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Out With the Old, In With the New!

When I started this blog two years ago (two years ago!!), I did it because I thought it would be something fun- a creative outlet for me.

And it has been for me! Until recently. For some reason, I've lost my desire to blog. I have several guesses as to why this has happened, but for whatever reason, it has!

So... getting to the point... no more blog!

You've probably noticed (or you haven't) a lack of posts lately. I've been rolling the idea around in my head for a long time, not wanting to make an announcement until I've come to a conclusion. But I have, so here's my *big announcement*!!

I've enjoyed sharing little slices of our life with you all, but I just feel that there are different things that I need to put my time and energy into at this time. Thank you all for your support, comments and outside conversations we've had about this blog! Blessings! ~Tricia

Christmas Sentiments

We had a wonderful Christmas! It all went by so quickly-like a whirlwind of really fun activity-and then it was over. We had a very busy one as well. We had 6 gatherings, and had a great time at each one... catching up and having a great time with the ones we love most. (We missed seeing some ):
God has truly Blessed us, and we try hard not to take even the smallest things for granted. I have a bunch of pictures to share (maybe) but I thought I'd give you our moms' Christmas trees. Both *gorgeous*!

Nancy's Patriotic Tree

Mom's Rustic Elegance Tree

Kemp Family

On Christmas day, I snuck away with the Kemps for some family photos. We had a great time and got some with their three collective dogs- Ziley, Etny and Swat. Here's one-I'll have more later!

Merry Christmas!

Christmas at Church

We celebrated Christmas at church on Sunday. The kids got gifts from their Sunday school teachers, the boys sang the first verse of "All is Well" with a group of kids, and Tricia sang in the choir, we heard a great message about how a baby changed everything, saw a Baby Dedication, and got to wear our Christmas clothes! (: I usually drag my camera in on Easter and Christmas to get a family picture. It's a little bit of a pain- at the end of the service getting my camera, rounding everyone up and finding someone to take our picture, but I love to look back over the years of our little family at church on two of the most important days of the year!

Snow!

I know it's the talk of the town (: but I am really excited about the snow we are getting! It just seems so much more like Christmas time when it looks like this outside! The boys (all of them) have been playing outside almost all day long. They're finally just making their way inside, looking for hot chocolate and blankets! They made this snowman this morning, and were disappointed to see "Frosty" had already melted quite a bit!
Have fun in the snow!! I'm sure we will!