This Year's Letter to Santa

Dear Santa,

We know that you have facebook and email but being the old-fashioned folk that we are, we wanted to write you a letter instead and tell you how hard each of us have worked to be good.

Peter developed a tick that is caused by strep throat but he was so good for all the doctor visits and took all his medicine, well … most of the time. He started kindergarten in the fall and has made a lot of new friends. Peter does everything that his teacher tells him and works really hard. He always tries to sit by someone on the bus so that they feel good.

Andrew got to start preschool in the fall and is learning so much! He likes to watch Peter do his homework and can do almost everything that Kindergarteners do.  He helps around the house doing dishes and helping take care of Matthew and Julia.  He helped Mommy clean all the walls doing Fall Cleaning and really liked using the tooth brush to get all the food off the walls.

Matthew is growing up so fast and loves to take care of his little sister. He gives great hugs and loves to laugh and play. He likes to talk in Matthew language, which the rest of us are trying hard to be fluent in! When he “fell” and split his forehead open, Matthew let the doctor glue his head back together. 

Julia is our little doll and we really love our sister! She is so patient with her brothers who love to comb her hair and put flowers and bows on her head.  She loves to smile and is so good with all the people that want to hold her. She is so good to laugh every time that we tickle her belly or toes. At five months, Julia weighs 14 pounds and is 26 inches tall already! 

Mommy and Papa have done their best to be good too! When Mommy had to have gallbladder surgery, Papa stayed with her and took care of her and Julia all day. He helped Mommy out so much with cleaning and cooking until she felt better.  Mommy tried really hard to be good and say thank you to all the people that helped her.

Santa, thank you for all that you did for us this last year.  We are thankful for all the help and support that we received from all your “helpers,” especially from our family and friends! Thanks for inspiring us to be good and to try a little harder to be what we are suppose to be.

Love,

The Tietjens