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I have realized in watching the news the past week that I do not tell the people closest to me often enough how I feel. Watching the stories of faith, love, hope that have come out of the Arizona shooting (though sad that it took something like that to open my eyes)has made me wonder if my family/friends would really know how I felt/who I was if something were to happen tomorrow. You begin to ask yourself - Do you love enough, laugh enough, share enough.....Please know that I feel very blessed to have family and friends who care and I feel very loved and hope that I have shown you this love as well.

We had a wonderful Christmas and were very spoiled with great family, food and presents under our tree. Thank you and sorry to all of you who have not received thank you cards yet :( I need to be better about that! Brian and I are excited to start this next year. I am finally going to go to a musicians workshop at church and am excited because I miss singing! I love it and my shower doesn't appreciate it so it is time to share my voice in church where I can maybe be heard. Our church is also offering Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University. I hope we can really gain some great knowledge/power from this as we are both tired of having "more month at the end of the paycheck" as Dave would say. Madelynn and Ivie went to the doctor late last week and of course Madelynn would not get on the scale but is doing just fine (other than an URI/runny nose). Ivie is 75th-90th in height and head circumfrence but 25th or less in weight at only 8lbs so our physician is having me supplement with formula. Other than that it has been pretty low key in the heits household. It has been sooooo cold but Madelynn did play outside for a short time in the snow. Here are our latest photos!