MERRY CHRISTMAS!

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

We are wishing everyone a happy holiday season! The 2008 year brought addtional changes, as always. The first one is the best on, we added Grace Elizabeth to our family on Jan. 15. She has been so much fun. Her belly laugh is contagious and she loves following big sis around...most of the time. Other changes included a job change for me. I am now working with the Small Business Development Center. I complete a variety of tasks but mainly assist with business plans. Lately I have been in budget changes, which has kept me very busy! My position is government funded so I thank God for my job, because I love it, and ask him to keep it and do not become subject to budget cuts. My girls still love to go to Grandma & Papa's while Steven and I are at work. Now, if they'd just quit traveling this country I could keep my babysitter year round (ha ha). The Archers face the same challenges as most everyone else....economy, busy lives, etc. We are active in our church, try to keep up with friends, and enjoy attending as many high school sporting events as possible. We mostly attend events that our nieces and nephews participate in, which feels like almost everything. Steven is now assisting in teaching a youth sunday school class and active in other areas of the church. I am teaching / keeping babies on Sunday mornings and assist my mom with a 1st grade class on Wed. nights. Kayla is active in her "Cubbies" group, a division of Awana's. She loves learning bible verses and making new crafts each week. She also attends pre-school 3 days per week at the church and LOVES her teachers. Grace has been a different baby all together. It has made it fun and interesting. We had tubes put into her ears 1.5 wks ago and I can tell a difference. She is much more vocal now. Grace is almost ready to walk but realizes she can make it much faster by crawling, so that is usually her course action. We hope 2009 brings many blessing to everyone! Again, Merry Christmas and God Bless!

ps - I've attached some fun pics from our beach trip in November and some shots around the house!

Whirlwind of a Life

One of these days I might get to post some pictures from the beach and decorating for Christmas. As for the Archer's........Just when we thought it could not get busier, it does! Grace has been having problems with ear infections since the beginning of October, after many doctors visits, primary care physician changes, and 5 different antibiotics we finally got the ears cleared up but still alot of fluid in the ear. I took Grace to ENT doctor on Wednesday and amazingly we got tubes put into her ears yesterday. It happenned quickly but we are glad to report everything went wonderfully. She had some problems in the hospital keeping food down but by last night was eating and playing normally. Kayla keeps us in stitches most of the time. She was a big help in decorating for Christmas by helping to put ornaments on the tree. Most are near the bottom -but as she says "I was here first Mommy!" She is enjoying learning about baby Jesus and that we celebrate his birthday this time of year. Merry Christmas to everyone!!