Merry Christmas Family and Friends!
What a wonderful year! We started the year off with our usual burst of birthdays in January. Joey turned 3! Now he is almost 4. Joey started pre-school this fall and loves it. It is two afternoons a week and he does a lot of painting and art, reading books, playing, and learning new songs! He will be going on many field trips too. Charlie loves to drop Joey off at school. Charlie turned 2 in November. He learns a lot from Joey and they play well together, but are not without their fights. Charlie is really a rough and tumble kind-of kid. He loves wrestling and running around. He loves riding his bike!
Uncle Alex was visiting for a few months so we were able to spend some time with him and the boys got to know their uncle. Grandpa Mike also visited us a visit. What fun adventures we had.
I took a part-time job at my friend's store downtown. A babysitter plays with Joey and Charlie during this time. The boys love their babysitters! It is so great to be able to bike to work (on nice days) and catch up on pictures and blogging. I update our blog just a couple of times month. If you are interested, please check it out http://katybellamommy.blogspot.com/.
Jeff has been working more than ever expanding Wipfli's Information Technology practice. In the summer he had a really fun softball season. The kids loved to watch and play their own games on the sidelines. He worked hard on the house this summer and we also hired someone to finish painting the trim on the exterior. We don’t want to get that high up!
Jeff and I along with our friends took a super fun trip to Mexico last March. We took some time on the beach, eating-the food was amazing, and a full day adventure excursion. The adventure included climbing a Mayan ruin (which I clung to every step) zip lining over a croc infested lake, and repelling into a cavern. We are planning another trip to a different resort in January.
This year we added a new perennial garden and a patch of tomato plants. In the fall, we planted over 150 tulips and daffodils-something to look forward to this spring! We enjoyed many weekends at Jeff's parents in Turtle Lake. They got a pontoon that the boys just love! The boys also were able to hang out with their Great Grandma Lee quite a bit. Charlie has grown fond of the show "I Love Lucy". I can just see G-Lee's eyes light up when the boys are around her. What a blessing she is to us. We love her very much.
Tucker, the black lab, is a great dog! He belongs to Phil, who rents the bedroom and the backside of our house. Phil is a helicopter pilot for Mayo One. Phil and Tucker are best buds and we have really enjoyed having them both stay with us. Joey and Charlie love to have Tucker fetch a softball-and Tucker will not quit unless you hide the ball from him!
We wish everyone a Happy Holiday season and a great New Year!
