Christmas with the Joneses

Dear Family & Friends Too Numerous to Name(!),

Here we are again with our long-awaited family holiday newsletter! I know it's hard to believe it's been a year already since you've heard from us- you must be dying to know what's going on! Luckily, computers and holiday-edged paper have made communicating with many people at once SO easy! Without further ado, I present... The Past Year in the Life Of Our Family!

JANUARY

When the first snowfall finally came, we dressed up in our new matching family snowsuits for a photo with our view of the snow-covered pine trees on the mountain. Little Tyler looked so cute- we can't believe he's 4 already! It's hard to get him away from the Hooked on Phonics books he got for Christmas from Aunt Peggy!

FEBRUARY

For Valentines Day, Chloe was in charge of the family's homemade Valentine making factory- again! She's so clever- at age 9 her teacher said she's the best artist she's ever seen! Needless to say we're signing her up with a professional artist for an apprenticeship! It's so hard to find good gifted programs these days.

MARCH

Whew! It had been a tough year already so we took a family trip to Hawaii. It's hard to travel with 3 kids and our Snoopy- thank goodness the au pairs were there to haul all that luggage!! This month was soooo busy: the spring concert for Chloe (she played first chair flute- again!), Tyler's indoor soccer championships and running the St. Patrick's Day festival at church too! Busy, busy.

APRIL

Chad got a promotion at work! Who knew the world of software engineering could be so exciting and rewarding! Of course, we had the annual family Easter portrait taken - which the Easter Bunny already brought you! (If you missed it, you can check out the DVD compilation, enclosed, of our family pictures from throughout the year!)

MAY