We feel very blessed and grateful for this past year and of course for all of our family and friends and how you have each enriched our lives. We hope you have a very Merry Christmas, a Happy New Year and pray that you will all enjoy an even better 2012!
Happy Holidays,
Jason, Kristine, Elisabeth, Rebekah, Jonathan, Jacob, Kayla and Justin
Jason – Jason has been busy. He was promoted at work to a manager position. He was a Senior Patrol Leader for Wood Badge, and is now the Elder’s Quorum President. With everything going on he still had some fun hunting and fishing. This year he got another buck, but still hasn't caught his 5 lb trout.
Kristine – Kristine is busy with keeping the house going smoothly. When she gets some free time she likes to do genealogy and playing the Wii.
Elisabeth – Elisabeth is growing into a beautiful young lady and is in 5th grade this year. She loves singing in the school choir. She also takes ballet and jazz. She is starting to play the piano. Performed the Star Spangled Banner for the Utah Flash game. Elisabeth also has some new pet fish.
Rebekah – Rebekah is in Advanced Learning Lab (ALL) an advanced 3rd grade class. She is learning a lot. She is taking gymnastics, ballet and jazz. She wants to start playing the clarinet and piano next year. Rebekah donated 8 inches of hair to Pantene Beautiful lengths. Finally, Rebekah is sporting a great smile with her new braces.
Rebekah and Elisabeth were doing All Star Cheer and got 1st place. They both mastered their round-off back-hand-spring.
Jonathan – Jonathan is in 1st grade and thriving. He is playing soccer, basketball, and is in gymnastics. He is smart and funny. He likes sports and Nintendo.
Jacob- Jacob went to preschool and is now in gymnastics. He just went up a level. He is very good at using a screwdriver and has taken apart a few things around the house.
Kayla – Kayla is super cute. She loves keeping up with Jacob and playing with her dolls and dressing up like a princess. She is taking gymnastics.
Justin - We had a new baby, Justin Brian. He was 9 lbs 9 ozs and 21 inches long. Kristine ended up with a botched epidural, low blood pressure and a spinal headache. Justin just got his first two teeth and is crawling everywhere and trying to put everything in his mouth.
Our Family Vacations:
Trip #1: Bryce Canyon, Fremont Indian State Park, Trailer Camping @ Panguitch Lake.
Trip #2: Kristine went to see Kari’s new baby Alyssa Rose being born.
Trip #3: Staycation with the kids- each picked their own day for fun,
Trip #4: Zion’s National Park, Mansion @ Mt. Carmel w/ friends.
Other Coming and Goings:
We enjoyed going up American Fork Canyon on Sunday evenings for campfires, tinfoil dinners, s’mores, and fun with friends. We had a leak in our basement and mold growing up the wall. The leak was from the washer and dryer pipes in the wall. Jason’s brother Jared and his family lived with us while their house was being built for 5 months. Jason and the kids were in the Lehi City Parade. They were Dopey and Dr. Suess Characters to go with the float.
A few trips to the Hogle Zoo, Dinosaur Museum, BYU Bean Museum, This Is The Place State Park, Highland/Alpine Splash Parks, V Chocolate Factory, Sundance Summer Theater, Water Slide Park, miniature golfing, rock wall climbing, laser tag shooting, geode finding, bike riding and hiking to Secret Lake has keep us having fun.
