Christmas Newsletter

Dear Family and Friends,

It is hard to believe another year has come and gone. It is always nice to take some time at the end of the year to look back at what we have done. Life is usually pretty busy around here and often times it feels like life is running away without us! Here is some of what has happened in our household this year....

KAYLEE (5): The biggest news this year was Kaylee starting Kindergarten! It is hard to believe we are old enough to have a child in school. She has enjoyed it so far and has made lots of new friends. She enjoys Primary and gave a great talk in the Primary program this year. She enjoyed swimming lessons this past summer and keeps asking for piano lessons. She also set a goal of learning to ride her bike without training wheels and accomplished that this summer. Kaylee loves to play with Charles and her friends.

CHARLES (3): This summer was Charles' first swimming lesson! He was pretty nervous about it after the first day, but he decided to take another set of lessons. He did a great job and we enjoyed watching him jump off the diving board. Charles has adjusted pretty well to the move of his favorite aunt and uncle. Jake and Tressa bought a home in Perry so their visits have significantly decreased. Charles is looking forward very much to a new cousin this January. You can usually find him running through the house with a turkey baster and vacuum attachment. These are his favored “swords.” Charles loves babies and keeps asking when we'll get one, so if any of you are needing a babysitter, just let us know!

CAMILLE: Life is busy as usual. Camille decided to be a crossing guard again this school year. It has gone much more smoothly. We'll see how it goes when the snow starts flying. This summer Camille entered the exciting world of blogging! It has been fun to keep up with family and friends. She is still making cakes for friends and family and has recently set up a cake blog to get some feedback. The most exciting thing for Camille this year was the purchase of a brand new car! It has been wonderful to have reliable transportation. We broke in the car with a wonderful trip to California for Thanksgiving.

LOUIS: June marked one year at Juniper Systems for Louis. They have been a great company to work for. One highlight was a facility upgrade. Louis got a new office with a HUGE desk! The company also built an exercise room with a raquetball court. Louis enjoyed some lively games with Zach while he lived here. He is getting ready to head back to school for a Master's degree. This past summer he enjoyed doing some work for the HOA here.

We are still living in the same townhome. Rather shocking for us to not move this past year! We just may be here for a long time! Life continues as usual and brings us fun memories. We hope this year was good for each of you and wish you joy and happiness in the coming year. It is wonderful to keep in touch with our family and friends.

With love,
Louis, Camille, Kaylee, and Charles Koberstein