A Spore! A Spore!

A Vacation!!! This year for Christmas (after Christmas), we have the opportunity to meet up with some friends we've met from CHI, the Duewel Family! They have four adorable children who are about the same ages as ours. The kids are super excited about seeing them. Ben and I are just as excited to get to see their kids, and Rena & Nate are pretty cool, too! :o)

BC (before children), Ben and I talked about renting a cabin and spending Christmas with the family and just doing games instead of spending money on presents and such. Since our adoption and experience in Colombia, we've realized that most often less is more, and because of our desires to focus more on Jesus' birthday, we have decided to try to keep it simple.

This is only the second year that we have celebrated Christmas with the children so we have no set "tradition" in place. But, Ben and I have agreed to only do like 3 presents each and then a gift for the family. We did Hanukkah last year also, but this year with work and the trip, I haven't been so disciplined and kept up with it. Ben went to his mother's on Christmas Eve last year also. So, this year has been different. Who knows what next year may have in store??? Maybe another trip somewhere? (I've never been on a vacation! This is kindof exciting! I wish we would have went on more road trips BC. There is an obvious difference in traveling with the little people! Ha!)

Oh Yeah! So, the post title? "A Spore! A Spore!" The family gift was a Wii! We were playing the bowling game, and Andrew was screaming out, "A Spore! A Spore!" when he got a spare! Tatiana is having some difficulty letting go of the button, and the ball rolls behind her... Ben is so funny as he gets real competitive with the Wii. It is hilarious!

As most trips, it's just started, and it has been quite an adventure. I love my family! Well, I hope everyone had a Merry Christmas and can't wait to read and hear about your stories! God bless! And Happy Birthday Jesus! Thank you for the most precious gift of all! You gave your life for our salvation... May we never forget that and live each day in the fear and admonition of the Lord! Amen!