Happy New Year!

I can't believe this year has gone by so fast! Just wanted to get the New Year Rolling on the blog with a new post. I will post a longer post with pictures and all about our trip to Massachusetts later, but here's a little update on the last month. After Brianna's birthday, Mike finished up his finals and his last week at work before vacation. He finished the semester with two B-'s and a B. I am so proud of him! 9 credits a semester is a lot to take as a graduate student, especially if you are also working 40 hours a week. On top of that he always makes time for us as a family and he is involved in our church as a small group leader and running the AV for the Contemporary service every week at our church. He is a busy guy, and I love him for all he does! Anyways, it was nice to get away for 2 1/2 weeks and have time as a family! It was also nice to see all our family and friends in Massachusetts who we haven't seen in a while! In the midst of a snow storm, we flew out of Boston last Saturday the 2nd; and after almost missing our connecting flight due to late planes and large airports and only 15 minutes to get from one end of the airport to another, we landed in Dallas on Saturday afternoon. While I miss being on vacation, It feels good to be home. I am anxious to get back to work and back into life! Brianna is now starting to walk. She started by taking several steps to her Memie over Christmas Break! We have found that cell phones are the best motivation to get her to walk! Anyways, we are back and are ready to see what God is going to bless us with this new year!