Thanksgiving

Mark and I were able to celebrate Thanksgiving early this year with our Idaho kids. It was great to get them together and recognize all the changes that have taken place in our family this past year. We have been richly blessed!

We watched a miracle unfold with Ryan and Aimee having their son 2 weeks ago. It's hard to believe that one year ago, Ryan and Aimee were in the middle of the paperwork to adopt a baby. Just 12 months later, they are holding their own offspring. It is a blessing for which we will be forever grateful. We were at the hospital when Tyce was born so we were able to hold him about an hour after he was born. The birth of any baby is a wonderful experience, but the birth of this anxiously, awaited baby is a miracle!

Katrina, Adam and Camden are expecting a baby in 5 short months. Katrina is starting to show a little baby bump now. She wore a cute, pink maternity top when we had Thanksgiving dinner. Wearing pink must have been a sign to come, because they found out last week that they should expect to have a baby girl join their family in April. It will be so fun to see how Camden does with a little competition for his mom's attention. Right now, he is very attached to his mom. He is getting more and more comfortable around the rest of us but he always keeps his eyes on where his mom is. It is so fun to have our family grow in such exciting ways.

This summer, Bridget brought Travis into the family when they got married. They are currently living in Arizona so we don't get to see them. We are looking forward to seeing them for several weeks in December because they are coming to Idaho for Christmas. It will be wonderful to get to know Travis better. We really have only seen him a few times and we don't really feel like we know him or he knows us. We can't wait to see Bridget and to hear her talk about all the exciting things they are doing in Arizona.

We are really grateful for our children, their spouses, and our grandchildren. Our family is expanding rapidly and somehow we have enough love to go around to each new addition. We don't get to see our Utah children very often and we know that we are missing so much of the good things that they are doing. We are thrilled to hear from them and we are grateful for the blessings they bring into our lives.

Mark and I are grateful for our health, our jobs, and our "things". We are happy and we are doing all we can to follow the example of Jesus Christ. We try to love and serve our neighbors, have a good attitude about our trials, and we love each other. What else could we possible want? We are so richly blessed!