HO Ho HO 2008!

Merry Christmas!

We made it to yet another Christmas Season!

We accomplished a lot this year...

Ethan is in his last year of preschool. Next year he will be in Kindergarten! He is a busy "Dude" he can keep up and outlast many! He took swimming lessons this year and loved it. He learned how to ride a bike with training wheels. Learned how to write his name and read many, many sight words! Ethan wanted to walk to Preschool everyday without the help of Mom (didn't happen.) Ethan loves to cook and has invented many recipes. He even got an "Easy Bake Oven" from Santa. One of his favorite recipes this Summer was, "Grape Stew," (grapes mashed with a sprinkling of brown dirt to bring about the "natural flavor" of the grapes.) Ethan never walks anywhere, he is always running and hopefully he will keep that same "attribute" for all of the obstacles and events that he will have in life!

Eliza is 2 1/2 and became quite the Lady this year. She took gymnastics and loved to learn new ways to move her body. She loves to dance and she holds "dance sessions" in the kitchen, she has to wear a dress during her dance time and she eventually lulls all of us into the kitchen with her to dance to the music! Eliza has a Speech Therapist that comes twice a month. Eliza has done so well this year and even in the last two weeks has blown us all away with how well she is talking and with the many words that she knows! Eliza is the "Mother" in our home. She takes care of her brothers and lets DH and I know what is wrong and how we need to change it! She is so kind and loving and makes sure we are "Smiles and Hoppy!"

Isaac is Two months old and growing fast. He is now smiling at anyone who talks to him! He is finding his hands and sometimes doesn't know what to do with the thing/hand that keeps hitting him in the face...soon he will gain control of those pesky creatures! We think Isaac will have brown eyes, the first of Our babies to have DH's eyes. The jury is still out on the hair color, possibly red? He loves to cuddle and could keep even Frosty the Snowman warm! Isaac is still such a great Comfort to our Family!


As for DH... he is still working on his Thesis. We went and visited Santa... DH sat on his lap and asked Santa to "finish his thesis for him!" DH is excited to get school over with so he can take us to New York! We only have a couple more months in Utah and then we will be moving to New York. DH has enjoyed snow boarding and lets not forget his favorite past time...Geo-Caching! DH is forever trying to get our family to do "new things" and "go see new places!" We Love him and know that without him our lives would be a bore!

As for myself...I'm enjoying being a Mom more than I ever have in my life. The Joy that I have from being a Mom is probably due to all of the help that I have at home (from DH and my brother Emer is living with us...we call my Brother "Our Manny!") I'm in the YW Presidency and LOVE all that is associated with the girls and leaders. I so enjoy being in our Home and being "there" for all the experiences that Life brings our Little, but ever growing Family!


HO Ho HO!