Friday, December 31, 2010

Christmas 2010

So of course what happens when the kids wake up MADNESSSS! So I did not take as many pictures as I wanted. The kids were so happy, that one point Becca started crying she was so happy. The best surprise of all the was Dedrick's gift from is parents- a set of long horns, real long horns. All the kids got what they wanted, so did mom and dad.

Then Dedrick and I made dinner. Of course we forgot to look up how to cook the ham the night before. So after breakfast we looked up how to cook the ham so we could eat at a normal time.



















Update

So I have been neglecting the blog lately. It seems I have a lot on my mind and spending the time with the kids. So we been staying busy finding new places to explore and going to lots of parks. A new game we have been playing lately is hide and seek. The new house has tons of hiding places the kids find places we never know were there.

So Dedrick's co-worker told us about a castle in Lindsborg, which is about 20 mins from our house. We decided to go out one day and check it out. The castle is called Coronado Heights. We decided to go on a very cold day sunny day! It was a very beautiful place to go.











While the the oldest two go to school Kaliska and I hang out at home getting into trouble or having fun with Kaliska's different forms of art. This girl is very creative with anything she can get her hands on. This art is Puppy Parade!



We also decorated the Christmas tree and decorated dala horses for ornaments. Then the kids put all the wrapped gifts under the tree.



Thursday, December 9, 2010

Family Christmas Letter 2010

For all our friends and family that I do not have addresses for, I did not want to leave you out. Everyone is special to our family know matter how far away we all are. I hope everyone will have a wonderful holiday season!



The Lund Family
CHRISTMAS NEWSLETTER

2010 has been a good year for our family. In May we moved from Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Galva, Kansas (near McPherson, an hour North of Wichita) to begin Dedrick’s second rotation in the three year engineering development program in Williams Midstream. It’s very different living in a town of 800 people.

Rebecca is in 3rd grade and Aidan is in kindergarten at the elementary in the next town over (the two towns together share a school district). Rebecca continues to do well in a mainstream classroom.

Damian is very involved in the parents organization for the school and handles all the box tops, etc., which have brought money to the schools. Kaliska stays home with Mom (until next year!). She is the artist of the family!

Aidan and Becca played baseball this summer. The kids love fighting with their foam swords, playing magnetic darts and jumping on their trampoline. Aidan is a fierce sword fighter!

It’s too early to say where our next move will be to. Farmington, New Mexico, and Mobile, Alabama, are two likely possibilities. We will all be glad that next near is the last year for Dedrick in the rotating training program for engineers. We look forward to putting down some roots after our wandering.


Uncle Lars
On February 3rd, Dedrick’s brother Lars took his own life, after suffering years of pain from Crohn’s disease and Hidradenitis suppurativa. He is greatly missed by family and friends.

Uncle Hans
Dedrick’s brother Hans moved from Salt Lake to live with us for a few months from May to August. The kids really enjoyed getting to spend time with their uncle and Hans helped us out a lot while he was with us. After a few months, Hans decided he was ready to start college and moved back to Salt Lake where he has his own apartment and is taking classes at Salt Lake Community College.

Finding the Right Vehicle
Our ‘98 Subaru sedan finally died and we bought an ‘08 Ford Edge, which was a good vehicle for a city job. After getting stuck so bad on a muddy road during work that it took a backhoe to pull him out, we realized it wasn’t the right vehicle for a field engineer and turned it in on a very nice ‘07 Ford F-150, which we hope will last a long time.

Best wishes for the New Year!

The Lund Family