I don’t know what I was trying to prove.
So our photo and letter will be on the blog this year. If a word is light blue, click on it and it’ll take you to a blog post for more information. The latest pictures of the kids can be found to the right under the "photos" label/tag. Happy looking!
Aron
Aron traveled all summer and then some, but we are thankful he has a job. He found time to make a gorgeous TV stand and FINALLY put up Christmas lights … a project he’s been wanting to get to for 8 years.
Kerrie
I’m working on a bunch of writing projects (online and print), and homeschooling is a blast. I learn new things from a 2nd grade curriculum all the time!!! Every now and then I get to work on my 2006 scrapbooks.
Joel
Joel turned 7 this summer and learned to swim in Phoenix and also learned to ride his bike without training wheels. He had his First Reconciliation at church in November.
Michael
Michael turned 5 this year and is still wise beyond his years. The things that come out of his mouth and the projects he concocts make him seem like a 90-year-old man sometimes.
Callie
At the ripe old age of 3, Callie has discovered Hannah Montana, High School Musical and makeup. She is a bossy little mommy-type, and I have not a clue on Earth where she gets it.
Eva
Eva just turned 1 and is a big 26-pounder crawling around and pulling up on the furniture. She has 3 teeth and likes to say “giggle giggle giggle.”
The Family
This summer we went on a mini-vacation with my dad’s family to Branson, Missouri. We spent a lot of time at the local pools, and recently got a 3-month membership to the indoor pool. In July we got sick of being apart, and we all drove 22 hours to Phoenix for 3 weeks. We were only 5 hours from San Diego, so we drove there each weekend. We go to the zoo, on field trips (dairy farm, museum), visiting family and friends. Aron and I stripped wallpaper in our bedroom and will soon be painting and getting new windows. Our garden yielded … crap, I don’t know. We were gone 3 weeks, and I sort of let it go to pot the rest of the time.
Merry Christmas to everyone who reads this blog and to family, friends and neighbors. I pray you are all healthy and safe and content.
Here is our Christmas photo. My mom gave us this snowman thing, thinking we’d be happy with our family of 5 at the time. So Callie added the baby doll to represent herself. And before you even ask, I will answer your questions. The answers are: yes, we would love to have more kids and no, last time I checked we were not clinically insane.
OH, I BEG TO DIFFER...YOU ARE ALL INSANE...BUT ISN'T LIFE GREAT!! WHEN YOU ARE INSANE. I AM CERTIFIED ACCORDING TO SOME OF MY CO-WORKERS. CHILDREN ARE SO ADDICTING AREN'T THEY? ONCE YOU HAVE 3 OR 4, YOU THINK, WOW I NEED 5 OR 6, OR 7 OR...
ReplyDeleteYOU KNOW HOW SAD I HAVE BEEN TO HAVE TO MOVE OUT OF THE MOMMY TUNNEL, INTO THE LIGHT OF OLDER CHILDREN, LETTING GO OF BABY THINGS, AND LETTING GO OF THE ANGST THAT I GET EVERY MONTH WHEN I FIND I AM NOT PREGNANT. BUT I THINK I AM FINALLY THERE. ENJOY IT WHILE IS LASTS, CAUSE YOU MIGHT FIND YOU ARE A LITTLE SAD WHEN YOU HAVE TO MOVE ON. I'LL SEE YOU SOMETIME THIS WEEK. I HAVE A SUPRISE FOR ALL OF YOU.
LOVE,
YOUR CRAZY FRIEND,
ELLEN
Oh very cool, I love a good Christmas letter, everyone is summed up individually, I haven't even done ours yet. I usually make sure I'm done by Valentine's day. I keep thinking I"ll do it early this year. Who knows? You have an awesome family. And psssst- on the Hannah Montana thing. You can use that. See how pretty her teeth are? It's because the brushes them. And her energetic dancing- she is fit. The girl eats her vegetables and gets plenty of exercise. "Nobody's perfect, I've got to work it" She said it herself
ReplyDeleteYou have a very nice blog and a beautiful family. I just wanted to let you know that I stopped by and I wish you and your family a very Merry Christmas!
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