Merry Christmas!
We hope that 2018 has been as gracious to you as it has
been to us. This year has been filled with all the busy-ness that life these
days brings but we pray that you are finding time this season to slow down,
soak it all in and rest in the knowledge that a savior was born to redeem us! To save you the time in reading lots of
details and me the time in trying to remember them all, I’m going to give you a
“by the numbers” review of our year! Then you can go back to that “soaking it
all in” part of this season!
24,398: the
number of steps we took on our marathon day in Washington D.C. We toured the
White House, visited the Renwick, ate at Ryan’s favorite restaurant (Georgia
Brown’s), got a behind the scenes tour of the Capitol and ended the evening
with the most glorious sunset stroll through the Monuments.
3,598: The
number of miles Ryan drove on our TWO WEEK road trip to THIRTEEN states! We
have set a goal of seeing all 50 states as a family by Landry’s 21st
birthday. As of the end of this trip, we’ve knocked off 23 states! Our pictures are from our new favorite
beach – the Outerbanks! None of us wanted the trip to end (it’s probably no
surprise that I cried as we pulled into CS because I just wasn’t ready for our
vacation to be over!)
**Shout
out to the Gorries for being the best hosts ever for an entire WEEK of our
journey!**
256: The
number of times the kids have asked if we can go back to Disney for Christmas!
93: The age
MaMaw would have celebrated on her next birthday. We celebrated her life this
Thanksgiving and are so thankful for the years we got to spend with her!
40: The
age Ryan turned in May! The kids spoiled him rotten and we celebrated with dear
friends at his favorite old stomping grounds in College Station! I even
surprised him with a weekend away with his best buddies!
24: The
number of items I’ve checked off my “40 by 40” list. Since I have less than 100
days until I reach that milestone, I may be changing the name to “40 by the day
before I turn 41!”
10: The
number of canvases Emersyn has brought home with her original artwork! She is
our creative child and has loved her Tuesday afternoons with her bestie (Anna)
at art!
5: The
number of times each day that Landry asks if she can put on “GYNastics
clothes”. This girl LOVES gymnastics and we love watching her do something she
enjoys so much!
3.5: The
number of flag football games Radley got to play this fall. After seven years
of nothing but “fütbol” he decided to try a new sport. Sadly, the October and
November rain had different plans for his football career – he’s switching back
to soccer in the spring! ;)
1: The
number of new cousins that joined our crew! Keirstyn Guercio was born on April
20 and the #wee3kings have been smitten ever since! That brings the girl/boy
ratio to 4:2!
Within each of these numbers is an infinite amount of
blessings that we pray you also enjoy! Merry Christmas and Happiest of New
Years!
We5Kings
Ryan, Katy, Radley,
Emersyn and Landry
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