Merry Christmas to all of you! Things are beginning to look a bit
like Christmas around here. We just finished decorating yesterday.
We went to a tree farm and found the perfect tree together as a family.
Christopher fell asleep by the tree last evening and needed carried to
bed. There is always something kind of magical about the first evening
the tree is lit up. I think the kids enjoyed just “watching” it.
Amazingly, the tree looks rather nice. When the kids decorate, we
usually have all the ornaments at the bottom and they are all in bunches
and falling off. They must be getting taller because the ornaments
are spread out and I must say they did a better job than I could have done.
Lili, who has never seen a Christmas tree before, seems enchanted by the
whole affair. She was utterly delighted to hear the Christmas music,
“help decorate”, and inspect ornaments. We are all very happy to
have her join us this Christmas!!
We feel very blessed to once again have a little girl in the house.
She keeps all of us very busy. We spend quite a bit of time chasing
her down. She truly is the perfect little girl for our family. She has
adapted quite well and is already saying Mama, Dada, bye, and hi!
Not bad for being here in the states for such a short time. She’ll
also say “peek” when she plays peek-a-boo with you. We think she’ll
really enjoy the holidays with all her cousins to play with and good food
to eat.
The boys are all doing very well in school this year. They are all
involved in Scouts and seem to enjoy all the activities. They are
looking forward to tubing at Mad River Mountain as a winter get- together,
pinewood derby, and various other fun activities. Nicholas still
takes piano lessons and is busy working on Christmas songs. It really
sounds nice to hear him play while I am working around the house.
Perhaps he’ll play a song or two for us at Christmas. He is also,
believe it or not, playing basketball! Yes, he is short, but quick.
They are the West Liberty “Little Dribblers”. Anyway, he is having
fun!
Scott and I are recovering from our trip to China. Actually, it was
the trip of a lifetime. The Chinese people were so friendly and China
is a beautiful place. We also got to bring back quite a souvenir!
Life is very busy….but so good. I think we really appreciate what
we have after seeing the poverty in China. We don’t always realize
how blessed we are in this country and lose focus about what is truly important
in life. We know we will enjoy every minute of time spent with our
families and friends this holiday season. We’ll thank God for all
the blessings he has sent our way and pray for a new year that is filled
with His love and goodness.
Remember to hug your loved ones and tell them you love them. Every
minute is so very precious. We wish you every happiness and joy this Christmas
and hope to see all of you very soon. Please come see us and visit
our newest family member.
With Love,
The Davis Family
Scott, Tracy, Michael, Nicholas, Christopher, and Lili
