Friday, February 28, 2020

Christmas Card 2019

Ryerse Rant 2019
Sydnie (2) – Makes her voice be heard. Always has a baby doll in tow. Enjoys coloring, playing with her siblings, doing makeup,  singing songs and watching Baby Shark. Loves swimming and water. Almost done with potty training.  Very independent.
Coverton (6) Lots of energy always! Likes coming up with new inventions. Has a Tender heart.  A Good friend.                                                                                                                                                  Enjoyed soccer and flag football. Always has some great impersonations, funny costume ensembles, and jokes. Music man.
Lucy (8) – Free spirit. Got baptized in April. Likes cooking and baking, Irish dance. Could read and write and draw all day long. Loves everything about school but math. Tried out soccer and liked it. Enjoys photography. Is totally honest, sometimes too honest.
Callahan (11) – Always hanging out with buddies. Loves watching and playing football.  Playing saxophone and really enjoys it. Loves his screen time. Chess champion. Earned a bike at school for reading and the arrow of Light award for Cub Scouts. Ladies man.
Emma  (13) –Teenager!!  making the best of middle school.  Made her first quilt. Took watercolor classes and even painted the cover of this card! Went on her first Girls’ Camp. Earned her YW Personal Progress Medallion. Trumpet player. So helpful.
Melanie – Started a new job as a preschool teacher and loves it. Still teaching piano including our 4.  Served as Primary Chorister, then Young Womens counselor. Also earned her YW Personal Progress medallion.  Trying to find time to fit it all in. 
Dave – Has been at Stillwater Billings clinic for a year and a half already.  Serves as Young Mens president. Got to take Emma, Cal & the youth here on a ghost town trip. Chosen to participate in the Leadership Billings Clinic development program. Family DJ.
As a family, visited Utah and Idaho several times, Missoula, Yellowstone, back to Scobey and Helena, too.  Still working on finishing up our yard & the interior of our house. Had great visits here with Grandma Di & Grandpa Scott, Grandma Sue & Grandpa Dan, Jeff & Shirley, and Mark, Mayela & Amber (if your name is not here, plan on it being here next year. ;) We love visitors!


Did you know poinsettias are a symbol of the Christmas star and they represent the blood of Christ and purity?  Poinsettias’ association with Christmas comes from a Mexican legend. The legend goes that a child, with no means for a great gift for the baby Jesus, gathered meager weeds from the side of the road to place at the church alter a Christmas Eve service. The congregation witnessed a Christmas miracle, as they say the weeds turned into brilliant red and green flowers.
Wishing you all the joy that Christ brought then and that He brings now!  Merry Christmas! 

Love, the Ryerse Family


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