January
“Thanks for the birthday wishes. I
had a wonderful day doing nothing!” That
is right Mary turned 40 this year. David
treated her to a week in Hilton Head to celebrate. A special thanks to Grammy and Aunt Veronika for making it happen.
February
Logan celebrated his 8th
birthday with a dinner of crab legs and cookie cake. He saved all his birthday money and purchased
an iTouch. We were very proud of him.
David celebrated 16 years at the bank.
March
“Tonight's feature...a blast from
the past...Honey, I Shrunk the Kids. They have corded telephones! HA! HA! HA!”
Every Friday our family has a movie night.
We gather around a movie with popcorn, candy and sodas. This has become our family tradition and the
boys look forward to it every week.
April
“Day in the life...of Mason: 1) Use
sunscreen stick to decorate door frames, toilet seats, scales, and anything
else w/in eye view 2) grind Oreos into the floor 3) pour water on toy air craft
carrier and drag it around the house 4) use a soaked dusting cloth to clean
mommy's closet...We miss nap time.”
April was a busy month for the
Kerstiens. We went to the beach for
spring break, Mary found out she was gluten intolerant, and David and Mary
celebrated their 13th wedding anniversary.
May
“Food,
family and fire....sounds like an awesome Memorial Day to me! “ We work very hard to create memories for our
boys. This year we celebrated by eating
hot dogs and s’mores cooked over our fire pit.
June
“There are no words to describe how tired I am this evening.
VBS, Dr. Appts, swimming, birthday parties, more swimming...and those are just
the highlights of my day.” June was a
very busy month. Mason turned 5 and
Caden turned 7. We filled our days with swimming,
VBS, and summer camps.
July
“What a beautiful morning to sit
outside and read a book. Mason is mowing the grass and yelling "hey"
to people as they walk by...another extrovert in the making. It is hard to
believe that David and I are both introverts when you see Caden and
Mason.”
We had a very mild and rainy summer
in NC. We were very thankful for a break
for our normal hazy, hot and humid summer.
David celebrated his birthday with a quiet family dinner and a cake made by Mary and the boys.
August
"Every morning this is how I find the boys....playing Minecraft...together. #makingmemories."
In August Mason started his first
year of school. He is in Transitional
Kindergarten (Pre-K). Logan is in 2nd
grade and Caden in 1st. Mary
also started a new job as the Lower School computer teacher. She teaches 3rd-5th
graders and loves her new job. On
another note, we found out that Mary’s sister in law, Veronika, has
cancer. Please keep her in your prayers
as she has a long road ahead of her.
September
“We always enjoy celebrating fall
at the pumpkin patch.”
We hit the
pumpkin patch early this year. Mason and
Caden were playing soccer, so most of our Saturdays were spent on the soccer
field. Caden did very well and learned a
lot this season. Mason had more fun
socializing than learning the game. Logan
is learning to swim in a stroke class to prepare for swim team. He loves the water.
October
October was crazy with field trips, fall parties,
Halloween, soccer, swim lessons, school, work, etc. There wasn't much time for
pictures or Facebook posts.
November
"A dusting of snow and 27°…what happened to fall?"
Grammy celebrated her birthday with a steak dinner and shopping with her daughters at the Christmas show.
To celebrate turning 40, Mary and 3 of her closest
friends headed to Punta Cana for 5 days. This was Mary’s 1st time out of the country. She had a wonderful time. Also in November the Rainbow Loom entered our
home. It is a great activity for the
boys and a break from the Minecraft craziness. We had another full month and
topped it off by spending Thanksgiving with David’s family in SC. It is great for the cousins to get together
and play. We wished we lived closer.
December
"There are simple moments in life where I try to take mental pictures. Tonight my boys are sitting quietly, watching a movie, and making bracelets. Before long they will be hiding in their rooms, texting their friends, and ignoring me...so tonight I cherish these simple moments of togetherness."
Work was madness for David this year. He was finally able to take some time off for
Christmas and New Years. We had a
wonderful Christmas and enjoyed spending time with both families. We were especially blessed to have Veronika
join us. She wasn't supposed to be
here.
So this wraps up our year, we have had a busy but great
year. We know that we have a lot to be
thankful for and look forward to 2014.
David, Mary, Logan, Caden, Mason and Grammy
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