We ended 2011 off with a bang! Not
only did Grandma Cambridge, Aunt Chris and her daughter Alicia come visit us
during the Christmas holidays, but we got a surprise guest! Little Trenten came to our family as a foster
child. He was 9 months old when he came at the end of the year. He stayed with
our family for 9 more months. As a
result, the past year has been different juggling not only our six kids but we
had Trenten as well!
He
was a big boy, and full of energy. We would always need to be around the Saint John
On
February 6th, Spencer turned 5 years old! He started Kindergarten in
September. He loves to draw pictures, learn his letters and numbers, and play
with his Avenger toys.
Jason
still teaches an early morning (6:40 am) seminary class at the Church to the
high school members every day. Jarom and
now Colorado
In
the spring, we decided to plant a special garden with 4 x 4 boxes called “Square
foot” Gardens. We planted veggies in
each square foot in a wooden box that had a special soil mix. Jason had the boys at work make vertical
trellises to grow the pumpkins and squash upwards on the trellis. We had lots of good stuff growing, including
potatoes. Some things, like carrots, did not grow but we will try next year. The raccoons ate our corn on the cob. The dirty little rascals!
In
the summer, Avery turned 8 on July 28th and Colorado Colorado
Dad
got a chainsaw this past summer and he and the family cut, dragged and split
four chords of dead wood from our backyard forest. It will now sit and season for
the following winter. This past
fall, Isaac turned 11 on September 16 and Samuel turned 4 on the 18th. Isaac is now in Middle School and Samuel is
now the only one home with Mom.
Jarom
had his birthday on Dec 1st and turned 16. Now he can drive a car if he decides to go
for his license! We had a great
Christmas and another New Year. We wish you all the best as we live our lives
out here in the beautiful New
Brunswick
Love Jason, BJ, Jarom , Colorado
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