Hayden's 5th Birthday!

Quality Xbox Repair

As some of you know, Josh's Xbox business has been doing really good. He recently created a new website for his business that is really great, and beneficial to his customers. The site if full of information articles that he wrote. Pass the word along to friends and family. He does good work.

www.saltlakexbox.com

Insight For 2010

A lot of plans for everyone this year. This year will be a major transition for us. Andrea will be graduating with her second Associates this spring, that will have her prepped for a great legal position with any lawyer/firm. Josh will be making a career change, with many open options to consider. He's interested in a few fields that are all different from one another. Perhaps even school might be a consideration. Hayden will be advancing to elementary school to start Kindergarten and Kylie will be starting preschool. They are both more than ready to advance. Hayden is beyond boredom at preschool right now, and when ever Kylie attends his school she is totally involved and motivated.

We have plans to start the kids in some activities this year. We want to put them in swimming lessons. They both had so much fun swimming last year they would love swimming lessons. And since Kylie is constantly tumbling all over the house non-stop, we want to put her in either a tumbling class or dance. And we need to find a sport for Hayden. Most likely T-Ball. Josh would love to put him in a pee-wee hockey league, but we may have to wait till next year.

Christmas 2009

Christmas this year turned out better than we expected. I'm not exactly sure how we pulled it off, but it worked out very well. Our funds were significantly lower this year due to our strained economy. But we still managed to spoil the kids which is the most important thing. :) Santa managed to bring the kids some brand new bikes and helmets. It's quite funny that Kylie picked up on bike riding faster than Hayden did. Andrea went well over the top, as she usually does. Even with everyone telling her to slow down, she still managed to spoil the kids rotten. The grandparents also did very well spoiling the kids. Very cute pajamas from both grandparents. We are all very grateful for everyone's gifts.

Family pic. What a great morning!

The aftermath. Lots'a presents!

Classic. This pic could go on a Christmas card.

Kids going through their stockings from Santa.

Hayden and his Rocket Bike.

Kylie and her Princess Bike.

Church Callings

We have both recently been assigned new callings in our ward. Josh has been called to serve as the young mens basketball coach for the deacons and teachers. They have had a few practices already, and the boys show much potential. Josh and the boys are becoming good friends and they are all excited for their first game on January 7th.

Andrea has been called as the sunbeam teacher for the upcoming year. A calling like that for Andrea is almost perfect. Andrea has always had a gift with small children. It is definitely a talent and life calling for her with the nurturing skills she has been blessed with. Kylie will be a sunbeam this coming year, so it should be fun for Andrea to have her in the class.

The ward has become very important to both of us. Our ward is wide ranged in age, which is very nice. This ward has been one of the most friendly, caring and non-judgmental wards thus far.

Funeral Audio

For those who couldn't make it. Audio from my Grandpa's funeral service. I just love Mark and Dennis' speeches.

Thanksgiving

What a great holiday. Besides Christmas, it's our favorite one. So what are some things to be thankful for? Well lets begin our list on a time line. How about our savior, who suffered so much for everyone of us. He has felt pain that we can't even imagine. And how about the ones who began this amazing country. Like Lincoln, George Washington and the other founding fathers. The declaration of independence, and all the fallen soldiers who have risked and given their lives to protect it. This truely is the land of God. We are grateful for those who donate free labor and time to the community. Volunteer work speaks volumes about a persons personality. We are grateful for our active military, police, and fireman who protect us. We are especially grateful for our employment that allows us to receive income. Whether we like our jobs or not, it's nice to have one in this strained economy today. We are especially grateful for our families health and safety. Last but not least, we are grateful for our restored gospel, and for the ones who restored it. There are so many unfortunate people in the world who will never receive the chance to know our gospel. We are so grateful to have been given the opportunity.