The Krummen Family 2010 Christmas Letter
"Glory to God in the highest, and on Earth peace, good will toward men" (Luke 2:14).
Dear family and friends,
We want to wish you all a very Merry Christmas! Our home looks like Christmas and it’s so fun. This year the decorating is a little different. The ornaments on the tree have been placed with love by Clayton and the lights have been rearranged several times by Myles. The tree did take a slight tip into the wall as Myles likes to hide behind it and play with the lights! Ugh! Upright! It’s so fun to place the special ornaments on the tree that our family has collected as gifts and those made by the hands of a preschooler.
The decorating has been limited indoors this year to our tree and the nativity as Myles is very curious. We have put a lit wreath on the front of our home in past years and this year decided to put lights on Clayton’s maple tree! We have no plans to compete with Clark Griswold.
Our family is busy and enjoying all that life offers us every day! Royce is slowing down and will hopefully be home for supper more often now until the ground thaws. I am enjoying my part-time job at the school as the nurse and preschool aide. The best part of my job by far is having the summer off with the boys!
We had so much fun this past summer going to the park, beach, pool, nature center, and enjoying our love for Monarch Butterflies. I know the best milk weed patches in the area! We collect the eggs and watch the entire cycle from egg to butterfly on the kitchen counter. After watching several caterpillars cycle, we have learned so much about them! We released a total of 20 Monarchs from spring to fall. We look forward to seeing the first generation of Monarchs arrive back to Iowa this spring!
Clayton is 5 years old and loves Preschool. He has also added dance/tumbling to his activities and loves it. He has grown in so many ways developmentally and we enjoy his playful and sometimes serious character. Farming continues to be one of his favorite activities but has decided that Lego’s and crayons are kind of nice too! He is an awesome big brother and often helps out with Myles. I have to laugh because sometimes if Myles is getting himself into a “situation”, Clayton decided that the best way to stop him is to push him over. I guess that is one way to slow him down!
Myles is 18 months and does find many “situations” that require some kind of intervention. He is happy, usually content, and a lot of fun! He is not afraid to climb on the kitchen table or afraid to eat dirt. He is also growing so quickly and we enjoy hearing many new words and watching him discover this wonderful world around him! He just might be the one who finds the way out of the crib himself!
We have made one snowman so far this winter and look forward to making many more! The sleds are waiting to be used and we are hoping to get Clayton to the ski slopes this winter! Oh! And as I type walleye are being filleted in my kitchen from the first of ice fishing. It’s best that I find something to occupy my mind until the fish is in the freezer. Not my favorite kitchen activity!
Blessings and much love to you and your family, Beth, Royce, Clayton, Myles http://krummen4.blogspot.com
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