Happy New Year!!!

2009..........wow!!! I cannot believe another year has flown by!!! My little girl turned 2 YEARS OLD on Monday, and it seems like yesterday she was no bigger than a sack of sugar in my arms!!! (wow, did that sound southern?) Oh, it's just going too fast!
God certainly blessed the Ekenseairs in 2008; 2 new jobs, a healthy, very happy little girl, new fun with family and friends, vacations, etc. etc. We are so thankful that he is our Father and that he is in control! Isn't it awesome that he makes all things new?!
We had a wonderful Christmas! Connie, Kirk and Emily surprised me on Christmas Eve at our Communion Service and came to spend the night with us and let Emily and Ella open Santa together the next morning!! It was the best surprise! What fun!!! Mimi was sick over the holiday and couldn't make it to our house, but Papa came and brought Ella some new wheels and a Dora tent!
Ella was expecially fun this Christmas! She will tell you that "Ho-Ho" brought her a kitchen!! (I hear it took Santa much longer to put together than expected- does four hours sound long to you?)=) She sang jingle bells and rum-pa-pum-pum (little drummer boy) during the entire holiday. Santa included a tube of "lip-it" on all of the gifts he left, which she especially loved!
We got to spend her birthday night with Sophie, Eli, brownies and ice cream! Yum! She got flowers, balloons, cards, etc. all day long! It was a very special day!
We celebrate her birthday this Saturday and are looking forward to a Jack's Big Music Show party. She's still not convinced she's "2" yet! We are very busy with preparations this week, to say the least!
By the way- I'm thinking of a new title for our blog. "The Ekenseairs" seems kind of ho-hum! Let me know if anyone has any suggestions. Fun. Catchy. Memorable. I'm open to anything!
I must give a 'shout-out' to new bloggers Niki and Kelley M. (at least new to me)!! I love to hear what others say about the every day lives we all live!! Thank you for sharing a piece of yours!! Niki- you make me feel very tired and lazy, but most certainly entertained! Kelley- you have the cutest family on the blog block, and we share a passion for grocery game and wreaths! =) (see blog roll for these new additions) =)
I hope to be better at blogging during this new year. That probably would include getting my home computer back in business so that I don't have to blog at work! =)
Hope everyone is having a wonderful new year so far, and has already lost lots of weight and are looking forward to putting a swimsuit on next week, memorized the entire Bible, become a millionaire, and have perfectly cleaned and organized their entire home in Martha-Stewartesque fashion!

I promise to post Christmas photos soon! Love to all!!