You know a month was a full month when you have a part III. December
brought me so much joy I didn't know how I was going to feel when
everyone left. Most everyone left soon after Darion's baby blessing.
Dan said the most beautiful blessing for Darion. I was very pleased to
hear the prayer he gave for Darion to our Heavenly Father. I love
seeing him be a daddy. He loves and adores his "fantastic 4".
2R2D...R2D2...ahem, let's move along.
It
was wonderful to have so many made it out for Darion's special day. We
feel so loved. When you are this far up, you know you are loved when
people spend thousands of dollars just to come stay with you.
Before
everyone hit the airport my sister and I planned a little birthday
party for my cute nephew who was turning 2. My sister had been with us
for 2 weeks and she booked her flight so that Zach turns 2 a day after
they get home. So technically he wasn't two when we celebrated but
close enough.
I quickly made a little yellow bus cake for him
Had his daddy and my other sister put up some matching decorations
And
he loved it! Did I tell you I'm getting another nephew? My sister is
expecting her second and last baby (or so she said) in March. Looks
like we might have the most kids at 4 kids. My sisters are all business
oriented ladies and having lots of babies are not on their list it
appears. I'm waiting for my other two sisters to start here soon so if
I'm done I still have babies to snuggle with
That face just made it all worth it for me. Roro was a bit jealous
We had some batter left so we made more cupcakes and dedicated them to my mom whose birthday was on New Year's day
We
sang and danced and hugged and kissed and sat down and planned our next
vacation together. "Planned" yeah we don't really plan. We just
"make" our vacations happen. This is where Nguyens and Stevens are
different. The Nguyens, we call each other up and say, hey, where's
your next vacation? And we say let's all go there. Stevens will plan
theirs far in advance.
On
the last night that everyone that's left was together, we bought some
fancy cheese (to me it wasn't fancy since "moldy" isn't my thing but to
some people it is) Dan bought our cheese of the month this round and I
proclaimed it to be a "nasty". This here is Tomme Crayeuse. The inside
of the cheese was actually pretty good, though the mold really throws
me off.
My sisters and I traded some clothes before they left. Feels so good to be skinny again :)
We treated everybody to a ride on the Big Wheel
Thuyen
and Josh were the only ones staying until New Year. We hit the root
beer store and came home with lots of flavors for the New Year's Eve
party
And on 12/29 Debrie lost her first tooth!!
Thuyen
and Josh love Krispy Kreme, especially when it's lit and you can get
them fresh off the conveyor belt. We went to Krispy Kreme twice while
they were here
My sister and I took the girls for a swim
We
decided to go on a drive and showed them the beautiful Cascade
mountains near our home. We kept on driving and went to a resort -
Suncadia is the name of the resort. Beautiful and delicious food~
We dined there and had a good time
Dinner by the fire on New Years' Eve
S'mores in the snow
Then it was confetti and root beer and happy cheer to the New Year
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