Happy new year!

Had a fun night with friends.

Abs and me

All the kids slept right through the party and the new year count down.

We played flip cup and the girls were the champs. It was so cold out the beer froze to the table and in our cups so it was more like slush cup. 

Abi had a fun New Year's Day in Tekoa with her friend Jenna. Playing in snow, snowmobiling, and hot tubbing. We were all jealous, so we took Ben out for a special lunch. 

Cate loving sitting in the walker.

Praying for a miracle in 2015

Two things breaking my heart going into the new year, Holly Weller and Kelly Miller. Both young, my age, battling cancer and have small babies. Really nothing worse in the world. To think you might not be there for your babies as they grow up, and for a child to lose their mom are realities just too cruel and unimaginable to be possible. I would give up years of my life and give them to these ladies if I could. Praying for a miracle that they can survive another year. 

So my only new years resolution is to remember everyday to hold and love my babies, my husband, my family, my friends.

If your up for some tear jerking this is Holly's latest entry-

http://www.caringbridge.org/visit/hollyweller/journal/view/id/549cec24ca16b4681ca3e895

Kelly Miller is someone I graduated high school with and lives in Washougal. She had breast cancer that she has been battling for years and now it has metastasized to her brain. Her kids are the same age as mine, I'm just so sad for her it's hard to breathe. I'm stalking her facebook page and praying for a miracle.

We had a very merry Christmas

Hanging out with family on Christmas eve.
Abi and Sonja

Waking up Christmas morning

Santa left Abi and Ben each a Kindle Fire, they must of been really good! We opened some presents Christmas eve since I had to work on Christmas day (how dare!). First Christmas I've had to work since the kids were born so I can't complain. That's just life when you work in a hospital.

Christmas dinner at our cousins

Papa and the kiddos

Then we spent the rest of the weekend in Chelan with the rest of the fam. Wine tasting, bowling, eating yummy food.

Cute Cate

Gram and Abi

Two papas!

Only picture of me, I lost a contact and hadn't showered-perf! :)

It was beautiful. And cold.

So so thankful to have such a wonderful holiday surrounded by family and it was Cate's first Christmas! We were super spoiled but at least we are super appreciative. A friend said the other day- "I wish I could eat frosted cookies for breakfast and spend money like it's endless everyday, but back to reality it is" -so ture! :)

Caty bear is 4 months old!

She started belly laughing this week. There is nothing better than hearing a baby laugh. Ben is the only one that can get her going. I like to call her my little skittle because she's so sweet and precious I could just eat her up.

And a few Christmas pictures, tis the season!