This is the holiday card message that we sent out this year. If you didn't get one, chances are I don't have your email address!
We hope that this holiday season is finding all of you in a state of happiness.
We seem to have had a very quiet year this year. We started the year with purchasing a new used car for Jesse after the Prism that Lauren bought just out of college died just before last Christmas. That was probably the most exciting thing that happened in the first half of the year.
In April we adopted a new kitten from a friend of Lauren’s. We named him Hurley, and he is everything that Lizzie is not. He is cuddly, he is a lap cat, and he is very naughty. If we didn’t love him so much we would have gotten rid of him a long time ago!
We also went on a mini-vacation to Massanutten, VA due to the generosity of the Markham family. It was a fun time, aside from Graham getting very sick while we were there, and on our last night him waking Lauren up in the middle of the night to puke all over her!
In May Lauren ran her second half marathon. She ran it with several of the women and young women from her church, and had a fun time training with such a large group of people. She beat her previous time by about 10 or 15 minutes, which made her very happy. After that came the Baltimore 10 miler in June. Then, she did the craziest thing that anyone in this family has done, and started to train for a marathon in October. Due to the intense amount of time needed to train for a marathon, not much else really happened this summer. Jesse also spent his free time running, and completed the Washington DC Ragnar Relay in September. He took turns running with 11 other people to cover 200 miles in 23 hours.
In July the family headed out to Utah to attend a White family reunion. A great time was had by all, and the kids were very well behaved considering all. It was nice to be able to see some Utah friends that we have not seen in a while too.
In late August, Nate started into first grade. He continues to learn quickly, and it still takes us by surprise when he reads random words. His true loves of Math and Science have started to shine through, and just for fun he will write out math fact families on sheets of paper and make “books” about the solar system.
In October Lauren ran her marathon, and man is she glad to be done with that! It was something that she is glad to have done, but not something that she plans to do again any time soon!
Graham was very happy to turn 4 in December, and he thinks that there are so many things that he can do now that he is 4 that he couldn’t have done before. He continues to be a very cuddly little boy, and is quick to give out hugs and kisses.
Olivia is now a year and a half, and is as busy as a one year old can be. She can un-clean faster than I can clean, she wants to help with everything, and she believes that if the boys can do something, then she can do it too! However, she’s the cutest thing in the world, and we are all still very in love with her.
So our life here is pretty good, and we have very few complaints. We wish you happiness and joy as your hearts turn to serving others at this time of year!
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