Twas the night before Christmas.....An Update

As usual, good intentions of posting frequently and staying in touch with family and friends have been met with the point to ponder, where does the time go? As we wrap up another year we look forward to what 2008 brings.

2007 was indeed a very busy year for us. We started our year off by becoming annual passholders for Walt Disney World. We took two trips, one in January and the other in March for the ESPN weekend. We had intentions of making at least one other trip in 2007, but there was so many other events and needs going on we decided to postpone. In late april we made the trip to Alabama to see Michael's sister graduate with her masters degree. We then traveled across the state to visit Katharine's father and grandparents. It was a very nice trip. May took us to Virginia for another graduation in the family, Katharine's sister Kim also graduated with her masters degree. August brought us back to Virginia for Kimberlee's bridal shower. Everyone had a good time and the home stretch to the wedding day began. November was the big day for Kimberlee & Rick. While the morning weather was slighly miserable, by the time the wedding started it turned into a beautiful day. It was a wonderful gathering of family & friends. Perhaps the most profound news for us in 2007 was the announcment that we were having a baby! This is something we had been trying for over a year. We feel very fortunate and blessed. We are so excited about becoming parents. Katharine is just starting to show and our dog Rusty knows something is going on. We recently purchased a new camera gearing up for baby's arrival. We decided on the Sony Alpha 100 Digital SLR camera. It has certainly been much more of an undertaking than we imagined. So much to learn about the camera & photography in general (thank god we have uncle Brent), but we know it will pay off capturing baby's memories for us to share with all of you. As for our christmas day we will be spending it with Katharine's Uncle Bob, Aunt Kathy, & Cody. We will be thinking about each of you and know that we love you all very much and miss you a great deal.

As busy a year 2007 has turned out to be it certainly looks as though 2008 will be no different. We will be starting the year off with a bang. We have our ultra-sound on January 3, 2008. We should know that day what we are having.....that is if Katharine decides to find out :D Then as our chritmas gift to each other this year we will be at WDW for one final trip without kids!! Although, we are certainly looking forward to sharing the magic of Disney with our children, it will obvioulsy be a few years before that happens. We look forward to keeping you all updated as the baby's birth draws near. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a wonderful 2008. This is going to be the best year ever!!

Warmest Wishes,
Michael & Katharine