So We're Moving!

Most of you know that Kevin and I have been praying about a way to move closer into town. We would love to be close to his office and the school we want Kacia to start kindergarten in, plus just everything else. We have enjoyed our home, but the 20 minute drive to everything, and 30 min to church is getting old! So, after our house didn't sell in 5 months, we decided to pray about renting it out, and just finding something in the area we desire to be in to rent for now. Well, God answered our prayers! On Saturday, someone came to look at our home for someone who is moving here next week from out of state. So, now I am packing because we are moving this weekend!! Life is a little crazy right now, I don't know how many boxes I have packed today, but there are still many more to go! So, by Monday we will be out and cleaned, and on Tuesday we leave for our ski week in Bend Oregon! God's timing is unique, but we are just praising Him for answering our prayers, and for the much needed, but oddly timed vacation that we will greatly appreciate once we get there!

Christmas Recap

Well we had such a great Christmas this year! I think every year the girls get older, Christmas morning becomes so much more fun! On Christmas Eve, we went with Breanna's family to their church service, then continued with the Hetland family tradition by getting all dressed up and going out to dinner together. After that we headed over to their house, exchanged gifts, made hot chocolate and went out to walk around their neighborhood and look at their light displays. However, it was a little colder than typical, and after hitting one street, we headed back to the heated house! Christmas morning we opened up gifts and let the girls explore and play with all their new things before heading over to Grandma and Grandpa's. Most of Kevin's extended family had all traveled to Redding which was so great, so we spent the rest of our day there, enjoying each other, eating and cooking and eating some more, and of course, opening more gifts. Last year Kacia would open one and want to take it out of its package and play with it before moving on. This year, she could look under the tree and see how many more had her name, and couldn't wait to just keep opening! The girls were so much fun, and even though Kevin and I spoiled each other before we had kids, we have both decided that Christmas is so much more fun when we can watch our kids enjoy it all!

On Christmas day, Kaitlin and her fiance, Ian drove down in the snow from Washington to spend almost a week with us! We had a lot of fun together, didn't really do much, saw a movie, played in the snow (only the second time in my 8+ years in Redding that it snowed in my yard!), went wedding dress shopping, but mostly just hung out! Thanks to both of you for coming! We love you and had a great time being with you! (Obviously I can't post the pics of Kaitlin in the wedding dress, but she looked soooo beautiful!!)