Merry Christmas!

Thought I'd share the G. family Christmas letter with y'all.

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G. Family Christmas Letter 2009

It is time again for the G. Christmas letter! We’ve had a busy year (yet again) and it’s time for our annual re-cap of the year. 2009 started with another first for our family – TheBoy stayed up to ring in the New Year. Our little baby boy is now old enough to make it to midnight, complete with a sparkling juice toast after the ball dropped. And yes, he went immediately to bed after. Also in January, BabyGirl G. joined Daisy Troops, the first step in becoming a Girl Scout.

February saw TheBoy turn eight (eight!!!) and win another trophy in the Cub Scout Pinewood Derby. This year, he took third place, meaning he stayed home while Jay had all the “fun” working regionals. In March we continued Scouting firsts, as Jay officially took over as Cubmaster for the pack. April started with the Daddy/Daughter dance for Girl Scouts that saw BabyGirl G. and Jay dressed in their finest. Jay and Mrs. G. turned over another year on their calendars, and both kids participated in baseball – BabyGirl G. in T-Ball, TheBoy in AA baseball.

May saw the G. family scrambling for the most exciting thing this year - our trip to Disney World! In June TheBoy and BabyGirl G. took their first airplane ride (TheBoy likes Jet Blue because they have TVs in every seat) on our family’s first trip to Disney World. We stayed at the Pop Century resort and visited all four Disney parks – Magic Kingdom, Epcot, Animal Kingdom, and Disney Studios. TheBoy’s favorite ride was the Rock ‘N’ Roller Coaster; Baby Girl G. preferred Epcot’s “Soaring”; Mrs. G. was partial to Toy Story Mania; and Jay liked Thunder Mountain (apparently the love of roller coasters is passed along on the Y chromosome…).

We celebrated the Fourth of July at Salisbury Beach. Watching the fireworks over the beach while covered in a blanket just seemed wrong somehow, but that’s Global Warming for you. We took our annual trip to Scusset Beach on the Cape in August, and took the ferry over to Martha’s Vineyard just days before President Obama vacationed there. September saw the kids starting school, with Baby Girl G. entering first grade and TheBoy in third grade. The new school year brought new teachers, new classmates, and new challenges for the kids.

October, of course, saw Halloween but with a twist – TheBoy contracted the dreaded H1N1 virus commonly known as “Swine Flu”. He only missed two days of school, but so many other kids in the school caught the virus that we made the local news. There were days where more than half the students were absent! (BabyGirl G. would like to point out that she didn’t miss a single day…) November saw our family celebrate Thanksgiving, with BabyGirl G. making the dinner centerpiece and TheBoy reading a list of things that he was thankful for, including Mommy driving him places and Daddy playing Wii with him. And now it’s less than two weeks before Christmas, and the kids are frantically awaiting a certain someone’s visit.

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from the G. Family!

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I hope you all have a Merry Christmas, Happy New Year, and a Joyous Festivus!

That is all.