Merry Christmas everyone!!!
It has been a good year for our family. We have enjoyed a
fun and prosperous year and we are looking forward to the new year. Here are
some highlights from 2016.
As a family we went to 2 family reunions – Hall reunion in Eden, UT and Wilkey reunion in Gardiner MT, we had an exchange student for a week from Japan, went on lots of camping trips, a work party at Lagoon, Labor Day weekend in Bear Lake, Fall Break in Midway, weekend getaways to Sundance to stay, ski, eat, Bluebird Café, kids camps and the play this year “Music Man”, summer neighborhood parties, BYU Games, etc.
Blain
Enjoys his calling as a Sunday school teacher, loves to cook
(which Heidi doesn’t complain about), he’s very handy and this year re-routed
our stairs and put in new flooring, and is most happy when he’s in the water
especially for our 15 year anniversary trip to Hawaii.
Heidi
Turned the big 40 this year, received a scouting award
“Influential Woman in Scouting” (they were desperate this year), enjoys her
calling in Young Women’s and had a blast at YW’s girls camp with Addy, and took
the plunge and cut off her long hair, no regrets!
Christian (20)
Faithfully serving his mission in Quito, Ecuador, having
many wonderful experiences and loves sharing the gospel, survived the 7.8 earthquakes
in Ecuador, turned 20 years old, is loving his mission and growing so much,
worried about losing is hair, and he only has 6 months left!!!
Addy (13)
Loves her ballroom dancing and has grown a lot this year, still
playing piano, she was in the school play “Suessical the Musical”, went on tour
with her school ballroom team to CA and mom got to chaperone, spent a week in WA
with her cousin Emma helping Aunt Erin and loved it.
Jack (11)
Earned his Arrow Of Light and started 11 year scouting, has
stayed active with basketball, flag football, and soccer – which is his
favorite, loves BYU and redid his room to a BYU room, still playing the piano,
but not by choice, he's so glad it's ski season, and he attended Camp Big Springs this summer with friends from
school.
Lauren (8)
Turned 8 this year and made the choice to get baptized, tried
out soccer for the first time and had fun, but she started gymnastics and LOVES
it, she is progressing fast, she’s a natural, she ran the school Fun Run and
came in 3rd place out
of the 3rd grade girls, and she loves to give hugs and write sweet
notes to everyone!
Lia (3)
She’s mommy’s little sidekick and goes everywhere with her,
has lots of friends at the Rec Center kid watch, enjoys learning and does an online
preschool, tired a little cheer clinic and loved it right up until it was time
to actually perform, talks like she’s 15 years old, learning to love her curly
hair, and makes us laugh every single day.
And a Happy New Year!
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