Each year I send out over 100 Christmas cards, to family and friends. This year it didn't happen (like so many other things). I am giving some serious thought to sending out a New Year's card. This is the picture I am considering including. We look cute, and cold. Appropriate for January, at least the cold part. So if I send a card, this is probably what it will say. You may or may not get one.
Barrus Best of 2011 (because I always give a rundown of the "best" that happened during the past year.)
Brandt turned five, started school, learned to ride his bike with no training wheels, and is learning to read. His fine motor skills are improving as he practices writing and coloring. He is bright and funny.
Blythe turned three, got potty trained, learned to ride a bike (with training wheels), discovered she is a fairy princess, and competed with her brother in just about everything. She is a tease.
We bought a house! We ripped out carpet, painted, replaced light fixtures, and installed new hardwood and carpet. We still have lots to do, but we love it! Katherine has been decorating and planning all sorts of home improvements, all of which we will start "in the spring." Kent has been enjoying subtle changes he sees when he comes home from work, and swears "we will never paint again." He finds home improvement projects take on a different hue now that he is improving his own home. Katherine hopes we can accomplish many things before the novelty wears off.
Best books read.
Katherine: Captain Corelli's Mandolin
Kent: The Housing Boom and Bust (And yet we still bought a house. Will wonders never cease?).
Brandt: You Can Name 100 Trucks. We pretty much read this one every night and chose which of the 100 trucks we want to be.
Blythe: Fancy Nancy or Pinkalicious. We read and re-read these too.
Although we had a stressful year with the death of Katherine's father and a house move, we feel incredibly blessed in our circumstances and feel our Heavenly Father's love. Life is good and we are happy.
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