Happy New Year and Welcome 2017!
Holiday e-cards are getting sent out late this year!
Christmas
crafts, Christmas carols, Christmas lights.
You name it, and we’re excited about it if it relates to Christmas this
year. Five-year-olds love to talk about
Christmas, and that energy and enthusiasm is as contagious and catchy as the
common cold. The whole family is having
fun with the holidays this year, whilst knowing that melt-downs are pending due
to the over-excitement and sugar-overload of the season.
2016 was a
fun and exciting year. Here’s a brief
recap:
Eric – His 9-5 is still working as a
structural engineering with Larsen Structural Design in Old Town Fort
Collins. He moonlights building shelving
with materials retrieved from dumpsters in the construction site near our
neighborhood, building aesthetically pleasing compost bins and garden beds, and
designing (and redesigning) ideas for patio and home enhancements. When Eric’s not working, designing, or
building spreadsheets with our monthly budget, he can be found riding his bike
across the dams of Horsetooth Reservoir, reciting his daily “Dad Jokes”, and
serving as a human jungle gym.
Haley – She’s entered her 11th year
serving students as an academic advisor extraordinaire at CSU and is still
enjoying her part-time work. A secondary
job and passion has emerged in forming a networking and support group for
working mothers at CSU. Off-campus,
Haley continues to coordinate social activities with friends and neighbors,
memorize the lyrics to countless children’s songs, and give appendicitis the
middle finger by completing a half-marathon 3 ½ months post-op.
Harper (age 5) – Harper finished up pre-school,
participated in summer “camp”, which involved field trips to all sorts of fun
activities around the community, and enrolled in KINDERGARTEN this year. There is little separation of school and
home, as we see Harper either playing “school” or teaching us the activities
she learns in school almost every day.
She loves planning parties (especially if we can have cupcakes), making
arts and crafts projects to share with others, and expanding her athletic
abilities (bike riding, gymnastics moves, dancing, volleyball, tennis,
basketball, running fast, etc.).
Rory (age 3) - Rory spends 4 days a week at an in-home day
care with his best friends, and 3 days a week fulfilling his family
responsibilities at home. Rory’s jobs
are playing, potty training, and being the family snuggle-provider. Rory loves all things transportation-related
(trucks, tractors, trains, etc.), running fast, and making us laugh. His expressive nature and curiosity leads to
many humor-filled conversations.
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