Our Christmas and New Years was filled with fun and family! Kirk called from the doctor's office to tell me that I was going to be a grandmother again! He has been a wonderful step-dad to Kyle and now Tamra is going to have his child. This child is an answer to prayer!
Keri's family and Kelli arrived last Monday morning at 10 a.m. They had driven from Chicago through the night so that the kids would sleep. I guess Isaiah didn't like his car seat and fussed most of the way. We just hung out Monday and everyone napped. After a spaghetti dinner, we opened Christmas presents. The girls were crazy about the musical jewelry boxes that Bill and I gave them. There were lots of toys, Bath and Beauty Works, books, and DVDs. The girls bought me a box of tea with scripture promises on the tags. One said, "I Am a Promise". That was special because I had taught Keri and Kelli to sing, "I Am a Promise" when they were little girls, and they had sung it for a church concert to dedicate a new piano.
On Tuesday, we all went to the Children's Museum in Seminole. I was surprised at how big it is and how much fun it was for the adults as well as the kids. I'm ready to go again! That evening, we had dinner at Braum's and enjoyed shakes and ice cream.
Wednesday, Bill took Keri and Kevin to a basketball game at the OU arena in Norman. Kelli and I watched the movie, "Curious George" with Sofia (6), Selah (3) and Isaiah (7 mo.).
On Thursday, Keri's family went to OKC to see friends that Keri had worked with in Istanbul, Turkey. While they were away, Kelli went to the mall with Bill and me. It was nice to catch up on Kelli's life. Her kids, Hannah and Caleb stayed in Grand Rapids with their Dad.
Friday was New Year's Eve. Bill, Kelli and I took Sofia and Selah to the Shawnee Mall to see the movie, "Tangled". It was Selah's first movie but she did very well. I gave each of the girls a ziplock bag of popcorn. When the movie was over, we picked up Great Gramma for dinner. Keri had made scalloped potatoes with ham for our dinner. Earlier, I had baked a German chocolate cake. After dinner, we had a concert. Selah can sing as well as Sofia and they were so sweet. Bill played the trumpet, and Sofia wanted a lesson. It was fun to watch her learn to purse her lips so that she could get sound. At 9 p.m. Keri and Kevin loaded everyone in their new van and headed back to Chicago. Our house looked sooo big after they left! Bill and I sat and watched the ball drop in New York on TV. We remembered that Kelli had been there last year. What? Another year has gone by!
I talked on the phone to my brothers Roger, John, Noel, Galen and David over the holidays. It has been a difficult year in many ways, but I am so very blessed. God has taken such good care of me and I am thankful to Him. Whatever comes, I am not afraid, but live in faith for the future. (I will post pictures later this week.)
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