Time with Friends

In January we got to see a lot of our friends. I went to Becki Lovelady's baby shower. She is due 1 week before me. Krista and I took Jadon and Brecken to McDonalds for a playdate. On Jan. 19 I had a reunion of Augustana friends and their kids. 4 out of 5 of us are pregnant right now. I am due Feb. 27; Wendy is due Apr. 19; Kim is due May 25; Libby is due June 8. We are multiplying! Recently we went to Galena to surprise Charity for her birthday. We got to catch up with the Flemings. Travis replaced Brian as pastor of Calvary out in MA, but they are now living in the Chicago area. Also we got to meet some of Jeff and Charity's new friends. It was a fun month!

More Christmas Celebrations

We spent Saturday in Dubuque celebrating the holidays with my grandma, aunts, uncles, and cousins. It was great to see everyone. Last but not least we went to the Quad Cities to celebrate with Brian's mom, Deb, and his brother Brant's family. Jadon, Kylie, and Dylan had so much fun together. It's a blessing that we can have kids close in age and enjoy each other's company. Happy New Year everyone!

Snow Day

On Friday we got lots of snow- beautiful packing snow. Jadon and I had so much fun playing outside! That evening we went to Galena to visit our cousins/friends, Jeff and Charity. What a great day!

Christmas with the Joneses

Once again Brian's dad and step-mom, Larry and Cindy, served a very elegant and delicious Christmas feast. Uncle Keith gave all the boys mini helicopters and they had fun flying them around the living room. Watch out for the Jones boys and their toys! We had a very relaxing day and everyone gave generously. We thank God for such wonderful families and the times we have together.

Christmas with the Pins Clan

My mom and dad had quite the full house. My family, my sister's family, and my brother, his wife Jordyn, and their new puppy, Woolfe, all spent the weekend at my my parent's house. I cherish the times we can all be together. A broken stove on Christmas Eve proved a little challenging, but us Pinses thrive on riding the waves of emotion. The kids, grown children included, all enjoyed their gifts and playing together. I don't want to brag, but I did win both the Settlers game and Poker tournament. Once again mom and dad made it a very special Christmas.

Christmas 2007

Merry Christmas to all of you. We kicked off the festivities this year with a night out with Brian's mom, Debra. We had a nice dinner, drove around to look at Christmas lights, and came home to exchange gifts. Jadon got a play kitchen from Deb and opened his stocking from Santa. Once he found the matchbox cars inside, we could not interest him in opening anything else. Jadon is all about cars and trucks!

Weekend in Chicago

This was one of my best birthdays ever. Brian and I spent two days in Chicago. Thanks to Brian's parents for the hotel and to my parents for babysitting Jadon. We had a magnificent view out our hotel window and Larry and Cindy had a special birthday platter sent to the room. Wow! Over the two days Brian and I shopped, ate at a Tapas restaurant, saw Candlelight Carols at Moody Church, listened to live Jazz, went to the Museum of Science and Industry, and went to a German Christmas market. The snow on Saturday made it very festive, too. This was a weekend to remember!