2011 Pictures in Review

Dear Friends and Family,
As 2011 draws to a close, we are extremely blessed to reflect on this past year. This year was a year filled with transitions, but through it all we have had tons of fun and laughter in true Britten style.

As always, we feel pictures are a great way to "view" our family's year without a long draw-out Christmas letter. (Even though you know I'd LOVE to write about it!) So without further a do I present to you...2011 Pictures in Review. Click on this link below to get a glimpse of 2011 at the Little Blue Bungalow.

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2011 Little Blue Bungalow "notables" include:
-Fiona loosing her two front teeth
-Keegan playing on an older soccer team
-Completing our garage
-Adding another vegetable garden
-Our August Roadtrip to Iowa
-Fiona transferring to a new elementary school, Maltby
-Drew starting a new job with Boeing as a Technical Analyst
-Both kids ditching their training wheels on their bikes
-Started attending Christ Church Monroe

From inside the Little Blue Bungalow,
Katie Jean

Hosting Fellowship

As I loaded the car with boxes of decorations and fine china this afternoon a feeling of familarity swept over me. Even though I had a few jitters about hosting a table for our new church's Christmas party it felt oddly too familiar and fond memories overwhelmed me.









From Christmas parties to mother/daughter teas, I've hosted a few tables over my thirty-six years. In Iowa, Ohio, Wisconsin and Washington we've shared fond memories of newly found friends and fellowship abound hosting events through our churches. Many of those individuals we've met around those "hosted" tables have become life-long friends and have shared in the "seasons" of our lives through prayer, laughter, and general life.

I've never forgotten any of those experiences and sometimes long to sit and reflect with some of those old friends around a table for just a few hours. To push the hours of time back and tranport myself to that particular season in my life...a newlywed, married with no kids, newly preganent, married with kids, etc.

Tears are streaming down my face as I think of those sweet times, each in their unique way. Knowingly I can't easily say one "season" is better than the other, but each piece together in my being, who I am today. I am better for having spent fellowhip with those that have surrounded my hosted tables over the years. Even with my jitters, I look forward to the new friends that will surround my table tonight. Tonight is another opportunity to share in fellowship.

From inside the little blue bungalow,
Katie Jean