Monday, December 19, 2011

Merry Christmas


Wow, what an amazing year it has been! We have been so richly blessed. We have enjoyed spending so much time with family and friends. A few fun trips and many many days and evenings were spent with the Stewart's and Anderson's. We couldn't be happier.

Steven and I were able to feel like young kids again in January as we flew west to California and enjoyed a few days at Disneyland! We rode the rides and ate some delicious food! We had so much fun with our host family, the Gray's! California really does have great weather!

In the Spring, we welcomed another sweet little girl to our family, Ellen Jessica. She is sweet and happy and absolutely loves her older sister. The two of them play all day and are so happy. Ellen in crawling everywhere and her latest achievement, clapping! We sure love her!

Kate is growing right on schedule. She is smart as a whip and lets you know it. She is learning new things all day and some of her favorite things to do are: play with Ellen, play-doh, reading books, coloring, and loading up her 'bag' to the hilt. She loves Ellen and is such a joy!

September was a big month for us also; Steven got a new job and we moved into a townhouse. Steven works for Crystal Water, a water softener company, and is so happy. No more weekends and more time with our family! Yay! We love our little townhouse, it's quite a bit bigger than our small apartment and fits us perfectly. The girls share a room and love it!

Steven is also going to be finishing up school at BYU-Idaho this Spring and we are excited to be done with school soon. He has taken up shooting and golfing this year; which he is able to enjoy with family. I have become a little crafty and enjoy sewing car seat covers and minkee blankets. Cooking is also becoming a regular hobby of mine.

We love you all so much and wish you a Merry Christmas and such a Happy New Year! Lots of love,
Steven, Becca, Kate, & Ellen