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Dear Family and Friends,
I think I start every letter out the same, “I can’t believe it’s another year”. But I truly can’t believe another year has come and will soon be gone. I wanted to start this letter a couple weeks ago but I wasn’t sure what to say. Everyone has grown up and changed so much this year. We no longer have little children that NEED us much anymore other then the parental duties (i.e. laundry, cleaning, food and of course our unconditional love). This year they have needed their own calendars to keep up with what they have going on! This is the first time we have had all three kids doing different activities and it has been one busy fall for us.
Kaela finished her first year in middle school in May. She truly loved the transition to middle school; she did not once look back to elementary school and say she missed it. She was very excited to start 7th grade after the long “boring” summer away from all her friends. She is definitely our social butterfly! She loves texting on her cell phone and being with her friends. She was on the swim team this summer and did really well but she says it is to much work! She was also on the volleyball team at school this fall and loved it. The season came to an end in October; she will definitely try out again next year. The tournament games at the end were by far her best games of the season. She learned a lot and has a new love for the sport. She is also in band, still playing the flute. My guess is that this will be her last year playing in the band though; she is interested in being a part of the year book. Academically she is doing great, we have upped our expectations for her because we know she can do it and she is making us proud. Moving to middle school introduced her to name brand stuff which I knew it would but hoped it wouldn’t hit us until maybe 8th grade…I was wrong! Her Christmas list is crazy expensive, Ed Hardy, Uggs, Ipod Touch…trust me it goes on! She turns 13 on Christmas this year which is pretty special for her but scary for Carlos and I! She has blossomed in to a wonderful young lady.
Bryanna…I should probably stop here BUT I can’t…she is our WILD child for sure. You never know what she is gonna do or say…EVER! She was glad for 2nd grade to end and for the summer to begin. She loves summer and loves being home, sleeping in, and staying in her pj’s all day long with her tangled non-brushed hair and teeth! She too was on the swim team this summer and improved a lot from years past. She was not ready to return to school in the fall but was excited to see her friends. Her 3rd grade year has started out great. She absolutely loves her teacher to death and her teacher feels the same towards her! She started gymnastics in September but it was a short run, she thought it was boring. She played basketball in January and decided she wanted to play again this fall but it was too late to sign her up so she missed out. Her basketball skills were good though, she was very aggressive! I may try to convenience her to do softball in the spring. We like her Christmas list the best; she has stuff like a tide dye shirt and tide dye flip flops. She even looked at it and said, “Man there is nothing good on here!” Gotta love a girl who doesn’t need too much to be happy. Actually the first thing on her list is a Yorkie. She wants that dog so badly but we have told her we cannot get another dog until our older dog has passed. She then went on to say, “He will be dead before December!”…oh lord hopefully she doesn’t feed him chocolate or do something crazy. Needless to say we have been watching her closely! She turned 9 on December 21st and had a great birthday; we ice skated, decorated Christmas cookies and ended the night with Christmas caroling through the neighborhood.
Jonathan ended his 1st grade year with all E’s on his spelling tests, he is our child that actually wants to study and make straight A’s! He was not ready to start back to school this fall. He would love to be home schooled. He doesn’t care much about hanging with his friends although he claims he has lots of best friends. He would rather be at home all day everyday if he had a choice. He does however seem to like 2nd grade so far. This year he has done basketball, baseball, swim team, golf lessons and football. Football was not my choice, I actually didn’t want him to play and was secretly hoping he would hate it but of course any sport with a ball Jonathan immediately falls in love with and no doubt tries his hardest. His season ended in November and he went back to golf lessons with his Caddie (that is what he calls his grandpa)! He was chosen the play Santa in the second grade holiday play. He had about 9 lines and did not miss one of them, it was very cute! His Christmas list consists of everything he sees on tv: remote control helicopter, laser race car, motor scooter, a new DSi…the list goes on! He will be happy with whatever he gets though because that is just the way he is, so easy going and care free.
We have been very proud of all three kids this year. The have been very selfless towards others. We have befriended a homeless man and the kids sincerely worry about him and his safety along with his dog. Any time we have left over food they immediately think to take it to him. A few times we have made multiple trips just looking for him because they do not want the food to go to waste. There are lots of items on their list to give him: toothbrush, socks, blankets, dog food and even their own money. We will no doubt continue to give to him as long as he is around. Their faces each time we stop are priceless and they truly know they are making some type of impact in his life, even if it is a small one.
We hope everyone has a wonder, safe and happy holiday season. Happy 2010!
With love, Carlos, Ryan, Kaela, Bryanna and Jonathan
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