End of year update!

Soooooo we had a baby! Life has been a bit busy since adding a third little munchkin to the mix! And now, it's New Year's Eve. Ha! I thought I might update quickly and start fresh in the new year (I won't guarantee it, but I am hopeful)! Here are some pics that capture a few moments from the past few months. Enjoy and happy 2014!

My first trip to the grocery store with all 3 girls...haha! We'll just say there isn't much room in the cart now. 

On November 16th we celebrated Viktor's 34th birthday, along with our friend Benton whose birthday was on the 14th.

We took a quick trip to Bloomington so Grandma could meet little Lillian!

Emily all ready for her Thanksgiving party at school. 

  

First snow of the season! The big girls were ready to go play!

 

Gabriella didn't move once she got out there...she wasn't quite sure about the white fluffy stuff!

 

Thanksgiving 2013! We spent the long weekend with our dear friends in London, KY. There were about 30 of us in one house for Thanksgiving dinner and nearly 20 of us staying in one house for the entire time. It was a BLAST! 

 

 The day after Thanksgiving all of the dads and the big kiddos went hiking at Dog Slaughter Falls. Em loved it and did great on the hike. Here she is with just a few of the kids.

 

 My three girls getting ready for Christmas!

  

Mikulas visited our home on Dec. 6...

 

  

At the beginning of December we celebrated our church's one year anniversary! Such a special time and here are almost all of the kiddos from the group! We are so blessed to be apart of this family.

My three are all pictured...can you find them?! :)

 

Emily had a Christmas program at her school...here she is all dressed and ready. She was an angel, but the lighting was so bad I didn't get any good pictures of her during the program. 

 

Love these two girls...they keep us smiling!

 

Love this little peanut, too! 

Both Emily and Gabi came down with RSV and ear infections the week before Christmas. Lillian wasn't too far behind and we found ourselves at the doctor on Christmas Eve with her. All three were pretty miserable for over a week, but are finally on the mend. 

I was expecting a different "first" Christmas for Lillian and for the big girls, but despite the sickness and all that came with it we did have some very sweet moments together!

 -Reading together on Christmas Eve

-The girls snuggling together on Christmas morning

 

And, to end the year right, we are excited to have Natalie here from Texas to help us say goodbye to 2013 and bring in 2014! 

 

I know this is where I should say something well put together about this past year (sorry, don't have much on my fatigued mind). In short, 2013 was a year full of heartaches and happiness.  We started the year thinking we would be moving to Hungary, then found out we were pregnant just weeks into January. Then we were told our baby wouldn't survive (more on this in a later post), then to be told she would be ok. We celebrated Gabriella's 1st birthday and Emily's 4th birthday. We traveled A LOT and met a lot of amazing people. We've welcomed our third beautiful girl into our family, perfectly healthy. We've mourned the loss of Viktor's grandmother and celebrated the marriage of his brother. We encountered a lot of sickness and a lot of health. Through it all, the ups and downs, the mountains and valleys, we've praised God for His faithfulness and unending love for us! We are so grateful for our dear friends and family, both near and far, who have carried us, encouraged us and loved us through this year and beyond! So, I end 2013 with gratitude in my heart and look forward to what adventures might await us in 2014!