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Season's Greetings!

Season's Greetings from LA💙

We have unpacked and started our life here in
 Canyon Country, California.
 It's north of LA but still LA county.
As the days go by and new  opportunities for our family arise, we are acclimating more and more to this new part of California.

Clay is very busy with work, still travels, still drinks dr. pepper, still feels better when he is home.
Jennifer is making our home a home, happy to be back in California, driving everywhere for everyone, still a beach and nature lover.
Both are wondering when they can find the time to be creative :)
Lucy is thriving here at Canyon High school with new friends, varsity basketball teammates who are her biggest supporters, and challenging herself academically. We still cannot believe she will be looking at colleges soon!
Henry is a freshman at Canyon and doing well in a new school. He is a classic teenager...mood swings and all except he actually likes going to early morning seminary. He made the freshman boys volleyball team for this spring. He also got a job at the snackbar during basketball season and learned to never eat the nacho sauce.
Audrey is in 7th grade at her current junior high. From what I can ascertain, she is a teacher favorite. She had a rough start here but has made some really good girlfriends and is my number one helper and baker still :)
Chester is in 4th grade and knows everyone already. Not surprising. He is involved in our local city cub scout pack, made a basketball team and flag football team. 
He still yells, "I love you mom!" as he heads to his bus stop 
each morning.

We ðŸ’™ LA!
come visit us anytime :)



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