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Okay...SORRY everyone, for not having the blogspot finished BEFORE I sent out the Christmas cards. I'm still trying to figure out this whole blog/webpage thingy and I abandoned the project as my Christmas season revved up! (Something had to give, as usual...)

Hope everyone had a very merry Christmas and is looking forward to a wonderful new year! It was so good to hear from all of you! I truly love the Christmas card season!

Check back here and hopefully I'll have this thing more put together! (yes, we truly do have 3 other children besides Jake and I'm going to add them on if I can figure out how I did it in the first place!)
Our Christmas was great...my father and his wife (Pops and G-ma) came up a few days before Christmas and stayed until the 23rd. The kids had lots of fun playing in the hotel pool, watching TV in the hotel room, playing "Apples to Apples," having pizza parties, etc.
Christmas day we achieved our noble family goal of not getting out of our jammies all day! It was very relaxing, just the 6 of us. I loved it. Our week has followed suit and I have no complaints...
Now I'm heading back to clicking on buttons and trying to figure out how to browse picture files, attach things, post things, etc. Aaarrrggghhh. This is so NOT my forte!
Lisa

The Christmas Card that Wasn't

This card was prepared by Lisa and her Master Graphic Designer friend Heather last December...but it didn't get sent so they added a few more photos and called it a New Years Card...which didn't get sent either...so they added more photos and called it a Presidents' Day Card...which didn't get sent either. So here you have it a year late, but still cute. Don't know why the colors came out screwy negative colors...sorry. If you'd like a full .pdf file of this wonderful card just email lisa at likalis4@gmail.com.

Jacob Mark

Jake is BIG! He's as tall as Mark now and doesn't show signs of stopping the whole growing thing! He was accepted into an alternative high school program that integrates college and high school and so will graduate with a diploma and and Associates degree. He's excelling in this environment! But he has long days that begin at 5:30 am for a Bible study group of the youth from church each morning and then on to the college until 4pm! He is a few merit badges away from his Eagle Scout (plus his Eagle project) and has passed his drivers ed class! My son, behind the wheel...who'da thunk? He's actually a pretty good driver and loves to practice--shhh!

Christien Kingsley

Christien attends a private school here in the area called Grace Academy and it has really been a blessing for him. He is not a "fit the mold" public school kind of kid and Grace allows for lots of flexibility in learning styles and creative thought processes. Christien plays the clarinet and loves to draw cartoons. He is our main movie buff and my favorite shopping buddy! (His school schedule ends at 12:30 everyday at the latest and he has Fridays off so we get to hang out together a lot!) He is working on his "star" in Boy Scouts and is a deacon at our church.

Chloe

She's irrepressable, invincible, unstoppable! Chloe is the energizer bunny in our house--until we get her nose in a book, at which time she becomes completely immersed in whatever story grabs her imagination. She reads voraciously, explores relentlessly, never tires, and takes a whole lot of hurt before the bounce goes out of her! School is frustrating for her because things move too slowly or in a direction that she just didn't have in mind. There's not a soul in school who doesn't know who Chloe is, including janitors, cafeteria workers, etc. A perfect day for Chloe would be 8 hours straight in a pool or ocean, followed by 4 uninterrupted hours of reading. She is a joy!

Jonah Johnson

Jonah is our gentle man. He loves his older brothers and spends endless hours playing "zoo" with his sister, but still loves to snuggle with Mom. He loves the water, loves "Mom & Dad dates," likes to help others and waits anxiously for each sign that "I'm growing!" He can make a sword out of anything, will shoot his brothers endlessly with his cap guns (cracking up as they fall down dead) but will sit and do "a scrapbook" while Mom does her pages. Being the 4th of four, he's spoiled and a bit coddled but really loves to be a "big kid." Mom keeps threatening him that he'll be grounded if he doesn't stop this whole growing up thing!

Animals...and more animals...FYI - More family photos after the pet photos.

Skittles, aka "Dobby" from Harry Potter...Skittles was a stray that showed up at a neighbor's house a year ago, looking very much like he didn't have long to live, emaciated, infested with fleas, bugs, and who knows what else...I, of course, thought we'd just make him comfortable until he passed away. Well, that didn't happen and he became an integral part of the family--Ben's best toy. Until late summer this year. Unfortunately, he ran into the street one day and was hit and killed. It was traumatic for us all...

4 comments:

ShellyDecember 31, 2007 at 12:05 PM
Hey, Lisa and Fam - loved the blog. Iasiah, Malachi and I all enjoyed the stories and pictures. Merry Christmas! Happy New Year! Love, Shelly and family.
zjoandcsmomJanuary 6, 2008 at 7:34 AM
loved getting your card! Here's our little spot http://4littlesheep.blogspot.com/
Can't believe how big all the kids are! You all look great and we miss you.
Kathy Taylor
JenJanuary 8, 2008 at 12:19 PM
Hi Lisa! Great blog! I found a link to yours from Alison's blog.
MollyFebruary 11, 2008 at 2:46 PM
Hi Lisa! I found you through some blog-hopping! It's nice to see your family- Holy cow Jake is HUGE! Miss you guys. Check us out- www.tatro7.blogspot.com