Christmas 2007

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These are a few pictures from Christmas Eve. Sadly, Christmas day had to be spent apart because Kristin had a stomach virus and Phillip still needed to deliver presents to his family in SC. However, we did have a wonderful first Christmas together...despite the obstacles!

Merry Christmas

So much going on this holiday season...we just wanted to take a second to thank those of you that mean so very much to us. We are spending our first Christmas as a married couple doing the things most people do...traveling. :-) Christmas Eve will be spent at the annual party Kristin's parents throw for friends and family. We are quite excited about this! Christmas day we get to travel to Florence to have lunch with Phillip's family...as is tradition with them. Then we get to watch the nieces play with their presents (although Phillip will most likely partake in some infantile recreation himself, but this is afterall why we all love him).

Also we'd like to extend a special congratulations to Chelsea and Patrick Hedrick on the birth of their first child, Jackson Mark Hedrick. Chelsea is one of Kristin's high school friends. We are quite elated about this handsome new addition to their family! (Sorry, we don't have any pictures yet...we're working on it!)

Most of all, we would like to encourage you to reflect upon the true joy and treasure of this time of year, our Savior. "I have seen your salvation, which you have prepared for all people. He is a light to reveal God to the nations..." Luke 2: 30-32A

A Lesson in Parenting

We have this dog, really she's my dog because she's just not Phillip's favorite creature. This morning in the midst of getting ready Gracie was left unattended. This isn't normally a problem since the cat usually acts as a deterrent from any other items she may be tempted to tear up. We weren't so fortunate today...

Last night I decided to wrap some Christmas presents. I left a shopping bag with a few pieces of tissue paper by the kitchen door so that Phillip could take it out with the trash this morning. As is evident from the pictures above, Gracie got to the bag before Phillip. He was QUITE irrate with her and informed me that I should discipline her. I was too busy trying to take pictures, and by the time I was finished with the pictures it was too late to discipline. (I found it amusing, plus it gave me a good reason to clean my kitchen floor again.)

Just look at her sitting all prissy and proper for the camera...how could anyone be mad at her. I think she was quite pleased with her masterpiece.

...and we're back!

Just to put everyone's mind at ease, we made a safe return from Canada. The wedding and the honeymoon were so amazing. Thank you all for being a part of our special day. We love you dearly.

We'll post some of our fun pictures from Mont Tremblant soon. When the photographer from the wedding sends me the link to our site, I'll post that as well!