Christmas 2011
This past year has been an
extremely busy year for our family. With
2 active kids there is never a dull moment around our house.
Justin will turn 9 in January and
is growing way too fast. Just short of
5’ and 90 lbs it won’t be long before he is taller than me. His size, academic advancement
and his athletic ability amazes us.
Justin is an honor student and enjoys school. Justin’s size has helped him excel in both
baseball and football. He was the star
pitcher on his youth baseball team last summer and had several no-hit games. Justin
enjoys all sports but his true love is FOOTBALL. He played his first season of tackle football
this year and LOVED every minute of it.
Dwight was the head coach and Justin was a maniac on the field. He was nicknamed the touchdown king! I am sure the next 10+ years will be full of
sports, sports and more sports for our family!
Little Miss Makenna just turned
5. 60% ornery and 40% sweet she keeps us
on our toes!! She is full of life and
always up to something. She attends a
private science base Pre-Kindergarten program 3 days a week and loves to make
“inventions”. This past fall and winter
she has been attending a Friday morning soccer clinic at the indoor sports
center. It’s been fun watching her burst
with pride when she is on the field. The highlight of the year for Makenna was
when we made her wish come true and celebrated her 5th birthday as a
family with a magical Disneyland vacation.
Along with managing his own
business Dwight is over his head with tractor projects. He is currently in the middle of restoring
rare collectible tractors for a museum in Northern Canada. His shop is full of tractors and parts which
will involve lots of hours to make them show quality. Like I mentioned earlier, Dwight was the Head
Coach for Justin’s football team. As a
first year Coach Dwight experienced a love hate relationship with coaching. The reward was watching the player’s progress
over the season and receiving numerous complements from parents and other
coaches.
I am still a stay at home mom 80%
of the time. I work very part time at
REI yet feel blessed to have the opportunity to be fully involved with all of
Justin and Makenna’s activities, volunteer at both schools and serve on the
leadership team for my MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers) group. God has been so great to me. Aside from missing my mom dearly I am living
the life I always dreamed of.
Other highlights of the year
include: My sister Lori and her family
relocated to Windsor, Colorado and now live 30 minutes away!! In August My Grandma Wamhoff moved from Bird
City, Kansas to a retirement center in Loveland. What a blessing it is to get
to spend more time with her. Our great niece Marlee was born in September.
Merry Christmas from our family
to yours!
