Hello Family and Friends,
As I think
about recapping our year, I’m drawn to showing our experience in pictures. In
all honesty, I don’t think Sarah and I took enough pictures, but we try to
capture memories at every turn. Time marches on, and we certainly feel it as we
watch our kids grow and realize we aren’t as young as we used to be.
Each kid
spends a portion of two grades in the year. For Jace it was 2nd and
3rd grade. For Gwyneth it was K and 1st. And for Quinn it was her 1st
and 2nd year of pre-K.
One of
Jace’s 2nd grade works of art was featured in an art show put on by
the school system.
We attempt
to give the kids a dabbling in a variety of activities that we pray helps to
broaden their experience and help them to develop as whole persons.
Jace enjoyed
basketball in the winter.
Gwyneth and
Quinn did a dance class together and are pictured here with their instructor.
Jace and
Gwyneth sang in the New Creation Choir at our church, and we are expecting
another big Christmas show in which their choir is participating the second
week, this December.
For the
kids’ Spring Break, we headed to IA for a week to see Sarah’s side of the
family. Sarah’s sister, Hannah, gave us a photo shoot on a frigid, rainy day.
We didn’t have summer tans, but we were thankful for the opportunity to have
family pics from a seasoned photographer.
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| Sarah and her mom. |
Jace played
his last season before Little League baseball and enjoyed his Pirates team.
At the end of summer, we rescued a greyhound from the racetrack in FL. We later found out he has run around 41 races, won 5, and placed in most … He was a sick dog at first, but Sarah has done a great job changing his diet and getting the worms out of his system.
At the end
of the summer, we enjoyed a short trip to KY to visit Grandma Lee and Aunt
Esther. Natural Arch was the chosen destination for a picnic and hike.
School
arrived too quickly after a summer that the kids spent with our nannies Alyssa
Cummings and Sarah Benson. They did an awesome job, and the kids had a lot of
fun!
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| Alyssa |
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| Sarah |
Here are
first day of school pics for all three….
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| Jace/3rd Grade |
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| Gwyneth/1st Grade |
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| Quinn/Pre-K |
All three
kids played soccer in the fall. This was Quinn’s first time playing soccer. We
enjoyed watching the games.
Thanksgiving was spent at my sister Becky’s home.
Sarah and I
are full of gratitude for friendships, a good church, jobs we enjoy, and a
relationship with God through Jesus Christ that sustains us. We hope you have a
BLESSED Christmas season with your family.
John, Sarah,
Jace, Gwyneth, and Quinn
Is. 9:6 "
to us a son is given,and the government will be on his shoulders.
And he will be called
Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace."
