Happy Birthday, Elizabeth!

Can you believe these two pictures are Elizabeth? She turned three on Monday, we celebrated on Sunday. What a great day all the way around. I ran in my first half marathon Sunday morning, went for a massage and lunch with my running partners and then home to a warm home to celebrate. Although I had to sit most of the "celebration", I enjoyed seeing the light in her eyes while Ellis and Anna Hartsel opened her gifts:)

Love to all!

Don't you just love getting Christmas card pictures and wondering how many tries it took the parents to get "just the right one"? We probably took a gazillion pictures at my parent's house on Christmas Eve for that "perfect picture". This is the best one we got. This was the best Christmas yet. We really enjoyed watching the kids enjoy their gifts. After a fun New Year's Eve, I am ready to get back into the swing of things. John is at the Sugar Bowl while I am planning tomorrow's activities without children! I do love them and I love homeschooling, but get very overwhelmed at times. I know this is part of the sanctification road for me...God is good to let me grow with my children at my side, but for now....Mommy needs a break:)More later...