The Great News is here!

Claire

She is now in the official trying to repeat sentences for me and it has been a long time coming! I can't believe how long its taken to get her to try and make full sentences with me. It is pretty cute even when she is sucking on her fingers and being shy because the camera is out. We are glad our sickness is out of the house and we are able to get out of the house to play at the gym and in the snow. Every time we step outside, Claire is going into the snow in the yard, even though it is almost gone sometimes.

Shay

She hasn't been much interested in our Christmas tree since we put it up and decorated it during her nap times. She finally noticed it this week and tried to pull it down to her because I put some presents under while she was awake. She can't do that much damage though since it is up so high and she gets distracted by the stuffed reindeer on the ground. Having a happy girl is so nice now that we are no longer sick in our house and she gets to follow us around and complain that we aren't holding her. When we get on the ground she gets so happy and rushes as fast as possible into our laps because we are finally reachable.

Chris

We finally got the wonderful email that we have been waiting for from California! Chris was accepted into the UC Davis School of Medicine in California for their PA Program and even got a scholarship for his first semester there. The next day we also found out that he is on the waiting list at the University of Washington in Tacoma, but we've talked it over and he likes the environment and benefits that Davis offers so we will be moving in May. We are very excited and thought we would be relieved but now the real work begins...he is looking into more scholarships and ways to pay for school while I stress about the many things that need to get done to move.

Pictures

Next year I will do so much better at getting family pictures when it is still somewhat warm in November! The last two years being so cold as we take pictures and I just feel so bad for my sweet little girls I'm not doing this again while they are this young. It was only a half hour and every time we weren't posing we were wrapping them up in the blanket but they still got pretty cold. We will also wear warmer cloths and make sure it is a day that isn't so windy! At least we got a few good pictures which is all I needed to make our Christmas cards.