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- A little bit about me:
- I am a manic mother of 5 children under the age of 8, wonderful wife to Loy for 11 years, Ultimate Optimist and Honorary Founder with Once Upon a Family, Traveling Agent for www.IncredibleTravelSite.com, Goofy Gymnastics coach, Crazy Coordinator for MOPs International, punchy public speaker and diva dramatist for Stage Right Theatre. Our families mission statement is to "Positively impact the lives of others as individuals and as a family to the glory of Jesus Christ."
- Family members – names/ages/interests:
- CarrieAnn/41/comedy, travel, golf, gymnastics, volleyball
Loy/51/golf, golf, golf, golf, and me of course
Clark/8/art, karate,play and pretend, gymnastics, very inventive and creative
Reid/7/anything outdoors, karate, gymnastics, play and pretend Macy/4/gymnastics, anything pink or princess, play and pretend
Holly/3/gymnastics, and getting her way!
Miles/2/walking/running/jumping, gymnastics, saying ball and water
- My favorite childhood memory:
- My favorite childhood memory is our gigantic Easter Picnic at Turks farm with all our extended family, potluck lunch, egg hunts for all ages, raw egg toss, tug of war over the pond, outhouses, and playing colored eggs.
- My favorite family tradition:
- Christmas Eve with our extended family eating fried fish, getting visited by Santa himself and exchanging gifts with cousins.
- My favorite family moment:
- Christmas morning going around to all of the nativity scenes and unwrapping the baby Jesus figurines and talking about the Reason for the Season and our children realizing that He is the greatest gift of all.
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