Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
to our family and friends!

Is it really Christmas again? Didn't we just celebrate a month or so ago? No? Okay, it just seems like it. But here we are again, ready to celebrate the season and give all the glory to the Most High God!! Praises!!

Speaking of praises, two of our nephews were deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan this year and both are home with their family for Christmas right now!

Our thoughts and prayers are with all our military heroes (and their families) who will not be home for Christmas this year.

As usual, our family likes to take things easy and a little laid back - so you won't read a long list of achievements here, but a summarizing of what we have been called to do at this time of our lives.

Scott is about to celebrate his 10th anniversary working at Grace Community Church as our Instrumental Music Director. If any of you have been at GCC for the past 10 years, you know what a difference he has made being there and how proud we are of him for answering God's call on his life. Also this year, Scott recorded guitar on our friend Rebecca Sehnert's worship CD and has decided to add banjo and mandolin to his arsenal!

In addition to working on websites, I started working at the pre-school at our church this year. I am co-teaching with 4yr olds three days a week. I never knew how exhausting that could be. I thought my two were a handful! HA!

Our 3rd grader, Hunter turned 8 in June and also started racing go-karts this year. He always told us he wanted to race and now he is. We'll be kicking off a new race season in a bigger/faster kart in March, but we'll finish up the Winter season in his Kid Kart in Jan/Feb. Hunter also joined Cub Scouts this year as a Bear Cub. He really enjoys his Den meetings and all the boys he is with.

Hadyn - aka Princess Warrior - turned 3 in October and is in pre-school with Mom. She loves her class and asks to go to school everyday. This girl is our singer. She loves to perform and did a great job at her Christmas Program in school. She loves to play with her friend Ava and especially big brother Hunter - and wants to be a kart racer just like him, too. Two more years, baby.

We took a family vacation to Branson this year and had a great time. Hunter was chosen to participate in two different shows - what great memories for him. We've also spent time visiting my family in the TX Panhandle, going to NASCAR events at Texas Motor Speedway, and of course spending time at our new interest - North Texas Kartway in Denton.

Thanks for being a part of our lives and we hope that you have a most wonderful Christmas and a joyful New Year!