Holiday Letter 2012
(please comment at the bottom) We moved to Denver, Colorado in July of this year. That is the biggest news of all.
Jack
Jack continues to love Legos. He has drifted from building the pre-made
Lego sets, to creating his own vehicles, mostly space ships. They are
extraordinary creations. He also taught himself to read in essentially
two weeks. And he is excelling at math, as expected. Jack spent the
beginning part of the year drawing elaborate pictures, then telling
stories that brought them to life. Now he has picked up paper and
pencil to write stories he loves, sharing them mostly with his brother
(since there is often something crude in them that makes Owen laugh
hysterically). Jack gave a speech to his class and quite a few parents
on “Why kids should get to choose what to do at school.” And he sang in
and played the xylophone with his school choir this December.Owen Owen loves tether ball! So much so that he asked Santa for a world-class tether ball and pole. He also has a passion for throwing and catching, mostly footballs. He and his friend Hank are enjoying sports camp after school. He enjoys comparing games that he played in drama class with his brother. Somehow Owen has adopted my iPad as his own and has become quite the avid gamer. His focus, eye-hand coordination, and tenacity for figuring out how to play the games is amazing. Dragon-Vale is one of a series of similar games that he loves. And he recently discovered MindCraft, which we are now discovering is hugely popular among kids.
Easter
Saying Goodbye to Southern California
Our last visit to Disneyland
Our last visit to the Long Beach Aquarium
Our last visit to The Getty
Our last visit to one of our absolute favorite places: Legoland
Our last Play Mountain Place, Memorial Day Camping trip
(well, probably not our last one!)
Saying goodbye to Play Mountain Place
Saying goodbye to the beach
See you soon Granddad!
See you soon cousins!
Discovering new places in Denver
Denver Space Museum
(Thank you Aunt Mary & Uncle Fred!)
The Drag Strip
(Thank you Uncle Mike!)
Bonnie Brae (fresh made ice cream) and Mod Market (gluten free pizza)!
The Denver Museum of Nature and Science
Many new parks to explore
Red Rocks and The Rockies
Pooh Sticks in the creek, and the first snow of winter
Homework (they didn't have any homework at their old school)
Here they are on the couch watching TV (we didn't have a TV in LA).
Bowing down to the Lego Mini-Figure kiosk.
Making new friends.
The Denver Aquarium
Thanksgiving Dinner with family (they live in our neighborhood)!
Jump Street (indoor trampoline warehouse)
Checking out the Denver restaurant scene.
Tons of biking around Denver
Jennifer's World:
When Jennifer announced to her LA bookkeeping clients that we were
moving to Denver, they all begged her to continue to work with them
remotely. She and her clients have adapted to the geographical change
very well. Jennifer now works exclusively from home, and has created an
amazing home office that matches her personality and style. The biggest news for Jennifer is that she is now a non-auditioned, all voices welcome, community choir director! She journeyed to Victoria, B.C. in Canada for two weeks this fall to attend and become certified in the Community Choir Leadership Training program. She returned full of passion, energy, and excitement. She started a series of evening singing sessions in our home with up to 9 people in attendance. Her passion is primarily focused on supporting people in discovering/rediscovering their voices, and creating community through singing. She teaches an eclectic collection of songs in the aural tradition (by ear, without sheet music). She is really gifted, and people are fully engaged very quickly.
Doug's World:
My (Doug) work has continued to be deeply fulfilling and meaningful. It
is exceeding my very high expectations, which is really good
considering that I convinced Jennifer this was my dream job and worth
moving the family for. I am living my mission of supporting the healing
and evolution of humanity while relieving suffering. I feel blessed to
have found a large corporation that believes leadership is a human
skill. And if we are to help people become better leaders, we need to
help them become better human beings. It is the perfect combination of
my organizational experience and my passion for personal growth and
transformation. Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and Happy New Year! We love you, The Miller Family Doug, Jennifer, Jack (9), and Owen (7) Please Comment Below:
We are excited to share our year and our love with you. Please take a moment and leave a comment below. We would love to hear from you.
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The Miller Family 2012 Holiday Letter
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