2009 Christmas Letter

Dear Family and Friends,

I can't believe another year has come and gone, and a whole year of new memories have been made. We started the year out by remodeling our kitchen and some other projects around the house. When skiing season was over, baseball started. This year J. and E. both played. E. played for the Dodgers and J. played for the Red Sox. E.'s favorite position was catcher and J. played 3rd base. Once baseball was over camping season started. We enjoyed spending time making smores, hiking, and fishing. We spent some time golfing and swimming over the summer, and in the fall we were able to head to our favorite place for a week, Newport Beach, California.

This year both kids started in a new charter school. No more off track time, we are finally on a regular schedule. J. started 6th grade, and E. is in 2nd. They both have wonderful teachers and are enjoying the change in schools. They have made some really good friends and love learning. E.'s favorite subject is Spanish, and J. likes drama. Jason keeeps busy with his job. He still works for Rio Tinto in Investor Relations. He travels some. This year I was able to go with him for a quick trip to New York. It was great. He still enjoys skiing, golfing, camping, painting rocks, and hanging out with the family. As for me, I have had a big change this year. I went back to work. I am a teacher's assistant at the kids school. I've really enjoyed the change. I have also been teaching primary. I still like to read, scrapbook, and card making. I also started digital scrapbooking this year. I love it. As we end this year, we hope that this letter finds each and everyone of you happy and healthy. We have recieved many blessings this year and are so grateful for our family and friends. Please keep in touch with us over the new year by visiting our blog. For some of our fun times of 2009 please go to the blog archive and enjoy.

We love you and wish you all a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.

The Combes Family