-started the year with lots of snow and stuck inside
-Geof. doing very well in work and staying extremely busy. So busy, in fact, that he had to move his office out of the dining room (doorless) and into Cole's room, where he listens to random pod casts on any topic which sounds interesting. It has been a renaissance year where he's actually learned about topics which interest him. He was able to run an incredible half marathon in West Virginia this year and feels that if his children don't kill him he should be able to run it next year, as well.
-Darla (hopefully) finished off the last of her generals, a math class..., a lot of people go to college for a couple of decades, so don't judge. Darla has stayed very busy helping out in the kid's class rooms and always coming up with exciting and at times impractical outings for us to go on. She did an amazing job leading the stake youth choir and they performed wonderfully this year. She has done very well feeding us healthy food and constantly reinforcing the fact that sugar is actually the devil. Who knew?
-Cole: soccer stud, doing well in school, making friends in the neighborhood, video game obsession and loves to spend time teasing sisters. After reading that list I realize that some of these traits have caused a lot of wrinkles for Cole's parents this year. He also loves to get a laugh out of anyone and is quite the entertainer, especially when we have a house full of little girls (which is often). He has a huge heart which when it controls his actions, makes us very happy.
-Dayne: started Kindergarten and although it took her a while to adjust to schedules and the art of listening, she's adapted quite well and spends her days with "busy work". Our home and the local recycling plant is saturated with all her art work. She asks us on a 10 minute basis how to spell different words and at least tri-weekly brings a card over to our beloved neighbor, Rick. She is starting to read, too, and we're sure if we spent more time with her, that she would be reading chapter books by now. However, much good an education does for women, so we just let her do her own thing. She LOVES to read! She, too started soccer this fall, but did not enjoy it like her brother. In fact, she chose to sit on mom's lap her last game while poor Dad had to coach her team! Dayne is also very stylish and puts a great deal of thought into her hairstyles and clothing choices (even if they don't ALWAYS coordinate).
-June: Our singer and entertainer. Is happy in front of the tv as long as it includes music (any Disney or musical). She's our homebody and even on family outings she's been known to ask when we can "go home". She shows little interest in reading or writing (unlike her sister), but does like being read to, danced with, or sung to. She keeps us laughing with her speech impediment (yittle). Mom took June and Dayne to a local production of the Nutcracker before Christmas, and you could hear Junie's (high pitched) "yittle" voice after each dance, "I wanna go dance now! It's my turn to dance!". And if we'd let her, she would have! She's very comfortable on stage and finds any opportunity to perform (although in public situations, she's not an in your face, theatrical girl..she just loves the idea of a stage, I believe). She also learned to swim this year! The girl knows what she wants and how to get it.
We hope to travel, travel, and travel some more this year. We also hope to do something good for mankind, or if not, at least enjoy ourselves in the year ahead.
Happy New Year! May we all look to be a little bit more like the Savior this year.
We miss and love you all and promise to show you all the great historical sites of the east coast..IF you come visit!
I wanted to write out a nice 2010 Bennett family letter, but of course wanted to add a little taste of Geof. so I emailed him the rough draft and this is what he came up with. He added his touch, that's for sure.
