May Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello everyone! I hope you all had a great month with lots of adventures! I sure did. To kick off my month, I had a lovely mothers day. It was a very peaceful and nice mothers day. I love my great mom! I couldn't have had a better mom.

My brother also graduated from high school this month. You might be thinking that this doesn't really have anything to do with me, but I did get to ride in a sick limo to the graduation! It had a drink and snack bar and it was really cool. I also rode the limo to olive garden, where i enjoyed yummy pastas and salads with my family. Congratulations Brandon!

Sometimes you don't have to do anything special to have a fun memorable experience. For example, a simple picnic in my back yard. It might seem insignificant, but it is pretty special when you have the sounds of a water fall around you as you eat, along with the peaceful mountain scenery, and a full happy family to share it all with.

I am loving summer break and am already trying to make the most of it before school starts again. I have plenty of friends and lots of fun activities to do. Lots of fun stuff is opening up again and I am completely done with masks. I hope you all are safe and healthy, and I love you all. Bye! 

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

April Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

    Hello everyone. I had a great April. I hope you did too. I had lots of fun on Easter. I had some friends come over and I got a little candy. We had a small Easter egg hunt and Sam loved it. Even though some of his friends kept sneakily taking his candy, (and me).

    I had a Easter party at grandma Chris's house. There was some pretty good food, and I had fun with my cousins. We also tried to catch a rabbit that had been tormenting grandma and grandpa for a while. He hid under a shed though, and we didn't catch him.

    I went on a little family trip to the San Rafael Swell. We drove around and looked at some sights, including petroglyphs and dinosaur footprints. It was pretty fun, though the drive was long and boring, looking at the magnificent cliffs and ancient petroglyphs.

     Sam just barely started soccer. Me and Brandon had been playing with him for a while. He registered for a local little league. He's so cute in his soccer jersey. He's pretty good, but he's a little timid. Its still super funny to watch him play with his soccer team.

    One of the main highlights of this month is my birthday! I had two different birthday parties, one with my soccer team and one with my friends. One of the main highlights of my birthday was me getting a phone! I had lots of fun at my birthday parties, and I had a great day!

To finish off this April, I got quarantined. Eric got covid and that resulted in me getting quarantined for two weeks. To make the quarantine better, we went on a camping trip in our new trailer. My dad saw the trailer while we were on our way to the San Rafael Swell, and before I new it, it was in our driveway. Me, Sam, Mom, and Dad went camping in capitol reef. Its about a 3 hour drive from our house, but it was well worth it. We got to our camping spot on Thursday, and we left Saturday. We did some fun hikes, and ate some good food. I missed my dog, and I guess he missed me, because he was crazy when I got back. I had a great time camping.

That's my month in a nutshell. As I mentioned earlier, I got quarantined right at the end of the month. I'm doing fine, and It will be over before I know it. I hope that soon we will be able to go back to regular life. But until then, stay safe and healthy. 

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

March Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello everyone! How are you? I am feeling great. This March was awesome. We went on a pretty tough hike. The view was fantastic at the top of the hike. It was very fun.

Sam had his birthday this month. He just turned 4. We had a party with all his little friends. He was so excited to blow out the candles on the cake. He played some fun games with his friends, and he got lots of new toys.

We are finally starting to have some warm weather. We had a family light-saber fight which was pretty fun. We have been do a lot more outdoor activities now that the snow is melting away.

I guess I spoke to soon. We got two big blizzards back to back, and now we are back in winter. I built Sam a snow man, and we played in the snow. The snow just keeps coming. I think after this snow their won't be any more big snowstorms.

My brother just barely got his mission call. He was called to the Arkansas mission. We had tons of people over at our house and we had a little party after. The party was pretty fun.

Chowder got shaved nearly bald. He doesn't look nearly as cute as when he still had his fur. School is going fine right now. Bye! 

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

February Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello! This month was great. I started the month off with a soccer tournament in St. George. I hiked a lot with my family and explored lots of fun places. I love climbing on the rocks in St. George. The soccer tournament went pretty good. My team won most of our games and got to the finals. The tournament ended on a pretty sad note when I pulled a hamstring and we lost in the finals. We ended up placing 2nd. I had a very fun trip of hiking and exploring with my family.

