Flu and Merry Christmas

Life has been a little crazy this week. I am sitting here typing this with one hand and holding my sleeping baby who is sick with the flu. My husband husband has also been sick with the flu. So between trying to take care of them as well as my two other children. It has been a little crazy. Because of this, I haven't had a chance to get my Christmas cards in the mail. So just in case I don't I am posting my Christmas card on this blog for all of you to enjoy. Merry Christmas!

December 10, 2009

Dear Family and Friends,

Yeah, it is Christmas time once again! We hope that your year has been a great one! This year has just flown by, but it seems that is just the way life is now. It never slows down and each year comes to an end all too quickly. Our year has been full of lots of fun and everyday life. We also have much to look forward to in the New Year.
Courtney is now eighteen months old and is as busy as ever. She is getting in to everything. Even at this moment she is pulling CDs out of their cases. I’ll have to watch her close or she will try to stick them in the VCR like she has done in the past. She has learned to climb on chairs, open the refrigerator and if we leave the bathroom doors open she is often found playing in the toilet. Jeremy’s cell phone can testify to that (Well if it could talk.) She is learning to talk quite well. One of her favorite words is “candy.” Maybe this next year we will make sure she learns the word vegetable. Courtney gets to spend most of her days with just mom but loves it when her sisters and dad get home and can play with her. We have really enjoyed getting to know her better and discover her personality throughout the year.
Shaylee is now five. In May she graduated from preschool and in August she started kindergarten. She is really enjoying school. She has gotten to go on field trips to the firehouse, the bus barn, the apple orchard and the museum. She has been making friends and comes home telling us all about the kindergarten drama. She has even learned to read and write a little. ;) She enjoys painting quite a bit and playing with her sisters. She is as sweet and loving as ever. She is always one to give great hugs and kisses.
Kelsi turned seven this year and is growing up way too fast. She is in the second grade and doing quite well. She is also our little artist and is becoming increasingly interested in drawing. She has discovered a love for wearing gloves. Just look at her picture. We often have to ask her to take them of for dinner, or other times when what she is doing would be better to do without gloves on. Drama must be a girl thing because Kelsi also comes home with stories of all that is going on in the second grade. I guess we are just grateful that they tell us about it. We hear about who likes whom and whom she is going to marry and other fun details of her life. She is a great help with her younger sisters and loves playing with them.
Cindy keeps busy trying to keep the kids fed and the house running. She has finally started to get the hang of having three kids. It really helps that the older two are able to help so much. She is enjoying reading several new books she got for her birthday from her family and sewing whenever she can. She is also spending much of her time de-junking the house to prepare for the house we are having built here in Thatcher. We’ll hopefully be moved in by spring 2010. It isn’t going to be a big fancy home but it is going to be our first home and we are excited.
Jeremy is as busy as ever. For some reason this time of year is a busy one at work. He is still working for Freeport-McMoRan, which we are grateful for considering that so many people have lost their jobs. The company is currently doing well and isn’t planning on any more layoffs. Jeremy is still out numbered at home but doesn’t mind so much. He loves his girls and is grateful they are part of our family.
We all look back on this year and know that both good and bad have come to us but it is amazing at times how it is the good that stands out the most. We are blessed to have each other and family and friends. The love we share as a family and with you is the best gift we could ever hope for. We hope that you have had a wonderful year and that the New Year brings much joy and happiness to you and your family. Thanks for being part of our lives! We love you all! Merry Christmas!


Love,
The Hunt Family
(Jeremy, Cindy, Kelsi, Shaylee and Courtney)

Merry Christmas!