Volleyball Tournament in Round Rock

This was our first travel experience for club volleyball and it was a success!  Kennedi played so well!  It has been a lot of fun watching the girls grow in their skills and grow together as a team.  Kennedi has a lot of strengths, but one of the most predominant is her serving.  This girl served the first 9 points of one game (see pic below)!  I don't think I overhand served until I was a freshman.  We are so excited to watch her passion for this game grow!  Way to go Ignite!

Happy Anniversary!

16 years!  What do we do?  5:15 a.m. crossfit of course!  Jason and I have been working out together about 6 months now.  Crazy that life has changed so much.  Now, we spend our time working, chasing kids around, exercising together, and occasionally we get to go out on a date!  I wouldn't change this life for the world.  I love you so much Jason and look forward to the next 16!

Faith

Not sure what she is doing here, but this dog has become part of our family!  We love her so much!  She loves and protects the kids, she guards our house, and she loves to sleep on the rug.  I didn't think I ever wanted a big dog, but I love my Faith!!

Matching Hats!

Kennedi and I got matching hats for Christmas! 

Diamond Christmas

Christmas afternoon we cleaned up (kind of) our mess and got ready to celebrate again with the Diamond side of the family!  Again, we had such a fun time!  Makenzie was such a doll, Lexi is all grown up, and our kids were just loving every minute of the day.  Once again, we said our thanks for a wonderful family and the opportunity to celebrate this magical time of the year together.

Merry Christmas!

Well, the Diamond family must have been good this year!  It seems so stressful in the days leading up to Christmas.  Parties, gifts, shopping, concerts at school, etc, etc.  But, Christmas morning it is all worth it.  The rule in our house is that the kids can't come down the stairs until 7:00 a.m.  Not sure how we pulled that off, but it worked again this year!  But, at exactly 7:00, they bound down the stairs to see if Santa came!  Well, Santa left the kids a scavenger hunt this year, just to see how well they could work together.  It was really fun, and at the end, they all got really cool gifts!  Cade got a go-kart, Kennedi got a gymnastics bar and mats, and Carson got a rebounder to use out on the sport court.  The kids were happy and that makes us happy!  They did allow us to make a cup of coffee before we dove into more gifts, made breakfast, and poured mimosas!  These are the days I never want to forget.  I wish the kids would stop growing so fast!  I love the smiles, grateful hugs, squeals of delight and uncontrollable laughter!  Happy Birthday Jesus!

The Night Before Christmas

I've said it before, but the night before Christmas is probably my favorite night of the year!  We just get home from Christmas with my family, then we change clothes and attend the candlelight service at our church --my favorite!  We remember the reason for the season and sing praises to the newborn King!  Then, when we get home, the kids shower and change into pajamas, we get cookies and milk ready for Santa and then off to bed we go!  It's magical and I pray that it stays this magical for years to come!!