Family Highlights of 2008

2008 was a good year for us. We continue to settle into Elk Grove. Here are some of the family and individual highlights for the California Drinens!

Family

• Enjoyed a fabulous vacation to Carlsbad, CA in May (beach and Legoland!)
• Bought a new house in June
• Began attending Laguna Calvary Chapel in Elk Grove
  

John

• Continues to do well as the General Manager of Huttig Building Products Sacramento branch
• Cooks lots of yummy food for the family in his new "smoker"
• Enjoyed a decent season of Notre Dame football (FINALLY!)
• Serves as Joshua's "Den Leader" for Cub Scouts

Abby

• Continues to enjoy being a full-time homemaker
• Spent a majority of the year house hunting and then setting up the new house
• Volunteered in Jesse's classroom
• Joined a women's Bible Study at Calvary Chapel

Jesse

• Had his 8th birthday
• Enjoys being a Bear Cub Scout
• Is learning to play piano
• Was "Pig #1" (the Three Little Pigs) in the school Play
• Spends a great deal of time writing/drawing his own Comic Books

Joshua

• Had his 6th birthday
• Participated in a kids Mini-Triathlon
• Member of the "Running Club" at school
• Learned to ride a bike without training wheels
• Enjoys collecting Football cards
• Enjoys being a Tiger Cub Scout

Alita

• Had her first birthday
• Learned to walk
• Learned to talk
• Loves to play catch, with cars, her dolls, sweep the floor and sing songs
• Attends a little toddler play group while mom is at Bible Study
• Enjoys reading books with dad, singing songs with mom, playing catch with Josh and coloring with Jesse