Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Our family has had a full and joyous 2018. We hope that your family had a wonderful year as well.
We have seen many friends and family throughout the year, and many more we keep up with through social media. As we finish the year, we are looking back and wanted to bring you along on our journey.
Our biggest news is the addition of Josie. She is a nut and we love her dearly! We adopted her in August, just before school started, when she was only 8 weeks old and 7.5 lbs. She is smart, stubborn, sassy, and just a bit crazy . She brings just lots of laughter and love. In true toddler fashion she goes a million miles and hour and then crashes into a deep sleep. She is now 35 lbs and still has some growing to do.
Lucas is in 3rd grade this year. He is in the Spanish Immersion program and has great language skills. Often he asks his mom questions in Spanish and tests her knowledge. In school he likes gym, recess and snack. He played soccer in the fall and did an awesome job! - Lucas
Lucas is a bouncy, easily exited, family loving, Beatles loving 3rd grader in the Spanish Immersion program at Green Meadow School. His teacher is Sra. Gamboni. He has great Spanish skills and has been working really hard to improve it more. Lucas has a number of friends each called Grandpa. I am SO lucky that I have not yet been called Great Aunt. He asks Mom questions and even talks to himself in Spanish, therefore annoying his sister out of her mind. His favorite subjects in school are gym, recess, and snack. Outside of school this fall, Lucas played soccer and did absolutely fantabulous! He reads a lot of books and recently took interest in the A-Z Mysteries by Ron Roy. He can just sit in bed and read for hours. Lucas also spends a lot of time playing fetch with Josie. He will snatch up one of her toys, get her attention, and send the ball flying down the hall with her racing behind like a rocket. - Anna
Anna is in 5th grade this year. She is an awesome sister who loves reading and writing. In school she likes music, ELA, and Spanish. She is smart, sassy, stubborn, and a huge book worm. She just finished The Land of Stories and The Hunger Games Series. Also, earlier this month, she and Amanda ran a Girls On The Run 5K. They finished it in 40 minutes. - Lucas
In addition to her postpartum doula practice, Amanda has started a new company - Soutiens. The Soutiens goal is to help expectant parents navigate the transition around having a baby and returning to work. She is working very hard with Sarah Douglas on creating their own online course as well as offering workshops and trainings to companies. Amanda loves playing with the puppy and going on adventures with her family and friends.
Justin is still at Lexington High School, working with teens in the special ed program. He continues his work with Maynard School Committee.
Over the course of the year we have had so many adventures:
Josie: So little!
Lucas is in 3rd grade this year. He is in the Spanish Immersion program and has great language skills. Often he asks his mom questions in Spanish and tests her knowledge. In school he likes gym, recess and snack. He played soccer in the fall and did an awesome job! - Lucas
Lucas is a bouncy, easily exited, family loving, Beatles loving 3rd grader in the Spanish Immersion program at Green Meadow School. His teacher is Sra. Gamboni. He has great Spanish skills and has been working really hard to improve it more. Lucas has a number of friends each called Grandpa. I am SO lucky that I have not yet been called Great Aunt. He asks Mom questions and even talks to himself in Spanish, therefore annoying his sister out of her mind. His favorite subjects in school are gym, recess, and snack. Outside of school this fall, Lucas played soccer and did absolutely fantabulous! He reads a lot of books and recently took interest in the A-Z Mysteries by Ron Roy. He can just sit in bed and read for hours. Lucas also spends a lot of time playing fetch with Josie. He will snatch up one of her toys, get her attention, and send the ball flying down the hall with her racing behind like a rocket. - Anna
Lucas and Josie enjoying a gorgeous day
Anna is in 5th grade this year. She is an awesome sister who loves reading and writing. In school she likes music, ELA, and Spanish. She is smart, sassy, stubborn, and a huge book worm. She just finished The Land of Stories and The Hunger Games Series. Also, earlier this month, she and Amanda ran a Girls On The Run 5K. They finished it in 40 minutes. - Lucas
In addition to her postpartum doula practice, Amanda has started a new company - Soutiens. The Soutiens goal is to help expectant parents navigate the transition around having a baby and returning to work. She is working very hard with Sarah Douglas on creating their own online course as well as offering workshops and trainings to companies. Amanda loves playing with the puppy and going on adventures with her family and friends.
Justin is still at Lexington High School, working with teens in the special ed program. He continues his work with Maynard School Committee.
Over the course of the year we have had so many adventures:
- Pedro visited from Brazil in January
- Winter weather allowed us to go skiing, skating, and sledding
- In April we toured Philly, DC/VA, Gettysburg, and Hershey.
- Scott, Amanda, & Justin completed the MS Muckfest on a cold rainy day in May and can't wait to do it again.
- Over the summer the kids took two weeks at Lotus Lake Camp in Vermont - a tradition that we absolutely LOVE!! We also went camping with friends in Lake Champlain and camping with Scott and family at Storyland.
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Tiene un buen navidad y un buen ano nueva.
