Merry
Christmas from the Glass Family!
2015 has been a big year for
our family. Most importantly, after 11 long years of schooling and training, George
finished his Emergency Medicine Residency at UVa in June! We are so proud of
him! In July, he began working as an Attending in the Emergency Department at
both the Culpeper and UVa hospitals. Looks like we’ll be calling
Charlottesville our home for years to come. While George plugged away at his
Residency and work, the rest of us found ways to stay busy and have fun. Over
the summer, our family enjoyed the sunny beaches of New Smyrna Beach, Florida;
explored Lego Land, SeaWorld, and Disneyland in California; and spent three
wonderful days with our extended Allred family in a cabin in Utah.
George is
enjoying working as an Attending and is currently completing a Research
fellowship here at UVa. In his spare time, he weight lifts, cooks, reads, and
plays with the kids. He’d like to thank Student Loans for all they’ve done for
him. He doesn’t think he’ll ever be able to repay them.
Heather is a
stay-at-home mom that keeps busy cleaning, cooking, cleaning, organizing,
shopping, cleaning, coordinating schedules, playing chauffer, cleaning, weightlifting,
and playing with children. Oh, and cleaning. She’s the family CFO, errand
runner, teacher, referee, janitor, taskmaster, homework and piano practice
enforcer, snuggler, and bedtime story reader. In her spare time, she likes to
work on projects like Halloween costumes or crafts found on Pinterest.
Lance, 10 years old, is in 4th grade and enjoying it. His favorite things to do right now include reading, playing baseball, surfing YouTube, and handling his two snakes. He started piano lessons this year and while he doesn’t like to practice, he’s taken to it rather well. He finished the entire Harry Potter series on his own this past spring and is now obsessed with the “Warriors” series. He has informed us that he would like to be a scientist and herpetologist when he grows up and breed snakes.
Jude, almost 6, started Kindergarten this past year and LOVES it. He continues to be as social as ever and is constantly surrounded by buddies. His reading is improving every day and he enjoys pointing out words he knows wherever we go. Jude also started piano this year and enjoys it. He recently acquired a snake of his own, bringing our family total up to 3! His crazy antics keep us on our toes and bring excitement to our house. Life is never dull with Jude around.
Cole, almost 4, continues to be obsessed with trains. He spends hours each day constructing tracks and creating scenarios for his trains and their conductors. He also enjoys coloring and building with Legos. Cole is still our quiet one: very observant but not too chatty. He’s content to play by himself, although is becoming more and more excited about friends. He is our snuggler and little lover—constantly giving us hugs and kisses and quick to volunteer an “I love you”.
Lily, 23 months, is our firecracker. She’s a tiny little thing full of grit and personality. She can keep up with her brothers in just about everything and does not take “no” for an answer. She is a climber and explorer, bigger than her britches, and our little chatterbox. She talks in sentences and can carry on full conversations with anyone willing to listen. She loves to sing and dance. Her favorite things right now include the show “Phineas and Ferb”, coloring, watching Mary Poppins, playing with her dollhouse, mothering Cole, and playing outside.
And, just to add some excitement to our lives, we will be welcoming baby #5 into our family in June of 2016!
For family updates throughout the year and entirely too many pictures of the kids,
visit our family blog at:
http://theglassfamily3.blogspot.com
