Whitney Family

 

This is how the whole family feels after almost a month of traveling!! Christmas feels like it was so long ago, and I'm just now feeling caught up enough to Blog about it! So to catch up, Chad left for China on the 10th of December and was gone all the way until the 23rd when he met us in St. George for Christmas. The kids and I left on the 17th and stayed in Utah until the 6th of January. Yes, I did travel alone with all three kids and we survived (but barely). The kids were good, it's getting all the crap in and out of the plane that's a nightmare (two car seats, double stroller, bags, etc)! We spent the first few weeks in SLC and since I had NOTHING ready for Christmas I used this time to shop and get things done! I also stayed with my nieces and helped out while Connie and Doug were in Colorado at the treatment center for Avery. We were excited to be going down to St. George with Julie and her family to spend Christmas at my parents house. When Chad got there on the 23rd everything felt right, only we wished Connie and her family could have made it down. Christmas Eve night we got a knock on the door and to our surprise it was my sis and her family! The BEST Christmas present ever was seeing Avery and how much her skin had improved! It was such a Christmas miracle to see her go through this transformation!! THanks again to everyone who helped make it happen!! I can't remember the last time my sisters and I and parents have all been together opening presents on Christmas morning, not since I was a kid. So Christmas morning was really special and fun to all be together and feel the excitement of the kids as they opened presents. Dre's favorite gift was his Hot Wheels Dinosaur set he had asked Santa for, Ciena's was her princess dress, and Coen's was his favorite ball and hammer toy (he had no interest in opening anything else or playing with any other toy)! After Christmas Chad headed back to Dallas and the rest of us traveled back up to SLC (in a horrible snow storm)! On New Years Eve, I jetted to Arizona for Ben and Sarah's Wedding. Chad met me there and we had a REALLY good time! So that's the update!! I'll start the new year out with more regular posts!!