Christmas time is near!!


Shannan and Meghan

A picture of the cousins together


Dominic and Malachi

Mike, Shannan, Conner, Dominic and Aubrey


Mike and Conner

We went to Texas this past Sunday through Wednesday! We had such a great time. It was so relaxing not to have to worry about work! We were able to see Donovan's family. We went Christmas shopping, watched movies, ate awesome homecooked food, and were able to hang out with his family for four days. On our layover on the way home, we were able to see my sister Shannan and her kiddos. She just had her last one on June 4th. He is so big for his age. He is as tall as a 9 month old! Those three kids are just adorable. It was the first time in a year and 4 months we'd seen them! We had such a great time.
Since my last post, Malachi has grown so much. He started teething already. There aren't any signs of teeth coming through yet, but he is knawing on his hand or anyone else's anything he can get a hold of. He is also drooling quite more than usual. He started smiling when Donovan or I talk to him. If you catch him in a good mood, he'll smile a social smile too. He even smiled at the doctor! He's such a sweet little baby. He's getting very strong too! He can roll from side to side, and with a little help, he can roll to his tummy. He loves being called strong man from his daddy, and practicing football moves. They haven't started learning how to tackle yet, but I have a feeling as soon as he can walk, they'll be wrestling all over each other!
As Christmas draws near we miss our family so much. Being busy with work has helped ease the longing. It's just something about the holidays that makes you want to see your family!

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