Merry Christmas from the Payne family!
2010 was a year of change and a year of seeing projects that we had talked about for years come completion. Levi and Samuel experienced change with the closing of their school. They enjoy their new school, which is actually closer to our house, and they are big boys now since they walk to school by themselves. We completed three major projects on the house. During the summer we had a fence put up in the backyard. This has been great, since the kids can now play outside much more often. Around the same time we tore down our garage and hand a new shed built. In the fall we completed the front porch project by painting the walls and staining the floor. Through all of these projects we are thankful for friends that were able to help with demolition and construction.
2010 was also a year of new opportunities. Chris became a Child Advocate for Compassion International. This gives him opportunities to talk to groups about the ministry of Compassion and how a child can be released from poverty in Jesus’ name.
2010 was a year of new arrivals. We experienced the birth of two nephews within a few months of each other. In the summer we welcomed Kai to the world, and in December Nicholas joined the family.
The boys continue to grow, in size (as reflected by our food budget), and personality. Cari continues her work as coordinator for our church’s MOPS group, and Chris is in his 10th year of employment at Renaissance Learning. We pray that you have a wonderful Christmas and a blessed new year.
The Payne’s
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