Christmas 2012

We did all the traditional things this holiday season but it still felt very different.  We were missing Trey.  Trey loves family and tradition and he was missed tremendously through all the festivities.  The highlight of our Christmas was our 2 hour skype with Trey, all the way from Darwin Australia.  It was incredible to see his smiling face and hear his contagious laugh.  I did really well to not cry in front of him.  I was so proud!  We were very prepared and had a list of a million questions to throw at him and keep him talking.  I didn't think he had an accent at all, although some of the kids thought so.  He is so happy and that helps parents who miss him like crazy.  Knowing that he was well taken care of by wonderful members in Darwin helped too.  After we finished skyping I felt kind of down for a while.  Like this big build up and thing I had been looking forward to for so long was now over.  Now what?  Wait another 6 months.  Ok I can do that.  David and the kids thought everything was great and were even happier after talking with him.  I found a poem that sums up how I felt this Christmas season entitled "I gave the Savior my son for Christmas this year".  It is a small sacrifice, but harder than I anticipated.  I hope to do better next time.  So on that note.....pictures from Knoxville and Australia.... :)

The angels had on makeup this year :)

 Traditional pose in the hall way waiting to see what Santa brought