Catching up

**Keygan decorating our FREE tree;-) **

It's my birthday....23 baby whoo! Gosh i feel old. Since the last time I posted so much has happened. Kicking off the week on Monday I drug myself out of my warm comfy bed early to stand in line with my amazing neighbors and a friend to get a REAL tree for free. Yes, you heard me FREE! Thank you so much Trees for troops. It was my first real Christmas tree. I am not sure if my family would have had a Christmas tree this year because right before we PCS'ed from wonderful Ft. Irwin , CA to our current location we sold our Christmas tree.

On another positive note our FRG recruited 2 members to fill a much needed position yaaaaa...Prayers was definitely answered there.

Friday was MOPS for the Abney mommas *including my mother in law who is visiting* and the Abney children. We had so much fun! I got the cutest little armed forces ornament for my tree. (STOLEN FROM MRS SARAH:-) Love ya girl) The children did a little parade with their Christmas bells and all dressed in red. It was adorable.

On a not so positive note the FRG Christmas party had to change ALOT...Still not sure about the funding, but keeping it all in my prayers. Instead of a mexican dinner we will now be having appetizers and a KEG! LOL. Luckily it is looking like we didn't have to sacrifice the kids craft, Santa, and presents and that is definitely a blessing.

Also during the week I *ALONE except for the main top of the walls thanks tall handsome hubby* painted my living room. What do you think? I LOVE IT....

Oh yes and more great mojo hit the Abney family. We went to see Mrs. Clause, elves, and the reindeer and won a surprise gift that is now wrapped and under the tree labeled to Keygan and Lylah from Mrs. Clause;-) Awww the joy of Christmas.

Here is lylah with the elves...she had lovely baby dreams that night...

And last but certainly not least we welcomed a new neighbor this week. Welcome to the world baby Maddie...We love you!!