So, here it is. The long awaited and greatly anticipated 2019 update of the Costello Family.
Joe, Jamie, EmmaLee and Nathan: We are still hanging out in Minersville, UT.
Joe is still teaching music at Milford High School and is doing a great job. The highlight of his school year is when his friends Dutch Workman and John Houston join his choirs and guitar ensembles to really add to their year end concert. He spends a lot of time teaching and preparing for his classes. During the Summer he spends his time practicing the guitar and working on the yard.
Jamie worked at her dream job until school started (that was being a librarian) but because our small town library is only open in the afternoon and evening, it was too hard to be working when the kids were home. So she decided to take on another challenge and started working at Minersville school as an aide. It is very rewarding to be able to help the kids and the teachers each day.
EmmaLee is in the 10th grade and keeps busy with homework. She is still pursuing her goal of being an animator. You can check out her animations on her YouTube channel called Valzelous. (Click here) (She is always looking for people to subscribe.)
Nathan is in the 6th grade. As always, he keeps us on our toes. He really has enjoyed being in Young Men's this year. (The church group for young men ages 12-18) He likes making YouTube videos and has more channels than I can list. (14 to be exact he tells me) And he works hard in school.
It seems a little strange that we only have 2 children left at home but I think most couples our age are empty nesters. We'd be lonely with out our two "bonus" children. Here's a little bit about what our other kids are doing:
KayLee and Joshua: are living in Queen Creek Arizona while Joshua is pursuing his CRNA degree. The triplets started Kindergarten this year (how did they get so old?) and the twins are 3. And KayLee keeps track of them all. She also started working part time.
Benjamin and Michelle: are living in Washington state where Ben is working at Boeing. I wasn't too thrilled about them being so far away especially since grand baby #7 was born to them in July, an adorable little girl they named Hazel.
Darin and Amy: still live in Salt Lake City. Darin works for Adobe and Amy does wood working and chip carving projects on commissions. Micah is adorable and loves cars of any kind. He can spend all day pretending they are racing and driving around.
Melissa and Nolan: live in Overland Park, Kansas. Nolan works as a pharmacist there and Melissa is a stay at home mom to grand baby #8, Alex. She was born the end of August and one of the highlights of Jamie's year was going to Kansas to spend time with them.
DeeAnn and Julien: Yes, DeeAnn got married this May. We loved welcoming Julien into our family. They both live in Salt Lake City where Julien is going to pharmaceutical school and DeeAnn is taking a break from school and working at Great Clips.
Adam: is living in Cleveland, Ohio. Yes that is too far away. He works in a bakery at night and takes a class at Cleveland University. We got to see him at DeeAnn's wedding. But once every 18 months or so is not nearly enough.
Our family is growing by leaps and bounds and we couldn't love them more.
Merry Christmas!