6th Annual Shoemaker Family Newsletter

I saw this the other day and deeply related to it:
Dear 2011...I get it, you're the fastest year in history. But come on, at this rate I'm gone be 67 in what feels like a few more Christmases. 2012...you put that Red Bull down, I can already hear you lacing up your running shoes!
*snicker* I thought that was pretty cute.
It's been a crazy year.

I totally failed in writing this up before Christmas. But hey, better late than never!

Our Family: In May we started up a computer repair business. We're still in the beginning stages and running it out of our home, but it's been good so far. We have a Facebook page we use for our customers to get ahold of us. www.facebook.com/shoemakercomputerrepair
We adopted a cat named George. He belonged to Matt's Aunt Christina who passed away this year and we miss terribly. George is awesome and extremely patient with our David who loves to chase him around and lay on him because "he so soft Mommy!"


Matt: aside from fixing computers at home he is currently working at the Energizer factory. He is also pursuing his love for music as lead singer in a band called Destination Flashback. They've created a few songs and have played at open mic night at the local theater a couple of times. I honestly enjoy their music. They are hoping to finish an album here in the future.


Amber: I'm still loving being able to stay at home with my kiddos. Still taking pictures for friends and family. Still blogging. Still being awesome. What more is there to say?

Matthew: (age 11) We made the decision to homeschool Matthew this year. He says he enjoys it and seems to be doing well. He took some martial arts classes earlier in the year and had fun with it. He's an all around awesome kid who loves his family and is an awesome help around the house.
This year for Christmas he asked for Legos. His Nana and Pop-Pop bought him 2 lego sets. One was a helicopter and the other was a Star Wars ship (I don't remember what's called.) He put both together in 2 days. They were super complex and the helicopter even has moving parts and gears. We were all really impressed.
He's also started doing some stop-motion photography. He's made a couple of silly movies, usually involving lego men or stuffed animals.
He has an awesome sense of humor and is an amazing big brother.

David: (age 3) What can I say about my David...he's crazy and silly and very much 3 years old. He's smart as a whip. He knows the entire alphabet and is now working on learning how to write them. So far he can write P, I, T, and H. He can also recognize all his numbers, shapes and colors. He's also pretty much self taught. I haven't really sat down and taught him anything. He just picks stuff up pretty easily.
He's still my little shadow and I'm mostly ok with that. I know it won't always be that way. He loves to snuggle and give hugs. He's pretty darn adorable if I don't say so myself. Although he is also mighty mischevious.

This now concludes my newsletter. *phew!* I'm glad I finally finished it. It's been weighing on my mind for some time now.

Til next year...

I hope you all stay safe, happy, and healthy.

Matt

Amber

Matthew

David

Shoemaker