It has been a busy year!
Telan: This year Telan discovered that he loves rugby and played in the spring for the Glendale rugby league. He started 7th grade in the fall and turned 13 in November, I can't be old enough to have a teenager can I? He is going to school full time and enjoying it for the most part. He does really well. His goal is to go to John Brown University and become an engineer so he is working hard now to get good grades.
Micah: This year she brought the 80's back, she loves anything 80's and has become quite the fashionista. I have to admit she makes the 80's look good!
She turned 12 in December and has taken on the preteen attitude with no problem.
Micah started 6th grade this fall she loves going to school one day a week to see her friends but is not a fan of doing her school work at home (or at school) the rest of the week, she would be completely content to never do math again. Her goal is to be anything that she doesn't have to learn math for, or a missionary, barista, hair dresser, fashion designer...yes all of them.
Reagan: Is 10 going on 20...with 2 older siblings she has taken on a more mature attitude then most 10 year olds...sometimes this is good, sometimes not so much. She started 4th grade this year and is doing great, she is self motivated and usually has her school work done before the rest of us are even coherent. She loves to cook and is usually next to whoever is in the kitchen. Her other hobby is designing wedding dresses and knows all the style names.
Her goal is to be a barista and chef and open her own restaurant, watch out Uncle Eric you may have competition soon.
Colden: Turned 8 this year and is transitioning from the baby of the house and a little boy to a young man. Most days the transition is smooth. He does enjoy being a "big brother". He has an amazing imagination and can entertain him self for hours playing Indiana Jones, Pirates or Perry the Platypus.
He started 2nd grade this fall and is so smart but struggles because he compares what he does to his siblings and gets frustrated because he is not as good as the older kids. He is so passionate about everything. We joke that he is either mad or happy there is no in between.
In February we took in two 4 month old foster boys. One of them got to go home just a few weeks later. We still have the other he is now 15 months and has fit into the family just fine. We will see what next year has in store for him.
At the beginning of the year Nathan took a promotion to VP of valuations at his company. In July the company had major lay offs and his position was eliminated. We decided to start our own company. It has been a walk of faith but God has blesses us so much in it and a company that we expected to take 6 months to get started was up and running in just a few weeks with enough clients to keep us busy and stable. We are expecting to be able to higher on a few more appraisers next year and are excited to see what God has planned.
We are looking forward to 2013 and all that it holds.
Your kids are so grown up...I cannot believe it!
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