Wednesday, December 8, 2010


The Westphal Christmas Letter 2010 by Marcus and Lucas

Mom’s been kinda busy this year so we decided to write the Christmas letter. We turned 5 in February and Mom and Dad abandoned us for three days to fly to Dallas, Texas. Apparently, it was a research trip to the Retina Foundation of the Southwest and the docs got to look at mom’s eyes, but we think it was a vacation. They even sent postcards and went to the Sixth Floor, a museum all about JFK’s assassination. The museum is actually located on the same floor of the bldg. where Oswald fired his rifle. They also saw Phantom of the Opera. We are sure it was a vacation.

We also finished soccer in the spring. It was really fun to knock the other kids down so mom signed us up for swimming lessons instead this fall. We love to splash and move. Tim and Sarah did soccer this fall so we still got to go to their games and run around like maniacs. I think Mom and Dad only lost us twice. If you cry loud and pray to God, someone will help you find your parents. You can also make all the ladies smile if you tap their arm and say, “you’re so beautiful”.

Mom also got to be a pirate at night. She had to wear eye patches because she had cataract surgery. She said it was actually good news because her eye disease isn’t encroaching on her central vision yet, which is what they thought was happening at first. The good news is that now she can drive again. It was tough when we were stuck at home, but we did have some good people help us out with rides. One car even had a TV in it. We prayed for rides and got them. God’s so good to us.

Dad has been busy with his new job, and we “pray for sales” every day. It’s called ICR, and they repair electrical components and robots in all kinds of industries. So if you need a repair, call our Dad. Dad’s also doing school at Cornerstone College for something called a BA in Business Management, and he only has a few classes left. He was able to take a break for his new job and it’s been fun to wrestle him more. If we take turns, he doesn’t get a break, and we never get tired of playing with Dad.

Mom is our teacher. She does school every day with all four of us, but the good news is, that if the weather is nice, we get to take a “field trip.” We like phonics and numbers, and Tim likes science, and Sarah likes typing. We can’t read very much yet, but when we ask Sarah to read to us, she says yes. If we ask Tim, he says, “Ask Sarah.” Tim is nine, and Sarah is seven, and Mom didn’t really want her and Dad’s ages in the letter. Thanks for praying for our family as we keep following God’s path.

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