We are addressing and mailing the cards this weekend and may or may not include these
"Pugh Family Highlights of 2019" in the envelopes.
Pugh
Family Highlights 2019
Chad (30 something) - due to his newfound love
of mountain biking and skiing, declares his love for the State of Utah on a nearly
daily basis. He was a ride leader for
Jack’s mountain bike team, wrote a lot of legal jargon, won a bunch of
cases, and probably scared a few opposing counsels. He also grew a beard, got braces, and
survived another mediocre BYU football season.
Mary (30 something) - actually trained for and
ran a half marathon without crying. She
had more fun than you would think possible conducting the elementary school
choir for the 2nd year in a row and now that the twins are in school
all day, she sits at home eating chocolate and staring out the window waiting
for everyone to come home and make messes. Ha Ha Ha.
Jack (14) - while not a fan of the required biker
shorts, had a blast competing on the “Chain Gang” mountain biking team. Although there was some blood and a lot of sweat...there were no tears and no broken bones! He is rocking his
last year of middle school and if all goes according to plan, he will be an Eagle
Scout by the end of the month. He gave a
solo cello recital, learned several songs from “La La Land” on the piano, which
everyone loves to hear…but prefers to play “The Entertainer” instead and does so Every.
Single. Day.
Marian (12 going on 16) - after another
successful summer selling her famous chocolate chip cookies to eager neighbors,
made the transition from elementary school to middle school without blinking an
eye...but has asked for a cell phone and mascara every day since. Her soccer team, the “traffic cones” went
undefeated and the one game Mary missed, Marian scored 3 goals in the first
5 minutes of the game. GOAL!!!!!!!!!!!!! She sings, plays the ukulele and rides her
skateboard…just not all at the same time.
Lucy (9) - got her braces off and her groove on! (She auditioned for and made it onto a dance company.) She also got to fly to NYC
to play favorite cousin to three adoring fans. When she’s not at dance
rehearsal, Lucy can be found riding her bike, playing with friends, making slime
(sigh) or making people laugh with her funny antics and magic tricks. Lucy also sings and plays the ukulele. She claims to know several songs but so far we’ve
only heard “Can’t Help falling in love” and that one song the kids keep playing
on YouTube by Grace Vanderwhatever.
Grant (7+1 minute) - loves Star Wars, Legos,
Kit-Kats, and pretty much anything that requires batteries. This year he mastered the art of bike riding,
word reading, and bed making. He joined
the chess club at school, played rec soccer, where he was the first to admit he
was just there for the juice boxes and rice Krispy treats. His favorite activity is playing “imagination”...an activity that requires a lot of impressive sound effects, jumping off the bed, and usually a lightsaber or two. 7-year olds are the best!
Grace (7) – loves reading, riding her bike, drawing,
and putting on puppet shows. She plays basketball
at recess, runs on the school cross country team, and dominated as the only
girl in the otherwise all boy soccer league. (We weren’t trying to make a point, just
trying to simplify and keep Grant and Grace on the same team). She plays house
and restaurant with friends, writes notes for everyone in the family, and you might
mistake her for a mountain goat if you see her at the indoor rock-climbing gym. She still wears her Boston Red Sox hat. Every.
Single. Day.
Rosie (35 in dog years) - loves peanut butter,
chicken nuggets, and tennis balls. She
prefers Chad over the rest of us ( a feeling we suspect is mutual) but she is still generous with cuddles and tail wagging
to all members of the family…and pretty much anyone else... except for repair men. She is excellent at chasing birds, jumping up
on visitors, and eating Grace’s stuffed animals…yet still manages to consistently
rank #1 in “favorite family member”.
