Tuesday, January 3, 2012

Just Because I love you and Miss You

Dear Katherine:

Now that New Year's is over, I am beginning to think about your sweet angel birthday that will be coming up here in a couple of weeks.  You will be three.  Ah, sweet, sweet Katherine I love you and miss you so much it hurts.  Happy early Birthday my angel, I will be thinking of you a lot these next couple of weeks.  I know that you are happy and safe.  I know that you miss me as much as I miss you.  I know that you will get the balloon that I will send up to you soon.  Do you want a pink one with flowers as usual?  I know that pink flowers are your favorite.  The pink flowers are so soft, sweet and tender just like you. 

I love you,

Love,

Mom

Christmas Day and New Year's

Wake Up Grandpa, its Christmas!







The Girls and Ryan all got Razors for Christmas

Reading with Lauren

Enjoying the New Scooters

Here are the pictures from Christmas morning and the rest of the trip.  We all enjoyed opening up the presents and then heading off to church with Mike's sister and her family.  We then enjoyed a great afternoon and evening over at my aunt's house for dinner.  They girls loved their razor scooters and sure had fun riding them with thier cousin Ryan.  On our last night in Utah we had a fun family dinner all together at the Nelson's.

We made it back to Denver in time for New Year's.  We spent Friday night at my friend's Kristie and Kevin's house where we visited with my other very close friends Melissa and Elizabeth with all the kids of course!  The four of us have been friends for going on 10 years now, we have had 9 children total since then and have been a major support to eachother through a lot of ups and downs.  The next night we were invited over to my dear friend Tiffany's house for the "official" New Year's Eve and had a great time there as well.  We lasted until about 10:30, enjoying great food, friends, some darts, and one tv show about building cars that all the big boys were watching.  All in all, a great weekend of great friends, I feel truly blessed!  I know that sounds sappy, but I mean it!

For Christmas, Mike and I bought a new desk top computer and for our birthdays, we bought a new camera.  We are finally making into the new era of technology, I want you all to be impressed.  But, Mike needed to take the lap top to teach at class so we needed a computer for me to have here.

I was called and set apart to work as a voleenter in the baptistry of the temple this past weekend as well.  I interviewed with the 1st Councelor of the temple and then he set me apart to work there.  I am not sure when I will be working there, I am still waiting to hear about that.  But, it is official, I will start some time soon I would anticipate.

Happy New Year's!

Monday, January 2, 2012

Christmas in Utah

Merry Christmas Katherine
 We had a great Christmas Season this year.  It was super busy, but super fun!  We went to Utah for the first time in about seven years for Christmas and enjoyed lots of family.  The girls had a great time celebrating their birthdays with Grandparents and Cousins.  We enjoyed a fun trip downtown to see the lights of Temple Square.  We then had a great evening on Christmas Eve over at Mike's sister's house where we had dinner, made cookies, and then read the Christmas story.  I will post later about Christmas Day and New Years.  Needless to say, we had a great time.

Fun at the Ward Christmas Party



Happy 7th Birthday Girls!





With Ryan


With Savannah

Happy 7th Birthday Girls with Cousins at Cafe Rio




With Nathan

Lots of Fun at Temple Square










Christmas Eve at the Smith's


Making Lots and Lots of Cookies



The Christmas Story
Joseph was Joseph of course!

Grandpa was the innkeeper

Rachel was the Angel and the Star





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