Christmas 2007

Merry Christmas everyone!!! This Christmas season is turning out to be a lot of fun for the Smith family. We have done hours of Christmas shopping, unpacked Christmas storage boxes, set up and decorated the tree, prepared hundreds of Christmas cards, put lights on the house, negotiated and coordinated time with family..... and the list goes on. To be perfectly honest Wendy did all the above. Tyler, Jarrett and I are having the "fun" while Wendy works hard. We will have to make it up to her somehow.

If you can make it over to our house this month you will have to look at our Christmas African Kudu head on the wall right above the Christmas tree. Lucky for us Wendy did a Noah's ark theme on the tree. A couple ornaments and a Santa hat and he fits right in to the Christmas ambiance that we were striving for in our house. Big "Thank you" to Wendy's Dad, Kurt Johnson, for the hunting trophy in our living room.

A quick update on our family:

Wendy is blissfully happy and is still a beautiful trophy wife to me. She primarily consumes her day with motherly duties and she is proud to admit that she is a stay-at-home Mom. On her spare time she does book keeping work to support her shopping addictions. From the credit card bills she seems to really be into Brighton, Nordstroms, Anne Taylor, and Kids Gap. She always looks beautiful. She is the strength of our family.

Tyler is growing up fast. He is in 7th grade at Ralston Middle School. His big goal is to run a mile faster than his father. His best time is 6:44. Pretty good for a 12-year old. He will probably beat his dad before his 13th Birthday. He is starting to look and act like a teenager. Its an exciting transition for him and our family. Tyler is still playing the saxophone and is in the Jazz band and the Honors Band at his school. He also loves his animation class and plays soccer. He wants a bike for Christmas.

Jarrett is 3 and he is good at it. He is entertained by his mother all day, every day. His favorite show is Tom and Jerry -you know, the old cat and mouse cartoons. He is really enjoying Christmas this year, we think its the first time he understands what is going on. Hopefully we can impress on him the importance of the birth of Jesus more then the Christmas Kudu. Jarrett also wants a bike and an ambulance for Christmas - Hopefully they are not related.

I am simply trying to keep up with everyone without getting left in the dust. Wendy thinks I'm going through my mid-life crisis as we both will turn 40 this year. I have been doing some bike riding . I never thought I would be one of those guys that wears the spandex biking clothes (sorry for the visual). I am still working at Carmel Partners going on 10 years. I also want a bike from Santa.

Things are going very well for the Smith family as we share our lives together. Our family has fun making wishes to Santa Claus, singing Rudolf the red nose Kudu, and giving and receiving gifts. But our real Holiday joy comes from our association with our family and friends and our celebration of the birth, life, and atonement of Christ.

Merry Christmas Everyone!!!

Love, the Smiths