What we've been up to!

The kids are keeping us busy, Bella has an art fair going on and Kristian is starting his science project. Damian is wrestling and I haven't even been able to watch a meet! :( The little ones are busy bodies, but don't have any activities to speak of, unless food fights and unrolling the toilet paper counts as an activity! Right now Bryce is taking toys and throwing them behind furniture. We went bowling last Sunday after church. My dad took us, my sister's family, my nephew Rowland, and Rose's friend Shea. We had a blast, the kids had so much fun. Kristian beat Rowland and Damian, Hunter threw his ball over hand, Bryce wanted to bowl for everyone, Bella wanted only to play the machines, and Damian learned how to cheat the pop machine and got in trouble for not stopping after being told to. I was sweating by the time we left. We had people assigned next to us, who saw our group, and moved lanes!!! What an experience, I think in another month, I'll actually be ready to do it again; Whats wrong with me??? Now Bryce is unloading the books, got to go! Love to all, Bree

Christmas

I can't believe I talked about New Years and I never mentioned how amazing our Christmas was!!! A week before Christmas, Brian planned a big date for us. He took me to dinner and to the Micheal W. Smith Christmas concert. It was amazing, we both dressed up and just as we were walking in it started to snow! He even set up a date for the kids. Grandpa and Grandma took them to the Spagetti Factory and then off to a Christmas light show in Tacoma. Then it snowed and it snowed and it snowed! We had so much fun sledding with the kids. My sister stayed home with us and our friends brought their kids down to sled, too. We spent Christmas Eve with Brian's parents, Bobby and Julie and their family. Christmas morning there was still snow on the ground! It was a special morning: Bobby and Julie came over to watch the kids open presents...and brought really good coffee- and it was just beautiful. The kids were so happy! The best part is that I finished everything I needed to do so that we could have all of our family over for dinner. We had around 40 people in our little living room. It was a special night and we were so happy to have everyone together. The perfect way to lead in to the New Year. Love you all, Bree

New Years

I hope everyone had a great New Years! We went out and rented a ton of movies, planning on staying home with the kids, but our neighbors got mad that we weren't coming to their party, so like usual our plans changed. We had a really good time, though, so now- tonights movie night! My sister is on a ski trip with friends and states away, my mom is as well. We're jealous!!! Dan and Melissa wanted to do a BYOL (bring your own lobster) dinner, but we already had our movies and didn't want to spend the money on lobster, so now I have guilt over going to the Pigg's. We love all of you and hope that 2009 is an awsome year for all of you. Love, the Vance's