The Mc Chungs: 12.2009

As we look to ring in 2010 I think back to all the blessings that we received in 2009. Addison has been such a miracle! I thought about putting together a Christmas letter...and that's as far as that got :) So I figured I do some reflecting on our blog.

What a year we've had. From pregnancy classes to the "real deal", it's been an amazing ride! Vinh and I often look at Addy and simply say "can you believe we created this?" :) We have absolutely enjoyed these past months and seeing our family grow.

My maternity leave went by so quickly and we've all adjusted pretty well into the routine of our work week. Addy enjoys going to A-Ya & A-Ma's house during the week all while juggling seeing Uncle Phuong and Aunt Kristina on any given day based on schedules. Our little girl is definitely learning to be flexible as each day is "an adventure". Vinh has coined a new title for himself as "primary caregiver" during the week as he does the pick-ups and drop-offs and everything in between. We feel so blessed to have Addy spending so much time with family!

Vinh is still at the U of MN and I'm still at Navarre. We both enjoy what we do which makes it that much more rewarding. I've taken on additional responsibilities at Navarre and am enjoying the new challenges and learning how to juggle work and family. I know I couldn't possibly do it without Vinh! Vinh continues to run the JO volleyball club that he started, NIVC. The program is in it's fifth year and has three teams. Vinh loves coaching and in this capacity gets to mentor his coaches.

This Christmas was a whole new experience with Addy as a part of it. We wanted to share some of our favorite moments. We were able to celebrate the McCabe Christmas at the farm the weekend before Christmas and then the Chung Christmas on Christmas Eve where we all stayed over at Phuong and Mariah's. Addy was amazed by all the chaos of gift opening and such. Her real interest was in eating the wrapping paper. She got LOTS of fun stuff and of course Vinh had to put it ALL together so basically our living room looks like a Fisher Price Ad :)