Faith is in the 2nd grade now. She loves going to school. Mostly because she knows everyone and is liked by everyone in her class. She is in French school, no English allowed, until grade 3. We were alittle concerned with her because we don't speak french on a daily basis at home. She not only excels in speaking, but in spelling as well. She is very linguistic. Everyone who speaks french is amazed that she speaks french like a french person. We have also found out that she may need braces in the coming year. We have an appointment in January and will find out then. Hopefully some other things the dentist suggest will work and she won't need the braces.
The twins Payton and Clayton are in their second year of pre-school. They have a harder time in school only because they don't want to listen to the teacher. Payton's favorite thing to say is "I'm tired and don't want to do it" "or I didn't know". Clayton just looks at you like he doesn't understand, very frustrating. They have started their first extra circular activity. We choose gymnastics. They are always climbing on things, or jumping off things. Gymnastics was the perfect choice. They can't wait to get there every week.
The three older have also joined sunday school. Now we have discussions of GOD around the table. They are always asking "did GOD make this?" "why did GOD make it this way?" I feel that they need to know who and what GOD is. Who and what the church is. Then they can make an informed decision on whether or not to believe in the church and GOD. Nathan will join sunday school next year. Right now he spends that time at home, having dad all to himself.
Nathan has had a very interesting year. He fractured his leg in May. Having slid down the slide and twisted at the bottom. He spent about a week in a white cast and another two to three weeks in an orange cast. He was quite good at walking on it near the end. This last week he was pushed and fell into the chair. He received one stitch as a result. Nathan is in the coping mode. He loves to copy everyone. He wants to sit in the big chairs, wear big kid mitts and do what the big kids do. He loves to *read*. He takes out books and sits on the couch and *reads* them.
Me,I have been busy this year. I finally had a weekend away from the kids. In June I went to Grand Forks with girlfriends and just shopped the whole weekend away. It's very therapeutic and I recommend this for everyone. Right now the kids are the main focus. Doing homework, driving them to activities, feeding, playing, bathing and just enjoying them is what my days consist of. We are very fortunate that one of us is able to stay home. I don't know how we'd function if we both had to work full time. After seven years of not seeing my brother and his family, we finally had a visit this summer. Nic and Mel moved from New Brunswick to Alberta in August. They have 4 kids as well. With our house being small I wasn't sure how we'd all fit, but we did and the kids got along beautifully. We will have to do this more often now that they are closer.
On to Dustin, he has been very busy at work. He made a trip down to Nashville in November. He loved going there. We have never been. I of course was very jealous. I tried to talk him into hiding me in the suitcase. He has now started car pooling with a friend from work. He leaves earlier in the morning but is home earlier in the evenings. Dustin has been with the company for almost 10 years. He is still enjoying it and I see him staying for the long haul.
Our family has enjoyed many memorable moments together and look forward to enjoying many more in the years to come. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
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