~SJ TURNING TEN!!~

SJ decided ice skates would be the perfect gift for her 10th birthday. Living in the upper Midwest has shown us that many of her friends live on ponds and love to ice-skate. She seems to have good balance and enjoys it very much. She had a great birthday. Hard to believe she has been our daughter for nearly nine years already! We are very fortunate!

~BIRTHDAY TREATS~

One of the fun things about a private school is that the kids are still allowed to bring homemade treats to share with classmates on their Birthdays!

SJ picked dark chocolate Texas sheet cake and as it turns out, by all reports, the kids love it!

~Noodles and A Birthday Party~

While my parents visited at the beginning of the month we were able to enjoy time together! My parents make and sell noodles at the church I attended as a kid. They just celebrated the 6th Ton of noodles that they had made! Crazy 12,000 bags of 1# of egg noodles! Since they were out of the thin noodles that I prefer Dad offered to make some while they were here! It didn't take long to make 8 eggs worth as they are used to producing 20 Dozen eggs worth in one day! Then usually repeat that the next day! I'm sure we will enjoy them. Mom also celebrated her 80th Birthday while here. Fun to be able to spoil her for her birthday for once!! We are blessed!

~A LATE CHRISTMAS WITH GRANDMA AND GRANDPA ROHN~

We are lucky that Grandma and Grandpa made the trip out on the 2nd of January. We are enjoying an extended visit! Spoiled one more time!

JM's God Parents

Bruch with JM's god-parents was another fun day over Christmas break! They spoil all our children and SF and I as well! JM did a great job when he picked them as his God-parents! HUGS!!!

~SECRET SANTA~

For the past couple of years we have had a gift exchange with JM's PCA's and our family. We had it on New Years Day this year. It was a great deal of fun!! We are so blessed to have these wonderful people in our lives. It makes the challenges we may face with JM...so much easier!! We love them all!!