Daisy!

 

 

 

Dear Friends and Family,

We have a new addition to our family. She's an early Christmas present and her name is Daisy! She's a six-month old Bichon Frise. She kind of needs a hair cut, but she's still adorable. The funny thing is that she is kind of scared of children (she's never been around them before), so she's been a little nervous since we met her. She's still really sweet and docile though and I'm sure she'll get comfortable with our family soon. Another funny thing is that she's a little clingy with me, and I'm not exactly known for getting snuggly with animals, so I'm trying new things. Have a very, merry Christmas everyone!

Love,
Aubrey

More portraits!

 

 

 

 

Family Portraits 2010

 

 

 

 

Dear Family and Friends,
We finally got another family portrait taken. It's been a busy few weeks, but now Mark has work off until after Christmas, so let the party begin! I hope you all have a wonderful Christmas! I can't wait to see all my siblings and their cute kids after Christmas. Love you guys!
Love,
Aubrey

Snow!

 

 

 

We got a bunch of snow in the last couple days and the girls are having lots of fun! BethAnne even got a day off of school which she is so thrilled about. I haven't seen Boise like this for a long time, it's beautiful! The roads are pretty treacherous, so I hope they clear up soon.

The last picture is our old/new family tradition. When we were growing up, my Mom filled 25 bags with treats for each day until Christmas. Now I've inherited the bags and I'm excited to continue the tradition, my kids are very excited too. Have a great day!

Love,
Aubrey

Decorating for Christmas!

 

 

 

 

Hi Everyone!

Yesterday we had fun decorating for Christmas. We had very helpful elves this year. Joy carried around that little ornament (in the pictures) for the longest time, it was so sweet (she's also carrying one around now as I write this, I don't think our Christmas tree will look perfect this year, but that will be fun too). BethAnne and Grace were good decorating helpers too, it's fun that they're old enough now to really help. We're excited to be ready for the season already, it feels like a particularly joyous holiday because we're so close to family again this year. We love it here!

These last couple weeks have been rough here because BethAnne had an especially difficult recovery from her tonsillectomy. It was one of the most routine of any surgery she's ever had, but definitely one of the most painful recoveries. She didn't stop crying and moaning in the night until 12 days after her surgery. It was very stressful for all of us to see her so uncomfortable and we were really concerned because she wasn't eating hardly at all for 10 days and she didn't drink enough during that time either. We hope that her kidneys didn't suffer too much from her prolonged dehydration. We're very relieved now that she's finally getting better. BethAnne is breathing much better now and no longer snoring. She should be much healthier from now on.

I hope you are all well. It will be so great to have all the family here for New Years. Have a wonderful Holiday Season!
Love,
Aubrey

Blue Eyes

 

 

 

Joy looked so cute today after her bath. Her eyes are so blue, especially today. Hope you are all well.
Love,
Aubrey

Fall!

 

 

 

 

Grandma invited us over today to help rake up leaves and play in them. The girls had so much fun, it was so nice of Grandma to let us "help". Joy has had a hard few days teething, so it was really nice for her to have the distraction of something so new. The weather has been so beautiful here. It's supposed to get to almost 70 degrees every day this week. I hope you are all doing well too!

Love,
Aubrey