(Finally an update!)
            Merry Christmas 2007!
         
                                           Crockett, Brooke, Lexie, Alyssa, Corinne, and Asa

NEW IN THIS UPDATE:

Christmas 2007 (no promises of anything else, but I'll get as much in as I can)

COMING SOON:
In other news...

Crockett and Asa finished rugby season in late November.  Both have decided to take a break from rugby and will try to play soccer in the spring.  They continue to do Cub Scouting.

Lexie started preschool in November as well.  She is attending the Belgian preschool / kindergarden at SHAPE--Madame Veronique is her wonderful teacher.

Crockett will be returning to the American sector of the SHAPE International School.  Both boys decided to give the Belgian sector a chance with the stipulation they had to stay until Christmas break to determine if they wanted to stay there (and have every class in French), or return to the American school.  Asa chose to stay in the Belgian school, so this will be the first time they haven't been together at school since Crockett began kindergarden in San Antonio.

We've had the pleasure of hosting our niece since October.  She came over from Texas to help out with the kids while I've been travelling so much through the fall.  The rest of her family joined us two days before Christmas and will use our house as home base as they travel throughout Europe for the remainder of the Christmas break--its been nice to have familiar faces...especially family... here with us!!

Prayer Requests

  • Several days ago, Clay's Uncle Gerald underwent quintuple bypass surgery in Texas.  The reports are that he is doing very well...the surgery was luckily a preventive measure since no catastrophic event had yet occurred.

  • During Johnna's recent business trip to Norfolk, Virginia, one of her co-workers, a Norwegian Navy commander, Thom Knustad, suffered a massive heart attack.  He leaves behind a wife and two teenage boys.

  • In early October, one of Johnna's close co-workers, British Royal Navy Commander Lee Abernethy also suffered a massive heart attack and died.  He leaves behind a wife and two daughters, age 5 and 7.

  • Finally, we'd like to keep all those in mide who are in harm's way, wherever they may be, and whatever the reason they find themselves there.