So ready to get back on track!!

The last couple of weeks, since winter break, have been...not crazy but continued to be off track. Merideth had her second set of tubes and her adenoids out on the 30th of December which made the first week back to school a little random. She went to school a little here and there because she wasn't feeling 100%. Then the next week, last week, Samuel got strep throat which made that week a bit off track with him being in school a little here and there also. So, hopefully after our holiday off today we will be back on track!

Merideth's surgery went great, she was a trooper and hopefully on her way to fewer ear infections. Samuel is almost 100%, he shoots hoops for 35 minutes at a time opposed to 45 minutes at a time.

Hopefully this week we will be back to school, guitar, basketball, gymnastics, church, etc. Merideth feeling pretty confident while she waits her turn!

Now in the gown, not so super confident...

Resting at home with Izzy.

Merideth new friends due to her surgery.

Happy New Year!! Can you believe it is 2012!

New Years day breakfast.

We had a great morning at church then hit the ice rink for some skating fun with our great friends, the Smiths!

Skating with daddy, no better place to be!

Gavin and Samuel, skating pros!

The Taylors and Smith kids!

Merry Christmas to you all!

Merry Christmas! We hope you had a wonderful Christmas and were blessed by the season with the amazing reminder of Christ's birth! We had a wonderful Christmas with lots of family and great memories. We celebrated the Advent season with two great families, we got together every Wednesday to help us focus on Jesus, it was a very special time. Marc's sister and family came in from Seattle to spend some time before Christmas, it was so great to see them! Marc's Uncle and wife and Grandmother came in from TX for a day, they are always fun to visit with! Erin's mom, sister and her family came in for Christmas, what a super fun time!

This year Santa brought a kitten to the kids, check out the video below to see how happy they were:

Here are some pictures from Christmas and surrounding activities, not in chonological order:

We had family pictures taken with Marc's sister's family and the Taylors!

Snow tubing downtown OKC.

The sun just starting to come up on Christmas morning!

Merideth with two of her sweet friends at her school Christmas program.

Tanner in his new chair.

Dylan sitting sweetly in his chair.

Family toes painted in Christmas colors, one of our Advent activities!

Merideth, Erin, and Grandma Taylor went to the Nutcracker!

We snuk into the Granpa and Grandma's house to set up a little tree while Grandpa was in the hospital.

Our Advent group of kids in their jammies on our last evening together.

Christmas Eve.

Merideth and Izzy.

Samuel and Izzy.

Thank you everyone for a great Christmas!!