Christmas
2016
I
know it’s been a few years since I sent out real Christmas cards, but I am
feeling inspired (4 days before Christmas) by the many cards and notes many of
you have sent. Here are some highlights
from the past few years:
1.
We moved to the farm around Christmas
2014. We love our new home and have
beautiful views of mountains and the lake and valleys and cows. The only thing we didn’t anticipate was that
with all the windows facing south, our home gets pretty warm in the
summer. On the other hand, summers in NE
Washington don’t last too long and the rest of the year, its pretty
comfortable.
2.
Robbie
& Kate gave us a baby grand. Like a
real one. His name is Finn and he will
be two next April. Can I tell you how
much we adore him! Rob & Kate
graduated from BYU-I this summer and Rob has a job in Provo designing apps… or
something like that. Kate stays busy
with Finn. She’s such a great mom!
3.
Dallin
returned home from his mission to the Chicago West area in April. He is working in Provo and attending night
classes at BYU until he becomes a Utah resident, then he will switch to UVU.
4.
Jordon
has been attending school at BYU-I. Next
month, he will move to Provo to work and save money. He is engaged to the beautiful Nicole Pence,
but no wedding date has been set.
5.
Cadie
discovered the stage this year and was in “Back to the 80’s” this summer in
Bonner’s Ferry. She is now working on
her role as Peter Pan for the High School Musical. She also had Compartment Syndrome surgery
about a month ago and is hoping to LOVE running again upon recovery.
6.
Charli
started working at Plato’s Closet last summer and LOVES clothes… so what better
place for her, right? She decided to
forgo the Cross Country team this year and instead showed up for Soccer (which
she last played in Kindergarten). She
loved it and received the “most improved” player award at the end of the
season. She is looking forward to
graduation and is waiting for an acceptance letter from BYU Hawaii (fingers crossed!)
7.
Cami
turned 11 this year. She enjoys
gymnastics, fiddle and playing with friends.
She also enjoys Minecraft (a bit too much), singing and making videos. Oh, and cats.
Her dream is to live in an apartment in Paris with 100 cats.
All is well here in Newman Lake. Charli and Cadie will graduate in June and
move on too, leaving us with only Cami to do all the chores. Cami has asked that in exchange for her work
on the farm we buy a Limo and tour the US in it. Our only answer is “NO”!
Love to you all! Troy, Collette
& Family
