Welcome to the 2010 Lewis Family Christmas letter!
Our letter is below, along with pictures and links to further blog posts about various topics mentioned.
Clicking on blue text will take you to other posts, while clicking on the pictures will take you to our Picasa site to see a bigger version. We hope you enjoy this little trip down memory lane with us.
January featured an excellent start to the year. Andrea and I flew out to California to watch Alabama win the college football national championship. The game was a lot of fun and then we got to enjoy the warm sun of Cali for the weekend.
Unfortunately later that month we had to take Miles into the hospital. There was some blockage in his intestines caused by scar tissue near where his kidney was removed. Fortunately we found a great pediatric surgeon who was able to get in there and take care of things.
Miles spent a week at the hospital and was a great trooper throughout. We found an excellent pediatric surgeon close to home, which was a lot easier than the trips downtown to Children’s. And yes, those are heart shaped bandages, a signature of the surgeon. Miles came home in February and we took it easy that month because of his condition and the impending arrival of a baby brother.
March featured the arrival of Mason! Our little bundle of joy arrived mid-month; there was much rejoicing and then the onslaught of sleep deprivation.
The baby ‘stuff’ was a lot easier the 2nd time around but the 3 year old running around complicated matters. Fortunately we were awake enough to celebrate Miles’ 3rd birthday, Thomas style. We had a good time eating some pizza and cake, and hanging out with family. Here’s a funny video of Miles wishing random people Happy Birthday in a sing-song way during bedtime.
In April Miles joined his first soccer league, which was quite entertaining and resulted in some fun pics. And then there was this picture shoot at Easter for Mason – poor kid but great blackmail material.
The next couple of months (May & June) were not too exciting. Except for a couple of trips to Indiana, we stayed local since we were plenty busy dealing with a newborn and his rambunctious brother. But in July we headed south to Cayman and enjoyed some family time hanging out down there. Andrea & I were able to scuba dive (thanks to Nana & Pop) and catch up on some reading. Miles got to play in the sand and meet SpongeBob, and Mason did a whole lot of sleeping.
School started back up in August so things quieted down again for a few months – Mike did run his 13th half-marathon in September with his buddy, Mateo; but then we headed to Spain in October. Yes, we braved transatlantic flights with two small boys for the opportunity to hang out in paradise for a couple weeks. Mike’s immediate family all flew from various stateside locations to enjoy the good life on the Mediterranean coast. There was lots of wine, Valor chocolate, paella and other good food to go along with the beautiful scenery and excellent company.
November snuck up on us and featured more travel destinations. Mike had a work trip to California which provided an opportunity for the rest of the family to fly out and see Scott & Tina at their new home. The boys enjoyed seeing their aunt & uncle (plus Nana/Pop) and were also able to visit Disney for the first time. It was a pleasure watching the wonder in Miles’ eyes as we toured the park. He did great on the rides and despite rain showers we all enjoyed an exhaustingly fun day.
Thanksgiving was in Virginia with the Lewis/Rounsevell clan this year. There was a 5k, much eating (especially some quality Pho), merriment with extended family and then we headed home to face another winter in Chicago.
And now it’s December – wow, this year has flown by quickly. Mason is working on solid foods, he has just started crawling within the last week, and provides a ready smile or laugh. Miles is still growing quickly and talks up a storm. He loves playing with cars, blocks and anything related to Buzz & Woody. Andrea enjoys working out, good wine and a good movie (when time allows), and is sad to see the college football season winding down. Mike is still running despite the frigid temperatures and is happy to join his wife for the wine and/or a movie.
We still have the holidays to celebrate with family, and then next year will feature a wedding, more vacation time with family, and maybe a child-less vacation to commemorate a milestone anniversary.
Thank you for reading this far and reminiscing about the many blessings in our life. We pray that you have a thankful and refreshing Christmas and a happy New Year.
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