What a year! We played hard, vacationed a lot, and learned new things.
Blake is almost 18 months old. We are counting down the Sundays until January 11th when he will finally be old enough to go to nursery at church. He loves to go go go and never sit still. He is our little thumb sucker – which habit we’ll have to break shortly. He has beautiful blue eyes, loves to cuddle and put his head on your shoulder and he’s begun to climb. He’s smart and pushes chairs around to the items he wants up on the counter. Nothing is safe from him. If you see a loaf of bread scattered on the ground, you know that he was hungry and just wanted a snack. : ) He can make car, train and gun noises and loves to play with his siblings.
Cole is still our trouble maker, but a cute one at that. He tends to never listen to anything Cody or I say. Even if threatened, it’s just not clicking yet. Someday…we are hopeful. I tried to potty train a couple months ago, but he’s decided that it’s not for him – yet. He turns 3 at the end of January and my goal is to have him trained by then, but I have a feeling he’s not on my schedule. He loves nursery and will get to spend all of next year with Blake in it. He shares a room with Tucker and can often be found sharing the bed too. Even with his stubborn spirit he is a happy boy and loves to play outside. He is so adventurous.
Our little princess is 4 1/2 and in her second year of preschool. She loves all things girly and is constantly asking for makeup for Christmas. Not happening this year! We got her ears pierced before her aunt Kristin got married in November. She was asked to be the flower girl and did a great job! This past Spring Tucker taught her how to ride her bike without the training wheels. She could frequently be found riding her bike around the neighborhood with all the other neighbor kids. She also played on a soccer team for her first time. She and Tucker were on the same team, and they not only had a blast together, but their team did great.
Tucker is in kindergarten and loving it. He comes home daily with stories and “fun facts” about the animals and things he’s learning in school. He is very smart and at the top of his class (according to his teacher!). Tucker and I have been taking piano lessons from my Dad this year and Tucker performed in 2 recitals. He does awesome, doesn’t always love practicing, but knows that he wants to play the Angry Birds theme song for the next recital in May. Animals, dinosaurs, insects etc are still his passion. He received an ant farm and tadpoles for his birthday. We are patiently waiting for his pet to turn into a frog.
Lisa started up an Etsy shop in the spring. www.littlelisalulu.etsy.com. I make hooded animal towels and crayon holders. Surprisingly the shop has been a huge success for being a stay at home Mom. I just completed all of my orders that were due before Christmas today. I’ve been sewing like crazy and it’s nice to relax and actually have time to write a Christmas letter. I also got into biking this summer. We have great mountain biking trails a couple miles from our house and I received a road bike for my 30th birthday this fall. I'm running the Canyonlands/Moab ½ marathon in March, so running will become my winter activity. I flew back to Maryland in June to teach clogging for a week and have been asked to come back yearly. It’s fun to see my old students and the fun sites we went to for 4 years. I’m currently serving as the assistant ward historian in church. Life is busy, but filled with lots of fun.
Cody had a year full of firsts. He bought his first truck in March. An ’08 Chevy that fits our whole family. But, he still drives the Subaru to work daily. He also bought us a ‘74 camping trailer at the end of May that required some major remodeling. I was extremely skeptical at first, but after recovering the cushions and updating some appliances, we’ve got ourselves a great trailer. We went camping in it 5 times this summer/fall. The dental business has been slowly growing and we are happy with our staff and grateful for our circumstances. Cody is now the 2nd counselor in the Young Men’s Presidency after a change took him out of being the Scoutmaster. He’s still heavily involved but the stress isn’t nearly as bad now that he has help. Cody took me and his office staff to Puerto Vallarta in May and we had fun playing on the beach and discovering that side of Mexico. He stayed busy this summer with yard work, scouts, biking, remodeling the trailer, and trying to keep up with the kids. It’s hard to believe that 2011 is almost over, but it has been a very fun and memorable one for our family!
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What a wonderful family!
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