Durand Family Year-End Update 2013
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So much family fun in Sacramento on our summer vacation!          

We'd love to hear from you: Ross - ross.durand@gmail.com
Kristen - kdurand@socal.rr.com
Sydney - sydkyd00@icloud.com
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Thanks for visiting our little webpage. We'll give you our big news from the year and a few pictures to look at.


Our year in Brief for more photos follow the links on our photo page

First of all, we are all grateful to be healthy, happy, and employed in a time of so much hardship.

Only a few highlights this year, once again most of the interesting stuff involves the girls, although we did have a fun family vacation exploring parts of Northern California. Read more below and enjoy our pictures, as well!

tips

Introducing Tips!!!

We adopted tips in August. He is 4 years old and is a shepherd mix. He loves playing ball, being petted, and sleeping - oh, and chasing squirrels!!


S the percussionistSydney got her braces off this year!! She continues to do well in middle school and is the main snare drum player in advanced band. Her English class reading requirement made her a huge fan of "Hunger Games" and she can't wait for next November so the next movie can come out!

Sydney continues to study painting at a local art school and is especially proud of a recent portrait of her dog, Tips!
tips painting

Sierrasierra
Sierra turned 10 this year and is having as much fun as ever. She loves listening to "What Does the Fox Say" and the soundtrack to Frozen on her iPod. She also completed the accomplishment of earning her purple beginner belt in Tae Kwan Do this December.

Sierra also has the distinction of having had her first broken arm this summer. She received a buckle fracture while playing tug-of-war at field day on the next-to-last day of school. Luckily, the current treatment is a splint and she was still able to enjoy the swimming pools on our summer vacation.
girls and pool 


Ross and Kristen

Ross and KristenRoss and Kristen are up to the usual things. Kristen is still with The Irvine Company and Ross is still teaching at Rancho Alamitos and spending several weeks at Arrowbear Music Camp with the girls.

Ross continues to do some musical things, preparing a CD for imminent release, and this year he was finally champion of "Spintunes," one of the online music "contests" he participates in! You can hear some of his music from this year by checking out his website.


                        spintunes champ
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