MERRY CHRISTMAS 2006

Dearest Loved Ones,

The Life of the Frederick Family in 2006 -

This JANUARY, Kaelyn celebrated her 6th birthday and also had to have plastic surgery on her thumb. We try to remember just the birthday part (the surgery part was too traumatic for mom. Dr. Dad seemed to keep his cool) On her birthday, she enjoyed going on a scavenger hunt around town to all of her favorite places. She not only ate McDonalds, but also got fresh Krispy Kreme donuts hot off the conveyer belt. (For those of you who do not know - Winston-Salem, NC, is the corporate headquarters for Krispy Kreme Donuts, yum, yum!)

FEBRUARY brought Justin's mother and sister, Dawn, for a visit all the way from Oklahoma. They were brave and drove the distance with Dawn's two young daughters.

MARCH, came and went.

This APRIL we celebrated Kenton's 3rd birthday! Can anyone take a guess what kind of birthday party Kenton had? If you answered STAR WARS - you're right! (Like it was that hard to answer. Anyone who knows Kenton - knows he is absolutely obsessed with STAR WARS.)

MAY kept us busy. Emma began cruising around the furniture. Time to rebaby-proof the house to a standing child's point-of-view.

JUNE we headed for the ocean! - Katie's ultimate vacation spot on the east coast. We stayed in Williamsburg, VA and Virginia Beach, VA (Katie's childhood home) She enjoyed reliving her childhood memories there.

In JULY Justin turned the big 31! He was able to take a few days off work and relax from all of hustle and bustle of the hospital. Apparently, from Justin's point of view he never celebrated his birthday as a child, because they were always on vacation - his parents seem to disagree. In order to hush him on the matter, his parents flew in from Oklahoma and threw him a big birthday bash. They gave him a birthday worth not forgetting. It was great to have them here and of course the kids love being spoiled by their grandparents.

In AUGUST Emma turned 1 years old. They grow up to fast! She began walking the week of her 1st birthday and straight into running.

SEPTEMBER, Kaelyn enjoyed starting school. Justin enjoyed having some cooler weather. Emma and Kenton enjoyed (and still do) making messes. Katie enjoyed learning how to make a blog! Finally, I am out of the dark ages of technology. However, my Aunt Marge still wants to know, "What the he*% is a blog?"

This OCTOBER, we headed WEST to Provo, UT - our old stomping ground. We had a fabulous vacation and enjoyed visiting our friends there and checking out some of our favorite places. Katie thoroughly enjoyed her chocolate milk from the BYU Creamery! Justin got his "fix" for the west - it will last maybe a week or two and then he'll be itching to get out there again!

NOVEMBER brought Thanksgiving and Thanksgiving brought people, lots of people to our house (everyone in Katie's family). All in all, we had 15 people at our table. We topped off the weekend by playing, "Settlers." We all became very addicted and couldn't wait until the kids went to bed so we could play again!

And here we are at DECEMBER - one of our favorite times of year. Indeed, we have been playing the Christmas music since Thanksgiving. We look forward to another houseful this Christmas with Katie and Justin's extended family.

We wish all of you a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
We love all of you!

Love, Justin, Katie, Kaelyn, Kenton, and Emma