(This is what we mailed to our family and close friends. I wanted to share it with my blog family!)
December 2004

Another year has come and gone in the blink of an eye, or so it seems! We are now a family of four. Our biggest news of the year arrived on April 2, 2004 at 4:42 pm. Bryant Steven Boemer weighed in at 6 lbs, 7 oz. He came into this world screaming… and it didn’t stop for 3 months! Yes, our sweet little one had colic as well as reflux and continual ear infections. He got tubes in both ears at 3 months, and became a different child! He is now 8 months old. He crawls, waves, claps, dances, says momma and dada and what could pass for brother. He loves to smile and laugh… but most of all, the child loves to eat! What a blessing he is to our family.

Tres turned 2 on September 17, 2004. He had a superhero birthday party at the park. He is a talker. Where most 2 year olds make 3-4 word sentences, Tres can put a 7-8 word
sentence together no problem. His favorite things are Thomas the Train, Buzz Lightyear, Mickey Mouse, and of course his daddy! What a beautiful relationship my boys have with their daddy!

Hank had a big year as well! In early October, while playing on the church softball team he tore his ACL. We had plans to go to Disney World the week of Halloween, so he put surgery off until November. Tres really enjoyed his first trip to Disney. At first he was hesitant with all the life-size character, but he soon warmed up to them! He loved riding all the rides and seeing all the ‘magic!’

Hank came through his surgery fine, and has been in physical therapy ever since. He was just recently released from his brace. God had used this injury to make me appreciate my wonderful husband, and how much he helps me out in our day-to-day routine!

I have had a blessed year! I have to say, the high point for me was my little Bryant. A close second was seeing the wonder in Tres’s eyes when he was in Disney. God is good.

God bless you all during the holidays and every day of the year!

Hank, Jamie, Tres, and Bryant Boemer

P.S. You can keep up with us on our website http://kidsrealityandmore.blogspot.com/