Dear Family and Friends,
Here’s the recap of the year for the Reyes family. Enjoy!
Kyle – is looking forward to the day that he can come home and not worry about his dissertation. He finished his coursework, qualifying exams, and proposal with graduation on the horizon. He continued work with President Holland at UVU and is having a number of great experiences as well as late nights. In one day, he was released from a bishopric only to be called to the next one. Finally, he was delighted to have fun with his growing family. The boys are still excited to welcome him home and his new princess has him wrapped around her finger.
Michele - loves her boys to no end and almost cries when she thinks about finally having a baby girl join our family. She’s enjoyed creating things from princess to superhero for her little ones. This year she fulfilled a dream she’s had since 7th grade to cut her hair super short. Her thoughts on short hair? She’s decided to check that off the bucket list and grow it back out. Her photography business continues and Kyle and her twin brother Uwe finished a room in the basement for her studio (Michele is grateful to no end!). She traveled to Canada in September to be mentored by one of her favorite newborn photographers.
Kekoa (6) - started kindergarten this year. He insists on riding the bus to and from school (Michele does not mind – less work than packing up all the kids for a 3 minute ride). He loves drawing and all the boys show great talent in it. It is no surprise with extremely talented artists for grandfathers on both sides. Along with drawing, Kekoa loves to dance. Both the boys began learning the Native American Hoop dance this summer and debuted their performance at a Pow Wow in November. We were so proud of them for being so brave.
Ikaika (4) loves to learn and do things with mom and dad. He still has a soft spot in his heart for his Grandma Delphine (they mist be kindred spirits). He is a great helper to mommy and is wonderful at doing “chores” to help with cleaning. He is officially our first child to completely unload the dishwasher. He loves his siblings and can always get Ka’imi to smile and giggle at him.
Iosepa (2) – continues to charm his way out of things. He fills the role of third boy well, getting in on the fun and wrestling his brothers. Has a real love for music and learning songs. His favorite to sing is “I Got Joy” from Joy School. Anytime music comes on he can’t help but move along to the beat. He and the other boys have tons of fun dancing in the living room.
Ka’imi (9 mo) – Ka’imihaleakua Hozhoni joined our family in March. She has been a wonderful, easy-going baby. She spent a week in the hospital when she was 2 months old for an eye infection, but otherwise has been healthy and developing well. She is currently very mobile crawling everywhere. She truly is the princess of the family and everyone loves her beyond description.
We completed a year in our home in Cedar Hills and are adjusting to the distance between home and everything else (work, church, stores, etc). We still attend the Native American Ward and love the ward-family we’ve developed there. It has been a wonderful, blessed year – we are so grateful for all we have, especially our growing family! Hope all is well with each of you. For more info on our family visit our blog: reyesohana.blogspot.com
Most Sincerely,
Kyle, Michele, Kekoa, Ikaika, Iosepa, and Ka’imi
1 comment:
What a womderful Christmas letter and history for your family! I always want to do this but feel like we are much too boring and don't do anything or go anywhere or accomplish anything to write a letter. Someday I guess. :)
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