Monday, December 24, 2012

Merry Christmas




van der Horst Family Update:
Jason and Lauren got to take an amazing trip together to Kauai.  Jason earned our hotel stay through a huge project at work.  We missed the kids but knew they were in good hands with grandma and grandpa van der Horst.  We are expecting our third child at the end of March!  We are excited to be having another little boy!  Claire (4) has been participating in a preschool with a few neighbors and loves it.  She continues to be the most helpful little one. Cleaning up toys is not exciting, but whenever I need something (like a box of kleenex), she is so quick to help me out!  She continues to be a most loving big sister and loves playing with Trevor.  Trevor (1.5) will be two years old a month after his little brother joins our family.  He is now able to eat a lot more, but still off dairy, soy, gluten, and nuts.  Fortunately he has never had an allergic reaction, just has tummy/digestive issues when he eats these things.  But he is talking, running, and getting into stuff- like most little ones.  He is still such a sweet little guy, and will be a great big brother soon!