We Wish You A Merry Christmas

I used to send out Christmas cards, but the more kids I have the harder it gets so this is my version of a Christmas card! (The picture was taken after church with a tripod and timer. This was our first shot! Not too shabby!)It has been a great year for our family. ERIC finished another year of teaching in May and this school year is finally a full time school counselor. He loves it and I love it. Less hours after school and a more relaxed working atmosphere (for the most part). It is great! He has also been serving as a Primary teacher for the CTR 8 class so he has gotten to go to a lot of baptisms this year. This summer he worked really hard around our yard. He planted trees and shrubs, built gates for our fence, made our garden grow and best of all built an awesome play set for the kids. We love him and couldn't ask for a better husband or father for our family.

ANGELA has been busy keeping up with three kids. Carter came into the world in a crazy way and it has stayed crazy ever since, but we wouldn't change it for the world. The Relief Society also keeps me busy, but the calling has also been such a blessing. I get to meet and visit with some very amazing sisters and am so grateful for the opportunity. I also get to work as a nurse once a week at the best job in the hospital. I am in the outpatient IV Therapy clinic where we get to take care of some wonderful people. Every time I work I talk to people with incredible faith and strength and it helps me to want to be more like my Savior.

TADE is getting so big. He is a great helper and loves to be with his family. He started Kindergarten! Ahhh! But he loves it. He rides the bus in the morning and still lets me hug and kiss him everyday, even in front of his friends. I am not looking forward to the day when that changes. He is learning to read and his writing is continually improving. He loves playing basketball, football, wrestle or whatever with dad and he will unload the dishwasher, cleanup messes (even when he didn't make them) or do whatever mom asks. He is so great!

ASHLYNN is our baby girl, except she is such a big girl. She knows she is the only girl and loves anything pink or girly. She has started going to Joy School this year and has loved being with friends and learning. I am always amazed at what a three year old can learn and remember. She is a big helper when it comes to the baby and can put away laundry like a pro. She will be going to Primary next year. I can't believe my baby girl is so big!

CARTER is a sweetheart. We love having him in our family. The last seven months have flown by and I can't believe how much he has grown and developed over that time. He is sitting, crawling, trying to stand, eating food, sleeping through the night (mostly:)), and just making us smile with the silly things he does everyday.

WE have been very blessed this year and we know it is because of our Savior. Trials come and go, but we know that if we rely on our Savior, Jesus Christ, He will help us through any struggle we are facing. We wish you a Merry Christmas and hope you have a great New Year!