We decided to post our Christmas Letter on our blog this year. I've put some links in the letter to take you to older posts from the year. Simply click on one of them to read more about that event. Enjoy!
Merry Christmas from the Hilgendorf’s!
Kyle-This year Kyle turned 30! His gifts included tickets to the US Senior Open in Carmel, and he finally got to go on a tour of Wrigley Field. He loved seeing the Cubs press box, clubhouse, dugout, and stepping onto the field. Kyle is still working at Eli Lilly after 8 years there and things are going pretty well. Right now Kyle is trying to heal from a broken foot that he got from playing football with the high schoolers!
Krista-I am very much enjoying being a stay-at-home mom with Ryne. I love getting to spend each day with him and seeing how he is learning and growing. I am also involved with some women’s programs at my church during the week. Kyle and I continue to work with the youth group at our church and have been able to go on a few trips with them this year.
Ryne-On to our sweet Ryne James…As I looked back over pictures and blogs from the last year, I am amazed at how much Ryne has changed. He started out the year just beginning to crawl. In June he started taking his first steps and now runs everywhere. He also has a very extensive vocabulary. Ryne LOVES his grandparents and can’t get enough of his “Papas and Mamas”. In May we celebrated Ryne’s 1st birthday with a Sesame Street party. Little did we know how much he would grow to love Elmo! In June, Ryne got to attend his first Cubs game (although it was in Cincinnati). Ryne made it until the 9th inning and stayed up until almost 10:30 that night!
Dogs-This year we unfortunately had to get rid of one of our dogs, Sammy. She was having lots of trouble getting along with our other dog Chloe. Fortunately, Sammy has been adopted by another family and we pray that she is enjoying her new home.
Family-This January we welcomed our newest niece, Penelope, into the family. She and Ryne are becoming great friends. We now have 4 nieces and nephews: Titus, Ellie, Addison, and Penny. This past August my sister and her family moved to Germany to do mission work at a school. They are dorm parents for 25 high school boys who are children of missionaries. Kyle, Ryne, and I will be going to visit them for Christmas. It will be Ryne’s 1st plane ride and should be an adventure!
We always love this time of year to receive pictures and letters in the mail from our friends that we have not seen or spoken to in quite some time. May God bless you and your families this holiday season and into 2010. We love you all.
Kyle, Krista, and Ryne
