Merry Christmas!

 

Our hearts are filled with gratitude at this time of year as we celebrate the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ.  We also feel TONS of love for YOU! - our family and friends, near and far, who continually fill our thoughts and bring fond memories, still touching our lives daily.  We hope our greetings find you happy and well.  Here’s a little update:

Cami (5 in January) – Does cartwheels, handstands, and pullovers in an advanced gymnastics class now; Rides her bike without training wheels 3.7 miles around a lake!  Began soccer and basketball.

Kyle (7) – 1^st Grade;  Loves to build and fix things like his Dad.  Even rescued a very sad child in school with a broken lunchbox;  Plays soccer, basketball, baseball, Legos, Geotrax, and loves gardening.  He watched the garden grow all summer, and continues his dream to be a farmer someday.  (Cami has to be with him, too, she says, so she’s going to have a house by him and farm as well.)

Lance (9) - Fastest runner in 3^rd grade!  Plays soccer, baseball, basketball, and kickball. Loves animals, especially dogs and cats, and wants to either be a vet, or work at a pet store someday.  Sets the standard by racing to get his chores done so they can just be done and he can play!  Plays with the leopard gecko that he and Kyle bought together for their birthdays.

Evan (would be 12!) – we believe that he continues to watch over us, and as his birthdays and angel days come and go, we enjoy sharing the sweetness of his memories and continue to long for that day that we will be reunited.  We are so grateful for our Heavenly Father’s plan for us – that we can all be together again someday!

Jace (13) – 8^th Grade;  Ran first 5K, sings bass in choir at school, and also made it for show choir (yay!)  Began his own business with yard care and enjoys spending his money on hobbies, like his lizards, and sports like basketball.  Favorite hobby: Eating.  Is now taller than his mom!  Loves PE but not other classes in school like English and French.

Jenny – Coached her first soccer team this year (Lance’s).  COULD NOT have done it without Assistant Coach Jace (since she’s never played before in her life- first practice he had to correct her that it was going to be a scrimmage not a skirmish), still co-coaching  Cami’s gymnastics class; Plans to do some serious crazy dancing with Jared at that graduation party in June.

Jared -- in 4^th and last year of residency, graduating in June!  Enjoyed a hunting trip to Utah in September;  Is interviewing (with Jenny! much to her delight!).  He isn’t so sure about this serious crazy dancing.

Have a wonderful Christmas and a Happy New Year!       With Love,   The Martins