It's Christmas time again.

We have all been pretty busy these last few weeks. Mike has been gone for most of the last week and a half studying for his last set of finals!!! Come Wednesday evening we will be jumping full force into the Christmas festivities!!! I can not wait.

We have done a few things already, we decorated our teeny tiny tree (which I think looks pretty darn cute!) we wrapped all our presents, we made goodies for a bunch of our neighbors, we've been singing a lot of Christmas songs, and watched a few Christmas movies. Seppi and I have read a Christmas book every day in December (thanks to the library!). Seppi is so stinking cute, everytime he sees a baby he says "its the baby Jesus." and he says "they brought gifts for the baby, gold deblunes (courtesy of Jake and the never land pirate show)and myrrh" and I always help him say frankincense!! I love that he is getting into the true spirit of Christmas. We are trying hard to teach him that Christmas is not all about presents and St. Nick, even though those things are a lot of fun!

Seppi is so expressive and fun right now, he is full of energy! Everytime he sees Christmas lights he says, with a huge amount of enthusiasm "it's Christmas!!!" I can not wait to take him to see the lights on Temple Square (after Wednesday! ha ha)

Mike has been such a great student, he is so smart, and he has been working so hard, we have been so blessed while we have been in school. It has truly been a LONG haul and we are so excited to start a new chapter in our lives, although the unknown and change is a little scary. He still has 2- 8 week internships and they are all set up, but the class work and all the final exams are just about done!
Finals weeks have always been a little stressful for the whole family but we seem to make it through every time. Seppi and I have been able to keep busy with playing with friends (Seppi is quite a little social butterfly, he is such a good friend and he makes me so proud, he is not afraid to reach out and play with new little friends, in our court). I started reading again during nap time and bed time, which it such a wonderful outlet for me! and have been making a few things for Christmas, I really enjoy making things.
We have been truly blessed, I have to say it has not been an easy year for us (truthfully one of the harder ones), but I can see the Lords hand in our lives and so I feel like I can not complain, we have all been healthy, fed, clothed, blessed with warmth, and wonderful family members willing to step in at any time. We have had the blessing of the Spirit in our home, which has truly been a blessing.
We are excited to welcome a new year, ready to let this one come to a close- knowing that this next year will be full of adventure and change.