Dear Family and Friends,
We hope that this year has been full of joy for you and your family. This year has flown by at the Lutz house.
We started 2011 by celebrating Abby’s 2nd birthday at the end of January. She has truly changed from a baby into a big girl this last year. The term baby is now an insult thrown at her by Bryce and Caleb to really make her mad. She loves playing with her babies and likes to tell people that she is a mommy too. She tries really hard to keep up with her brothers and does a pretty good job.
Bryce and Caleb have also grown a lot this year. They celebrated their 5th birthday in June with a water fight party with their friends and a bit calmer family party the next day. They love being outside and I haven’t even been able to keep them inside now that the weather has gotten colder.
This summer they both learned to ride their bikes without training wheels. This was a huge step in being grown up in their eyes. They started Pioneer Park Preschool in September. This will be there last year of preschool before heading off to kindergarten.
Bryce is all of a sudden really into cops and K9 dogs. He was a cop for Halloween and ever since we have had our own little “fuzz buster” in the car. Every time he sees any type of law enforcement vehicle he yells “There’s a cop!” He has probably saved us some money in speeding tickets this year.
Caleb continues to be fascinated with motorcycles and dirt bikes. He thinks it is funny when Robb tells him he is going to make his mom cry if he gets a motorcycle someday. He is also a little handyman and likes to “fix” things whenever he can. If Robb is ever missing a tool he knows who to ask first.
This fall Robb took on his biggest home improvement project to date. He finished our unfinished basement. I have been wanting this done for a couple years and I guess I finally wore him down. He framed the walls, ran wire, hung drywall with the help of some really nice neighbors and installed a drop ceiling. He did an amazing job and it is so nice to have a family room, toy room, pantry and scrapbook area.
Robb is still working at EA Engineering. He has recently got to do some local projects so it has been fun to see some of his work. The boys were pretty excited to see the fish hatchery project in Calamus that he worked on this summer.
I am still staying at home and have thoroughly enjoyed the time that I have gotten to spend with the kids. I have enjoyed getting to go on a couple scrapbook weekends and have recently started doing some crafty things. I still pick up shifts occasionally at St. Elizabeth in the neonatal ICU. I love working with the babies and miss my kids being little but the stage our kids are at is also very fun. Not to mention we are now diaper free in our household for the first time in 5 years.
The kids are very excited for Christmas this year. They have their Santa letters all written and food planned out to leave for Santa and the reindeer. It is so fun to see the magic that Christmas brings to kids. They have been reading the Christmas story in Sunday school and for bedtime story. They love to play with the nativity set and teach Abby who all the people are.
They are also fascinated with the Christmas lights and they were great helpers when it came to putting up the tree. Abby has been calling the Christmas trees Birthday trees this year. I guess she is right in a way.
We wish you and your family a blessed holiday season and a happy new year.
Love,
Robb, Erin, Bryce, Caleb and Abby
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