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We have many things to be thankful for this year… our family and friends have filled our
lives with joy, love, and laughter! It’s only been a year since we sent out our
last Christmas letter, but felt that we had such a busy year it would be fun to
share with everyone. Even though it won’t make it before Christmas – ‘tis the
season! Lynn and I celebrated our 12th wedding anniversary this year, and our
16th year together! Being able to have our families close, great friends,
time and money to travel, and wonderful homes to live in and enjoy is
wonderful. We hope and pray that He gives you the strength and desire to
fulfill your dreams as he has allowed us to live our dreams.
One of the biggest news events this year, we have a new niece! My sister
Karen and her husband Mike had a darling baby girl, Hannah Marie Gervais on
January 6th. For
those of you who don't know - that is Karen's birthday too! It's been fun seeing
her grow up and watch her taking her first steps. I know her Mom will want to
know why I used this picture, but it shows true family tradition; sitting in an
easy chair (by the way, that was my Dad Seth's, red rocker when he was a child),
eating graham crackers, her favorite, and watching TV! Hannah is a real cutie
and we just love spending time with her, and Mom & Dad. We had about 60
people here at the house for Karen's baby shower, the chairs were lined up like
a church service. We've been enjoying our new home, and have had many, many
get-togethers; baby shower, Lynn's birthday and Super Bowl party, David's
birthday, Mike's birthday, and Thanksgiving to name a few. We really enjoy
entertaining, and that was one of the reasons we loved the layout of our new
home so much.
Speaking of homes, we have purchased 2 more houses in addition to
our original house, and our current home. It's been a great experience and we're
looking forward to many more in our future. We have some great tenants and had
one, not so great tenant, which has taught us some valuable lessons. If you
would like to know more about how we're investing in real estate, give me a call
or shoot me an email. It's a real passion of ours and we love to talk to friends
a family about how we're doing. Oh, and the tax-free cash we're able to take out
is a nice benefit too... I learned on my last trip to Wiscon
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that my Dad, Seth was somewhat of a real estate investor too. I never realized
that he also owned rental properties, or at least I never put it all together
that that was the case. It was an enlightening moment for me, knowing I was
subconsciously following in his footsteps more than 25 years later.
Yes, yes, we made another trip to Wisconsin this year - it's been a lot of fun for me to visit my 'old stomping grounds' the last couple of years. This year my cousin graduated from St. Olaf in Minnes-oh-ta so we decided to go back for that since my family from Colorado and Wisconsin would be together again, and who knows how long it might be before it would be possible to get everyone's schedules aligned. It was great to see everyone again, and to spend a little more time with my Colorado family in celebrating a joyous occasion. No time ever seems to be enough, and the hours and days flew by, and it was soon time to say our good-byes.
We decided that this year, since we had never really taken a
'vacation' while we were in Wisconsin, it always seemed like we were busy
doing something all the time. So, I decided that we should relive another of
my child-hood memories and go south to Baraboo, WI for the Ringling Bros, &
Barnum and Bailey Circus. The site in the picture here is the 'Big Top'
although it's not very big anymore. It was fun to see all the changes, a
little disappointing at times though as the Circus grounds have gotten much
smaller. Yes, yes, I realize they looked huge as a kid, but this location is
no longer their season headquarters, they have all moved away and it is now
just a regular 'Circus/Fair' with some rides and small attractions. The
museum is wonderful though, with lots of artifacts and history about the
Circus.
As I mentioned, we have some wonderful friends and are
fortunate to spend time with many of them including a few 'get-a-ways' with
some of them. In April, we went to Disneyland with our long time friends,
Rod and Wynnelle Woods. None of us had been there since Disney added the new
California Adventure park and Downtown Disney, so it was fun to see all the
new attractions. We had a great time.
Another 'get-a-way' was to Las Vegas this year with our friends,
Chuck and Lynette Blankenship. We had a great time, going to shows, playing some
games, touring the different casinos and hotels, and of course eating the
buffets! Las Vegas is an amazing place and you never seem to be able to see it
all in one visit. This time we were able to get out of the city and go to the
Red
Rock Canyon, and Hoover Dam. They were doing maintenance on the lower dam so we
didn't get the full tour - maybe next time. Red Rock Canyon was amazing - all
the colors and landscape. It would be fun to do a couple short hikes
(emphasis
on short!) back into the Park wilderness. They say there are streams and small
ponds off the beaten paths.
One of our favorite shows in Vegas is the American Superstars with impersonators of many different acts including; Michael Jackson, Madonna, and Lynn's favorite - Elvis! I think it is one of the best shows for the money - and we've gone twice now for 'free' - just by attending a short timeshare presentation - what a deal!
As always, there is much we’ve experienced and we’d need a book to put it all in words, so give us a call, stop by, or just email us and we can keep each other posted on where life is taking our families. We’ve had a wonderful year, and hope this letter finds you and your family in good health and great wealth!! -David and Lynn Colbeth, & Ruby too! 21816 – 113th Street East, Bonney Lake, WA 98390 ph: 206-264-5217 This letter is also posted to our website at www.colbeth.com , please stop by and check it out!