Merry Christmas to all of you! We hope that this Season is finding you well and that you are enjoying the busyness of it all…shopping, baking, crafting, and spending time with loved ones.
Looking back on this year, we have to admit that it has been fantastic and we have so much to be thankful for.
Hallie is nearly 4 and started preschool this past September. She loves to sing, read, bake, and play. Hallie enjoys spending time with her friends and enjoys having people over. She is definitely my big “helper”. She is a snuggler and is never shy with her hugs and kisses. Hallie loves going to Lethbridge to see her cousins and grandparents.
Raya is 1 and on the run. She does nothing at a slow pace and is great at finding trouble . She is a climber and an investigator…something we have had to get used to. She is always smiling and laughing and has a great sense of humor and an outgoing personality….oh, I almost forgot, she can be stubborn too!
Chris is still working at Samaritans Purse and is really enjoying it. Christmas is their “harvest time” and so we haven’t seen as much of him lately as we would like. The girls are always asking for him and miss him when he isn’t around. He is on the Executive for Calgary Christian Mixed Slow-pitch and enjoys that ministry. This past year he didn’t play softball but he will be joining a team this coming year again.
I am enjoying staying home with the girls. We have been doing a lot of baking lately and are enjoying doing crafts together. They are starting to play well together and I find it rewarding to watch them grow and learn. They are the biggest blessing and I often feel inadequate to be the mother of two such incredible children.
While this year has been excellent for us, we have had many friends and family members go through some very difficult times. We pray that this coming year will be easier for them and that they will remember to trust God in all things.
Our family will be complete this coming summer as we are expecting the final addition to arrive in July.
Have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Chris, Nikki, Hallie, Raya and __________.
