Christmas 2011
Christmas 2012
Dear
Family and Friends,
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays from
Tennessee!! We hope you are surrounded
by love and family. We appreciate the
relationships we have with each of you and count ourselves truly blessed to
have you all be a part of our lives.
For those we don't see as often as we would
wish, we will sum up our year. (and if
you ask why Tennessee I can use one word... the Army)
After graduating (Woo-Hoo!!!) from Dental
School in April/May, Boyd spent a couple months training with the Army in San
Antonio Texas while Kat and kids spent the time in Arizona visiting family. Then after a short but long 4 hour drive, in
which Kat drove her first FULLY packed Uhaul 14 footer and Boyd drove the FULLY
packed 26 footer with our packed truck in tow, and several MONTHS of unpacking
and organizing, we have finally found ourselves at home in Clarksville
Tennessee.
Thus far Boyd feels blessed to have been
assigned to a clinic with a great commander who likes to teach and allows the
young dentists at his clinic to practice a broad range of general dentistry
instead of only the drill and fill stuff.
He also started “moonlighting” (working part-time) at a local dental
office where he gets to work on kids, do whatever he feels comfortable doing,
and get some private practice experience. Needless to say, he is happy as a bug
in a rug.
Aimee has been in preschool and is going to
be 5 on her next birthday (in March) which she loves to tell everyone, along
with the fact they will be invited to her birthday party... She is growing up
and is starting to jump in and help or get dressed before mommy even asks.
Tyler is as curious as ever, especially if it
involves climbing. He climbs in and on
and over anything he can. His other
favorite activity is to do whatever Aimee is doing which sometimes she loves
and other times …... well, he just loves her so much!
Kat is enjoying both her new neighborhood and
church friends and especially her new house and beautiful kitchen, where she
has been having lots and lots of game nights lately. As always, she is grateful
that she can be a full-time homemaker and Mommy!
As with any change in life, there comes with
it moments of happiness and sadness and while we were sad (VERY sad L) to leave our friends in Kentucky, Clarksville has
brought us lots of happy moments with our new friends and neighbors and our
little cul-de-sac environment. It is a
great place to live, work, and play (lots and lots J). Most importantly, we are ever grateful for the
knowledge of the restored gospel that allows us to know that families can be
together forever and friendships preserved throughout eternity all because of
the Atonement of the Savior Jesus Christ, whose birthday we celebrate during
this holiday season. Again we wish you a
Merry Christmas or Happy Holidays and the best of everything in life to come your
way during this next year.
Love,
The
Newsome Family
Another year has gone by, and
my how the time did fly!!! Nevertheless,
we have felt an abundance of love from our Savior, family and friends.
Quick Blips for 2013
Boyd is working and growing
in skill and understanding of the Dental Field.
The army is providing valuable experiences and combined with
moonlighting at CDC he is gaining lots of practice!
Kat is finishing her salad
master dinners and will have completed her goal of 30 in a year. She loves the interaction with other adults
and the valuable home time daddy gets with Aimee and Tyler!!
Aimee started school and has
loved it! Her teacher goes to our ward
and keeps us updated on her progress.
She is growing up so fast, and has begun reading and writing and doing
simple adding and subtracting…
Tyler is talking more and
doing more “self do it” as he says… He climbs in and under and over and around
anything that stands still long enough for him to try…and a few things that
don’t like the neighbor’s dogs. J
As a family we ventured to
Utah for a family reunion and cousin time!
We also went camping at Lake Barkley in Kentucky with friends, enjoyed
several visits with our great friends from dental school and game nights and
parties with our newer friends here. We spent a wonderful Thanksgiving with
Kat’s Aunt and Cousins and to start our Christmas holiday we went to a pretty
amazing ICE exhibit of Frosty the snowman and the Nativity (everything carved
in ice!)… And MOST IMPORTANTLY this year
we learned to look forward to May 5 when we expect a new baby girl!!! Aimee predicted a girl and that her name
would be Carly… she was right about a girl… we shall see about Carly.
We love and miss all our
friends and family and look forward to visits over the coming year!
Love,
Boyd, Kat, Aimee and Tyler
Christmas 2014
Season's Greeting from the Newsome Family!!!
Highlights of 2014:
Family: Spring was all about birthdays, Summer about swimming and sunshine, Fall about planning for and taking our trip to the Jekyll Island (beach) and Disney World, and Winter about coming together as family..
Individually--
Aimee: turned 6 and is growing into such a little lady! she lost 3 teeth between christmases, is such a help with her siblings and mom couldn't live without her…
Tyler: turned 3 and is so fun! He is learning how to tease his sisters and is so loving underneath it all…
Carlee: joined our family in her own unique style (thus her name) and is a daily blessing and joy. Her smiles and coos light up our lives!
Boyd: turned … is completing his time commitment with the Army and is busy trying to plan the future...
Kat: is hanging in there and marveling at the privilege and blessing to be a wife and mother to this crew!
We have felt the blessings of the Lord in our lives and know He Lives!!! Grateful for this time of year to celebrate his birth and to reflect on the years past and to come...
Wishing y'all the best for 2015!
