Thursday, January 8, 2009

Few Weeks in Review

The last few weeks have been somewhat of a blurr. The excited energy of Christmas had come and gone so fast that we almost missed the opportunity to enjoy the season. To enjoy the lights, the shopping and the festive moods of those around us. The week before Christmas however seemed to put us in a Christmas mode as we prepared to enjoy the day that so rapidly approached. We had the pleasure to see family from out of state and enjoy the company and friendship of both families that visited. While we were enjoying family on Christmas Eve we had a brief visit from Santa himself who told the kids that if they went to bed when they got home he would make another stop at their house. He was true to his word for when the kids woke up he had brought Hunter a bike, Kora a new baby doll (daw-wee) and Mylie a musical train. It was a very fun day that was unfortunately hampered by rain. Hunter had to wait till the day after Christmas to finally break his bike in.

The week following Christmas was also a blurr. In fact, I can't really recall much of what happened. Kelly had 5 days off for Christmas, which we mostly lounged around and enjoyed each other's company.

On New Years Eve Kelly flew up to Arizona to visit his brother Bryan and go to a Bowl game while the kids and I drove up. It took me almost 8 hours to get up there. With traffic, 4 stops and losing an hour it really added up. When we finally got there the kids were so anxious to get out of the car and play with their cousin Bryce that they almost made it to midnight to ring in the new year. The adults had a different plan. We put the kids to bed and played Rock Band until a little after midnight. We were in the middle of "Highway to Hell" as midnight came upon us. We had a wonderful time visiting the B Kerr's, so much so that it made it hard to leave because we were having such a good time with them.

So, here we are in 2009 with much to anticipate. Mylie will be turning 1 in February. We have a new niece to be born in May. Kora will be starting Preschool in August. Hunter will be starting Kindergarten in September. We hope that each of you had a wonderful Christmas and New Years and are excited to hear about your 2009 adventures as we share you ours.

Happy New Year!

4 comments:

Darci said...

What is with Kelly flying up and YOU driving with 3 kids???? That is crazy. Glad the kids had a great Christmas, they look cute with their stockings.

Amanda said...

Wow, you are so brave!!! Love the family picture! I'm so glad you had a wonderful holiday!
Oh and I LOVE rockband!! I got Guirat hero for wii over the holidays and I love it, but it's not as much fun by myself!!!

Kerr Family said...

Kelly had a game to go to and couldn't get off work so I had to drive up by myself...actually I kinda liked it. I got to stop as much as I wanted. I listened to my book on CD...it was nice. It only got a little stressful the last hour. That's when the kids started to get restless. I prefer Kelly driving with me but I liked driving myself. Great time to think!

The ZamFam said...

Great holiday fun!! Hard to let it go. Reality comes back so quickly. Thank goodness family is still here. Nicole - you're a great sport!!!