Friends and Family,
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Holiday season and hope this holiday message finds you in good health and spirit !! We are very thankful for the blessing you all are in our lives!
I know that I am in the holiday spirit, even though the cold weather means I miss my daily walk to the park and see very few trips the dog park. But that has given me the extra time to write the Retka family Christmas letter share with you the many happenings in our pack this year.
This year has been an action packed run from the start as we welcomed a new member to our pack on New Year's day when Myah Jane-Hildegarde was born. I was very excited to have a new sister and also someone below me on the food chain in the house. However, I very quickly learned that I was still at the bottom, as Josh and Katy poured themselves into taking care of Myah and adjusting to parent hood.
Myah has grown very quickly over the past year, from being able to sleep a full night, to crawling over the top of me and around the house like a maniac, to taking her first few solo steps. She is an amazing pup, she is always smiling, laughing, and making all of us do the same. I am thrilled with her most recent discovery (thinking that it is funny to throw her dinner on the floor)!
I have very much enjoyed seeing Katy and Josh grow as parents. They were pretty nervous in the start, but now they take most things in stride. It is great to see that my training paid off.
Some other changes have happened this year. In June, Katy started a new job working part-time in Organizational Effectiveness in the HR business unit at Target. This has been a fantastic fit for Katy professionally and has allowed the whole family a little more balance in their weekly schedule. This also means that I get to out of my usual den (the basement) on Mondays and Fridays !
Josh continues to search endlessly ( and talk endlessly) about finding his true calling, but is fortunate to have completed his 3rd year with Ingenix Consulting. He has spent his past 2 years supporting the Medicare Sales Operations division with United Health and has found a little passion when it comes to discussing health care reform, but please don't get him started - he'll be barking about it all night :)
That is most of the highlights from the Retka pack in 2010. If you are in the Chaska neck of the woods and want to stop by to take me for a walk or just visit, you are all welcome.
Again we wish you are a joyous Holiday and a Happy New Year !!
Love ,
Addie, Myah, Katy, and Josh Retka
We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and Holiday season and hope this holiday message finds you in good health and spirit !! We are very thankful for the blessing you all are in our lives!
I know that I am in the holiday spirit, even though the cold weather means I miss my daily walk to the park and see very few trips the dog park. But that has given me the extra time to write the Retka family Christmas letter share with you the many happenings in our pack this year.
This year has been an action packed run from the start as we welcomed a new member to our pack on New Year's day when Myah Jane-Hildegarde was born. I was very excited to have a new sister and also someone below me on the food chain in the house. However, I very quickly learned that I was still at the bottom, as Josh and Katy poured themselves into taking care of Myah and adjusting to parent hood.
Myah has grown very quickly over the past year, from being able to sleep a full night, to crawling over the top of me and around the house like a maniac, to taking her first few solo steps. She is an amazing pup, she is always smiling, laughing, and making all of us do the same. I am thrilled with her most recent discovery (thinking that it is funny to throw her dinner on the floor)!
I have very much enjoyed seeing Katy and Josh grow as parents. They were pretty nervous in the start, but now they take most things in stride. It is great to see that my training paid off.
Some other changes have happened this year. In June, Katy started a new job working part-time in Organizational Effectiveness in the HR business unit at Target. This has been a fantastic fit for Katy professionally and has allowed the whole family a little more balance in their weekly schedule. This also means that I get to out of my usual den (the basement) on Mondays and Fridays !
Josh continues to search endlessly ( and talk endlessly) about finding his true calling, but is fortunate to have completed his 3rd year with Ingenix Consulting. He has spent his past 2 years supporting the Medicare Sales Operations division with United Health and has found a little passion when it comes to discussing health care reform, but please don't get him started - he'll be barking about it all night :)
That is most of the highlights from the Retka pack in 2010. If you are in the Chaska neck of the woods and want to stop by to take me for a walk or just visit, you are all welcome.
Again we wish you are a joyous Holiday and a Happy New Year !!
Love ,
Addie, Myah, Katy, and Josh Retka
