Happy New Year!
It’s been a busy month & a half w/ Christmas, graduations, anniversaries, & the little one. We’re very excited about what lies ahead as many milestones await Sydney. But as we reflect on the past year, we know it was one for the books. Our holiday tour brought us back from Thanksgiving in Chicago, to Cedar Falls for the graduation of Rachel’s sister Kate, from UNI. She’s in the midst of a flurry of job interviews, primarily for the position of Child Life Specialist. Congratulations, Kathy!
Christmas was extra special this year as Sydney experienced her first visit from the Big Guy. It was the first of many that will, no doubt, take us back to memories from our own childhoods, for which we can whole heartedly thank all of our parents. They set the bar & we intend to carry on as many holliday traditions as possible (X-Mas morning was my personal favorite). We spent X-Mas Eve with Grandpa & Grandma White making my Grandma Harms’ famous egg noodles to have with chicken & mashed potatoes for dinner. They were fantastic.
We had brunch on X-Mas Day morning with the Harms’s and then were off to Iowa City where we had a second round of gifts with Grandma and Grandpa Reese before a grand dinner at Great Grandpa and Grandma Nothnagle’s. That was delicious as well. I don’t have to tell you who was at the center of everything throughout the weekend.
We also took time to open gifts from Grandma and Grandpa Silber. It was the first time we did not visit Mississippi for the holiday season & we missed them, but Rachel & Syndey will be flying down to see them in February. And, I might add that Sydney’s favorite X-Mas present appears to be her colorful caterpillar they & Aunt Wyeth were so clever to find.
It was a wonderful time for us all, and we thank everyone who helped make it possible. We also hope the rest of you had a great holiday season and hope the new year finds you refreshed. We’ve added two new picture galleries of X-Mas and Syd. As always, feel free to leave us a message, and we hope you’re having a Happy New Year.
