What the Winward kids have
to say about THAT!
What
do you like best about our new house in Phoenix? Rebekah – That
it has a backyard and trees, and it’s closer to our school. Peter – It has a really big backyard
and we get to live in a cul-de-sac so we can ride our bikes a lot. Carol Lynn – Seeing the kitten next door
climb over the wall into our backyard to play with us.
What is one of your favorite memories from
this year? Rebekah – Going
to Colorado, going to the beach and Kathryn being born. Peter – Going to a baseball game with
my dad. Carol Lynn – The talent
show at Thanksgiving where I got to sing with my microphone like a pop star!
How do you feel about your new little sister
Kathryn being born this April? Rebekah – I felt awesome being
able to be a big sister of 4 kids! I
love her sweet smile. Peter – Excited. I love to play with her and hold her. Carol Lynn – I love to play with her
and pick out her clothes. Sometimes I
try to get her dressed, and I love to give her toys. I am glad that I have her.
What is your biggest
accomplishment this year or the hardest thing you’ve done? Rebekah – Being able to play my own violin and being able to go to
honors for math and reading. Peter
– Going to honors with the 4th graders for math and reading. Carol Lynn – Cleaning up my room! and
trying to help potty train Eric [he’s not potty trained yet, for those of you
who are wondering].
What is some advice you’d like
to share? Rebekah – “When
you learn how to use the word “awesome”, everything becomes awesome!” Peter – “If you want to know if the
tooth fairy is real or not, when you lose a tooth, don’t tell your mom and dad
… just put it under your pillow.” Carol
Lynn – “Staring is only OK if you’re giving someone a smile or if you’re
showing them you’re cute!”.
What
are your goals for the upcoming year? Rebekah – To be able to
play advanced songs on my violin. Peter
– To get $100 by the end of the year. Carol
Lynn – Be a princess and become a pop star.
Please
take note of our new address (Yes, we’ve moved AGAIN!). We’re hoping our next move (not for a few
years, but finally into our own home!), will be our last. We’ll keep you posted. Meanwhile, we love renting our home in north
Phoenix. Having a backyard and no shared
walls is heavenly. Being at the end of a
cul-de-sac is icing on the cake.
Unfortunately,
about a month after moving from Scottsdale to Phoenix, Paul accepted a job in
Tempe working at Amazon.com. We were sad
to see his commute time increase, but happy with the new position and
opportunity. Paul has been working with
the scouting program at our church and attended scout camp this summer in
California where they went scuba diving.
Much to his relief, the two sharks they saw kept their distance.
Christine
has officially entered the “taxi-stage” of motherhood. She still enjoys making up silly songs and
prefers reading a good book to having a clean floor (song inspired by our
floor: “Everywhere I go I hear a crunch crunch, … a crunch crunch!”)
Eric
has been working with a speech therapist this year to improve his limited
language. Progress has been slow and at
times discouraging, but we’re hopeful that as we continue working with him we
will finally get the privilege of hearing from his own lips what is going on in
that active little head of his. He
definitely keeps us on our toes. He can
get past all “child-proofing” locks and was even found trying to start our
car. He can completely unbuckle himself
from his car seat and has microwaved a cup of water. He unscrewed the hinges on his bedroom door
and scorched our carpet with our household iron. We pray daily that he will survive his own
curiosity.
Kathryn
was named for her Great-Grandma Kathryn Moody and was born on her 97th
birthday. She adores her siblings and
just figured out how to crawl. She has
impressed Peter with her ability to already do the splits. She is very wiggly, and
now that she is mobile, she loves to be on the go!
Merry
Christmas! Love, The Winwards:
Paul,
Christine (Wilcox), Rebekah (9), Peter (7), Carol Lynn (5), Eric (2 1/2),
Kathryn (8 months)
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