Here's a few peeps at our Christmas Card Photo shoot...
all things considered, we did pretty good!!! Love that they captured us right where we're at!
and in tradition the letter is at the bottom!
"It is a miracle if you can find true friends, and it is a miracle if you have enough food to eat, and it is a miracle if you get to spend your days and evenings doing whatever it is you like to do, and the holiday season - like all the other seasons - is a good time not only to tell stories of miracles, but to think about the miracles in your own life, and to be grateful for them."
-Lemmony Snicket
Reminders are
essential for me. There are days
when I fell like I should write myself a post-it to make sure I brush my teeth
and/or hair. And when I saw this
quote in a magazine this fall it filled up my heart until it overflowed with
reminders of the miracles our life is composed of. It’s not hard in the thick of things to get bogged down by the “daily-ness” of everyday. Do the
dishes, go to work, change diapers, make meals, clean up toys, REPEAT. But even so, Ry and I always fall
exhausted onto the couch at the end of each day and exchange funny stories
& hilarious moments & overwhelming adoration that we have for our
little crew and the life that we share with them. Even in the days that seem normal, miracles spring up, God
is with us.
2012 has been full
and fun and is gone too fast.
There are lots of everyday miracles to be grateful for & stories to
tell. In a nutshell: Griffin is becoming quite the big
kid. He’s whizzing through his
ABCs and 123s at school and loves it!
His one-liners leave us in stitches and his zest for life makes us shake
our head and smile. Sawyer
(Beanie) is a 2-year-old tornado (if you’ve had a 2 year old, then you know
what we mean). He’s like a tiny
trained UFC Fighter (who Ryan says throws a mean right hook) & doesn’t take
a challenge lightly. Keeping up
with Griffy is a big job, but somebody has got to do it. Luckily, his tender heart and adorable
chitchat keep our hearts melted & our frustration at bay. Our BIG (12 LBS 2 OZ BIG) addition this
year arrived in April. Crosbi Lucille (Our little C Lu) and her gappy grin,
squeally giggles, and the explosion of tiny pink things topped with bows truly
sums up the miracles in our family this year. Three healthy & happy babies all entrusted to us
couldn’t feel more miraculous (and thoroughly exhausting) but miraculous
nonetheless! And that brings us to Ryan & I. We are happy & usually covered in snot or drool. We like to run so we have an excuse to
eat something smothered in chocolate.
We celebrated 30th birthdays & 7 years of wedded bliss
& still love each other a lot.
We do lots of laughing & sometimes cry (ok, I sometimes cry). We have 3 daily reminders of God’s
goodness in the form of tiny children, who can at any point in the night, end
up in our bed. How beautiful it is to see the family God has laid out before
us.
We hope that this season is full of
sweet & miraculous reminders. Reminders of everyday miracles & the only
one that changes everything, the birth of our Lord & Savior! Merry Christmas & Happy New Year!!
We love you!
Ryan, Abbi,
Griffy, Beanie & C Lu
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