From our family to yours...

Merry Christmas!
We have had a wonderful year and feel incredibly blessed. Here are a few highlights:
Brian:

• Continues to take on more at work in an effort to take over the business world learn everything he possibly can...he is an amazing employee and works so hard
• Spends most of his free time being super Dad and giving his daughters all the love and attention they deserve, favorite games include wrestling and chasing and tickling...pretty much anything that makes them laugh
• Devotes time to ensuring his wife feels loved and continues to learn and succeed at making her super happy
• Hiked around Mt. Hood for the second time and enjoys spending time researching more hikes to do

Lindsey

• Got more comfortable juggling life with two kids, this possibly means her house is not as clean as it use to be and a hot meal ready when her husband gets home is less frequent
• Found a good group of friends up here in Hillsboro and set up many playdates to keep herself and the girls social
• The crafty bug bit her (aka Pinterest) and she spent a lot of time organizing and making different crafts to entertain and teach her daughters
• Was reminded that vacations are very important for sanity and will take one earlier in the year from here on out

Bria

• Started preschool in the fall and loves her teacher and most of her classmates, she has proven that her passion is in imaginary play as she plays with the same dinosaur figurines each day during free time
• Became obsessed with Rapunzel and has declared she wants to be her when she grows up, most Disney princess movies are a hit with her, including: Brave, Cinderella, Aladdin, and of course, Tangled. She was thrilled to pieces when we took her to Disney on Ice: The Princesses and now wants to be an ice skater as well
• Loves to have play dates and asks everyday where we are going, although she likes to be busy we have learned that she needs her alone time each day or she gets a bit cranky
• Has settled in to the job of big sister very nicely, she loves to boss help Reese and show her the way of the world, plus she enjoys helping her Mom with house duties 

Reese

• Is proving herself to be the best hugger and cuddler the world has ever seen, her loves could cure a broken heart in seconds
• Has a spunky and fiesty attitudes that demands attention and laughs, she enjoys waving to strangers and then pretending to be shy to reel people in, she is a smart little thing
• Eats like a teenage boy and is fortunately not half as picky as her older sister, her favorites include sweet potatoes, grapes, and bananas
• Adores her big sister and copies everything she does...including tantrums and talking very loudly, little girls sure know how to fill a room with their voices!

We are looking forward to a Merry Christmas with our family and to a wonderful family vacation in Sunriver at the first of the New Year. Family is the best.