Valencic Family Newsletter

November 7th, 2007 edition

Hey, it's only been 2 months this time!

We are officially in fall weather now that we have had a couple of nights below freezing and the trees are changing colors.   The garden is dead, the pecans are starting to fall off the trees and the grass is dying.

Tom and I are still doing all the stuff we were doing before, parenting, callings, job, homeschooling, yardwork, housework, playing, and my job as well which has gotten really busy with the holidays coming up.  Other big news... Timothy is now walking!  Not a lot, but he CAN.

Michael will be 11 years old (in 20 days) and will receive his Arrow of Light for Cub Scouts the next day.  He is doing 5th/6th grade work right now for school and is completely fascinated by the world of electronics.  He still loves Legos and Magnetix, and wants a Swiss Army knife and a soldering iron, along with electronic components to build with.  His site is here.  I'll update it after his birthday.

Benjamin is 9 years old now.  He loves helping with his baby brother and isn't so keen on schoolwork this year.  He's in 3rd grade and things seem to take too much time, to him.  He loves jokes and biology.  He also loves his bike, science, being outdoors, being active, Transformers, Legos, Harry Potter, running, jumping, and many other things including.  He is loves being a Bear scout and being able to do more in scouts.  His site is here, and will be updated soon!  (still)

Emilie is 7 1/2.  She is reading very well and loves homeschooling.  She is now in 2nd grade.  She is excited (still) about being baptized next April.  She is also excited about a new baby at that time, and hopes and prays that the baby is a sister, not another brother.  We know she will love either one.  Her site is here.

Nathanael is 4 1/2.    He is my first child to constantly ask me questions about where something comes from, what does this word mean, what does this say, what do these eat, where does this go?  His site is here.  He loves his Primary class and his teacher.  He can sing "The Spirit of God" from start to finish from memory, and "Lord, I would Follow Thee".  These are hymns we've recently learned as a family.

Samuel is constantly talking.  He is 2, and will be 3 in January.  He has a huge imagination and is just a joy.  Most of the time.    He loves using his imagination to constantly be someone new or do something interesting.  He knows all his ABCs and can count past 20.    He loves Blue's Clues and Sesame Street.  His site is here.

Timothy is growing like a weed, and moves even faster.  He is a year old on Saturday and starting to walk.  He is as tall as our kitchen table, and can reach way too many things.  Nothing is safe!   He has 6 teeth with at least 2 more on the way.  Here is his site. He babbles, can blow raspberries very well, and will bite your toes if you leave them where he can reach them.  He has a great giggle.  He loves his family, and we love him! 

Oh, and he walked to Michael first.

Baby 8 is wiggling constantly.  You can get to his/her site here.  The next doctor appointment is November 16th which will also be the 20 week ultrasound. We have no feelings either way on whether this baby is a boy or a girl, though the timing suggests that it could possibly not be a boy according to our history, haha.  Everyone is telling us it's a girl, though.  However, there is no way we would be disappointed with either gender.  I will not speak for Emilie, however.

Please call, write, email, and/or visit anytime.

Remember that April is going to be busy with family events, and would possibly be a good time to come visit.  Let us know!  (blessing and baptism!)

Love, Tabitha, Tom, Michael, Benjamin, Emilie, (Joseph), Nathanael, Samuel, Timothy, and ??