What a Year It's Been - Andy

Andy - Joseph and a shepherd

 A Little About Me:
Name: Andy
Age: 5
Favorite Color: Blue
Favorite Food: Peanuts
Favorite Activity: Scootering
Favorite Book: Joke Books

Andy loves all things about farming - especially the big machinery

 Highlights from 2011

Greatest Lesson Learned: Exercising
Hardest thing of the Year: Writing
Favorite Memory: Playing in the snow with cousin Brynne
What I loved most about 2011: Watching Robin Hood

Excited to do everything his sisters do.

 Looking Forward to 2012

Want to Learn: To build a spaceship
Want to get better at: Riding Scooter
Biggest Goal: Learn how to Read

My Mr. Fix it - or at least he tries to be.

What a year It's Been -- Lydia

Lydia as Mary in the Christmas Program

A Little About Me:

Name: Lydia
Age: 6
Favorite Color: Pink
Favorite food: candy
Favorite activity: barbie
Favorite book: Magic Tree House

An unusual deer at the Home on the Range Cabin

Highlights from 2011

Greatest Lesson Learned: How to ride a scooter
Hardest thing of the year: Sitting Still
Favorite Memory: Old Faithful
What I loved most about 2011: Vacation (we went to Yellowstone and the Grand Tetons)

Baptismal in front of the church

Looking forward to 2012

Want to Learn: How to write a story
Want to get better at: Scootering

On the Phone at Pioneer Village

Biggest Goal: Read the Bible (she's reading the Day by Day Kids Bible)

Adding to the Great Ball of Twine

What A Year It's Been - Kara

Happy New Year!  Okay, I know it's January 2 - but hey at least I'm not a whole month behind.  I thought it would be fun to share something from my kids their favorites from 2011 and their hopes for 2012. 

Kara - a shepherd and the Inn Keeper

Today I'll start with my eldest child - Kara Beth

A Little About me:
Name: Kara
Age: 7
Favorite Color: Rainbow
Favorite Food: Candy
Favorite Activity: Playing with my new Penguin (Thank you Aunt Sharon!)
Favorite Book: The Boxcar Children

An unused blackberry turned Mp3/Kindle/Camera/Video camera

Highlights from 2011
Greatest Lesson Learned: Math
Hardest thing of the year: Obeying (I'm so glad she was honest here)
Favorite Memory: Vacation
What I loved most about 2011: Getting a scooter

Contemplation - Kara loves losing herself in the beauty of God's Creation

Looking forward to 2012
Want to Learn: How to do cartwheels
Want to get better at: Handstands
Biggest Goal: To read all of the book Little Women

A wonderful servant (when it's her own idea)