Happy Holidays and welcome to our blog. Instead of a traditional Christmas letter detailing what we have been doing this year, you can just come and take a look for yourself. We are a busy trio.
Our year in review consists of Avery graduating from kindergarten and moving on to first grade. She continues to enjoy swimming, gymnastics, t-ball and soccer. Mark still works for Tektronix in Marketing and keeps busy with coaching, reading and doing homework with Avery. Lastly, I am enjoying the busy life as a not so stay at home Mom. I volunteer at Avery's school, haul her to all the above activities and still substitute at Beaverton Christian. It is a busy life filled with lots of travel, family, and fun.
Wishing you the warmest of holiday wishes.
Love,
Mark, Maureen and Avery
A pretty lengthy conversation with Santa. I am sure that she is explaining just how good she was this year.
After visiting Santa, we took the opportunity to have Avery's pictures taken. It is not difficult to have your child smile after Santa promised her the world. Thank you Santa for the beautiful smile and the toy journey that followed.
For Thanksgiving, Avery's class put on quite a program. They sang a few songs and showed off their many classroom projects. Following the show, Mark and I gathered up Avery and immediately headed for Seattle. The following day, it was Thanksgiving at Aunt Barbara's House in Olympia. Mark, Eric, Cousin Alec and Avery engaged in a many hour game of Monopoly. Based on the reaction below, guess who won.
Avery's First Grade Class
Avery with her teacher Ms. Russell
Intense Game
Always Humble
Autumn is my favorite time of year. I love the leaves changing colors and the crisp air. This year has been particularly mild. Thus, we have enjoyed many days outdoors. Of course, Halloween was filled with party opportunities for Avery. She attended four Halloween events requiring two separate costumes. My goodness our girl is busy.
Our Cheetah Girl
Fi-Fi The Pink Poodle
The Trick or Treating Group
Avery, Vivian, and Weston playing in a pile of leaves
Fall Soccer was super fun. Mark and Neil (Hallie's Dad) continue to coach for their second season. It is still coed and a good portion of the kids were the same from last year. It is amazing to see how much they have grown and developed their individual skill sets. While the goal remains simple "to have fun", we were much more successful in having "fun" this year. The season ended with a great moment for Avery as she scored her first goal ever in a game. As she reported, she had tears of joy in her eyes. However, I think it was just the crazy hair getting to her.
Avery and Hallie: Soccer Buddies
GOOOOAAAALLLL #1!!!!
Mark Congratulating Avery
Avery is in first grade. This is her first year in a new school. She was incredibly excited. I was incredibly anxious. However, I said my goodbyes at the door and she walked right in all by herself. She is definitely growing up overnight.
Mark and Avery
