Well here it is the end of another year. Why does it always seem as if the days fly by faster and faster???
This year has been very exciting in late February we brought home another family member… a dog! That’s right a beautiful chocolate labrador. Dustin has wanted one for the longest time. His name is Aero; he is the best dog ever. The kids just love him, although they do wish he was a bit smaller so they could walk him. Along with Aero we have been brought into the interesting world of dog shows. Aero is a show dog and has already won a few ribbons. Its one weekend every few months, although there is a lot of work that goes on before hand. Chocolate labs are known for being hyper and are easily excitable; it takes a lot of work to get him to stand still for short periods of time.
The twins Payton and Clayton turned 5 this year. Which means school full time. They go to school everyday all day long. We have put them in separate classes and will continue to do so. Payton is very shy and it took her awhile to warm up to her teachers and classmates. Clayton on the other hand has embraced the school experience, although he does wish there was more play time.
This summer Faith turned 8 and is in grade 3 this year. She is such a mother. When getting on the school bus she makes sure Payton and Clayton get on before her, she checks to make sure they are on the bus at the end of the day. Although she is taking after her mother in the attitude department more and more.
Nathan is now 3 and home all alone with mom. We’ve been keeping busy with swimming lessons, playgroup, play dates and lazy pj days at home. He’s taking a liking to Thomas the tank engine and the Land Before Time movies. He’s the typical little boy and gets into everything!
In July we FINALLY went on a family vacation. With my family spread out all over Canada it has been along time since we’ve been together. We drove 12 ½ hours straight to Alberta. We spent 5 wonderful and busy days there. There were 8 kids ranging in age from 2 to 11, and 6 adults it was a very full house. The only person missing was my dad and I’m sure we’ll visit him in the future.
Along with visiting family Dustin and I got a weekend away together. We haven’t had any time away from the kids together ever. So it was nice to go too the states and shop and watch movies and even pee without someone asking “what are you doing?” Thank you to Dustin’s dad and Marilyn for watching the kids. I hear there were some laughs, some crying and some broken furniture.
From our family to yours Happy Holidays and Merry Christmas 2009
The Wilson Family
Dustin, Tenille, Faith, Payton, Clayton, Nathan and Aero
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