Merry Christmas to Everyone!

Due to my severe brain freeze that caused me to lick shut all the Christmas cards (even the ones that needed the annual letter) I am putting it on my blog this year. And it is a sneaky way of getting more people to check out what is happening to the Josh May family. I got the idea from Josh's cousin. What a terrific idea! So anyway, here is an quick update on our family

Alaina-We call her the girl of a hundred faces, always keeping us on our toes with her fabulous personality. This year she mastered potty training. Yea!! No more diapers!! She gets to stay at home all day with mom while the kids are at school.

Madison-She was a cherub in this year's Nutcracker performance. (See post below). She loves going her ballet class every week. This summer she and Riley took swimming lessons and she did great. She has loved 2nd grade and likes to read. She is miss social bug, always making new friends.

Riley-Basketball, soccer, swimming, football, Webelos, and tae kwon do-keeps us busy all the time. He loves reading. Last year, in 3rd grade, he earned 307 AR points. For those of you with kids in school that is a ton.

Carla-Scrapping, scouts, chauffeuring, and everything else that comes with being a mom. BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!!!

Josh-After 10 years, he is no longer at Jones Sew & Vac. He is now a regional sales rep for one of their suppliers, Riccar. The company is the Tacony Corporation, based out of St. Louis. He has 11 states that he covers. He is gone a lot, but he is also home a lot too. We are beginning to rake up airline miles and hotel points though.

We hope your holiday season is filled with joy and cherished family moments. The gospel is the glue that holds our lives together. With Jesus the Christ, we can receive the wonderful blessings promised to us.

The Cherub

Madison was a cherub in the Rotary Club's presentation of the Nutcracker. She did a wonderful job, despite waking up sick that day. Darn croup. She was so beautiful. I am putting the video on here. For those of you that care to watch, she is the very first cherub in white that comes running out.

Riley turns the big 1-0!!!

The big 1-0!! Where does the time go? Riley graduated into double digits with a bang. Literally. He has been taking hunter safety, so he can be ready to go turkey hunting in the spring with his dad. Does everyone know that you can hunt wild, crazy birds that fly off in every direction before you can hunt a big game animal that just stands there? Lets all pray for no Dick Cheney incidents. So anyway, he got his first gun: a single shot 20 gague. And now it is safely locked away in the safe, never to be used (mothers can always dream).

Family Pics

There hasn't been much to report that I have pictures of, so you get to see what our attempt at self-taken family pictures turned out. Needless to say, I am not blowing anything up to put in a frame and hang on the wall. I will give the kids the benefit of the doubt and tell you that it was 32 degrees outside and even colder in the shade.

The Edahow Cowboys are 6-0!!

Riley ended his last flag football season this week. His team ended up undefeated. It was a good time for Riley, despite having to play on a team called the Cowboys. He his a proud and true Bears fan. He even wore his bears stocking hat at the team picture.
He played middle linebacker and strong safety. His stong safety position allowed him to get an interception and he also pulled a few flags. His parents are very proud of him and the progress he has made.
In the pics he plays defense and is number 14.

The interception!!