Merry Christmas Everyone!! It has been so great to spend this time with my family and friends. I have been enjoying every minute of it and I still have about a week left. I have been loving this Michigan weather, but it has been impossible for me to get warm again after being outside.

Last week I went to see my Kelsey. I was so excited! It was so fun to see where she lives and works. We went out to eat with my 2nd mom and dad and Kristi. Later we found a new way to get the extra mattress and us down the stairs.
















I have been doing a lot of cooking and baking. I made and ate lots of cookies. I have been helping with dinners too. My cooking skills are slowly improving!















Here are some pictures of Lee Ann and I preparing for Christmas. We decided not to try very hard when we were wrapping.




Ha, look at these gifts. See the one that says to mom from Doris... Lee Ann regifted!!











Then we decided to wrap Allie. She didn't like it much!




















Here are some pictures with the family on Christmas eve and today.


























































Look... Lee Ann and I got drills for Christmas! Ha Woohoo! Mine might stay in the box for a while.














This is the painting I gave mom and dad for christmas. They loved it!

























I am sure I will have lots of fun pictures for the next post. My Arbor girls are coming this weekend. I can't wait!!

Hey! It is definitely starting to feel like Christmas now that I am home. I hope we get lots and lots more snow! I have been able to spend lots of time with both sides of my family since I have been here. It has helped so much just to be around them.















Today we had the Dixon Family Christmas party. I am glad I was able to be here for it. There was so much good food! I have eaten way to much since I got back, but I really missed the food!

















I have lots of fun things planned for this week, but lots of relaxing too. I am excited for both. I have been reminded since coming back of how precious my time with friends and family is and I am going to enjoy every moment of it. You can be praying that God will comfort my family during this time and that the Holidays would still be a joyful time for all of us. Thank you for your prayers. My family and I really appreciate it!

Hey everyone, I just wanted you all to know that I made it home! I came home early because grandpa Wilcox passed away on Sunday. I made it in time for the showing and the funeral is today. Everyone is doing okay, we are glad that he doesn't have to suffer anymore. Please keep us in your prayers. I will be staying until after christmas brake. The school is giving me a few extra days, so I don't have to keep flying back and forth. I will let all of you know how things are going soon. See you all soon!

Hello Everyone! I am so glad it's Saturday. It was a long week. I think both the kids and I had a difficult time getting back into things after Thanksgiving brake. I can't wait to see what they will be like in January.

On Friday the entire school went on a field trip to see the ballet of "The Little Mermaid". It was crazy! Just imagine 500 kids in the same theater. I only had one chaperoned to help me keep 19 kids from squirming, talking and needing to use the bathroom every 5 minutes. Ha ha It was hard, but the dancing was beautiful and I know it was a good experience for the kids.





These are some pictures of us on the way to the theater. They were so excited!



























My class was one of the first to get there, so I kept them occupied by taking their picture and letting them take pictures. It worked for a while.












































I have less than two weeks until I leave to come home. I can't believe it! It is going to be so great to see you all again. I can't wait to drive again, have a hot shower and use a microwave. It has been such a blessing to be here though too and I am making a difference. I have to remember that when I get on the plane to come back. Yesterday after school, I stopped and looked at their prayer requests for the day and was amazed. I didn't say any of these, they came up with all of these requests on their own. What a great opportunity it is to encourage their growth and help them know the love of God.






















I have a prayer request- Grandpa Wilcox isn't doing well. Please keep him, my grandma and our whole family in your prayers. God Bless!