When I returned to work after having Katriel I received many congratulations. Some asked if I was surprised it was a girl, or if I’d hoped it was a boy, or if I’d known all along it was a girl, etc. But one friend said, “I knew you’d have a girl. You have them in sets.”
I loved that comment. Loved it. Certainly, it wasn’t really guaranteed, but it is a really fun idea. And I just can’t thank God enough for this “bonus set.”
We enjoyed our seventh Christmas Eve with our friends.
We long since abandoned the idea of having a sit-down dinner and instead annually enjoy eating too much taco dip, artichoke dip, shrimp, and punch. This year the shrimp was yucky, so we made up for it with taco dip. And two desserts. ALWAYS two desserts.
We are so grateful for how the numbers have increased. Each family is “up” children by 50% over the first years.
We didn’t get a group picture in 2007, but this is 2008. *sigh* Really – it is 2008.
2009
2010
2011 Emily was in rough shape and we forgot to get group shot.
2012 I was in rough shape and we forgot to get group shot. 😦
But all was right this year and we got the BIG picture…
I hold high hopes that we will be able to enjoy this tradition for years to come, God willing.
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