HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!

I just wanted to say Happy New Year to Everyone! What a wonderful year this will be. We are already aware of challenges to come, but we will head into them with strong hearts and solid testimonies. We are growing stronger everyday as a family. Spiritually, emotionally, and in some ways physically :-) We are so grateful for all of you and all your friendship and love. Have a wonderful new year. I hope you all achieve your goals and dreams this year.

In 2008 we.....

Made new friends, got new jobs, started new businesses, Mic played soccer for the first time, went to Disneyland for the first time, Mic lost her two front teeth and grew them back, went camping with our own gear for the first time, went camping with our best friends, went picnicing with family and friends, found out we're having another baby, Sara started school and got A's in her classes, went to birthdays and survived our own, welcomed new babies from both sides of the family, Mic started the 2nd grade and is now reading fluently, Sara attended her first concert thanks to her friend Michelle!, visited the Tacoma Zoo with T's family, lived through rain, hail, several inches of snow and ice, Mic had her first school choir concert, Sara had the opportunity to attend several "girl" weekends including going to Bend and seeing her cousin Tiffany, Brian learned how to rebuild a closet and put up sheet rock thanks to Sara's dad, went to the opening of the Evergreen Space Museum in McMinnville, went bowling several times as a family, Mic learned how to ride her bike without training wheels, we had a BBQ with some long-time friends, went to Clackamas County Rodeo which was Brian & Mic's 1st rodeo, went to the Street of Dreams, went camping at the Oregon Coast and visited the Tillamook Cheese Factory......And much, much More!

We look forward to all of our new adventures for 2009!