Christmas Letter 2009

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2009!!!!

Home for the Holidays…. and this time it’s for good! This year has been such a busy year for us with many changes and also lots of fun and great memories. We have gotten used to warmer and mostly foggy Christmases by Baker beach and the Golden Gate Bridge. We really did leave our hearts in San Francisco and we miss it a lot. Now we have SNOW and bitter cold and beautiful REAL Christmas trees that smell so good, and best of all…FAMILY!! It’s great to be back in Canada this Christmas.

NATE – This has been his break out year as he went from knowing only a few words and short phrases in the spring to copying Ki’s every word and singing the words to Your Love by The Outfield and Living on a Prayer by Bon Jovi. Nate has loved being so close to his grandparents and loves to go visit them every chance he can get. Nate has come up with some pretty cute expressions this year. The most memorable one being when he would growl at you and then say ‘Be Happy’ in his cute little voice. He is getting so big and is still so squeezable. He loves his brother and they are the best of friends.

KI – When we started dental school Ki was one and we used to think what it would be like when Ki was four. Now he’s half way to five and is so proud of how big he is getting. Ki is the helper around the house (for the most part) and he loves to make his brother happy (also for the most part). Ki has become such a bright and creative boy. He loves to build new and creative things out of Lego and has been such a great example for Nate to follow. Ki has become a little computer whiz and loves to play interactive games with letters and numbers. Lately he has gotten pretty good at spelling small words and is proud that he can count to 20. Ki is looking forward to doing some gymnastics starting in the New Year.

NADINE - This year has been a bittersweet one. Bitter because she had to leave an amazing city and amazing friends behind and move to Canada, and sweet because she is so close to family. The move was hard but she is enjoying living in Okotoks and loves living in a bigger house. Nadine is still very busy with the boys but is finding more time now to do some of the things she loves. The summer was awesome with the Woolf family reunion, Echo lake, and getting to go back to Brett’s mission in Peru for 2 weeks. She is all ready for Christmas and loves the REAL tree and the many traditions that create so many awesome memories.

BRETT – This year was a huge one for him having finally achieved the end result of so many years of studying by graduating from Dental School and moving home to Canada to start practicing with his Dad. What made 2009 an even better year for him was taking his wife to Peru for 2 weeks to tour his mission and see all the things that made it such a great experience. It has been hard not being so close to his brother but it’s been great to have some family nearby to share great experiences with. He misses San Francisco with all its sights, tastes and sounds and hopes to go back soon.

We are looking forward to a great (and hopefully WHITE) Christmas with family and friends. We wish everyone the best Christmas ever as we remember the real meaning of the holiday season. Love,

Brett, Nadine, Ki and Nate Williams