A New Year!!!

Welcome to 2008!!!!!!!!! We look forward to this year for many reasons......I will give you a few. Don and I are hoping to take a missions trip to South Africa in September, We are now starting to feel settled here in CO, Taylor will finish preschool and enter K, Madison will enter preschool next fall, Madison has also decided she is willing to start wearing underwears....PRAISE GOD, and I am sure there will be plenty of action and surprises to come.

So, as you go on this journey with us please pray for protection and growth for each member of our family. It's not always easy but it is always interesting. I am in the middle of raising a 3 and 4 year old....in some ways it is easier...we are out of the baby stage ( i don't even carry a diaper bag anymore) and the girls are very independent, in other ways...it is harder because they are toddlers!!! The kids play really well together (sure there are fights) but they do entertain each other. We are very glad we had them so close in age...so they always have someone to play with! Don's role at YFC is good...he is feeling settled where God has him and enjoys working with his wonderful co workers. I am still looking for that close girl friend that i can relate to and hang out with, but I know the Lord will provide...He always has and always will.

Now for some recent pics....:)

This first pic is my very favorite....Madison turned 3 in September but has shown NO interest in the idea of potty training. We have just been patient and with her personality we were not surprised that SHE would let US know when she WANTED to try!! Well, during Taylor's break from school I figured I would try since we would be able to stay home and work on it....the last 3 days she has been wearing underwears with only two accidents...so we are on are way to a diaper free house!!!! WOW...i can't even comprehend that thought.

So, this is Don....modeling his Christmas present that his little girls picked out for him. On his first day back to work Taylor said "Daddy, you can wear your tie today". So he played along:) What a good sport. If you can't see his tie is a Mickey Mouse Football tie. The girls know how much Daddy loves football....and who doesn't like Mickey??!!



Well, we finally got a good snowfall....not as much as last year but still a lot of fun and eating for my kids. Madison loves to just find a place to sit....and eat!!!!!!



I told Don he looked like a goober....but he didn't care. ;)




"What...you want me to stop eating??? WHY"





Taylor eats too!!