Some kind of miracle

We are so pleased to report that the grades are officially in and JJ has passed all his classes and is now officially in trimester 7 which means....clinic!! It was seriously by the skin of his teeth that he passed and truly some kind of miracle considering he was boarder line in quite a few of his classes. Next tri is clinic, which means that he gets to put on his white coat and actually see student patients "legally." We are very excited for this good news and so much enjoying our families out here in California, it has been way too long and I think we realized how much we missed them when we came back....if that makes sense? We got to meet our new little niece Isabella "Bella" and she is just the most beautiful little thing and looks just like her other two beautiful sisters. We hope everyone has a great holiday season, and a very Merry Christmas!!

Christmas Cuties

Yesterday for church, being our last Sunday before we leave on vacation, I thought we would all dress as a family as if we actually had Christmas spirit. I put the kids and myself in red outfits and we left for church early without JJ because I was singing in the choir. On my way out I told JJ to wear a red tie, and what do you know? He shows up in a blue sweater! I often wonder why I try? but I got some cute shots of the kids anyway.

First steps today, off to college tomorrow....

Our little girl is growing up so fast and just took her first steps at eight months old!! She still isn't too confident yet, but she keeps trying. She wants to do everything her big brother is doing, so it doesn't surprise me that she is walking so soon. She is just such a delight in every way, we love having her in our family. She never fails to bring a smile to my face whenever I'm having a not so good day. Yes, she is my coping mechanism when dealing with our tyrant two year old. I just love these baby stages, they seem to be going by way too quick with her, but I am trying to treasure every moment.

Christmas what?!

Seeing as how we are going home (California) for the holidays, we didn't even bother to put Christmas decor up in our house because we would only be able to enjoy it about a week or two. So in an attempt to try and bring some Christmas cheer into our home, we sang Christmas songs tonight for Family Night. Well, it brought something into our home, and I wouldn't call it cheer. Dominic was in his own little world, I didn't know the lyrics, and JJ was off key.... one of those truely eventful Family Nights....why do we do this again?

Attempt #1

I love how Dominic acts like he's really reading that hymn book.

Attempt #2...okay lets try a different song, maybe thats the problem.

Sorry JJ, had to show off your incredable pitch

We finally realized that the song wasn't the problem....

Do or not to do? this is the question.

So I have been thinking for a while to take the plunge. To just dive in and do it.....but I'm scared. It has only been the last few years that I have had really long hair, but it seems like I can't go back now. I know that it will feel very liberating so I am highly considering just chopping everything off. Thanks to my good friend Shandra who introduced me to this free Mary Kay website where all you do is upload a picture and you can see how you would look in any hairstyle and color. I found out that I would never look good as a blond and that red hair looks pretty good. But this picture is kinda what I am going for. Let me know what you think?