This is by no means an exhaustive list, but I thought I’d write down a few of the things that happened over the course of the year. Also, this is in no particular order as I’m just using the “stream of consciousness” method for writing these out, so they’re being written as they’re being thought of.
One big thing this year was Kyle starting pre-school. He loves his pre-school class and is planning to marry one of the girls in his class. I’m certain that he won’t change his mind at all between now and the time he is of marrying age. We love his teachers and are very proud of him.
Another event was supposed to have been a visit from my sister and her husband, along with their daughter. Imagine my surprise when this also included my parents! I was only made aware of this when I got home and was greeted by them.
Along a similar vein, I was surprised…twice… at my 40th birthday party. First when my brother showed up at my door and then again a few minutes later when my other two brothers walked in. It was a fabulous time and a great surprise. Exciting times!
This year was the first time we had Kyle’s birthday party at our own house. In the past, it was at Grandma’s since she had more room and a bigger back yard. This year, however, in the new house, we were able to accommodate the party ourselves. I’m sure Grandma was quite happy to not have her house and yard subjected to the tramplings of small children (though, I’m guessing she would have capitulated graciously if asked…now how many family blogs can you find that use words like “capitulated?”)
Kaitlyn turned one this year! She actually got her very first tooth about three days before her birthday and currently still only has two. I must say, those two little teeth just make her smile that much more adorable. She’s growing like a weed, her hair is now down the back of her neck over her collar and she is just as cute as can be.
She also just started walking over the past week and a half or so. She’s already to the point where she can walk all the way across the room. Things are still a bit wobbly, but she’s picking it up quickly. Unlike most babies who still prefer to crawl (since it’s faster, I guess), she seems to prefer to get back up every time she plunks down on her bottom. She’s quite determined to get this walking thing down to a science.
In the medical world, Kyle had his tonsils and adenoids removed. We were hoping that this would help him sleep through the night without coming into our room and waking us up…every…single…night. Here’s to those wishes and dreams that find themselves dashed on the jagged rocks of reality. We have been fortunate to have experienced exactly two uninterrupted nights of sleep since this procedure. Both have been from this week.
Last weekend, we made a trip up to Williams, AZ to take a ride on the Polar Express. Mommy was a little nervous about leaving our little baby at a firiend’s for the night. However, we all knew that, with the train leaving an hour and a half after her bed time, having her on the train, tired, wanting to get down and walk/crawl around would not have been a pleasant experience for anyone.
Kyle, however, enjoyed the trip. He’s finally getting to the point where he can sing along a bit with the Christmas carols and such. He politely decline the hot chocolate, but was not about to let the chocolate chip cookie pass him by. He also got to have a picture taken with Santa. After returning home, it seems that a ride on a train has rekindled his obsession with trains and now he is back into the Thomas the Tank Engine thing.
As for us, Joelle has had a great start with her new Pampered Chef business. She made the top three consultants in the nation for sales in the first 90 days! How awesome is she?! If you ever wanted to know how to sell ice cubes to an Eskimo, give her a call and she can give you some pointers.
I can’t stop there, though. It should not only be a well-known fact, but it should actually be a fact that is indexed by Internet search engines so that the entire world can know…Pampered Chef is only one small slice of the pie. Since the end of the school year this past Spring, Joelle has been a stay-at-home mom. This, in addition to:
- Starting a successful business
- Planning my 40th birthday party and coordinating visiting relatives
- Planning Kyle’s 4th birthday party
- Planning Katie’s 1st birthday party
- Participating in the Black Friday day of Christmas shopping at ridiculous hours
- Doing pretty much all the Christmas shopping for everyone in the family (I almost got one thing, but didn’t have my debit card with me, so she went and got it later.)
I’m sure I’m skipping over about 6,497 things but hopefully you get the idea. And, before you ask, no…there is no possible way…in this world or any other…that I could ever keep up. So, I think it would be great to see how many people can leave a message on here letting her know how awesome she is. And, if only four people respond (especially if one of the commenters is me), I can honestly say that I’ll be a little disappointed.
I know some of you are probably wondering where the pictures are for some of the events and things that I mentioned earlier. We do have some. I’m just horrible at getting them posted. Feel free to leave comments to vent about that, as well. (I sure hope more comments come in about how great Joelle is than how lame I am.)
With that, it’s a couple days until Christmas, so I’ll let you get to your last-minute shopping/wrapping/baking/whatever.
Merry Christmas!!
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