Merry Christmas from our family to yours.....

As we look back at this last year there are a few things that have taken place in our family.

Sean has been working hard for Trotter Morton as a supervisor of his crew. Right now he is at the Foothills Hospital working on the new addition. Soon, however, he will be heading to the Airport to start work on their new wing. He is really enjoying the work and it is nice to see that he has finaaly found his niche.

I am working form home as a bookkeeper/accountant. So when I am not being a full time mom that work keeps me pretty busy. There are times that I wish I was back at work, but I really wouldn't trade being a stay at home mom for anything. Michaela and Logan keep me pretty busy they are growing up fast and every day they have a new skill and I keep having to try to figure them out again.

Michaela turned 3 this year and started preschool in September and is really loving it. She talks about school all the time which make me think that I should have gotten her into 2 days a week instead of one. But she's growing up so fast that I thought that I needed to slow her down a bit. Before I know it she will be in kindergarten and then graduating from high school. She loves being a big sister and she loves Logan to death. They play together, but there are times that they fight like cats and dogs. Their sibling rivalry sometimes gets the best of me. Michaela is smart as a whip and really takes things in. She soaks up learning like a sponge and surprises me everyday with the things that she has learnt. She has grown up so much that there are days that I don't recognize her.

Logan turned two this month and although there has been times that I have worried about his growth he is a typical 2 year old. He follows his sister around and copies her every move. He is her parrott and there are times that I wish that he would think for himself, but then again, he is learning things that he wouldn't be learning if it wasn't for his older sister. He loves to laugh and loves to make us smile. He loves to play tackle and has fun wrestling with his daddy. He is after all a though and through daddy's boy.

As for Brooke, well, she is going to be 12 in January and we wnjoy having her every other weekend. Although we would like to see her more oftne. She is in grade 7 now attending Dr. Gordon Higgins Jr High. The reports that I get from her indicate that she loves it. I wish I could tell you more than that, but right now she is the typical tweenager where she doesn't tell you much about herself. i can tell you that Michael absolutly adores her and can't wait until she comes again, and she haes it when we have to take her home. It is nice to have her with us as she is a big help to us and takes some pressure off of me.

This year has been full of ups and downs but all in all it has bee a great year and I am looking forward to what next year has to bring.

So from our family to yours, we wish you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.