Annnd...Last but not Least

Happy 2nd birthday Bryan!! We love you little man! You are Uncle Drew's favorite helper, so don't grow up too quickly, okay? Have an AWESOME birthday today!

Tori is 16!

Yep! Can't believe it...our baby is 16 today! Where does the time go? Tori is growing up into an amazing person.

We love you Tori-Dori and hope that you enjoyed your awesome sweet sixteen birthday!

Another One!

Today is Mark's turn! This is "our favorite nephew named Mark" and he is 18 today. We love you Mark and have missed you raiding our candy jar lately and dancing to my music box!! Have a wonderful birthday!

Number 3 of 6....!!

December birthdays!! Our family is loaded with December birthdays! Today the honor belongs to Bailee, who is my brother Scott's little girl. She is 7 today! This picture of Bailee and our daughter Ashleigh was taken in August at my parent's 50th anniversary party in Texas. Happy, happy birthday Bailee! We love you and miss you very much!

We love you, too, Anna!!

It's Anna's turn! Happy birthday to "our favorite niece named Anna in Green Bay!!" Thanks for keeping us laughing, Anna Banana. We love you--Happy Birthday!

1 Corinthians 13 - Christmas Version

"If I decorate my house perfectly with plaid bows, strands of twinkling lights and shiny balls, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another decorator.

If I slave away in the kitchen, baking dozens of Christmas cookies, preparing gourmet meals and arranging a beautifully adorned table at mealtime, but do not show love to my family, I'm just another cook.

If I work at the soup kitchen, carol in the nursing home, and give all that I have to charity, but do not show love to my family, it profits me nothing.

If I trim the spruce with shimmering angels and crocheted snowflakes, attend a myriad of holiday parties and sing in the choir's cantata, but do not focus on Christ, I have missed the point.

Love stops the cooking to hug the child.
Love sets aside decorating to kiss the husband.
Love is kind, though harried and tired.
Love doesn't envy another's home that has coordinated Christmas china and table linens.
Love doesn't yell at the kids to get out of the way, but is thankful they are there to be in the way.
Love doesn't give only to those who are able to give in return, but rejoices in giving to those who can't.
Love bears all things, believes all things, hopes all things, endures all things.
Love never fails.
Video games will break, pearl necklaces will be lost, golf clubs will rust.
But giving the gift of love will endure."
-unknown

Merry Christmas Everyone!

We Love You Laura!

Today is Laura's birthday! Happy birthday to "our favorite niece named Laura in Green Bay"! Ha!
This is a picture of our Tori and Laura - Laura is on the right - taken at Thanksgiving. Boy, they don't look related at all, do they?!?!
Hope you have an awesome birthday Laura. We love you!