Christmas 2009--Jessica and Sebastian's surprise announcement!

Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas. Our best present was getting news of Jessica's pregnancy. It was an exciting and emotional day for everyone! We are so happy for Jess and Seb.

It was also wonderful to talk to Sam on Christmas morning! The family took turns talking to him for an hour. Now we're looking forward to Mother's Day, our last phone call to Sam before he returns home in September. This is going to be the best year ever!

Here is Celestine lighting luminarios in our front yard. It is a Christmas tradition in our neighborhood, so the whole street is lit up on both sides each Christmas eve. The night was cold and the wind was blowing. We had about 7 luminarios burst into flames before the morning.

Our cute Santa Fe family on Christmas day--Jared, Mario, and Jenny:

The newly expectant parents--Jessica and Sebastian Dunlap:

Jacob and Shauna cuddling up on the sofa:

Absentee Sam and his future wife's Christmas stockings still hanging: