Our Unsent Christmas Letter...

December 2009-

We wish you and your family a Merry Christmas and very Happy New Year. As we look back on the last year and look forward to a new one, we couldn’t feel more blessed.
Tyler is back teaching at Jerome High. Although he misses coaching he is enjoying being back in the classroom teaching technology and night school. He’s working with the young men at church, and is having fun on the campouts.
Catherine ended treatment the beginning of February and has remained in remission ever since. She still gets to “enjoy” check-ups every three months to make sure all is well, but all in all, remission is great news. She ran a couple 5k’s, one in July and one in September and is playing volleyball at the rec center again and is enjoying that. She also stays busy working in the Cub Scouts

Kevin turned four in September and has never ending energy. He is having fun in preschool and astounds us with his knowledge of dinosaurs every day. He is a joy to have around the house and is becoming a real peacemaker.

Cameron turned two in September and is catching up in height and weight to his brother. His speech is coming along so quickly. He is always climbing on something, and shows interests in dinosaurs, cars, and lately, trains. Cameron is showing a little more of the “terrible-twos” every day.

Kevin & Cameron are best friends and we couldn’t ask for more! They keep us on our toes and are our pride and joy!

We wish you a wonderful holiday season and hope the best for you and your family!
The Idaho Wardles

Tyler, Catherine, Kevin, and Cameron

Wahoo!

Why the wahoo? We had a great day in Sacrement meeting yesterday. Kevin sat through the whole thing without screaming or making too much noise, he sat next to me read his book, laid down on the big pile of winter jackets next to him on the bench but never once did anything that made me want to take him out! even when the kid behind him wanted to play with him, he was very quiet, not that I didn't have to remind him that we don't play during church, he was great!.... there is always a catch though...

Cameron is officially two years old! has been for almost 3 months and boy is that a fun stage, he was wiggly and giggly and everything that noise is.... he was easily distracted so I did get to hear most of the meeting but I have to say, the next couple of years are going to be interesting.

And on an even better note, my kids made it through most of the meeting without even a mention of snacks, I am bound and determined to get them to wait until the speakers actually start speaking before they want food, but they made it though 80% of the meeting! Very glad, I haven't been through Sacrament without lugging along snack and a sippy cup in a really long time, I am glad to cut down on that!

Cute sayings from the Wardle house...

Grandma and Grandpa Powers came to visit over Thanksgiving, one night Tyler went in to check on the boys, he said "I love you Kevin" Kevin replied back "I love Grandma"...lol

Grandma was talking to Kevin "I love you" Kevin says, Grandma says back "I love you more" Kevin says "I love you enough"....HAHA!

The other night we got up to take Kevin potty about midnight, he must have been dreaming of dinosaurs because he sure was talking about them, "the t-rex, ...just a carnivore, ... cratious period..." we we trying not to wake the boys up so we had to stifle the laughter!