Merry Christmas once again from the McFamily! Let’s dive right in …
Aron
has been busy this year just being awesome. When he wasn’t traveling to Wyoming
or working long hours, he was involved with Joel’s Scout campouts and meetings and
spent quite a bit of time replacing drains and pipes and ceilings. Before he
could get a little break, it was time to put in new kitchen windows, a new
double door and paint the kitchen! He did find time to take the boys fishing a
few times, though J
Not
much has changed with Kerrie. She still loves her bon bons and bubble baths. On
the side, she dabbles in homeschooling, freelance writing, hanging with her friends,
scrapbooking, reading, stripping (wallpaper J), wrangling children, walking
and trying new recipes.
Joel
turned 11 in June and was busy this year with 2 Pinewood Derbies, Pokemon Club,
archery and gymnastics. He crossed over into Boy Scouts in February and is
already First Class rank, has 4 merit badges toward Star Scout and enjoyed
summer camp. He is on the move all day long, playing, reading, shooting arrows
and more. He says he wants to be an actor when he grows up.
Michael
turned 9 in April and also participated in 2 Pinewood Derbies, Pokemon Club,
gymnastics and a homeschool Chemistry class. Michael prefers to hang out at the
dining room table creating various things out of Legos and recyclables. I think
he’ll be a great engineer!
Callie
turned 7 in February and her hobbies include cheerleading, gymnastics, fashion
design and debating with Mommy. She also had fun making her Pinewood Derby car
for our homeschool group’s race and can be found at homeschool Chemistry class.
I see her with a career as an entertainment/fashion attorney.
Eva
turned 5 this month and is still our tough little sunshine. Her hobbies include
collaborating with Sam to make messes and get into trouble and … well, that’s
mostly it. To occupy an hour of her week, we gave in to her pleas of, “I wanna
do gymnastics, too!” I’m thinking she’ll grow up to have a career in something
involving making messes all day and getting paid to do so.
Sam
turned 3 in October. He’s still master of any ball, and we’re considering
getting him into a teeny soccer league just for the entertainment value. He
insists he is a BIG BOY and wants to do everything himself. He’s also in
gymnastics, and says he wants to be a fireman when he grows up.
We
adopted Snoopy Baby the Shih-tzu/Hound in October. He will be the perfect pet
once he learns to poop OUTSIDE. We also have Giggy the tiny turtle, Henry the Betta
fish and a minnow.
Joel,
Michael and Callie go to religious education weekly while I babysit in the
nursery with Sam and Eva. This year we did Passport to Adventure, the zoo, went
swimming a lot, went to Paradise Park, rode a train and more. The kids were a
big help with the garden, too!
We
drove to Wyoming in May to be with Aron, who was there for his job, and we ended
up staying 5 weeks at Kingfisher Bend Ranch! We fell in love with it and it
made us want to move somewhere with wide open spaces. While there, we explored
the Uinta Mountains, hit the Salt Lake City zoo and children’s museum, sunned
ourselves on a Bear River beach, kayaked, fished, played in snow on Memorial
Day, had a bonfire, watched kittens grow up, rode horses and chased bulls away.
Check out more of our family fun at
TheKerrieShow.com. Wishing you an amazing 2013.
The McLoughlin Family
Aron, Kerrie, Joel,
Michael, Callie, Eva and Sam
HOPEYLOVEYDREAMYPRAYYLEARNYSINGYLAUGHYACCEPTYSLEEPJ
