Enough of 2005 already!

I am finished with 2005! Yep, I am ready to move on to 2006. Erica and I have crammed enough events & experiences in 2005 to count for two years. For all of our marriage Erica has joked that we are not one of those couples who mail out the annual "Christmas Letter". You know the letter where you account in great detail all of the events of your family for the previous year. Well Erica and I have never felt the need to do one for fear that ours would be insanely BORING!!!! Here is how ours would read --

"Another year has come and gone.

Scott is still a youth minister and Erica is still a teacher/coach.

Merry Christmas."

Well this year we have something to share. So if you would so kindly indulge me as I celebrate Christmas in June. Here is the quick recap of our year 2005...so far.

January

• Cayden goes into the hospital for an infection of the bone
• Scott gets sat on a high profile jury case - (guilty)
• Erica is pregnant with twins

February

• Cayden is out of the hospital but receiving intravenous antibiotics through a pic line
• Cayden goes back to the hospital to adjust the medication he is receiving through his pic line
• Erica is pregnant with twins

March

• Erica goes into the hospital with preclampsia
• The twins are born 7 weeks premature
• 3 days later they have names - Cutter & Cooper
• Cutter and Cooper go into the NICU
• Cooper is possibly developing "NEC" ( a nasty condition of the bowels) so she goes on IV
• Cayden does not understand why he can't see the babies

April

• Cutter & Cooper still in NICU
• Scott & Erica make multiple daily trips to NICU to see Cutter & Cooper
• Cutter & Cooper get to come home!

May

• Erica's dad goes into the hospital
• Scott's dad goes into the hospital
• A church friend & neighbor we have much respect for passes away suddenly
• Erica's dad is transferred to hospice

So as you can see our 2005 is full. We are grateful for our kids. We are grateful for the unbelievable amount of prayer that you have provided. And we are grateful that God has had his hand in each event. And we are now grateful for boring times!

Merry Christmas

Scott