Family and friends,
What a year it has been! Our biggest happening was in January. We finally have a home of our own again. We searched for months and months while trying to sell our home in Boise and even after it sold we had to keep searching for our perfect home. We never wanted to move again so it had to be just right, or at least that potential. We settled on a two story home in Spring Creek, NV. It has great windows and light and with the unfinished basement the potential to someday have all those extra rooms we dream of. One project at a time.
Lily will be 3 in just a few short weeks, where has the time gone? I don't have a baby anymore! She is learning her letters and to count. She loves to play with her "girls" (Little People) and baby dolls.
George is 6 and in first grade. He is learning to read and LOVING multiplication. He has started wrestling and is loving doing that, it really gives him some guy time in this house of girls. While they don't give letter grades in Kindergarten he received excellent marks and got to go to Nat-So-Pah resort and jump off the diving boards into the warm water.
Courtney is 8 and was baptized this March. She is a budding fashion editor and thriving in 3rd Grade. Courtney did dance this last year and had a great recital in the spring. She also earned straight A's in school and went on an adventure with dad to Bruneau Sand Dunes in Idaho. She hasn't been going to weekly classes this fall due to scheduling but is participating (along with George) in the Hometown Nutcracker this season.
Mallory is 11 and skipping a grade last year put her in 6th grade this year at the Middle School. She is loving all the activities the school offers and is a photographer on the yearbook staff and participated in the fall play. She is also learning to play the trombone in the school band. Straight A's last year earned her an adventure with dad and they decided to summit Ruby Dome. 11,000 feet is quite a trip!
Melissa is crazy and took all 4 kids to New York City this summer for a family wedding. No not really crazy.. it was so much fun to see so many family and friends on our journey. She is also busy taking lots of pictures not only of the family but of others as well and starting to see the fruits of her labor, business wise. Melissa is in charge of our family blog, which means that it gets done in fits and spurts when time allows, but it is still a great way to keep up on what we are up to.
Kevin is with the local Police Department and was promoted to Detective this year and made the SWAT team. He has also been very involved with the PAL athletic program refereeing youth basketball games. He has been working on those projects around the house and made a huge dent in the list this summer by completing a bedroom in the basement.
We sincerely wish that this Holiday Season will bring you much joy and laughter and continue through the year to come.
Love, The Blues
Look! My card even says Happy New Year, so I'm not too late. :)
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