October was a fun month with trips to the apple orchard, halloween, the Alex & Drew were in soccer, and Autumn & Drew were in gymnastics, we did a fun family trip to Chicago to visit LEGO Land and American Girl, Craig and I celebrated our 1 year Anniversary....a busy month!
November was another busy month: Craig turned 42, Drew & Autumn turned 5, and we did a surprise party for my parents that are 60 this year (mom on Nov 19th and dad on Dec 27th). The party was so much fun! We got them to our house thinking they were going to help with a project in our shed. Ellen & her family and Chris & his family were all here and they were surprised! Then Aunt Debbie (my moms sister) from Florida came out and asked if they had a room she could stay in for a few days! It was great! We had babysitters lined up so we could all go out to dinner at the Melting Pot then we came back for presents, cake & ice cream!
December is here. Today we are home from school on a SNOW DAY! The kids were a little disappointed because it was their Holiday Parties at school, but have enjoyed staying in their pj's and being a little lazy around the house. We are all excited that tomorrow morning Ryan will be here for a few days! The snow came at a perfect time for Ryan to experience a real Michigan Christmas! The next few days will be busy with family and presents and celebrating! This is what our Holiday schedule looks like:
Sat 20th - Kids out with their dad, Ryan arrives!
Sun 21st - Kids sing at church, Christmas at my parents house!, Back to church for the special Christmas service
Mon 22nd - Our family Christmas!
Tues 23rd - Craig goes back to work until the 26th...Ryan, the kids and I will lay low and enjoy some time together
Wed 24th - Ryan and I fly to S. Carolina to get him home, I fly back, the kids spend the day with Grandma Neville and Uncle Jeff (home from Japan)
Thur 25th - Drive to Erie, PA to see my moms family
Fri 26th - another day in Erie, PA to see my dads family
My kids aren't lacking in the present department when they get to celebrate this much! God has been good to us this year and we are excited to see what HE has in store for us in 2009! We have been talking a lot about Christmas and what it is really all about :)
Merry Christmas everyone! Have a fun & safe holiday season!
