Merry Christmas & Here We Come 2010!!!

"I know I look darn cute but it's a little cold out here mommy!"

Christmas Eve Dinner - fresh oysters and clams

Dav gets a copy of Lindsay's baby book

Chelsa gets a sewing machine!

We had fun decorating eachothers wrapping paper this year ....

Who else felt like Christmas just totally snuck up on them this (okay "last") year?! So we didn't send out any Christmas cards, but decided to do a "Holiday Blog" to let all of our family and friends out there how much we love & appreciate you all!

We are so excited to experience all that God has in store for our family in the year 2010, but first, a little recap on our 2009 :) About this time last year Ben was in the field training with his unit, preparing to take over the Global Reaction Force of the US Army....when all of a sudden an angel appeared to me - oh wait, wrong story.....well anyway, you know the rest! We got the best present we could have asked for Christmas in 2009! If you knew that my goal going into 2009 was to get into the Dental Hygiene program at college...well I did it! Yay for me! But I chose instead to give up that slot and stay at home with my sweet little girl who was about to brighten up our lives all the more!

My side- Chelsa's - of the family came to North Carolina this Christmas to spend it with us on Bald Head Island. We had awesome weather, perfect for touring the island in golf carts, walking the paths along the marshes, looking at all the beautiful east coast homes, and as you can see in Lindsay & Dav's photos.... walking along the beach. Aubrey's first Christmas was wonderful!

Who knows how much longer we will be living on the East Coast...you'll have to keep up with us on our blog! We plan to try and see as much as we can before moving. Isn't there a button somewhere on blogs that you can "subscribe" to and get notified when there is a new post??

Blessings to you all in 2010 ~