Back on the blog

After a little break, I've recreated our family blog. I forgot how much time it takes to get things going!


Christmas was a great time for our family. It's Barry's favorite time of year. He loves to decorate every part of the house (inside and out), and it always looks so great! Of course, we all help, but he's meticulous about the design and where things go. I love watching him light up this time of year. You should seriously see his plans for the future... he keeps a journal. OH!! He handcarved a 6 ft. snowman, 5 gingerbread people, an angel (too bad you can't see them too well in this picture) and the Mickey wreath below. He's so talented! The other great thing about this year was that we got about 2 ft of snow in VICTORVILLE! That never happens. It was awesome.

We got to see my family the weekend before Christmas...

My sister and brother with our four girls (they got matching dresses for Christmas). Back row: Sara, me, Adam. Front row: Brooke (18 mos), Gracie (almost 3), Chloe (12 mos), Hailey (3).

Side note: Hailey just got a new sister on January 14th! Welcome little Emily Faith! She's so beautiful! (I don't have pictures yet)...

Chloe with Santa at Mom & Dad's house -- Funny story: Gracie wouldn't go anywhere near him, but sat back and watched. Once Santa left she said, "Where's Papa?" I said very quickly, "Oh, he went to the bathroom." She has said several times, "Papa is Santa", and "Santa went to the bathroom." Of course, that's not possible, but where does she get this stuff?

Once we got back to town, festivities continued. I made a yummy Turkey and took it to our friends' house for dinner on Christmas Eve (dinner was soooo good)! Christmas morning we had breakfast and opened presents (I got a violin!!!), then Barry's parents came over that afternoon to exchange gifts, and I made a ham dinner. (Sorry, no pictures) :(

New Year's Eve was uneventful; we actually went to bed at 10:30pm! We must be getting old :) Then on January 2nd, we got some good news we were waiting for... yea! we're pregnant again. After the miscarriage in October, we decided to try again and were blessed with another pregnancy. I hope everything goes okay this time. I'm 7 1/2 weeks along and praying for a healthy baby. My first appointment is on February 5th and I am so nervous about hearing the heartbeat for the first time. It's so hard to be relaxed until you know for sure after you've had miscarriages in the past. I know some of my friends can relate. Nonetheless, we are very excited and hopeful. If it's a girl, we already know what her name will be (divine revelation x 4... long story). But, of course we are hoping for at least one more boy somewhere in the mix!