This Christmas letter provides updates about family members. It discusses the writer's 3-year-old daughter Joanna, noting her developing language skills and how she expresses both joy and sadness through exaggerated statements and body language. The letter also mentions being thankful for blessings despite life's ups and downs.

1. Merry Christmas!
We have so much to be thankful
for as we look back through the ups
and downs and see the blessings
God has given us through both. As
the elected Christmas letter writer, I
(Chris) am glad to greet you all, at
least till the six-year-old can type –
and then I am so done.
Starting with news of
the littlest Wuthrich -
Joanna is 3 and is so much fun. As
she has grown, it has been fun to
watch as her thoughts (such as
shoes) become complete thoughts
(I like these shoes) and have evolved
into sentence fragments (Gimmie
shoes purple!), that further have
become complete thought out
sentences (Dearest Father, I do so
enjoy my purple shoes and if it
would not be too much trouble as
to have you place them onto my
feet, I would greatly appreciate it.)
OK, that was exaggerated just a tad
but there is a LOT of stuff going on
in that little head, and most of it is
sheer joy - unless she’s being
sarcastic. I can’t really tell. Can one
be really that excited about things
such as being asked to put her shoes
on, (GO PUT MY SHOES ON??
THE PURPLE ONES?? I LOVE
YOU DAD!!!) Other things to
elate about include: the dog, a
cookie, the blanket, sand, a bug,
juice boxes, and my favorite: Eggo
Waffles. I think she is toying with
me. On the other side of the 3 year
old emotion coin we have shoulder
sagging, head hanging, feet
shuffling, bottom lip popping out
kind of sorrow as she slowly exits a
room; stopping and half turning in
the doorway to raise her head so
those big watery eyes can make
contact with my cold cruel heartless
ones to confirm my staunch stance