Christmas Letter

A lot of you have said that you can't open our Christmas letter...here it is. Sorry about the file not opening. Next year I will ask Jeff to do it. He is better at this stuff anyway. ENJOY!

Christmas 2007

As always we had a very entertaining year…

In May we went to San Diego for my brother Robbie’s wedding. All the extended Logan family was there, so the kids were able to meet their great aunts and great uncles. The wedding was beautiful! And we welcome Aunt Melea into the klan. We were able to take some time and go to the Beach. Believe it or not the water was very cold, but that did not stop our kids.

In October we were able to go and visit family in Buffalo. All of Jeff’s side of the family was there. It was Jeff’s parents 50th wedding anniversary which is a great milestone and we wanted to be there to spend time with them. We were able to spend time with Grandma Joan, Pa Pa ED, Uncle Tim, Uncle Mark, Aunt Denise, Aunt Kim, Laura, Justin and Cody. We went to the Fisher Price toy museum, Letchworth park (with cool train tracks, bridge, and waterfalls) Aunt Kim, Kellsie, Just and I went to a big craft fair and Justin made me eat some really yucky maple candy. Jeff, Tim, Mark and the boys were able to go watch Cody’s soccer game and then we all met up and ate pizza at Mark’s house. It was great to be able to spend time with family and have the kids play with their cousins . Jeff was able to see two of his friends, Tim and Jeff while we were there. He watched a football game between the Bills and Cowboys (Bills lost!!!) with them. Jeff had a long list of places he needed to eat while we were there, so we made sure we hit all those places. But the best part was the family dinners and spending time with the crazy family in Buffalo.

We did some work on our home this year. We laid laminate flooring in the front room, the hall way and the living room. Then latter we installed a big kitchen island in the kitchen and then tiled the kitchen and laundry room. We painted Kellsie’s room blue and we are in the process of making it look a little more mature.

Kellsie turned 8 years old in February. We are so proud of her and her choice to be baptized. Her Grandma Logan, Uncle Robbie, Uncle Randy, Aunt Susan and Aunt Melea came from San Diego to share this special day with her. Kellise became a Junior in Girl Scouts this year. Along with her troop she has made baby blankets for hospitals, She earned badges for First Aid, Horse Care, GS in the USA, GS in the World and Pet care. Kellsie is doing fantastic in School as she just made Honor Roll. Kellsie loves to eat Weird Polish food like her Dad. I am trying to put a stop to it, but I think it might be a lost cause. Kellsie just got a pet rat and she named her Pinkie. She takes her out and plays with her all the time.

Logan turned 6 in July. He choose to continue to do Judo this year. We took him to El Paso for a Judo Tournament and he took 1st Place! In December we went to Phoenix were he took 2nd place. Logan was excited that Grandpa Logan, Grandma Logan, Uncle Randy and Aunt Susan came to Phoenix to watch him. Logan loves going to school because during recess he gets to play football. Boy does he love football. He is the coach of his recess football team and they call themselves the Buffalo Bills (Jeff’s influence…I am working on that too). Logan is getting A’s in school and we are very proud of him. Logan still has his snake Babalu and he takes care of him every day without us reminding him.

Jakob turned 4 in November. Jakob is all alone with me during the day, so we have been doing a lot of bonding. We do dishes together, laundry together, he loves to clean the table and chairs with cleaning wipes. But as soon as Kellsie and Logan get home he’s playing football, working on Judo moves and playing “pets” with
Kellsie. Jakob’s best friend in the whole world is Timmy. Timmy moved away this summer. Jakob and Timmy call each other on the phone all the time. All he wanted for his birthday was for Timmy to come over and play and eat PB&J sandwiches. Jakob is really good at taking things apart and putting them back together again. I wonder how much trouble that will get him in? Jakob is a fun and happy kid. He makes us laugh all the time!

Jeff has been working hard at work as always. He is the General Manager of Staples in Los Lunas (½ hour ride from Albuquerque). In the Summer he drove to Farmington, New Mexico and Opened an new store up there. He stayed there for 2 weeks to get it up and running. As soon as Jeff gets home from work the kids attack!!! Logan challenges him to a Madden Wii game, Jakob tackles him and Kellsie wants to hug him and tell him about her day. He is the best dad ever. Of course I want my time with him too, so he makes sure he takes me out on dates (without the kids)! Jeff has been playing basketball and volleyball at the church on Wednesdays, so he comes home wanting a backrub. Jeff’s big news is that he got a new truck. A Ford Ranger Sport 4 x 4. He looks really cool in it and that is all that matters.

My life has not changed much. I still need a nap, but I am getting more things done even thought I am sleep deprived. I help out in the kids class rooms, I am the secretary of the PTO, I help with the book fair at school and this year I am the chairman. I do Humanitarian Aid every Thursday at church, I am Kellsie’ troop leader . Besides that I clean the bathrooms, sweep the floor, toss laundry in the washing machine ( I got a new one this month and it has lots of buttons and cool things to play with. It is a front loader too. Eat your hearts out ladies), and every once in a while I take a bath. I like my life. I have a beautiful house, cool minivan, 3 great kids and a wonderful husband. I could do without the snakes and the rat, but perfection is something we can’t attain in this life, right?

The Giras Family is great! We hope your year was a fun and entertaining as ours!

Love,

Jeff, Katie, Kellsie, Logan, Jakob, Harley (Kellsie’s dog), Ransom (Jeff’s dog), Babalu (Logan’s Snake), Elvis II (Jeff’s snake), Pinkie (Kellsie’s Rat), Superman (Jakob’s turtle) and a handfull of fish.