Category: Past Christian Events

This was the year Christian got coal in his stocking from ‘Santa’. In reality, it was just black licorice in a bag that said coal, but he took it to heart. Besides coal, his gifts included art sets, books, movie gift cards, and the weirdo necklace he’s wearing in the picture. He was pouting the…

This time Christian broke the shower curtain rod. He was practicing pull ups using the rod, not realizing that it can’t hold more than 5 pounds. All we heard was a big boom, and my dad had to go upstairs to check and make sure he hadn’t cracked his head open. This is the fourth…

This time, Christian flipped the gas to our fireplace on before he left for school, and the fireman were there by the time he came back. When he was in the living room where the fireplace is, his pant leg got caught on the gas knob, and he didn’t notice. He accidentally flipped the gas…

Our Great-Uncle Fred owns a sailboat that’s practically a houseboat, complete with its own bathroom and bedroom. We often get invited on the boat, but my dad gets really seasick, so we rarely go. When my grandmother visited, she wanted to go, so the whole family joined. It was Christian’s first time on the boat.…

This is Christian’s first time playing tackle football on an organized team, which means my parents had to buy all new equipment. They spent a large amount of money, considering he needed pads, cleats, a cup, football pants, both a practice and game jersey, a mouthguard, and one of those large gallon water bottles. Within…