Mathison 2008 Christmas Letter

?What it's Christmas Already?

Where does all the time go, can you believe it is here?
Things creep up on us so fast, hard to really make things last.
Thanksgiving seemed like it was yesterday,
And now it's come and gone away.
Hooray for Christmas Trees, Candy Canes, and Time to Play.
I hope that Christmas won't just be like another day.
This is such a special time of year.
I'm sure of which we all hold so dear.

So much has happened, where to begin.....

Montey is now 7months old, and crawling about.
He is so cute from his toes to his snout.
His siblings love to carry him around.
Even as they fall to the ground.
How many teeth could there be?
Inside his mouth there are 3 times 3.

Tamara who is currently 4, actually seems more like Fourteen.
Mostly because she likes looking and being treated like a queen.
Her personality shines through, in every way;
Whether playing with her dolls, or styling her hair for the day.
It never fails,
Almost every week she has to paint her nails.
We keep thinking how did we get a girl like this?
By any chance, was it Tanya's teenage wish?


And Liahona well, being six, is still quite a good helper.
She loves doing chores; including setting things up for supper.
Where does she like to be most of all?
In our school room working on her artistic wall.
She still loves to draw and paint in every way.
She could just do this everyday.
Her happy and cheerful face,
Always seems to help keep everyone in their place.


Caleb has doubled the fact of him being an all sports fan.
Not knowing any names he would probably call them all Dan.
However he knows the names and mascots from watching almost every game.
He likes to choose and guess which team will win all the big fame.
Whatever sport his Father is watching,
Caleb will run there, without even stopping.
He would like to play football someday,
In spite of us telling telling him, no way!


Tanya is still doing quite well with schooling the kids.
We are all finding it to be super fun, no matter all the bids.
We pull through just like everyone else,
Through hard days, or bad days in spite of ourselves.
Life has been full, life has been fun,
Even if our time in Nebraska is not quite done.
We have adjusted to life in the Mid-West,
This has been an interesting family Test.

Eric keeps plugging through school work day after day,
Still wishing for more time to play.
He is enjoying the program of Nurse Anesthesia, even though we stand out in a flash.
With us being the only ones NOT from Nebraska, we really truly clash.
There were so many things we did not know,
Like why in the heck do people wear red...it just seemed to grow?
Why it was for the Corn Huskers of course,
I mean do people really look good in red, that's just gross.
Fan or not, living here it just wouldn't seem right,
To not have a family portrait with a nice Husker sight.

From our Family to yours, We would like to wish you a Happy Husker Holiday.
Merry Christmas to you, we often think of you.

With Much Love,
The Mathison Family:Eric. Tanya. Caleb. Liahona. Tamara. Montey.
(P.S
I did not get this Eric approved,
because he may think that I was a little rude.
I'm just being a little tease,
so no one needs to be upset, Please! =)