Just so you know...

We miss you guys already! It was such a special time to be together for no reason at all except to hang out! I'm glad we made this happen and can't wait for June to come around when we will be home again.

Thanks, Dad, for your witty comments regarding the tournament! It sure was fun watching that last game, even if the outcome wasn't what I wanted!

And lastly, just so you know, I started using a face self-tanner this week so I wouldn't look so "pale"! :)

Love you all very much!

Kristi & Ryan

Hi family dad here. What a good weekend mom and I had with all of you in Chicago. We loved being all together and thank all of you for taking time out of your schedules to be there. We appreciate your commitment to family and so thank you again! Ok, here are the final results of our NCAA basketball poll. Congrats to Kristine the overall first time winner! She will pick the place to celebrate and eat in June when we are all together. For everyone else, there is always next year!

Kristine 71(can anyone say "how lucky can one person get?")

Courtney 63(close but no cigar-can't smoke anyway when pregnant)

Dad 57(always near the top-most consistent each year)

Drew 57(last year's winner-can't repeat-beat like a drum by his wife)

Ryan 57(might have won had he picked his team MSU-loser-never go against your team)

Robin 50(always in the middle of the pack)

Kristi 50(looks and picks like her mom-when will you grow up and be your own person)

Matt 41(barely beats his son-one of the favorites who had a total collapse)

Gideon 36(picked Lehigh to win and still almost beat his dad)

So there it is complete with my witty comments. I love you all, see you all soon. Can't wait for next year!

Dad

Can you believe it? Today we will finally be together as a family! I cannot begin to tell you how much we look forward to seeing all of you. Not only those we don't see very often, but those we do. Just seeing you all interact with one another warms me to my core. Blessings to each of you until I see you. I will count down the hours and minutes until you each get a big mama hug!