Christmas 2007

* We had such a great Christmas this year! The kids got a wonderful surprise from their Daddy and he got to come home to visit them for 3 weeks during Christmastime. He got in on the 12th and had to leave the 30th and they got to spend almost the WHOLE time with him and Cyndee and their step brother Jake and step sister Kristen. They had such a great time! Some of their Dad's family came to visit, their Grandpa Billy and Grandma Joyce and Chad (their Dad's) brother Shawn came to stay over Christmas too! It was SO good for the kids to spend that time with their Daddy...they have missed him so much, he has been deployed to Iraq since September of 2007 and isn't due to come back until December of 2008.
*I got the opportunity to go and visit my parents and brother Nate and his family for a week while the kids were with Chad over Christmas. It was so good to get back home to Idaho and have a week of downtime. And anyone that knows me, knows that I love my family and we are so close and I enjoy every minute I get to spend with them! I also got to catch up with a few of my closest and most favorite people in the world, my best friend since high-school Jenny and a great family friend and like an older sister to me Kim and her kids!
*Thanks Mom and Dad for the opportunity to be able to come out and visit! I miss you guys and couldn't ask for better parents.
*Nate, Kelley, Braxton and Zoey- it was so good to see you guys and be able to spend time with you! My door is open to you any time you wanna get outta town- I love you guys!
*Jen- your my best friend and like a sister to me- we've been through so much and I love how anytime we get to see eachother....it's like no time has passed. I can't believe our kids are getting so big- Come visit me this summer!
*Kim and Jim- you guys have always been such wonderful friends! I am so grateful that we got to know eachother so well way back in Alabama! You guys are like family- it was so great to see you and the kids Kim, finally! Lets not let that much time pass before we get us all together again! If we can get 1 outta the 4 to marry then we'll be set! Be safe Jim and come home soon! *Connie- I'm sorry we didn't get a chance to catch up- I love you, you guys need to get out this way and come visit- it's beautiful!