Drury Update on the Last Year (2009)

Welcome to our family update site – we post here annually on what happened the previous year in each of our lives. We all went on a family vacation to Gatlinburg, TN this year (enjoying hiking in the mountains, the aquarium and the hot tub at our Chalet). Scroll down to see the other pics and details from the year.

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Lauren 2009 Update:

• Lauren loves singing and dancing (see her videos on Kathy's Facebook).
• Had swimming lessons.
• Goes to MOPS, Sunday School, Story Time and Club Splash each week.
• Dressed as Cinderella for Halloween. (As well as many other days of the year.)
• She hiked a 5 mile trail in the smoky mountains with the family!
• Quote of the year: "When we go on top of the mountain can we say 'Hi' to God?"

Karina 2009 Update:

• Changed schools along with her whole class to Westview.
• Had her first hospital overnight stay in April (dehydration from rotovirus).
• Lost her first tooth in November.
• In Kids Choir again this year in Club Splash.
• Made jewelry in Club Splash to support the building of wells in Zambia.
• Had tennis and swimming lessons.
• Quote of the year: "I want to be a pastor, a gymnastics teacher, a music teacher, kindergarten teacher and an art teacher when I grow up."

Maxim 2009 Update:

• Max was in Program Challenge (an advanced computer class after school and in the summer).
• He ran a mile in 8 minutes and 43 seconds (a bit more than twice the time of a professional).
• Had tennis and swimming lessons.
• He made a birdhouse in Club Splash (in order to raise money for wells in Zambia).
• Spent many hours playing Legos and Heroscape.
• Now officially knows much more Star Wars trivia than most fans.
• Quote of the year: [Upon agreeing with his mother unexpectedly] "I'm getting older, so I'm starting to think like you now."

Kathy 2009 Update:

• Kathy entered the 5k Wildcat Challenge in Marion and completed it.
• Enjoyed MOPS this year (on the leadership team in Spring).
• Fun to be back into fantasy football (with people in our church).
• Enjoyed places we traveled to this year (Parent's Cottage in Michigan, Spring Lake friends, Tennessee, San Antonio)
• Liked getting even more into gardening this year.

Dave 2009 Update:

• Dave visited several "trust" villages in Zambia in July along with a team from our church.
• He did research for Max Lucado's forthcoming book on Acts.
• He enjoyed the Indianapolis Writer's Conference.
• Dave continued to work with the leadership of College Wesleyan Church.
• Commuted to work on his new bike most of the summer.
• Picked up a new hobby with Max: Heroscape Game.
• Spent nearly every Friday writing: co-writing two books in 2009 (Ageless Faith & SoulShift).