| 1/25/09
Yet another belated
Happy Holidays and New Year!
Due to lots of holiday travel and adventures, we are just now
getting our cards and letters out.
I guess that says something about how hectic the past year has
been!
Charlie (12) started
middle school as a sixth grader this year. He continues to do very well in his
classes and has also joined the Student Council. Outside the classroom, Charlie’s
interests now include sports and girls, though not always in that
order. Earlier in the year he
got a cell phone and can now be seen sending and receiving text messages
to various female students day and night. On the playing field, Charlie’s
Marple Junior Tigers football team had a “rebuilding” year and finished
the season without having to participate in those “tedious playoffs”. He played
offensive guard this
year and we are extremely proud of how Charlie’s character and
sportsmanship grew as he had to adjust to a less successful team
record. Charlie continues to
play organized basketball and baseball as well,
keeping our evenings and
weekends as busy as ever.
One of the highlights
of his year was attending Game 4 of the World Series with his dad and
brothers.
 Henry (10) is
now a fourth grade upperclassman at his elementary school and continues to amaze us with his growth. He
played organized basketball, baseball and football this year, and enjoyed
carrying the ball at running back a few times. Henry is known as the player every
coach loves to be around due to his team spirit, hard work and sense of
humor. One of the highlights
of his year was our trip to Williamsport, PA to attend the Little League World
Series with dad and his brothers.
Henry also continues to be the family mediator. He is constantly helping to make
sure that all disagreements are settled quickly and peacefully between his
brothers, except when he is involved. Then of course, he is always
right! He also tried
horseback riding and is going to cotillion classes every month. He’s become quite a good dancer,
just like his father. Patrick
(8) is now a second grader and believes that he is in charge of his
elementary school. He is
known and loved by all the students and staff. He was so excited when he received
a standing ovation when his pictured appeared in a slide show presentation
for the school. He is always
comfortable no matter the situation and quickly makes friends with
everyone he meets. He even
sits up front on his school bus to discuss sports with the driver. Patrick played running back again
this year and this was his first season in pads. To be more like the big players he
persuaded Beth to get him a Mohawk haircut during football season, much to
dad’s chagrin. He even asked
if he could get his ear pierced.
To that, we all said NO!
Hair grows back but piercings are
forever.
 Beth’s stature in the local school district
grew again this year, as she became Co-President of the elementary school
PTO. It seems that all her
hard work over the past few years has paid off, as she now routinely
delegates PTA projects to other kids’ moms! As usual, she is loved and adored
by everyone associated with the school. Chris’ passion for surfing
continued unabated this year, as he was again able wrangle surfing trips
to Costa Rica,
California and Hawaii. When he’s not surfing, Chris
continues to lead marketing at Choice Hotels International and made trips
to the Dominican
Republic and the Philippines on business this
past year.
Best
wishes to you and yours for a Happy Holiday Season and a Healthy &
Prosperous 2009!
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30, 1998 Update
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19, 1998 Update
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25, 1998 Update
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12, 1998 Update
February 28, 1998
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