This last week of the year has been a little more hectic than normal, mainly because Congress passed a huge tax bill over Christmas weekend which meant I was inundated with client email and calls wanting to know how it was going to impact them, not to mention I was trying to catch up from being out for a few days before Christmas as we traveled to visit family. It was a hectic work week, but it's a good thing that clients value my opinion and advice!
Ryan and Mia had a Daddy-Daughter date one afternoon, and they stopped by the office to say hello. Mia helped me for a few minutes.
They were both excited to go see the new Star Wars movie together. They went to a new theater where they bring the food directly to your seat. Needless to say, this date was a great one for both!
While Ryan and Mia were out, Lily went over to Emory's house. They both received Harry Potter games for Christmas and felt they needed someone with "more knowledge" to play with than their parents! They had a great time playing together all afternoon. We were then very happy to have Emory spend the night at our house that evening. The next morning, these two had all sorts of fun together. They recorded a silly show they had made and then had lots of fun watching it on tv.
Ryan took all three girls to the Battery for lunch. There was lots of activity going on! Lily and Emory enjoyed hula hooping for awhile, especially when the Braves' pep band started playing and they turned their hula hooping into silly dancing!
These two girls love each other and have so much fun together!
Lily drew this picture in the hallway one day. It's what her new pillow looks like. I was really impressed by it!
New Year's Eve arrived on Sunday. We were glad to have the Smith family come over to watch the Falcons game with us and then countdown to midnight together. We are so thankful for this family and their friendship. During the day, Ryan and I reflected on what a great year it has been. There have been some tough moments as well, but we focused on the highlights. We each made a collage of some of our favorite moments.
As we reflect on the year, there's no way we can be anything but grateful. God has given us blessings and abilities that way exceed what we deserve. We pray that each day we are doing a good job of pointing our girls to Christ and giving Him thanks for our lives. We hope that in 2018 we will have more opportunities to share Christ's love with people both near and far. We look forward to a new year with anticipation. We can't wait to see what's in store!
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