In January we celebrated Zac’s 31st birthday, Zye’s 5th birthday & Tace’s 15 month birthday.  We got lots of pics taken of both boys and they turned out great.  Despite all 3 boys being sick this month we are doing well & ready for Spring.

As I’m sure was the case with all of you, December was CRAZY!  Zye played a donkey in the manger scene of the church Christmas pageant.  Zye and Mommy went to the OKC Zoo to have “Breakfast with Santa” and later that night we all built our annual gingerbread house.  We enjoyed a huge ice storm which knocked out power to our home for 4 days and our schools for 5 or 6.  We stayed with Jill’s parents a couple days while our house was freezing.  During that time Jill developed   a kidney stone for which she had to have surgery to remove.  After we got our power back and Jill was semi-recovered we rode on the Christmas Train at the OK Railway Museum on which we listened to the Polar Express story and shared hot chocolate & cookies.  The boys had a blast.  We visited Jill’s aunt in Broken Arrow for Christmas and Jill’s Grandma in Kingfisher.  Zac’s brother and his family came in to town to visit as did Jill’s brother and his wife, Melissa.  We all had a great time.  Zye & Tace got a swing set from Grandpa and Nana which, according to Zye, is the “best present ever.”  By Christmas Tace was walking everywhere and confident in doing so.  He isn’t a baby anymore which makes us sad and glad at the same time.