Thursday, December 25, 2008

We Wish You A Merry Christmas

Our Year By Numbers…

1152…times Ben has said the word “BALL”

858…daily dilemmas that cause Rachel to wonder what she was thinking having 4 kids under the age of 5

500…diapers we have changed

417…times Emma has practiced writing her name on her original works of art

354…minutes Rachel has sat on a piano bench playing for the Primary at Church

246…times Sydney asked when her first day of school was

170...blogs Rachel has written about the family

102…games of hide and go seek Larry has played with the kids

98…green stars Sydney has received for being such a wonderful student in her Kindergarten Class

77…mutual activities Larry has attended as the new Young Men President at Church

63…crazy jumps Ben performed into the pool without any help

49…super smooth dance moves Ben shows off

25…minutes outside of Dallas we moved in January to our first home

16…fairy books Sydney has read with Mom

15…times a day Emma checks for the mail

14…pounds Keira was at 9 weeks old

10…interviews Larry went through to get the job he wanted as a Public Defender for Dallas County

9…weeks old Keira surprised us all by sleeping from 7 to 7

8…rooms we have painted from head to toe, to put our stamp on our new place

7…seconds Sydney and Emma can swim underwater without any help

6…times Larry did repair work for a leak in our ceiling

5…times Rachel yelled for an Epidural when going through labor at the Birthing Center

4…the number of Twilight books Rachel has read

3…weeks early Keira joined our family on October 2nd.weighing 8lb 2oz & 20 inch

2…pushes it took to get Keira out in a tub full of water while Larry got to catch her

And FINALLY,

1…Jesus Christ, the Son of God and Savior of the world, who’s birth we celebrate this Christmas.

With Love, The Roberts Family

Larry, Rachel, Sydney (6), Emma (4), Ben (almost 2) & Keira

2 comments:

Liz said...

what a fun and a relatable way to share how your year went.

Jennifer said...

I love the Christmas letter Rachel. Merry Christmas and your kids Pj's are great. I especially like Ben's cape!