Year End Missionary News

We had a wonderful visit with Scott on Christmas Day.  He continues to work hard and serve the Lord.  We are so proud of him.

(P-Day Graffiti Wall – Plan of Salvation)

(I’m not too sure about the gold teeth thing, but I love the smile and the pose)

Emma’s Birthday

Emma turned “1” on December 27th.  Her family was going to be in Jamaica for vacation so we celebrated a couple days early.  We played the prediction game to see what she would be in life.  She selected the doll (good choice) and later the sack of money.  I guess she will be a mommy and go into accounting/business like her momma.  I’m sure she will be great whatever path she takes.  We love her so much!!!

Happy Birthday Sweetheart

She also started taking her first steps while she was here.  We think she got the idea from watching Maya.  Rod, Steph and Maya helped her practice. It was so fun to watch her wobbling steps as she got a little braver each day. 

Christmas Joy

We had a memorable Christmas with almost everyone here.  Daren and Marlene spent most of the week with us.  We enjoyed playing with our sweet little Emma.  She is growing up so quickly and has such a cute little personality.  Her smiles and giggles brighten the room.  Rod and Steph spent a lot of time here so that the two little girls could play.  They were very cute together, jabbering in their own language, sharing and playing. Maya walking everywhere and Emma crawling behind.  Maya would even stop and go back if Emma got too far behind.  We just could never get too much of those two.  Reed was also here as much as possible.  He is the cutest uncle ever.  The two girls adore him and he is so sweet with them.  All that was missing was Scott.  We even got to include him through Skype on Christmas Day.  That is the next best thing to him being here.  Both sets of grandparents and Taylor joined us for his call.  It doesn’t get much better than that. (I wish I would remember to take a picture of his face on the computer screen). 

We had the family party on Monday since Reed was working on Christmas Eve.  Dinner, games, and pj’s are the tradition.  This year we played The Great Dalmudi including funny hats.  It was a fun time for young and old except Emma.

Christmas Eve was a quiet affair.  Doug read me the Christmas Story as we were going to bed.  It was a sweet new tradition to have just the two of us.

Santa was good to all of us.  Grandpa got a new rocking horse that the girls couldn’t leave alone. Grandma got a play kitchen.  They liked scattering all of the food.  I think that toy will get better with age. 

A VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS

Santa

We got a visit from Santa a few days before Christmas.  The girls weren’t sure what to think of this bearded man in a red suit.  Maya would say “ho, ho, ho” when asked “What does Santa day?” But when she saw him she wouldn’t make a peep.

 

Grandma was a good girl and got to sit on Santa’s lap too.