Well, here we are at the end of another year and we can't believe how fast it's gone by. As we reflect on the past 12 months we are humbled by what a great life and family we have. We are so thankful for the blessings and joys that we experience everyday.
Matt & Sarah: We are still enjoying living in the mountains and close to family. Durango feels more and more like home for our whole family. Highlights for us this year included celebrating our 5th anniversary, joining a new Bible study at church and making new friends, our big family vacation to CA and Disneyland, and finally getting sucked into Facebook and catching up with old friends. We managed to pull off a date night about once every six weeks- hopefully next year will be better!
Matt continues to manage "the stores" as we call them, which keeps him very, very busy. This year was full of rec sports again- basketball and softball. They give Matt the opportunity to get some exercise and extremely sore at the same time. He has also become proficient at losing money to all of his friends at poker night. Highlights include getting a totally cool new bike, teaching at our church's High School Bible Camp, and weekly pints with the guys at the Irish pub downtown.
I (Sarah) am still working from home with full-time Mom duties and part-time book-keeping for the stores when possible. I love raising my awesome kids and helping them grow up. Along with Matt, they are my very favorite people. I don't like all the laundry and dirty dishes that come with job, but what can you do? In my spare time I have been enjoying blogging, my weekly ballet class, and crafty projects here and there to feed my creative side.
Isaac & Delia: How did we end up with such great kids? As Delia's personality develops we are surprised at how similar the two seem to be (we are in trouble.) They are brilliant, funny, friendly, silly, sweet, and kind. They love to dance and sing, give the best hugs, and keep us smiling. We have a hard time keeping up with them and their boundless energy- maybe someday they will learn how to sleep, and we will get a little rest. For now, we are enjoying the ride.
Isaac turned 3 this year and started preschool, which he loves. He can't wait to see his "very best buddy" Aiden every Tuesday and Thursday and says his favorite things to do at school are "play with Aiden inside and then play outside with Aiden." He has great teachers that we are thankful for. He is learning to be an awesome big brother- always looking out for his little sister. We can't believe how smart he is, he is learning things so fast. He has also become a master at making his room look like the aftermath of a natural disaster.
Delia turned 1 this year and is growing and learning more and more everyday. We've decided that she is a girlie-girl AND a tomboy/daredevil. She will ask to put on her tutu and tiara and then run Isaac's cars and trucks around the room complete with vroom-vroom noises. She's usually up for just about anything and lights up the room with her sweet smiles. She learned to walk awhile ago and has been sprinting ever since. Matt has already said that he is in trouble with her, he'll let her get away with most anything.
Mojo & Frankie: In case you were wondering, our pets are doing well and round out the chaos that is the Bong household. Mojo the dog is ever vigilant at keeping us safe and sound. He has done a great job of tearing up our floors and getting dog hair on every single surface in our house. Frankie that cat is now 11 and has definitely become an old lady cat. She puts up with all of us surprisingly well, considering.
So that is our year- we are looking forward to all that 2009 has to offer us here in Bongland. We hope that you all, our friends and family, have a very wonderful Christmas and happy New Year. Thanks for checking in with us!
Love, The Bongs
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