Christmas Letter 2014

At this time last year, I was hopeful that we'd be better bloggers.  But here it is, Christmas Eve and this is only the fourth post this year.  Maybe next year we'll be better, but I'll be realistic and say, "Don't count on it." 

But we did compose a Christmas letter for our friends and family.  At times, it seems like it would be easier just to send a picture card saying Merry Christmas, but I still like to compose a Christmas letter.  It's a nice way to reflect on the year and it's part of our family history and we're glad that we're able to share it with you. 

So, without further babbling by me, here is the link to our 2014 Christmas letter.  We hope you enjoy it.  Merry Christmas

http://tinyurl.com/marth2014

Toddler Play dates

home made playdoh

fruit loop towers

This year at Beyond the Books our weeks have been filled with even more fun and relaxation.  Alex has been able to avoid long car rides and has been able to enjoy a weekly play date with his friend Jed.  Our families take turns driving the big kids in while the other one hosts a play date at their house for the little ones.  One mama gets to stay home and get a few things done around the house while the boys play and the other mama enjoys a few hours to herself while the big kids are in class.  It has been a blessing!

Good Night Gorilla! Good Night Aladodo!

At least once a day, Alex picks up the phone and asks to call Aladodo and Papa.  He loves telling them about his day.  He also loves getting noisy kisses from Aladodo and tickle kisses from Papa over the phone.  Tonight he needed to talk to Aladodo when she called.  He told her he was going to read her his favorite book, Good Night Gorilla.  He read to her and even showed her the pictures! 

Yes, my heart melted!

The kids have belted up to Orange belt.  We headed to the west side for testing.  All 3 of them did an amazing job!

TKD

Kicking it at Tae Kwon Do

Christmas Letter 2013

Family photo with Santa at the Dreambank

Our 2013 Christmas letter is finished.  You can find a PDF copy of the letter as a shared link from my online backup software Memopal at https://apps.memopal.com/g/?Y8U6ECUU

or

As a link on Google Drive at http://goo.gl/RVKlHV

Merry Christmas!

Christmas 2012

Cami helping Alex with tree decorating

No, that's not a misprint -- I'm finally posting the 2012 Christmas letter.  Actually, it's called 2012 Review instead of a Christmas letter because it was sometime in 2013 when we finished the letter and it got to a point where it didn't seem like it was worth sending out.  But the 2013 Christmas letter is almost finished (so stay tuned!) and it seemed like a good time to publish the 2012 version.    So here's the link to the letter - it will take you to site called Memopal and then you can download a PDF of the letter.  Merry Christmas

https://apps.memopal.com/g/?628RERNP

By the way, Memopal is an online backup software.  It backs up all the documents and photos on my computer automatically.  That way I won't loose all my files if my computer crashes or the house would burn down.  If you're not backing up your stuff, I'd highly recommend getting some sort of online backup software.  If you sign up with the link below, we'll both get extra space on our account.

http://apps.memopal.com/r/?29048eab46d03ab9