The Most Wonderful Time of the Year

Thanksgiving has come and gone, and now we head into the Christmas season.  I love this time of year, although it is the most difficult time for me at work.  I try to just blare the Christmas music and get the work done.
To catch up a little from my last post ... Sydney had her first wedding shower a couple of weeks ago.  My Aunt Lisa put it on, so of course it was gorgeous and wonderful.

Sydney and her friend Katie.

Sydney's new last name will be Garl, so right now she is in love with the letter "G."

My mom bought these cute Christmas pajamas for the girls.  They put them on the other night to watch Madagascar Christmas, and much to my delight they loved them and even wanted to wear the hat.

We celebrated Thanksgiving at Marge and Norm's this year, along with Andy, Ali, Brady, and Drew.  Marge has a master plan to have all the kids take their picture every Thanksgiving in these Santa hats. Right now it is pretty difficult to get a good pic, but hopefully it will get easier over time.

For an update on how Norm is doing, you can check out his blog.  He has started hospice and had another stroke last week; however, overall he is doing well and has a wonderful spirit.  We celebrated a fabulous Thanksgiving with him and we are so thankful for every minute we get to spend together as a family.

Pretty good pic of Marge, Norm, and their boys.

The fam.

In other big news ... Pete and I found out today that we will be expecting BABY GIRL #3 in late April. We are so excited and feel so blessed by our little family.  What a miracle.