Chowder loves to play in the snow, but he hates what comes after. He always gets really wet and snowy so he usually is stuck outside for a while, tied up on the tile for a very long time, or he has to take a bath. He loves to roll around in the snow and prance in the snow. He also loves to eat snow! 

It was my mom's birthday this month. We had a little party, with lots of cakes! We made a nice dinner and we sang happy birthday to mom. Sam screamed so hard because he didn't get to blow out the candles, and he naturally got his way, so he got to blow out some of the candles.

That was my month in a nutshell. I am having a nice time at school and at home. I hope you are safe and healthy and that you had a good February. Bye! 

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

January Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello guys! I hope you had a great January and a great beginning of the year! I had a blast, in some ways. Me and Sam love to go sledding. We have a two seater sled that is perfect for us. Sam and I love to play in the snow. We built a fort and we have lots of snowball fights! We got a ton of snow this month. It was great, but I'm ready for some sun and grass!

My family and I love to play games. We play many different games that are so fun! One of my favorites is Mandalorian Monopoly, which I got last Christmas. I also play Scatergories, Settlers, and much much more! I love to play games with my parents, and I'm fine with playing with my brothers. Sometimes their a pain but its all good fun.

I go on walks with my family a lot. We walk down paved trails but sometimes we will go off the beaten path to explore the woods around our house. I'm not much of a fan of walks, but they are ok. Chowder is always so fun on walks, and on the paved trails I can ride my scooter, which is always fun.

The one downside to my month was that I got injured! I hurt my knee playing soccer and was out for a couple of weeks. I couldn't do any physical activity, so basically I couldn't have fun. I went to the physical therapist and worked with him for a few weeks. I got all fixed up, but I'm still taking it easy and not at my top condition. I hope I can go back to 100% soon!

Well that's my month in a nutshell. There was a lot more small but fun moments that didn't make this months letters, but I'm having fun. I hope you are staying safe and that we can go to normal soon! Bye!

Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

December Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello. I hope you had an awesome December. I sure did. Christmas was a blast like always. On Christmas Eve Mom held a lesson on what's really about and she wanted us all to remember why we celebrate Christmas. I went to bed awaiting Christmas, but I couldn't sleep. After a while I went to sleep and woke up on Christmas day! I got two Café Rio gift cards and lots of goodies in my stocking. I got airpods, laser tag, Mandalorian Monopoly, and some nice clothes. I loved spending Christmas spending time with Sam and playing lots of Laser Tag! On Christmas day we made a big breakfast and and some relatives came over. The food was fantastic!

I also had lots of fun on New Years Eve hanging out with my family. We did our annual cake wars on New Years Eve. I stayed up till twelve and ate lots of junk food! We had a nice dinner to say goodbye to 2020, and we toasted to a better year next year. Mom wanted me to focus and the good things that have happened this year. Sure this year has been rough, but it has brought me closer to my family. I also see now how lucky I am to live in a great home with a great family.

That is the end of my year and this book. I hope that when I am older I will read these books and treasure them. I always complain about having to write these, but I see now that they are important and special. I have had a great year and I hope you will have an even better one next year! 

Bye! Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel

November Letter

 Dear Family & Friends, 

Hello! I have had as great a month as anyone can get right now. I've been hanging out at home nearly all day. My family does puzzles, game, and watch lots of shows. I've been finding ways to spend the day, but I still can't wit for all this to blow over.

I had a great Thanksgiving with my cousins, The Sintays, and had a nice break from school. The Sintays and I had a great time playing all types of games. We all went to this cool park and had a lot of fun there. The Thanksgiving feast was delicious as always, and we had a lot of extra turkey for leftovers. 

I decorated the downstairs Christmas tree this month. Me and Sam decorated the tree all by ourselves. We also put up our Christmas lights and decor. Our Christmas tree looked beautiful after it was fully decorated, and I'm finally getting into the Christmas spirit! 

Well that was my November in a nut shell. But there was still so much more. I hope you had a good Thanksgiving, and I wish you a Merry Christmas. Bye!

        Love, Kyle Patrick Barnhisel