One Year Ago Today....

...we got the phone call we'd been praying for and we layed eyes on our beautiful Claire for the very first time

It's hard to believe she's been home with us for nearly 9 months already.....we're so blessed!

Meet Our New Niece!

Say, "hello" to our new niece, Olivia Rose Hart. She was born last Friday evening to Christa's brother, Brian, and his wife, Kristy. Both Mom and Olivia are doing great. She's a beauty! What a wonderful early Christmas present!!

Here is Olivia's big sister, Vivian, meeting her for the first time.

Love this picture of Brian and Vivian!

Holiday Fun!

We've been very busy enjoying the holiday season! This will be our first Christmas with Claire, so we've been busy showing her some of our traditions. Here are some pics of what we've been up to.

At Supper with Santa, Ben got up close and personal with the big guy!

Claire, on the other hand, was not impressed with the guy in red. Ben told her she would understand soon that he really is a good guy.

Ben picked out a great tree for us!

Claire helped to decorate the tree...

And so did Ben!

Check out the finished product!

A couple of silly elves!

Check out Claire's first snowman (yes, the "M" is for Minnesota...like Goldy Gopher has on his chest).

It's time to make some cookies!

Works of art!

We got hammered with a snow storm this weekend, so we took the opportunity to introduce Claire to sledding! She LOVED it and cried when we took her home to get warm.

On your mark, get set, GO!!

We took Claire to get her first haircut....she was not amused!

I took this picture of Claire just a couple of weeks ago...she snuck into the pantry and was helping herself to some snacks. Check out the picture of Ben below, which was taken a couple of years ago. Coincidental....even down to what clothes they are wearing!

We wish you all a wonderful holiday and a safe and happy new year!

Love, Christa, Dave, Ben and Claire