Merry Christmas!

Merry Christmas everyone! We have had a great year adjusting to life in Colorado. Ashlyn is now in 5th grade and looking forward to going to middle school next year. She will have opened 2 new schools in 2 years. Gold Rush Elementary was brand new for her 4th grade year and Cimaron Middle School will be brand new for her 6th grade year. She is enjoying participating in the school choir and taking piano lessons. Aaron loves having a great friend next door and tries to play with whichever friend he can find at any given moment. He is in 3rd grade this year and really is taking to math and science. You can often hear him through the house quizzing some unsuspecting victim on math facts. He is doing really well as a cub scout and I am pretty sure he enjoys having Griff as his Den leader. Brynna started Kindergarten this year and LOVES going to school. As soon as she comes home she is continually begging to play with friends who aren't as readily available as Aaron's. There are two girls on our street who both have school in the afternoon and she only has school in the morning. Life truly is not fair. However Brynna and Cyerra are getting to be better and better friends. It really is fun for me to have two girls in a row together to play together and entertain each other. Cyerra gets a bit lonely during the day with just Mommy to hang around with, however she is quite the comedian and entertains her and I quite well. She just turned three in November and is really growing up quickly. It is amazing how fast it happens.

Griff is quite enjoying his job here in Denver. He loves what he does and the people he works with. He completed his MBA in the summer of 2008 so at some point he may try to find a job to put it to work. I am quite enjoying the process of establishing my photography business, Tender Moments Photography. It has been fun to get to know so many more families as I help them create and capture moments they'll remember forever. I also love the freedom it gives me, most of the time that is, to stay home with my children and still have a creative outlet. As a family, we are happy and healthy and enjoying life. We hope you are doing the same as 2010 quickly approaches.

Best wishes for a Merry Christmas and a Wonderful New Year!