Merry Christmas Everyone! It has been a year of the unexpected. My trip to Kenya went very well and I feel blessed to have been able to go and be there. I met many wonderful people in the Village of Kandaria. While there, I discovered I was expecting our first child. I couldn't wait to get home to share the news with Bo in person...though I hated to leave Africa at the same time.

Once home, Bo and I went to Miami for a small vacation together and stayed with good friends from Saudi. We enjoyed the beach, Cuban food, and a real Cuban birthday party...all the family present :-).

I was able to get a short trip in to visit my grandpa in California before the school year resumed and enjoyed a visit from my best friend and her family while I was there. They drove up from So. Cal to see me.

Then, this fall came...football season, busyness, and my husband's usual fatigue...only it wasn't usual...it was worse than normal. Upon finally going to the doctor, we were stunned to receive the diagnosis of him having Leukemia Cancer. Not the news I hoped for, but God has been holding us close throughout the whole thing. Our church has been right there supporting us, my school community where I work has been so loving and supportive, and Bo's school has been supporting us in any way they can. Needless to say, Bo was unable to continue the football season having to spend the initial 5 weeks in the hospital. Now, 2 follow-up treatments are done and one is left next month. We are really praying for a remission report when he is through. Our baby boy is due in early March.

Tiki is ornery as ever, but makes us laugh a lot at his curious antics.

Bo and I just celebrated our 3rd anniversary and are praying for many more years to come.
Love and Hugs,
Heather