As I sit down to write this, I can hardly think of everything that happened last year. It was a year of mixed sorrows as well as joys, and I'll try to do my best to tell you as much as I can.

At the beginning of the year my sweet and adorable little sister Sadie Lou was born!

We are blessed beyond compare with this amazing gift from God! She is now thirteen months old, walking everywhere, loves to sing, and brings so much joy to our life.




We celebrated Elsie Mae's third birthday this year. What a treat! Her curly hair is just so darn cute that I can hardly stand it!




Noah is totally and absolutely a little soldier boy, constantly running around playing army with anything he can get his hands on!




Elianah is growing, growing, growing! She will be turning eight this year! How time flies!



Caleb is the silliest person, always making funny lego movies and always knowing how to make some one laugh. His face is unchanging!



Joshua is thirteen and nearing his Bar Mitzvah! So exciting!


And there's me, turning fifteen and desperately wanting to learn how to drive! I am nearing my goal of finishing the violin Suzuki books before I'm eighteen, which is good. :) Almost to book 7!

My dear parents, always there when we need them and strong through the hard times.





Our circle at Bible Study. Awesome friends!