Kenna got a red star for best defense...and she scored 4 points!! Way to go Kenna that is so awesome. Mylie gets the white star for most Christlike.

Glad that we live in a generation where we are constantly feed what is happening in other people's lives. These were the latest and greatest posts from my sister in love Misti.

I am so proud of the two beautiful girls that her and Steve are raising. You know they have done a great job when you are around these to precious girls. I am so honored to be their Aunt and to share their lives with them. They are really incredible and it's moments like these that just scream to the world how great they are. I love these two so much and wish we were able to part of their everyday lives. But we watch from the sidelines and they truly make my heart smile. I am so blessed!!

Control Freak

So I know that I have Control issues and I keep trying to rid myself of the need to control. Just when I thought I was getting better at it..BAM!!! Troy and I are currently looking for a new place to live. We are wanting to rent a house or a townhouse but every corner we turn leads us to disappointment. Every property I have found interesting or overwhelmingly excited about, the realtor has just got an offer for. We have two months until our lease is up and I should be able to say ok I have two months but instead I am freaking out and thinking...Great we will have no place to live.

So we are hoping something wonderful comes our way. Until then I will just be the spaz that feels like she is going to be homeless.

Christmas in the Frozen Tundra

This year Christmas was a little different. We spend every other year in Minnesota for Christmas but were missing part of the family so it just wasn't the same. The absence of Steve, Misti, Mylie and Kenna was greatly felt but we still managed to open presents all together via Skype. We were all really grateful for that.

I got to meet the latest addition to the Tarno clan and boy did I fall in love with that little guy. I forgot just how great little bundles of joy are. Briggs definitely stole the show around that house. It was so great just to spend time with everyone, especially the kiddos Breana and Briley. I really miss seeing them and they are such great kids. I am so lucky to be their Aunt.

Christmas day we spent at Aunt Nancy's and that is pretty much my favorite part of the trip. I love having the whole family get together and spend time with one another. I was plagued with a migraine so didn't have as much fun as I intended but still it was such a wonderful blessing to be there.

Danea, Mark and the kids were able to be in MN the same time so it was great to see them.

After Christmas we traveled up to Esko and had a blast hanging out with Desi, Tony, Stone, Dea, Gale, Heath, little Heath, Easton, Judy, Craig and Gene and Jill. I got to meet Troy's friends Mandy and Matt and just love them. We enjoyed our time there and then headed back to the cities.

We got to have multiple dinners with friends. We enjoyed haning out with Joe and Erica and meeting that handsome sweet little angel Alex. Then we had a great time scarfing down some Mexican food at my favorite restaraunt Don Pablo's with Karissa and Robert. We always wish we could see them more when we are there and will have to do better at it next time around.

We had such a sweet blessing by having dinner with Rhonda and Ed before they headed off to Amsterdam for a year. They are so near and dear to our hearts.

So overall we had a great time. We missed not having the whole family together but managed to enjoy to time with the ones we did have. I can't wait to go back to Minnesota for a visit. I really would love to see how fall is there. I have only endured the cold winters and the late spring.







This was Troy's little slice of Heaven!!!!