Jerod: For three months this
summer, Jerod participated in a “Healthy Challenge” that his work
offered. They provided free gym membership, nutrition classes, boot
camps, and other incentives for their employees to help get into
shape and improve their overall health. During those 3 months Jerod
started eating healthier, started doing Bikram Yoga in addition to
all the other workouts he was involved in, and lost a total of 85
pounds! Not only does he feel great and look amazing (of course I'm a
little biased when it comes to my handsome husband ;-) but he has
made a mental change in his view of health that is sustainable for
him in the long-term. I'm so proud of all that he has accomplished to
improve his health.
Stephany: At the end of February
I got to go on maternity leave 6 weeks prior to the birth of our
daughter. It was definitely a transition but I loved having a little
extra time to do things I knew I wouldn't be able to do after the
baby would be born. The transition to two children was much easier
than I anticipated. Megan is a very easy-going kid and I get a little
extra time with her three mornings a week when Elijah is in
preschool. My days are mostly filled with doing laundry, dishes,
changing diapers, and going to the park and library with the kids,
but I do have a Thursday morning ladies Bible study that is my
spiritual life line and my opportunity to have adult conversations. I
absolutely love being the mother of two children and am so
blessed in so many ways.
Elijah: Becoming a big brother
and turning 4 were the two highlights for Elijah this year. He is so
amazing with his little sister and very tender and affectionate with
her. At times we do have to calm him down because of his
over-enthusiastic love for her, but he enjoys helping her out and
playing with her. He also enjoys his new preschool class which is
called the dragonfly class. Some of his favorite activities are
reading, making crafts, playing with friends and cousins, and having
sleep-overs with friends and relatives.
Megan: We have been so blessed
with our second child this year. She was born the day after Easter on
April 9th. She continues to amaze us with how quickly she
is growing and developing. At present she is 7 ½ months old and has
7 teeth, is crawling and pulling herself up, and babbling away. Jerod
predicts that she will be walking by Christmas...we shall see. Her
constant smile and brilliantly blue eyes warm the hearts of all who
see her. She is such a joy to us and we love how she has changed our
lives.
Pictures: Because I am such a
fanatic when it comes to pictures, I have posted a link on Google+ of
different pictures of our family throughout 2012. You can view these
pictures at the following link:
https://plus.google.com/photos/115335913150751767662/albums/5810460184704395681?authkey=COL_kdOnwcWE5gE
Merry
Christmas and a Happy New Year!
Jerod,
Stephany, Elijah and Megan
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