Merry Christmas to our family
and friends!
It’s been a year full of changes and excitement for us. We packed up everything the end of May
to start our adventures in Baltimore. John drove the biggest moving truck
across country, while mom and I flew with the kids. As soon as we got to
Baltimore, our church friends reached out and helped us settle in. We are now
all settled and trying to enjoy our three years out in the east.
Jade turned 4 in August. She’s healthy, fun, kind, smart,
and beautiful. She joined a preschool group with three other kids as soon as we
got here in May. She loves learning and playing with her new friends. She’s
also taking a ballet class and loves it. Her favorite inside activity is playing
with her play dough. She can sit there and play with her play dough for hours.
She also loves drawing and painting and is very good at it. She is probably the
most creative one in the family so far. She loves riding her bikes and scooters
outside. Daddy trained her to be a good rider.
Jack will turn two at the end of February. He is a sweet and
fun little guy. He has a very different taste for food. He doesn’t like to eat
any form of bread. But he loves bold flavors. One of his favorite foods is
black bean and corn salsa. He loves meat and vegetables. He is growing out of
his allergy to dairy products, but he’s still not a fan of it. He doesn’t like
milk or cheese, but he loves yogurt, especially Greek yogurt. He is still not
talking in sentences yet, but he says words, mostly Chinese words. His favorite
toy is his lazar gun and fire truck rider.
John has been going to school Monday through Friday non-stop
since we got here. It’s the most intense study he’s ever done. He misses his
free time with the family and mountain biking, but he’s enjoying learning new
things everyday. Johns Hopkins is not an easy school to attend, so we are proud
of how well he’s doing with all his classes. This semester he’s working two
days a week in the hospital in the psych ward, and he LOVEs it. With his
background in Psychology, he’s finding himself natural at helping psych
patients. He is even considering switching to Psych focus.
Sherry has been staying home with the kids 24/7. It’s been a
big change for her since she’s always worked outside the home for at least a
few hours everyday. But she’s enjoying being home with them. She loves teaching
Jade’s preschool group, and she’s starting a playgroup for Jack as once a week
as well. She’s also been teaching an online class for BYU Idaho for the past
few months, and will continue to do so in the future. It’s fun to get out of
her mommy role and feel professional for an hour or two everyday.
We are grateful for this opportunity to be back at school
and pursue a career John is passionate about. We are grateful we have the
resources to do so. We are grateful for all of your love and support. We wish
you a Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from Baltimore!
Love,
John, Sherry, Jade and Jack Carr
