Christmas Letter 2010

Merry Christmas from the Connors Family!!!!

We are wrapping up another year. This is our tenth Christmas as a married couple. Wow, how time zips past. It seems like only a minute ago that we were putting up our very first tree together or wrapping Ella's first gifts.

This year I am especially excited for Christmas. We have so much to be thankful for. I am loving being a mom who gets to be fully in these moments with the kids. I'm enjoying how much they are enjoying every bit of the festivity and the traditions. Each morning finds them running for one (or all) of the three different Advent Calendars we have going this year. They can't wait to find out what the picture will be on the chocolate or what will be tucked under today's cone or even to just move the candy cane to the new pocket. (Yes, three advent calendars may be slightly overkill, but I tell you, I am so excited for Christmas, it seems to reflect the level of over-the top excitement we have going here.) I am so excited to have my whole immediate family home for Christmas this year. It will be so great to have Aaron and Meghan and Greg and Emily all home to celebrate together. I can't wait!!!

Ella continues to love and excel at school. This year found her in a new school building but with many of the same friends from her last building, and she has adjusted well. She is blessed to have the same teacher again this year. Her third year with her! Mrs. Bowen has become family. Ella loves reading and is enjoying preparing for our family Christmas Eve service at church. She has a few lines to share and will sing in the choir. We are so proud of her!

Jack started school this year. He is working on adjusting to the new and very busy schedule. Kindergarten is all day, every day now. His teacher is enjoying getting to know our unique boy and he is helping all the other kindergarteners learn all about police officers. He continues to keep us smiling with the fun things he says. He is a joy and a blessing in our family.

Our sweet baby is growing too quickly. Linc is in a hurry to keep up with his older siblings. He is all potty trained and has been for many months. He talks up a storm and keeps us smiling with the fun things he says too. He and I have adjusted to our hours without the big kids each day. I'm enjoying these special moments with him!!!!

Jace continues to work at the Home Depot. And continues to pursue his own plumbing work. He manages to stay pretty busy. And hopes that if the economy ever changes, he will be in a good position to plumb full time again. We continue to be so blessed by the job at Home Depot and we are so thankful for it. But we look forward to what the future holds too.

I have made some decisions to make my schedule a little less full this year. I have been fortunate enough to be able to continue to be involved in our moms ministry at Community Church. I am missing being more involved in children's ministry but I am happy for the opportunity to focus my energy and that it is allowing me to make my family the priority they ought to be. I know my time with them is passing much too quickly.

Well, that kind of sums up things around here for now. I hope you'll continue to keep up with our family here on the blog. I enjoy being able to share many of the things going on with us here.

May you and your family have a holiday filled with wonder and awe as you remember the gift that God sent all those years ago.

For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulders: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 9:6