Dearest Family and Friends, December 2008
So… last year we were total slackers and didn’t get out a Christmas card or letter-for those of you that thought you had been forgotten, you weren’t! You are always in our thoughts!
However these last two years have been unbelievable! 2007 went by in what seems to be the blink of an eye and 2008 has not moved at a much slower pace!
Let us catch you up!!!
2007 brought us our newest family addition-Devynn Renee Clare Schramm (6lbs 4 ozs, 18 ¾ inches). As luck would have it she was born on Friday the 13th of July-via emergency C-section. Our baby spent 10 days in the NICU for a Group B Strep infection and finally got to come home to us on the 24th of July. We were truly blessed to have had so much help in those weeks that followed with our church family helping out with the kids and meals and with Karen (Jenni’s sister) coming out from Utah to help for 10 days. The visitors kept on coming after that and have only recently stopped…for now…
2008 rolled in and more changes came…
Jenni stopped doing in home daycare and went back to school in January to pursue her nursing degree, only one more pre-requisite class until clinicals, which will hopefully start spring 2010. She is also working part time on the postpartum floor and occasionally in NICU doing newborn screenings.
Todd changed companies going from commercial to residential pest control and went to a family owned business and is much happier with the management and hours.
Chase is doing very well. He continues to master his educational goals we set up for him and February will bring about another IEP meeting to set new goals. It’s hard to believe our little guy is turning nine in a couple of weeks!
Mia is just becoming such a great kid. She played soccer this year and loved it! She started Kindergarten and is doing so well academically-above expectations- in reading especially. She has lost her two bottom teeth and in typical 6-year-old fashion checks for loose teeth all the time now.
Kailee is our little firecracker! And has the red hair to go with it! She started pre-K this year (on her 4th birthday) and is the social butterfly of her class! She is working on writing her name and isn’t far off of mastering her letters and numbers.
Devynn-our little Deedee-is the sweetest little thing ever! We honestly don’t know what it is, maybe it’s cause she’s the baby but…she’s just a love and so curious about everything. Quite the little talker too-although we’re not really sure on the translation…
Billy has had a great year! He is a junior now and continues to do well academically and has been extremely involved at school, in sports and with youth group at church. This year he started the football season on JV but got moved up to Varsity when they’re team won their district championship and went to State quarterfinals! We are so excited for next season when he will get to play under the Friday night lights of high school football in TX! He was also nominated to be a PAL(peer and leadership student) last year and after a long and detailed application and interview process was accepted into the program! He will continue that into next year. And last but definitely not least; in September Billy was baptized!!! We are so incredibly proud of him and all he has accomplished!
We have been incredibly blessed by the number of visitors we’ve had the last two years-both friends and family, even Jenni’s parents made it out this year! If you’re ever in the neighborhood please let us know! We’d love to have you visit with us! Please don’t mind the mess, the house, as always is a work in progress.
May you and your families have an incredibly blessed Holiday season and year full of love, peace, health and great joy!
With much love,
The Schramms
Todd, Jenni, Chase, Mia, Kailee, Devynn and Billy
19816 San Chisolm Drive
Round Rock TX 78664
Daschramms@yahoo.com
www.theschrammfam.blogspot.com (we really do try to keep this updated but as I said…we’ve been slacking)
