Picture taken.
Card Designed.
Our Year in Numbers*
18,250 Things picked up off the floor- seriously!
1,460 Beds made
416 Loads of laundry done
390 Times awoken by the baby during the night
300 Dinners fixed- lets face it some nights dinner doesn’t get made
90 days of P90X accomplished
45 Piano/ harp lessons
45 Gymnastics classes
40 Soccer games attended
25 Doctors appointments- and yes we were healthy
20 Times lawn mowed with a push mower
4 Times lawn mowed with a rider lawn mower- hallelujah
we finally forked over the cash and bought a riding mower
10 Swimming lessons
6 Birthdays celebrated
1 New baby
The numbers speak for themselves and are probably similar to yours. We hope you had a happy and productive year. We love you and love your friendship.
Have a Merry Christmas.
*All numbers are calculated estimates, except for the baby that is exact.
Ode to the Christmas Card
I love Christmas cards. They are one of my favorite things about Christmas. I look forward to creating and sending the cards, and more than that I look forward to receiving Christmas cards. I love thinking about each person or family and remembering time we have spent together. By the first of December I am found stalking the mailbox waiting for the latest installments of cards. I love to see pictures of your families and hear about the triathlon you did or the new job or new baby in your home. I love to hear about all the accomplishments your kids have done during the year. Now I know not everyone agrees, sometimes Christmas cards get a bad wrap, but how can you not look forward to hearing about all the wonderful things from people with whom you have shared a past. The people that were part of your lives on a daily or weekly basis at one time, those whom you opened up your hearts to, borrowed eggs from when you needed one, shared holidays with, lived with and next to. For us there are aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends from high school, EFY, Jerusalem, college, New York, Connecticut, Iowa, and Arizona. Whether you are one to send Christmas cards or not, I hope you enjoy hearing from us and seeing our family grow. You are loved and remembered this holiday season.
Love,
John and Kristin Howard
Hannah (10), Caroline (8), Grace (5)
Joshua, (2) & Benjamin (9 months)
Letter Written
Letters addressed and mailed.
4 comments:
ours are still waiting to be mailed. but mailed they will be!
oh yeah...yours is still my favorite wreath!!
Loved your Christmas photo! You always get such awesome family pictures. I can hardly believe we are January bound! This year has flown. We're hoping to make it out in April for some spring skiing. Hopefully we can all get together.
xo
Hi Kristen,
What a beautiful family you have!! Your Christmas card is nice--I love all the numbers! The laundry one make me laugh!! That job is one of the many neverending tasks of Motherhood--ugh! Anyway,
I just wanted you to know that I answered the question you left on my menu monday post. I didn't see an email but wanted to contact you. Thanks for stopping by and for your feedback. Happy New Year!!
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