Christmas Newsletter 2008

It's hard to believe that Christmas is in less than a week. Has it really been another year since I wrote last years newsletter? I think I told you all about the new office that was being built, Asher's love of trains and the birth of Sadie. Well, the office was finished in May of this year. It's beautiful and functional! What a blessing to have such an office with lots of space and windows!
Jon is still playing soccer, tinkering with his car, and the fish. He's been able to do a lot of hiking and some camping this year. In October he was able to go out to Yosemite for a dental conference and cram in as many hikes as possible. He felt really fortunate that a good conference was held in such a great location.
Our Asher boy started preschool in August. He loves it. His fascination with trains has not diminished, though he will tell you that space is now his favorite. He knows more about space than I do. Do you know all the planets? The satellites that have orbited various places? He does. He can sit for endless amounts of time looking at his books or flying (random objects) spaceships around the house. He is such an amazing blessing.
Sadie, oh Sadie. She continues to prove to us that she has her own definitive ideas about everything. She is such a girl, though she has been known to make things blast off and fly around, she too has developed a liking for trains. Although she loves her doll and blanket best. There are the daily rounds of pushing the stroller with her doll all over the house and cooking in her play kitchen and chasing the cats. Oh how she loves to chase the cats. They do not love her, well, Salty does...sometimes...until her tail inevitably gets pulled. She is talking a lot, and we understand about 85% of it. She is very good about telling you what she wants!
I am just happy to have these two kids and the opportunity to watch them grow, learn and have fun. I sew when I get a free minute, which isn't as often as I'd like. I've been embroidering a lot more because I can carry it around the house or wherever the kids are. We converted the breakfast/dining area that is attached to our kitchen into a play/art/everything else area for the kids. I can cook and they can play, it's great.
Well, that's a little of our past year. I hope that this season finds you all reflecting on God's love and the hope that this season brings. Christmas is about Him, all else fades away in light of that.