Chinese New Year

We had dinner at a local Chinese restaurant who were so thrilled we dined with them that they gave us a discount! Woohoo!  The boys insisted on wearing their silks for dinner.  Who am I to argue?  Please enjoy the pic of our clan! Gong Xi Fa Cai!!

Christmas and beyond

Christmas was wonderful.  Everyone enjoyed all of their gifts and Sophie loved the wrapping paper.  We were also able to have our first "gathering" at our new home.  We hosted Christmas dinner with our wonderful friends who are so much like family.

We all enjoyed the Christmas break, although Sophie seems to still suffer from a bit of the crud and both Scott and my Mom have been sick.  Scott and I rang in the New Year as we have the past few years, asleep!  With five children now there is no way we will ever be up at midnight!!

All of the boys are playing basketball through Upward.  Three of the four love it.  Shepherd, not so much.  The crowds are just a bit much for my little guy.  We will keep trying as he does ok at practice but we will not force it.  He has a wonderful coach (a dear friend of ours) who is just "letting it ride" and having fun.

Life is good but we feel there are some changes for our family on the horizon.  We are praying for direction and guidance from our Lord so that we continue to follow His plan for our lives.

As always, pics are below.