Dear Family and Friends,
Merry Christmas! We love this time of year when we reconnect with friends and remember the birth of our Savior. Here is what we've been up to this year: In February we had a fun vacation to FL visiting Disney World and The Wizarding World of Harry Potter, and in July we took an overdue trip to Utah and Idaho to see family. In August we moved from Texas to Arizona. We miss our friends in Texas, but we enjoy the mountains and being closer to family.
School doesn't leave Jared much free time, but he enjoys swimming, hiking, and serving as a cub scout leader. He is also working on building a 4th bedroom in our home.
Mary has been super busy moving, getting accustomed to a new area, homeschooling, and raising 5 kids. She spends her free time staying active swimming, hiking, and rollerblading, and participating in a monthly book group. She also teaches the 4 and 5 year olds in Primary at church.
Abby (12) started learning the flute, and she continues to excel at the piano. She enjoys sewing and crafts, playing with LEGOs, reading, and swimming. We love that Abby is finally old enough to babysit her siblings!
Maddy (11) was disappointed that she didn't get her letter to Hogwarts this year, but she was thrilled to get her very own harp. We love listening to her play the harp and piano. She works hard to get her school done early each day so she can do some of the things she loves most: drawing, sewing, reading, and LEGO building.
Nathan (9) loves anything Harry Potter or Star Wars. He stays busy building LEGOs, bike riding, hiking, and reading. He is learning new skills at cub scouts, and in homeschool he excels at creative writing, science and history.
Thomas (would be 6) We miss our sweet angel boy and think of him often.
Audrey (4) is potty trained! She is our cute, bossy, little sweetheart. She enjoys her co-op preschool twice a week and storytime on Fridays. Audrey is also making great progress on learning to read. She loves playing at the park, riding her bike, and playing with dolls and My Little Ponies.
Brooklyn (21 months) is walking and getting into everything. She got ear tubes due to multiple ear infections, and she is working hard to catch up with her speech now that she can hear better. She enjoys her speech sessions with Miss Jenny, and we are proud of the progress she is making. Brooky loves storytime, animals, baby dolls, and mommy.
It's been a busy year full of change for our family. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and we wish you and your family the best in the coming year. We would love to hear from you.
Nathan (9) loves anything Harry Potter or Star Wars. He stays busy building LEGOs, bike riding, hiking, and reading. He is learning new skills at cub scouts, and in homeschool he excels at creative writing, science and history.
Thomas (would be 6) We miss our sweet angel boy and think of him often.
Audrey (4) is potty trained! She is our cute, bossy, little sweetheart. She enjoys her co-op preschool twice a week and storytime on Fridays. Audrey is also making great progress on learning to read. She loves playing at the park, riding her bike, and playing with dolls and My Little Ponies.
Brooklyn (21 months) is walking and getting into everything. She got ear tubes due to multiple ear infections, and she is working hard to catch up with her speech now that she can hear better. She enjoys her speech sessions with Miss Jenny, and we are proud of the progress she is making. Brooky loves storytime, animals, baby dolls, and mommy.
It's been a busy year full of change for our family. We hope you have a wonderful Christmas, and we wish you and your family the best in the coming year. We would love to hear from you.
Love, Jared, Mary, Abby, Maddy, Nathan, Audrey, and Brooklyn Collett
