Clara and Abi

Clara wrote a report for her biography board at school thought you would enjoy it.
Abi scored 2 points and had some steals and lots of rebounds at her basketball game tonight!!
Go Girls!

Hi my name is Clara Ann Hooton. I was born on September 28, 1999 in Memorial Hospital at 4;30 AM. I Iived in South Bend tell I was 2 then we moved to New Carlisle. My family is my Mom, Roanna, my Dad, Mitch, Brianna, my sister, Abi, my other sister, and my brother, Drew. My family likes to travel and go camping. We like to watch movies and play games together. I have 11 fish and a dog named Wrigely. My favorite foods are cucumbers, Twizlers, and pizza. My hobbies are karate, doing crafts, building legos and swimming. I like to play the piano. My favorite song to play is “Let Me Tell You about the Blues”. I have been to many places including Missouri, Oregon, Michigan, Illinois, Ohio, Florida, Kansas, Iowa, Nebraska and Colorado. I liked Florida and Colorado the most. In Florida, we went to Disney World. In Colorado, we hiked in the mountains and saw the Royal Gorge. My proud moment was when I got my yellow belt in karate. My something special is my blanket and bear Tiffy. I have had them since I was a baby. I have a collection of teddy bears too. I have been collecting teddy bears since I was 3. I have 17 bears now.

By Clara Ann Hooton.

Christmas Programs

Drew had his preschool program! He did all the actions didn't sing much.
Brianna was quite the little singer.
Abi's first band concert. She is playing the clarinet. They played pretty well.

Christmas in Chicago

We had a good time in Chicago. Girls trip, Grandma, Amy, Sara, Roanna, Abi, Clara and Brianna
We went to the Lego store, saw the Macy windows and went out for pizza. Next day, swimming and then home. Whew! Quick trip.

Red Neck Christmas

Sometime we do things because we don't have time or the money but come on this year we hung the stockings on a piece of yarn with paper clips! Do you think Santa will honor that?

ThanksGiving

We have so much to be Thankful for... We had a nice relaxing day at home. Mitch and Abi with Drew's help made the turkey. It was the best ever. We ate just as a family, watched the parade, took a nap. The inlaws came up later and we had lots of good pie and played some dominoes.
The way Thanksgiving should be. Drew said, Daddy are we going to carve the roast beast?
too much Grinch?

Drew and Brianna Pictures

Brianna is in the 1st grade this year. She likes to take math time tests and read. She still loves to play games. She still loves to dress-up and play barbies.
Drew has grown so much in the last few months. He loves school and playing in the mud. He still loves his trains and now eats all the time :)

Halloween

Clara is a vampire!
Drew and Brianna are pink and blue power rangers.
We went trick-or-treating at the nursing home on Thursday night and then on Saturday night we went into New Carlisle with our friends. It was cold Drew and Bri quit early but we still got lots of candy!!