The Renfeldt Report: December 2010

Dear Family and Friends,

Merry Christmas 2010!

Emmett is 17 months and a ray of sunshine. He loves to give and get kisses (his favorite are butterfly kisses), play with balls and cars, spin in circles to get dizzy, and climb. His language is starting to blossom as he plays with imitating our words. He loves wearing shoes and playing outside. Emmett is our little couch potato or “Tater Tot” as we call him because he loves TV. I have mixed feelings about this since he is too young to watch, but it sure makes long trips and making dinner easier. He loves to snuggle his pillow and blankie, and roll around in the pillows and blankets of Mommy and Daddy’s bed after bath time. We love, love, love him!

Isaac is three and is very passionate. He is very excitable and entertaining to watch as he jumps up and down flapping his little arms like a humming bird with excitement at a new toy, anticipation of a yummy treat, or news of a fun outing. With his passion come a quick temper and a stubbornness which is best pacified by a few moments alone and then loving arms to comfort him. Isaac loves to help Daddy work in the garage and in the yard, and help Mommy sweep and cook. He likes playing with his Jeep, digging in the dirt, swinging on the swings, and wearing zip jammies, and his froggy rain boots. At school he likes to paint and cut paper (until it’s in a million tiny pieces). His favorite color is green. He impresses us with statements such as, “That’s incredible!” referring to a rock crawling Jeep, and prayers such as “Thank you that that the angels (missionaries) could come and bless him.” Isaac’s laughter is contagious and we love, love, love him!

Jarom is our hero. He works hard for our physical needs and dedicates his spare time to our emotional wants playing with us and making sure that we feel loved. Jarom’s business keeps him busy but he loves the freedom of being the boss. Jarom injured his tailbone over a Thanksgiving motorcycle/campout (doing a wheelie going full speed was not such a buena idea) so life for him has been literally a pain in the aft. Rachel has had to drive him around to his appointments the last couple weeks as he still cannot sit to drive. We are grateful he was not hurt more seriously and look forward to when he is feeling himself again. We love, love, love him!

I enjoy the special time I have each of my boys (big and small). The kids and I attend a “Mommy and Me” class twice a week to play and see our friends. I have loved my calling this last year planning the monthly activities for the sisters at church. We have had some really fun and really beautiful evenings (if I do say so myself)! My new passion and hobby is cake decorating. I relish in making something look too good to eat!

We are grateful for this Christmas Season to remember and celebrate the gift of our Savior. We know he was born, lived, died, and lives again for us. We are grateful for His example of sacrifice, love, and service. We love spending this special time of year with our families and hearing from family and friends who we love and miss. Here is our year at a glance.

Hugs from The Renfeldts- Jarom, Rachel, Isaac, & Emmett

January: Cute boys and potty training

Feburary: Snow trip, and Jeeping trip

March: Jeeping and camping at Lake Morena

April: Strawberry Patch tour and picking with Grammy and Aunti Kaelin

Anniversery: Celebrity homes tour through Beverly Hills on Segways

May: Isaac's fall out of 2nd story window landing on his head, a trip to the hospital, he walked away with scrapes, all is well, THANK YOU HEAVENLY FATHER!