Well on December 3rd Josh turned 12 years old and on December 6th he was made a deacon. I now have 2 deacons. Dallas won't turn 14 until April so they will get to spend a few months together as deacons. I was going to take a picture of my two boys today after church but I forgot so I will do that next week and post those. I can't believe that my two little boys are growing up. It is fun to watch them grow but time is just going by way to fast.
We had a great weekend with our family. My mom came, Phil's parents came, Karena and Brent came with all of their kids, and Jared and Kendra live here in town. They were here also. The kids had so much fun together. I sure wish we all lived by each other. Brent also helped us get all of our plumbing in our downstairs bathroom hooked up so now we have a working bathroom downstairs. Thanks so much Brent! The only problem with having that bathroom working is I now have 4 toilets to clean. Ugh!
This past week on December 10th my mom got married. She married Monty Nickle from Arizona. She new him when they were younger and just recently reconnected. They are living in Arizona for the time being and will return home to Washington for the summers. It has been 10 years now since my dad passed away and she has been very lonely. Change is always hard for me and I miss my dad a lot, but I hope this brings my mom happiness.
Because of everything that has been happening in my family I have really learned to appreciate my family even more. I love my brothers and sisters more than they will ever know. I hope they all know that. I would do anything for any of them. I am so grateful for their friendships. I am so grateful that my kids have so many cousins that they can call their friends and can have such a fun time with them. There is a special bond with cousins I think and it is so fun to have so many and a few more still to come. Maren is expecting anyday and Jilayne is due in June. I am sure Kimberly still has a few more to come. It is such a blessing to have such a large family. Anyways I love all of them!
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