Echo, echo, echo...

Hello, hello! Yes, we are alive. I have just been really, really busy. I don't even think I've taken many pictures since the last post, and John's got the camera in Korea, so I don't know when the next set will come.

Let's see. John's in Korea for a month and 1/2 to do military type stuff. I have coached another season of middle school soccer at St. John's. Once again I had a fabulous group of girls, and we fared well. Mia turned four, and I don't have pictures since I don't have the camera (boooooo!!!), and JB's about to turn 9. Holy smokes, these kids are aging me!

I can't believe another school year is closing up. We're already planning on Tiff's home visit, and I have Mia scheduled to be tested for a PRE-Gate program. 1/2 the test is leaving my side and going alone with the teacher to be tested. I think that will be the toughest part for Mia. As we all know, her nickname at daycare is "New Student" because even though she's been at that daycare since 8 months of age, she still pitches a fit at least 4x a week when I drop her off in the morning. If we can get her in the door, I think she's got 1/2 a chance of getting into PRE-Gate for the next school year. The nice thing is they have a class next school year at MU Lujan so her and JB will be together, and the class is a regular 8am-2pm class. This would be a huge score for everyone. No more paying an arm and a leg for daycare, and Mia, who's pretty bright, will have a full day of challenging activities, which she really enjoys.

We're doing alright. With the last day of coaching being yesterday, today is the first day back to our relatively stress-free schedule. We need this while John's away, or else I will have no hair by the time he gets back from me pulling it all out.

I hope you all are well. We love and miss you all so much. I hope the weather gets warmer so you can get out and get back to your outdoor activities.

Love,
Team Camacho

She's looking much better!

It's looking so much less like a gang-bang scar lately with doses of aloe vera from Mom's plant.

She looked quite the UFC fighter for quite some time there with her bandaged head and jacked up teeth (2009 was a rough year towards the end there).

Now life is easy-peasy good, and she can focus on the little things, like doing her nails.

Random Photos!

JB is tough, for real. Told him not to smile because it's not tough looking to have 3 cute dimples and two big chicklets.

Yay for Skype! The kids video chatting.

Christmas Day Pics by the Tree (tradition)!

Christmas day moved pretty smoothly this year. We were missing a couple grandkids in the picture, and as usual, wishing we were closer to the rest of the family. The kids got neat things to play with, and the adults too. The traditional waffle breakfast was awesome, but a tasty addition to this year's meal was REAL coffee! No coffee in tea bags, but perk stuff. Dee brought her coffee maker, and Gramma Sue had some yummy coffee. I had me 3 cups, but it didn't penetrate the allergy medication fog I was in. Great stuff.

We spent the rest of the day at home. I slept off the medication and felt great by the evening. I put a ham and some scalloped potatoes in the oven for dinner, which didn't turn out too bad. I need to work on the ham part, but we do have tons of leftovers for "hammer sammiches" and fried rice.

Another great Christmas with the family, and almost another year under our belts.

Merry Christmas from us to you!

Santa just happened to be chillin' at the NEX food court. The little ones were feeling pretty sociable and hopped right up on his lap for a photo. I promise I fixed Mia's hair before we left the house. She was especially impressed with him when he gave her some candy.

We hope you all have a great time Christmas Day with your family and friends. Wish we could all be together.

Love,
Team Camacho