MERRY CHRISTMAS

first ever blizzard warning for Kansas City... tons of snow!

Christmas 2005: engaged for 7 months... Tyler just got home from studying in Budapest, Hungary and I couldn't have been happier to have him back in my arms. By this time next Christmas we will be husband & wife

Christmas 2006: first Christmas as a married couple (4/8/06)! Huddled around our 3 foot mini tree in our one bedroom apartment, we sat wondering what our years ahead will hold in the company of our two spunky German Shepards

Christmas 2007: celebrating Christmas in our first house! We had so much fun hanging lights on the house and swapping sweet treats with our new neighbors. I was teaching first grade and Tyler began grad school to get his masters in mathematics

Christmas 2008: we had just turned in our paperwork to become foster parents... We got our first beautiful foster kiddo in April and by September 2nd we were staring shocked and excited into each other’s faces as I held a positive pregnancy test in my hand

here we are again...Christmas 2009: sitting and snuggling on the couch watching movies and drinking hot chocolate. Our days left as just the two of us are numbering. Our life is growing and changing again. We are full of anticipation for this new chapter - shared with a child who will be a living, breathing representation of all of our blessings and purpose combined. This year we will whisper more than just our dreams as a pair, but our dreams for our growing family. We can hardly imagine the bounty that awaits us all