'twas the night after Christmas

Richard and I got up on the 26th, wished my dad and sister lots of luck, handed them 2 boys hopped up on toys and goodies, and drove up to Richland for Kristi and Joe's wedding. The ceremony was beautiful, with a guitar duet that made me cry despite my best efforts. Kristi looked wonderful in her gown, and boys in their tuxes were cuter than cute. Joe too. We had a fun evening: talked with Kristi's family, enjoyed dinner with Joe's uncle and delightful grandma, and watched the little ones own the dance floor. Quite a night out for Richard and I.

Best wishes to the new family!

christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas day. Santa came, and he thought the boys were very good this year. Santa must have received Owen's letter, based on all the Playmobile toys waiting for Owen. The boys had a fun time inspecting their stash, and enjoyed their new garage. We spent the morning unwrapping gifts from Richard's family and assembling toys. We shared Christmas dinner with my dad, and the Muhly's made it in time for more unwrapping and pie.

We've had a wonderful 2 weeks off of work- time to enjoy our gifts as well as time to enjoy each other. Richard and I took a 2 day trip up to Washington to see Kristi and Joe's wedding (a separate post) and Ben turned one today (another separate post).

We had such a prosperous 2009- Ben joined our family, the boys got two new aunts, we made a few trips East to see family and some fun treks around the NW. We are very blessed. We hope everyone has a wonderful 2010!