I sent out an "ABC's of the Dougall family" as the letter portion of our 2013 Christmas Card.
For journaling purposes, the blog gets the addition of photos for letter and corresponding event :)
A is for ARTISTS...Jake and Ty continue to spend hours upon hours at the kitchen table drawing, coloring and creating
B is for BASKETBALL...Jake was able to play for the first time….Cason played another winning season with Rich as his coach
C is for COLLEGE...Tanner has returned to BYU-I with Business as his intended course of study
D is for DOG WALKING...Kaitlyn’s latest entrepreneurial effort has paid off big time and she loves all those dogs
E is for EUGENE...where Rich and Katherine enjoyed a quick getaway in July via the train as a pre-anniversary trip
F is for FOOD PODS...we made an attempt to eat at as many carts as we could, but still have a long way to go
G is for GIRLS CAMP...it was Kaitlyn’s first year to attend camp...they were near Olympia, WA and she loved, loved, loved it!
H is for HENS...we sadly had one hen die this year and another “run away” but with three new hens we are back up to six
I is for INVESTING...yes, Rich is still in the world of Financial Planning...and Retirement Planning...and Insurance…$$$
J is for JOG-A-THON….turns out it was good to be a Dougall this year as all three boys earned a medal for their running
K is for KINDERGARTEN…my “baby” entered school this year...attending morning kindie and he loves riding the mid-day bus
L is for LITTLE MERMAID...Kaitlyn joined the cast of her middle school musical in May and had a blast being in the ensemble
M is for MISSIONARIES...Tanner returned from Ohio in June...Rich’s parents returned from D.C. in May and left again in September for New Zealand...Katherine’s parents are serving as service missionaries in Ogden, UT
N is for NEW YEARS EVE...which we spent enjoying the snow at the Eagle Crest Resort in Redmond, OR
O is for OLDER...everyone is...Tanner turns 22 right after Christmas, Conner turned the big 16 this past summer, Kaitlyn will be 13 next month, Cason turns 11 later this month, Jake is turning 7 and Ty is now 5!
P is for PRESCHOOL...Katherine is still working as an assistant in the 4’s classroom at Valley Christian Preschool
Q is for QUICK...with everyone having their own bike, we enjoyed many bike rides this summer...from the library to the grocer to parks to the farmer’s market, we love taking family bike rides together
R is for REUNIONS...the Dougall family gathered for a reunion at Bear Lake this summer...Katherine also attended her 20th high school reunion in August (go Vikings!)
S is for STARLIGHT...as in the 5k run that Rich, Kaitlyn, Cason, Jake and Ty all completed in June
T is for TRIATHLON...we participated in our 2nd family triathlon in July...50m swim, 2 mile bike, ½ mile run
U is for UNBELIEVABLE...Conner is 16 and is enjoying having driving privileges and being gainfully employed at Club Sport
V is for VEGAS...Rich still has work demands that take him to Las Vegas every 6 weeks or so...giving him a nice dose of sun
W is for WATER...we purchased a family pool pass for the summer and the kids swam and swam and swam
X is for eXERCISE...Conner has really found a love of working out and weight training...he is one strong young man!
Y is for YURT...we enjoyed a quick camping trip to Champoeg, OR in August and were glad for the yurt when the rain started
Z is for ZERO...the number of losses for both Kaitlyn and Cason’s fall soccer teams...both teams went undefeated baby!
