A New Year-Brings Change and Blessings

This year we know will bring many new experiences and adventures. Change comes into our lives when we least expect it. My parents Richard and Nancy are leaving as Missionaries to serve at the Deseret Citrus and Cattle Ranch in Florida. My Little sister Chelsey has moved in with us for the next 18 months while my parents are gone. We love Chelsey and know that she brings with her more responsibilities and more blessings for our home. We are glad to have her here with us and are also glad that Nat & Dave live so close. We are a family team! Together we are trying to make Chelsey's life here a happy and productive one. She has been with us for a week and she is already blessing our lives in many ways... ...She made us avocado coolers to go with dinner, Yum!
...She was excited to learn how to use the washer and Dryer and likes to tend the laundry(Yay!)
...She has a knack for getting the baby to sleep when he is tired.
...She provides an endless library of music for our home and the kids have loved to dance and sing a long as we work together.
...She randomly provides hugs and words of praise for us all.
...She is another set of loving hands to comfort and care for the kids when mine our holding the baby.
...She is childlike in many ways and enjoys simple pleasures like feeding the cats, holding the bunnies, and answering the phone.
...She offers to help all the time and expresses her gratitude often.(A wonderful example to us all)
...She is a new competitor in wii sports and challenges Rustin to games often.
...Natalie and I are now both re certified in CPR & First Aid thanks to her need for Habilitation Providers.
...She helps out in my Montessori classroom and is great at her duties and with the children.
...She is another female in our home and Lacey has latched right on to her new buddy it's almost like having a sister!
...She offers an element of mystery to our lives as wonder what each day will bring.