Merry Christmas

      Like many of you, today has been a busy day for us, which is part of the reason why we didn't get on here until 10:30 on Christmas Eve. We started out this morning by going out for breakfast with mom, dad, Jenny, Tyler, Katie and Luke, all of whom lobbied for a mention in today's blog post. (There it was. That's all you get. Don't be greedy.) And after breakfast, and watching Katie stand up and sing "Jingle Bells" in the middle of Denny's, we came home to finish up Christmas preparations, watch Christmas movies and get ready for church this evening.
     But even while today was a little hectic at times, the day and this Christmas season as a whole has been amazing for us. It's our hope that by next Christmas our family will have grown, so this has been a season of hope for us. Each event and milestone has been marked by thoughts about how next year will be different. It's been an incredible joy. We've also been overwhelmed this year with the kindness and concern that so many of you have shown in this process. It seems like we're constantly asked about how this process is going or if there's anything we need. I've said it before, but you guys really are amazing.
     Hopefully by next Christmas this blog will be about our child's first Christmas at home. We look forward to sharing that with you. Until then though, we want to let each of you know how much we've enjoyed sharing this process with you so far. And from our family to yours, we want to wish each of you a very Merry Christmas.