Marg and her husband pastor a tender regugee-focused church in town and are dear friends and mentors for us (Dave will literally be mentoring Adam through seminary this next semester). Marg's showing off her winning White Elephant gift of Crest White Strips :)

Annie and Valerie, a friend, a teacher ini our ESL program, and a mother of Jeremy, one of Rachel and Anna's friends.

For Christmas, Nana (my mom) gave the girls candy necklaces. Here is Rachel after a day of wearing the necklace finally discovering that it was edible! She ate the WHOLE thing in two minutes flat.

Mommy and Rachel wrestling at Jason's Christmas night.