Merry Christmas from the Martins!
We are a little older & hopefully a little wiser. (At least that is our story & I am
stickin’ to it!)
We have 4 kiddos, the same as last year, meaning I haven’t
lost one - YET. And you know we could not put an imposter in
the picture since they all 4 look exactly alike. My grandmother use to say, maybe one day I
will get one that looks like me, but I am done trying. (Actually, I think I have said those words
before.)
Anyway, what you really want to know is what we are up to .
. .
Let’s begin at the beginning . . . Marty is growing his
career & I was stopped, by multiple people at the company Christmas party,
to say how proud they are of the work he is doing. I love that for him! He had a MUCH easier AU football season than
last & got to go to most of the games.
We are headed to the big game in CALIFORNIA & we are so
excited! He is still & always will
be SuperDaddy! He is everyone’s favorite
person & is so involved in the kiddos’ lives. I love that!
Baylor is 10 – we are double digits here people! She is in 4th grade & on the
student council. We just finished soccer
& then a basketball camp. We are
still loving at & dolls & have now learned to love the art of shopping –
if we are shopping for ourselves that is.
She definitely has her own sense of style & is confident. She is sweet & helpful & everyone’s
friend.
William is our 7 (almost 8) year old 2nd grader. We tackled tackle football this Fall &
loved to show mom the bruises each night after practice. I have never seen a cuter Safety in any other
game. We are starting basketball &
of course I think he is the best, but then again so does he =) He is smart like Sissy & is growing way
to fast. He is still my joker & I love seeing his sweet heart come out
around the baby.
Whitt is too cute for words.
Turning 6 is exciting ! And Kindergarten is GREAT! He is learning to
read & be a sweet friend. He is
learning math & will surpass Mommy just as fast as the other 2. He loved soccer with cousin Thomas this FALL
& was AWESOME! He is starting basketball
as well & having fun with new friends.
He loves helping with Baby & his imagination is taking him on new
adventures everyday!
Baby Lee, last but not least, is a sweet, go-with- the-flow
kinda’ guy. He turned 1 a few weeks ago
& loved celebrating with his ousins.
He ADORES his siblings & watches every move they make. He is learning a few words & finally “MaMa”
was his first! He is a big baby & as
soon as he decides he is ready he will be really fast. He loves tagging along with the older 3 &
we are glad he is a part of the team!
That is the crew in a nutshell. Mommy is driving everyone around & I
still enjoy helping out with projects at our church. I am looking forward to a trip to Pasadena
& cheering on the TIGERS!
We went to a church service this evening & they sang a
new song “Joseph’s Lullaby.” Obviously
from the point of Jesus’ earthly father as he looked down at the newborn baby .
. .it made me realize that I had a newborn last year & now look at him
getting in to everything & I have to worry about that, but what did Mary
& Joseph worry about? I cannot begin
to imagine what was going through their heads.
Did they think about His death?
Did they think about what was before their baby? I cried as I listened to the words. Every baby has so much promise & dreams
before them, but nothing compares . . . I look at our little ones & am
excited to join them on their journeys of childhood & beyond & I can
only pray that they realize the true meaning of Christmas is that someone had a
baby in a dirty stable & knew there baby was born to die to save the world.
I cannot imagine what the first Christmas was really like,
but I pray yours is filled with the love of family & the gift of God.
Merry Christmas from our family to yours,
Jocelyn & Marty & crew
P.S. Of course the baby can do “WAR EAGLE!”
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