and was a great support to the team.  The hardest part was balancing her schedule with her play that she was working on.  The girls loved going to watch sister play.  It was lots of fun. 

A long day

Sometimes things happen in life that you might pass of as luck or chance.  In my life I truly believe that someone greater is watching over us and is very mindful of our everyday situations.  Our family flew to Ohio for Christmas break.  Alex and Emily were already in Florida at their moms and they met us in Ohio.  Our flight left Denver mid-day on Christmas.  We left in plenty of time to make it to the airport, eat lunch and feed Brittlynn.  As we were driving we started to remember the things we wanted to bring and then we left; baby monitor, cover for the car seat, necklace, presents.  30 minutes into our trip we realize we left the presents we were going to bring.  After realizing we still had a little more than three hours before our flight, we decided to turn around.  (I just felt like we had to.)  As we are driving home we see an accident on the other side of the high way and traffic backing up,  hoping it will be gone on the way back.  Well traffic was a lot heavier than we hoped for.  We had previously decided to park in the remote parking lot and take the shuttle in.  The parking lot was full so our next option was the airport.  They were running a special that allowed you to park in the garage for the same price as the long term parking.  Lucky for us, we were running late.  Somehow Brittlynn slept the whole time, eating an hour later than normal.  (This is one of those blessings...we didn't have to stop and feed her.  On the way home we ended up picking a flight that left Cleveland at 9:00 am, but didn't arrive in Denver until 4:30 pm.  That mean waking up early and then adding a 2 hour time difference...a very long day.  We stop in St. Louis before getting to Oklahoma where we waited for a three hour lay over.  By the time we get to Colorado we are exhausted.  The kids are doing wonderful for such a long travel day.  As we drive our van out of the covered parking area we thought how "lucky" or watched over we are.  There was a terrible snow storm that had covered all of the parking lots.  Are car was under the garage.  Thinking about having to add a trip on a shuttle with all of our bags was not very exciting.  We were truly blessed even by the simple things that happen to make a long day not so long.