Ha. Yeah, this was supposed to be our Christmas letter, and then it was supposed to be our New Year's letter... and we'll lets just say I've dropped the ball on this one... but someone, somewhere once said "Better late than never..." (click on the highlighted words to view actual posts, with pictures!)So here it is...
Justin- spends his days working in downtown Salt Lake City at Far West Bank located in the newly renovated and gorgeous historical Walker Center. We sold the Mazda this summer and Justin got himself a bike, which he enjoys riding to and from work in the fair weather months. When he’s not enjoying the breeze in his leg hair, he’s taking advantage of the local public transportation (bus and light-rail) which he actually LOVES most days… “I enjoy the care free commute to work while catching up on my reading. It’s also refreshing to hear ‘good mornings’ and feel the energy of down town… makes me feel like I’m back on my mission in Lisbon Portugal!”
When he’s not at work, Justin’s been spending most of his spare time working on his CMBA through Western Governor’s University, and is scheduled to graduate at the end of Feb 2009! YES! In his other spare moments, Justin enjoys spending time with the kids and doing small remodeling projects around the house. In the year and a half we’ve lived in our little “sugar house,” he’s taken on A LOT of projects… including refinishing hardwood floors, bathroom makeover, paint, trim, texturing, leveling, bulldozing in just about every room of the house… as well as a few exterior updates! You get the idea …lets just say he’s having a lot of fun!
Amanda- is happy to announce that she’s expecting number 3! We are excited to say that we are having a Girl!! We are all looking forward to May 14, 2009! Amanda is SO grateful that she’s is able to be a stay-at-home-mom; and LOVES all that comes with the title. One of the highlights of this summer has been taking the kids to the Zoo with our family pass… It’s been a true joy to watch the kids study the animals and then act like them later on at home. “My children amaze me, it is a lot fun to watch them grow and develop. There is never a dull moment, especially when they try out their new animal skills by growling at people in the check out line…”
In her spare time, Amanda enjoys a variety of sewing projects from hand bags to stuffed animals to apron (s)to quilting! In October Amanda took the kids to visit her parents, Grammy and Papa, in PA for two weeks. We had a wonderful time visiting. Amanda also had the opportunity to attend a Reflexology workshop with her mother and is putting her new skills to good use. Justin is very grateful she learned this new trade!
Caitlin- will be 4 in March! We successfully got potty training out of the way and she was able to start preschool, which she absolutely loves! She enjoys helping Mommy and Daddy out around the house by doing the dishes, feeding and caring for Pepper, cleaning up toys and being a sweet and loving big sister to Will. Her interests are very well-rounded from princesses to dinosaurs, trucks to horses, and one of everyone’s favorites, singing! She loves to sing songs from Annie, Wicked, and Hello Dolly (mostly because of the movie Wall-e!). It’s so sweet to hear her sing! She also loves singing along to Disney CDs in the car, and she’s working on her directing skills too, as she’ll often assign us all particular parts to sing. One afternoon, Caitlin was overheard saying this in the car. “No, Will… stop singing! Mommy is Belle… you are Maurice! And I’m Gaston!” Later on in that conversation I found out that Justin was playing the part of the Beast! She also learned to ski this year, thanks to her Dad, Uncle Jonny, and Pops… and she LOVES it and looks forward to anytime she can go.
Will- has really developed this year as well. He’s finally started talking and 99.9% of the time he’s telling us about his friends "Thomas, James and Percy" (trains, trains and more trains!). They are the love of his life… they eat, sleep and take baths with him, literally. He was thrilled to find out that his coat has pockets, allowing him to bring along even more trains on our outings. He too has developed a love for music, his favorite songs being the Thomas DVD sing-a-longs! He’ll be turning 3 in May and will join his sister in attending preschool in the fall. Additionally, while Will’s interests usually don’t typically extend beyond trains and cars, we’ll occasionally find him enjoying a tea party with Caitlin…both of them decked out in the finest princess attire. We are just happy they get along as well as they do!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Justin- spends his days working in downtown Salt Lake City at Far West Bank located in the newly renovated and gorgeous historical Walker Center. We sold the Mazda this summer and Justin got himself a bike, which he enjoys riding to and from work in the fair weather months. When he’s not enjoying the breeze in his leg hair, he’s taking advantage of the local public transportation (bus and light-rail) which he actually LOVES most days… “I enjoy the care free commute to work while catching up on my reading. It’s also refreshing to hear ‘good mornings’ and feel the energy of down town… makes me feel like I’m back on my mission in Lisbon Portugal!”
When he’s not at work, Justin’s been spending most of his spare time working on his CMBA through Western Governor’s University, and is scheduled to graduate at the end of Feb 2009! YES! In his other spare moments, Justin enjoys spending time with the kids and doing small remodeling projects around the house. In the year and a half we’ve lived in our little “sugar house,” he’s taken on A LOT of projects… including refinishing hardwood floors, bathroom makeover, paint, trim, texturing, leveling, bulldozing in just about every room of the house… as well as a few exterior updates! You get the idea …lets just say he’s having a lot of fun!
Amanda- is happy to announce that she’s expecting number 3! We are excited to say that we are having a Girl!! We are all looking forward to May 14, 2009! Amanda is SO grateful that she’s is able to be a stay-at-home-mom; and LOVES all that comes with the title. One of the highlights of this summer has been taking the kids to the Zoo with our family pass… It’s been a true joy to watch the kids study the animals and then act like them later on at home. “My children amaze me, it is a lot fun to watch them grow and develop. There is never a dull moment, especially when they try out their new animal skills by growling at people in the check out line…”
In her spare time, Amanda enjoys a variety of sewing projects from hand bags to stuffed animals to apron (s)to quilting! In October Amanda took the kids to visit her parents, Grammy and Papa, in PA for two weeks. We had a wonderful time visiting. Amanda also had the opportunity to attend a Reflexology workshop with her mother and is putting her new skills to good use. Justin is very grateful she learned this new trade!
Caitlin- will be 4 in March! We successfully got potty training out of the way and she was able to start preschool, which she absolutely loves! She enjoys helping Mommy and Daddy out around the house by doing the dishes, feeding and caring for Pepper, cleaning up toys and being a sweet and loving big sister to Will. Her interests are very well-rounded from princesses to dinosaurs, trucks to horses, and one of everyone’s favorites, singing! She loves to sing songs from Annie, Wicked, and Hello Dolly (mostly because of the movie Wall-e!). It’s so sweet to hear her sing! She also loves singing along to Disney CDs in the car, and she’s working on her directing skills too, as she’ll often assign us all particular parts to sing. One afternoon, Caitlin was overheard saying this in the car. “No, Will… stop singing! Mommy is Belle… you are Maurice! And I’m Gaston!” Later on in that conversation I found out that Justin was playing the part of the Beast! She also learned to ski this year, thanks to her Dad, Uncle Jonny, and Pops… and she LOVES it and looks forward to anytime she can go.
Will- has really developed this year as well. He’s finally started talking and 99.9% of the time he’s telling us about his friends "Thomas, James and Percy" (trains, trains and more trains!). They are the love of his life… they eat, sleep and take baths with him, literally. He was thrilled to find out that his coat has pockets, allowing him to bring along even more trains on our outings. He too has developed a love for music, his favorite songs being the Thomas DVD sing-a-longs! He’ll be turning 3 in May and will join his sister in attending preschool in the fall. Additionally, while Will’s interests usually don’t typically extend beyond trains and cars, we’ll occasionally find him enjoying a tea party with Caitlin…both of them decked out in the finest princess attire. We are just happy they get along as well as they do!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!
Love,
Justin, Amanda, Caitlin and Will
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