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Friday, December 21, 2007

Merry Christmas from the McLeans



This has been a year of new beginnings and sad goodbyes. We saw the wedding of Meghan and Trent, a new life for my brother Paul, and the death of Grandma Joy. It brings tears to my eyes to know that each of these occasions brought peace to our family. Although Grandma Joy's passing was a sad event, it bought peace in our hearts to know she is sitting up high in heaven with her love. What can I say about Meghan and Trent? After four years of dating long distance, I am sure the hassle of traveling and being apart coming to an end has brought peace in their life! My brother Paul, who has endured a lot for the last year and a half is on the road to recovery. Our family is eternally grateful for this second chance in life. We love Paul and we are praying each day for his continued success.
As 2007 comes to a close, we want to wish everyone who visits this blog a happy Christmas and a joyous New Year. We want to thank everyone who has made 2007 such an eventful and wonderful year. We want to especially thank God for the blessing us with good health, family, and friends. We are so thankful to have such a happy and healthy little boy. There is not a day that Mike and I do not look each other and say how lucky we are. Thank you to our families who continue to support us and is so generous with their love. We want to thank our friends who still talk to us even though we can be so consumed with parenting, we forget to reciprocate!
We pray that your 2008 be filled with joyous surprises, beautiful sunny days, and the knowledge that each day is a gift.
From the deepest of our hearts, we wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Cheers!

Thursday, December 13, 2007

Hawaii Vacation

So, as most of you know, Mike, Alex, and I went on a week-long vacation to Maui. My parents kindly invited us to join them and who could refuse a vacation in such a beautiful place? Although the weather did not cooperate with us, it was still wonderful spending time with my parents, Auntie Abet, Uncle Bob, and my brother Paul. Alex provided a lot of entertainment by showing off his dancing and singing skills, "blowing" away his Aunt and every other person who would be blown away, and generally being the goofy toddler he has become. He loved exploring the resort grounds and being admired by passer-bys. He definitely brought a lot of smiles to the other vacationers.

Like I mentioned, the weather did not cooperate with us. It rained almost 100% of the time with a few bits of sunshine here and there. We were still able to do quite a bit. A bike ride down Haleakala volcano was beautiful and breathtaking. We hopped from one store to another in Whaler's Village (literally hopping as to avoid getting soaked). We sampled various restaurants and enjoyed the fresh seafood. Yum! The rest of the family took the Road to Hana while Mike, Alex and I stayed within the confines of the resort. Alex isn't a fan of long car rides.

Overall, it was a worthwhile trip. Alex got to spend time with his Grandpa and Grandma which is what the trip was mainly about. Alex loved sitting up high on Grandpa's arms and watch the world around him. Now, we're back in cold, snowy Denver adjusting to normal life again. Mike has been in Seattle for the last few days and I am eagerly anticipating his return. It gets lonely around here without him.

Hope everyone is enjoying the holidays. Christmas is coming soon!

Here is the link to the Hawaii Pictures:
http://www.flickr.com/gp/18481625@N00/W6THK5