Merry Christmas

It's a good thing that we put our blog address on our Christmas card so it is incentive for me to add a post.  We are doing well, but it's time for a little family update:

It turns out that both of my arms were broken back in August.  Near my left elbow and my right wrist.  Fortunately, they are both healed and I'm pretty much back to normal.  Well, as normal as I ever am.  Work is going well and we feel fortunate to work for a good company.

Dayna is still busy as serving in the young women organization at church.  She loves working with the girls, their parents and the other leaders. She continues to find opportunities to serve those around her.  She is a good example to our family in so many ways.

Emma has made the adjustment from elementary school to middle school and is even playing the saxophone. She continues to do clogging and piano lessons and is a good big sister.

Hyrum is still loving roller coasters and spends much of his free time imagining new ones.  He is a fourth grader and is a good little cub scout too.

Isaac continues to have what seems like limitless energy.  He has a great imagination and likes to play imaginary battles.  He is in first grade and has adjusted to a full day of school.

Sometimes I'm not sure if Amelia still lives here because it seems like she wants to pretend to be a different animal every day.  Some days she is a dolphin, others she is a lion.  She is usually a baby animal, whatever the kind.  She is a lot of fun.  She looks forward to starting kindergarten next fall.

Noah is a force to be reckoned with.  He is all over the place.  He can climb and reach just enough to be dangerous.  He is learning to say words and I love when he tells me "Bye, Bye" every morning after breakfast.

The kids are excited for Christmas.  We love them all. We are doing it a little different this year.  In almost all other years past, we have traveled to Idaho/Utah for Christmas.  This year we will be spending Christmas at home.  I think it will be fun.  It's been a great, eventful year.  We are grateful to our Heavenly Father and His Son for the many blessings we have received.

On a more somber note, we are saddened by the events of December 14 in Newtown, CT.  As parents of five children, it is hard to find words to describe what happened there.  We pray for the families of those involved.