Surprise Package = Early Birthday Fun!

I am sure you can imagine after my last posting full of dreariness and homesickness, the pure giddiness that came over us when a package arrived from HOME! Miles fabulous Sisters (Andrea and Krista- whom I dearly love and consider my close friends) had their families cram into a box tons of lovely gifts for our birthdays. The box was overflowing with care, and oozing with yummy goodness!

Yes, we felt a tad bit naughty opening up all the contents wrapped in brightly colored tissue paper, before our actual birthdays, (which is a huge no-no on both sides of our family) ... but how could we possibly be expected to wait another week for Miles' birthday and an entire month for mine?

Nope.
It was unanimous. We were opening it and we are so glad we did. It was just what we needed! Love from HOME! But oh my goodness we got so much!!!!

Feeling so blessed!

Just look at all our fabulous goodies....that even included REAL brown sugar, baking soda, a bottle of REAL vanilla, and yep, you guessed it, REAL chocolate chips. You know what that means.....CHOCOLATE CHIP COOKIES....Woo hoo! So excited!



To: Jason & Andrea and Kelsey, Jenna, and Alex
and Mark & Krista and Nathan, Megan and Josh...
Thank you so much for these wonderful gifts! We feel so blessed to have family like you and it is so tough being so far away...
Thank you for sending these presents to us. We feel so loved!

Happy Birthday albeit early - to Us!