The
Castle Family December 2015
Dear
Family & Friends,
What
a lovely time of year to celebrate what Christ has done for us! As
we remember His birth, we are so blessed and have so much to be
thankful for! Too many years have gone by since I last wrote a
letter with our Christmas card photos, so I thought it was time to
write again!
Not
a whole lot has changed in the last few years as we are still at our
same home. We have lived here now for 8 years (where
has the time gone?). We still attend the Shelbyville Bible Holiness
Church (www.ShelbyBHC.com) and love the church family and our pastor.
Our church moved into our brand new building in June of 2014! We
welcome any visitors in person or online. We also still have our pet
dog, Peanut. We had a Julianna mini pig named Lola this summer for
the kids, but she didn't work out for our family in town as well as
we had hoped, so we found her another home. Each summer, we enjoy
going to the Kansas State Holiness Association campmeeting and
visiting my family in KS.
Trint,
who still works from home most of the time, keeps very busy with his
regular job, side jobs (currently a sub for driving school buses),
Anderson Symphony Orchestra, Lafayette Symphony Orchestra, and doing
lots of different jobs at our church! He loves spending time with
the kids and does well keeping up with his work.
I,
Janette, still work at home trying to keep up with 6 kids, a
husband, home-schooling and church activities. (For our
home-schooling, we have joined a Classical Conversations community
for the last 2 1/2 years. Our boys were "Memory Masters"
both years reciting all the information from the whole year.)
There's not much time for me to play, but I like to spend time having
fun with the kids and doing things for others.
Christopher,
now 13 years old, is in 7th grade. He outgrew both of his parents
and is nearing 6 feet tall! He loves to build things in the garage
with wood or other scraps. He also loves to play basketball and his
trumpet and does really well. He was so excited to be in the
"Advanced Band" at Band Camp this summer. He still takes
piano lessons. He loves his siblings and is a great help around the
house and enjoys playing with his friends!
Blake,
our 10-year-old, is in 5th grade and loves to try to keep up with
Christopher in many things. Blake plays a trombone, recorder, tin
whistle and piano. He was old enough this year to attend Band Camp
and enjoyed playing his trombone in the "Cadet Band." He
has become an expert at the Rubik's Cube, solving the whole thing in
just a bit over a minute!
Lilly
is 8 and is a big help to me around the house. She is in 2nd grade
and does really well at reading to her sisters. She takes piano
lessons and has learned a little on the violin.
Kaylee
is our active 5-year-old who is in Kindergarten and doing well
learning to read. She keeps us hopping as always, but usually has a
brilliant smile and loves to dress up fancy. She also takes piano
lessons and enjoys playing her tin whistle at church (the 4 oldest
kids can play the tin whistle that they learned in school).
Melissa
is already 3 years old! She keeps busy playing and likes to help me
in the kitchen. She also loves playing on Daddy's Ipad! She gets
really excited when she sees her good friend or her Grandma!
Emma,
born on September 3rd, is a joy to all of us! She arrived so quickly
that day, she didn't allow me time to get to the hospital, so she was
born at home! She & I had our first ambulance ride to the
hospital and then when she was 3 days old, we were in church on
Sunday. She helps us smile with her smiles, laughs and learning new
things!
We
all love this season with the celebration of Christ's birth, and hope
that it brings all of you good thoughts, good memories, and the hope
of Heaven through His salvation!
Love
to all,
The
Trint Castle family
