Barlett End of Year 2011 Letter

I so meant to post this last year!!

Seasons Greetings to you all! We hope you are enjoying the holiday season with your friends and family. Here’s our holiday letter to let you know what we’ve been up to in 2011.
Jon continued working as a geographer for the Dallas Regional Census Center and I continued working as a fabulous homemaker. Earlier this year Jon and I both got new cars! I got a Honda CR-V and Jon got a Honda Civic. We both turned 40 this summer and threw ourselves a party. In the fall we celebrated our 10th wedding anniversary. God has truly blessed us this year.
Emily finally took her first independent steps right before her 2nd birthday in April. And she started attending St. Michaels Academy in the fall. She really enjoys going to school twice a week. She is learning Spanish and American Sign Language. Her favorite Spanish words are colors like “rojo” and “amarillo”.
As a family we traveled to Llano, San Antonio, Katy and Corpus Christi to visit family. Jon traveled to Washington D.C. and Seattle for work conferences. In the summer Jon and I took a short trip to Las Vegas to celebrate our 40th birthdays. We really enjoyed staying at Caesar’s Palace and sight seeing on The Strip.
The holidays were fun this year. For Halloween Emily dressed up as Minnie Mouse and got lots of candy. Her favorite candies are plain M&Ms. We enjoyed a quiet Thanksgiving at home with all the fixings. Emily ate chicken nuggets and mashed potatoes while we ate turkey. After Thanksgiving Grandpa Bill, Aunt Kristin and Cousin Kyle visited us. We spent Christmas with Grandpa Al and Grandma Mary in Corpus Christi. Emily loved being in grandpa and grandma’s house. She received lots of presents as usual.
We hope your holidays were filled with love and joy. We look forward to the New Year and we wish you and your families all the best in 2012!
Love,
Jon, Felice and Emily Barlett

Happy New Year

I have to say that finding time to blog is a challenge! Stay at Home Moms or SAHMs really don't have much free time. Our Christmas was wonderful. We spent it with my family in Corpus Christi and had a great time even though we were not feeling too good. Emily got lots of toys and clothes and had fun exploring grandpa and grandma's house. I will post our end of year letter in the next blog.

This year seems to be a year of milestones and change for all of us. We'll start potty training for Emily and finally transitioning her to her new twin bed. No more crib! We hope to put her in a dance class or a music class soon. She'll continue to attend St. Michael's Academy on Wednesdays and Fridays until the school year ends in May. As for Jon and myself we'll be looking into more home improvement projects. Jon will also be actively searching for a new job as his office will close in September. Our first choice is to stay in the DFW area. Second choice is to stay in Texas. I can't even begin to think about moving out of state! God will guide us in the right direction.