Greetings from our
new home!
The biggest news of
2012 is that, after countless hours (months!!) of searching and researching,
online and in person, walk-by’s, drive-by’s, and open houses, and several
offers, we have purchased our first home in Fremont, CA!
There is much work
still to do, but things are coming along.
The kids are super excited about their new rooms (sans white walls) and
new neighbors with children of similar ages.
Parents are excited that everyone isn’t piled on top of one another (and
the walls are only white if we want them to be).
We took a break from
house hunting during summer for a week long road trip in the south-western
states. It was a very quick trip and we
got to see a lot. Death Valley in the
summer isn’t so bad, so long as you have AC.
The Grand Canyon is amazing, as are so many other locations. It was interesting to hear the kids’ take on
many things we saw and finding out more about how they view the world.
Schuyler went to one
last CLC Basketball Tournament in Eau Claire, WI in the spring, followed by
graduating 8th grade and being confirmed. Then he rolled right into high school (and
turned 14!) and ran with the cross country team. It was an adjustment, but Schuyler did great
acclimating to a very large public high school after 4 years at a very small
private school.
Emma continues
gymnastics (and using our new house as her personal gym, specifically the
stairs…head first crawling on her hands…and other random routes of descending
and ascending) and soccer. The Teal
Tigers only lost one game! Emma is a
fantastic and fierce defender, and TTT’s did not let anyone score a goal while
Emma was defending! She also continues
with violin, and enjoys taking on musical challenges (and challenging her
teacher…). Emma turned 9 in August and
started 4th grade.
We hope this letter
finds you all well and happy.
Love to all, Merry
Christmas and a blessed 2013!
Sean, Terry, Schuyler
and Emma Walker
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