Hello Family and Friends!
Our biggest news for 2011 is that we moved to a new home. Not only a home, but a house this time! It’s big enough to give each boy their own room and also leave space for an office for Chris and me. Plus there’s a family room separate from the living room and a small family area in the basement. So far there’s a lot of unpacking yet to do on the house and an endless number of projects, but we love all the new space. An added bonus is that it’s located almost equidistant between both sets of grandparents, so that’s been a new convenience for everyone.
Come visit! Our new address is 8050 Lowell Av, Skokie, IL 60076.
The family is also doing well. Jonah is in his second year of preschool. He started at a new neighborhood school once we moved. He did well with the transition but we’re happy that this school also houses the kindergarden that he will attend next year. He’s making new friends, working on learning to read and write and his vocabulary continues to grow. Outside of school, he enjoys taking swimming classes and loves to play knights, dragon trainers, pirates or anything else he can think of involving a sword.
Elliott is growing like a weed. He wants to do everything and play with everything that his big brother does. They get along really well, though, and seem to enjoy each other’s company. Like Jonah, Elliott is also very active. He seems fearless when it comes to climbing but he is also turning into our musical kid. Elliott likes to get the whole family moving with his demanding cry of, “Let’s dance!” He’s also our go, go kid. Any time anyone makes moves to head out the door, Elliott is there passing out shoes and standing at the door shouting, “Let’s go!”
Chris continues to like his job working for Experian Automotive and received a promotion mid-year. Julie started a new job in May for a company called Neutral Tandem. Though she didn’t love having to go to the office every day again after working from home for 2 years, it is nice to be a full-time employee again after contracting since 2009.
Wishing you a happy and healthy 2012,
Julie, Chris, Jonah, Elliott (and Bianca) Diehl