Since there haven't been hoards of changes in our family, the traditional mailed Christmas card has been swapped for a more contemporary solution, a blog post. Call me a slacker all you want but if you want to wait while I get pictures taken, cards printed, envelopes addressed, notes written, etc - you might be waiting until April!
Mikayla has embraced the joy that is known as being two, she has developed a serious independent streak and an attitude a mile wide. Thankfully she makes up for it by being super cute. This year she is finally big enough climb up into fast food playgrounds and just this month got brave enough to slide down the big slides. She has a huge sweet tooth and knows exactly how to hit up her parents and grandparents to get candy.
Timmy turns five in January and is in Pre-K this year. He keeps startling people with his reading skills, which is fun for us. That is when he's not talking and questioning our ears off. He insists that he is a big kid and can do things that are dangerous because he will be careful. We have a lot of talks about even though he is getting bigger everyday there are things we will not let him help with. We were recently called to be teachers for his primary class, coincidence? I don't think so.
Jodi decided that this year she would start her writing career. January 2010 she started a blog focused around fiction writing topics and has written over 200 posts covering everything from authors to grammar. She currently averages around 1,700 page views a week and has 45 subscribers. Go check it out: MyLiteraryQuest. She has also been working on her own works of fiction and has finished the first drafts of two books.
Joe continues to work at Motorola and recently began designing the Jail module of the PremierOne product, a venture that has taken him to visit several different prisons. He is also still working towards his MBA through the University of Utah and will graduate this coming August. In the scant fragment of free time left he is also a Webelos den leader.
From all of us to all of you, Merry Christmas! May you be filled with the spirit of the season and fantastic plans for the coming year.
With love,
Joe, Jodi, Timmy, and Kayla.
