It has been a busy couple of weeks! Grandpa has had lots of health issues and we've spent lots of time at the hospital. He's still very weak and not feeling great, but he is better than he has been. Please pray that the doctors can figure out what is going on with him.
Kinnison asked for donations for her birthday instead of gifts again this year. She chose Arkansas Children's Hospital this time. Kinnison's teacher contacted me and told me that she wanted her class to collect donations for ACH for Christmas and she wanted Kinnison to help. On December 13th we took the kids to Little Rock to personally deliver the toys. The last time Kimber had an appointment there we found a hotel that we loved, so we promised the kids we would go back. It was a great experience for all of them. Luke and I couldn't be more proud of Kinnison. She is such a sweet, caring, genrous, kind hearted girl. On the way home from L.R. we stopped by Petit Jean State Park.
We spent Christmas Eve at my Mom and Dad's house. The kids got to decorate sugar cookies and make gingerbread houses. Christmas morning we opened presents and ate a huge breakfast. The weather was nice, so we went to the farm and cut some wood. On Friday we had Christmas at our house with Robin and Billy. Saturday we took the kids to the Buffalo and hiked the Old Erbie Loop. The weather was great and the trail was beautiful! For Christmas Luke got me a hotel in Branson and some shopping money. Beth and I went on New Year's Day. It was a much needed day off! Friday we drove to Bethany Missouri to visit Luke's family. It has been a long time since we drove up there. It was great visiting with everyone! We were in nasty weather the whole way, but made it home safely!
We crammed a lot of stuff into our Christmas Break, but we had tons of fun and made lots of wonderful memories. It is hard to believe how fast the kids are growing up. We try not to take a single day for granted. We are thankful for all of our blessings and look forward to 2014!
