Congratulations to Eric & Jodi!

Recently, we found out that my brother and his wife are expecting their second child in early June - a little girl! We're soooo very excited! This will bring the count to 4 nephews and 3 nieces!!
No word yet on a name -- her parents are keeping it a secret till she arrives!
Congratulations Eric & Jodi and Jacob (2nd best big brother (Eric wins the prize for the best big brother!))

Late Christmas Happenings & New Year Plans

I realized that we mentioned visiting Ken's sister and family in Katy, but we never actually discussed what a great time we had! Niece Alyssa had recently graduated to a big girl bed and was sooo excited about showing it off! We put together a puzzle on her new bed ... again and again and again!! Where do kids learn "just one more ..." doesn't really mean just one more?!?! And chubby little Nathan is still chubby, still the happiest baby ever, and still loves music! He sits on the floor and rocks back and forth and side to side to the beat of whatever's playing!
We loved watching them open their Christmas gifts! We love that all our nieces and nephews are starting to remember us and turning into such joyous kids to watch and play with! See a pic of the happy kids above.

This weekend Ken and I went with a neighbor to an estate sale. We'd never been to one before, but we learned to enjoy them! I got a new desk for my office and am in the process of refinishing it. I'll post pics once I'm finished. It's looking great! I also got some new lamps and we found more books! Ken found a couple of really old oil lamps that will look awesome in his office. He also found a beautifully embellished zippo lighter for $.025! Can't beat a deal like that!

We're still trying to determine where we're going to vacation this year -- we have several possibilities, and we also want to make sure we can take several small trips in addition to the one big one. We'll keep ya'll posted once we decide something.

Hope 2008 is starting out to be a good year for everyone. It's good so far for us. We're still praying it won't be a repeat of 2007! Make sure to keep in touch and let us know how you're doing!
Love, Krista