Excited for My Youngest Brother

Last Thursday my youngest brother, Aaron, appeared on Grey's Anatomy as an extra! It was really cool, and we are all very exicted for him. He moved to LA in August to explore the acting industry, and he has been able to work as an extra on several sets. It was really great to anticipate and then actually see him on the show. He appears at the very end of last week's show. He is sitting on the front row on the far left observing the execution that takes place on the show. He did a fabulous job. Way to go, Aaron!

Saying Goodbye

Well, January has been full of goodbyes. Andrea's younger brother and family moved to Eastern Europe and Kevin's younger brother moved to Southeast Asia and both will be in their respective places for a few years doing different types of work. We are very excited for them, but it was really difficult to see them go. They are doing well, and we have been able to communicate fairly frequently, so that has been really good. Thank goodness for Skype. If you have family that lives out of town or overseas, you should totally check out Skype. You can just download it online, and it is free if your family or friend has Skype as well. It really is awesome! So, I get to see my nephews on a weekly basis. It's not the same as hugging their little necks, but it is a great option! We are so thankful for our families and the ways they are serving. Please remember them in your prayers as you think of them.

Christmas and Nephews!

You can sum up Christmas with one word: Nephews! We were able to see all three of our nephews this Christmas, and it was great! We had a great Christmas and especially a lot of fun with the boys!

Caleb played Santa this year and passed out everyone's gifts. He did a great job and got them all in the right place. He just turned two, and he is going to be a big brother to his sister, Claire, on February 5! We are very anxious for her arrival.

Nic and Nyle are 3 and 6 months. We had a great time at Christmas with them, and we were able to watch Wall-E with Nic a couple of times. They are moving to Hungary this week, so we are obviously extremely sad to see them go. We are very thankful we were able to spend a few days with them over the holidays.


No new updates on our adoption at this time. We are just still anxiously and patiently waiting! Our current timeframe is finding out who our baby is around June. We are very prayerful and hopeful that next Christmas we will get to add pictures of our baby with his/her cousins. :)