A Christmas Surprise

My little brother Garrett is serving a mission in Portland, OR. We got to talk to him on the phone on Christmas Day and it was so great! We were all clustered around the speaker of my dad's phone and got to sing and talk and laugh with him. He is such a great missionary. He was born for this.

When it was Lee's turn to say hi, he said, "Well Garrett, we have another Christmas present for you but you are going to have to wait until you get back to get it." "Okaaaaaay," said Garrett. Then Lee continued, "And by that time it will be 6 months old!"

You can imagine that outburst from the rest of the family. My dad said, "I was wondering why kept wearing Lee's hoodie...it's comfortable I guess." It was great to have Garrett be a part of that!

We actually told the Ragsdale Family a few weeks before Christmas so we could tell in person. We got together for a mini Christmas gift exchange. We printed and framed nice pictures of Graham, Evelyn, and a silhouette of a baby's head. August 2011 was printed at the bottom.

 Erin, my savvy sister in law, claimed she knew already. I had caught her giving a narrow eyed up-down earlier...
With my body, I have no hope of hiding my pooch.

So there is the "Telling Story" for those of you who haven't noticed my bump on the pictures or the poll going on at your right. This time your vote will count, because we are not going to find out!