Here's the 2013 Christmas letter with photos popped in that I used on the photo card. There are 7 photos on the card and YES, they showed up TINY again. Next year I'm doing ONE freaking family photo if it kills us all posing for it. If you don't have a card from us yet, please comment or email me because I want to make sure you get one!
Merry Christmas once again from the McFamily! Let’s dive
right in …
Aron didn’t travel much this year so
he went on lots of Scout campouts and started on a plant stand woodworking
project during his 10 days off over Thanksgiving. Oh, and he put a new roof on
our house, painted the living room and ripped up the carpets in there to reveal
hardwood floors that he sanded and finished in record time. He hasn’t fished
enough, though, and his boat needs more of a workout for sure!
Same old story for Kerrie only add
proofreading and The Kindle Pixie (an ebook author promotion service) to her
list of daily stuff she does, which includes: homeschooling, writing articles,
blogs and ebooks, reading, walking, taking the kids places, feeding the family,
loving Aron, keeping the house up Martha Stewart-style (never!) and having fun
with life as much as possible.
Joel is 12 now and still loves
animals so much that he teaches a twice-monthly Mammal Study class for
homeschoolers. He’s in gymnastics, Boy Scouts (First Class), and wants me to
let you know he owns and is responsible with lots of weapons. He likes to read,
help and play and loves anything having to do with the Hunger Games saga.
Michael is 10, is also in gymnastics
and continues his Lego Love Affair. If you give him a tub of Legos and a small
motor, he can make anything. He takes care of his tiny turtle Jiggy and Betta
Henry and happily/grudgingly tags along with us wherever we go depending on how
many Lego projects he has in his little imaginary work inbox.
Callie is 8 and is my fashion
mentor. She always puts together cute outfits and puts on little fashion and
talent shows. She is also in gymnastics and is a huge help to Mommy (like by
organizing the pantry after I grocery shop). She loves to hang out with her
friends and ride horses when she gets a chance.
Eva is 6 and loves to color, play My
Little Ponies, play with her friends, ride her scooter and jump around at
gymnastics. She is described as “persistent” and will ask me 23 times if she
can break out the paints before I finally am worn down and say yes!
Samuel is 4 and recently
demonstrated that he is indeed great at any sport he attempts, including ice
skating. You should have seen him with his tiny ice skates and walker, racing
across the ice like he’d been doing it his whole life! Add gymnastics and being
naughty to his resume and that sums him up.
June found us on a mini Solsberg
family vacation in Branson. The rest of the year we swam, went to LegoLand, Paradise
Park, apple picking, to KC Pumpkin Patch, homeschooled and hung out with our
amazing bunch of friends. In October, sadly, we lost my Poppy (my grandpa), and
we like to talk about our good memories of him to keep us from being sad.
As always, you can check out more of
the family fun at TheKerrieShow.com. Have a fantastical 2014!
The McLoughlin Family
Aron, Kerrie, Joel, Michael, Callie,
Eva and Samuel
HOPEYLOVEYDREAMYPRAYYLEARNYSINGYLAUGHYACCEPTYSLEEPJ
