2002 @ The Marstons
Greetings all, hope this holiday greeting finds you happy and well. We only added one new member to the family this year – a fish named Crystal. We are officially done adding off spring to the nest and are now counting the milestones with the ones we have. We are joyfully monitoring the items we no longer need: One crib, two sit-up pillows, a Big Bird thing-a-ma-jig, and hold mild celebrations as the little baby stuff goes into the dark hallows of the basement and the toddler stuff we already have is being recycled.
Mikalyn (aka: Boo, aka: Mickie) is an investigative 11/2 year old losing her baby fat along with her infant innocence as she begins picking up where Nathan most recently left off. She is a big help around the house constantly tidying up - so far the MIA count is one TV remote, multiple important documents, some semi-precious jewelry and certainly other uninventoried items. Her strength lies in her cuteness - Her weakness is her piecing shrieeek. The hearing impaired Love Her! As does her big brother -
Nathan has turned the corner from his own version of the screaming toddler to a demonstrative young man. He began pre-school this year and quickly realized just how unfair life really is - being forced to share his spot on earth with other 3 year olds while his new teacher (Miss Janice) dictates the new world order. He has adjusted gracefully and on the leisure side finally got to strap on a pair of skis. He is excited to get back out there and make some turns with his big sister -
Lily could very well have grown three feet this year – I haven’t officially measured but the new school clothes from this fall are all suddenly Capri’s. She doing great in second grade and continues piano, soccer, church choir, most any activity anyone is willing to chauffeur her to. She is excited about the introduction of ski poles to her skill set as we now are chasing her through the bumps instead of leading her down the cat walk.
Sylvia continues her multi-tasking schedule with the kids, the kids’ school, the kids’ activities, the kids’ doctor appointments, the kids’ (insert) – when she gets a break she has the opportunity to work on the ColoradoKids.com web program – never can have enough kids stuff to do. Other than the complete absence of time, she is doing very well.
I’m just fine. Working, Playing and Enjoying our maturing family.
Love to All - Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
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