New Year

I can't believe that 2012 is here! We ended 2011 on a high note and if 2012 can be like the last couple months then bring on the new year! Many blessings have come our way but the biggest has been the lords hand in making our family stronger than ever. Ryan and I had a great 13 year anniversary which he suprised me with a trip down to St. George for a couple of days while Janette and Lauren came and watched the kids, thank you so so so much! Ryan and I had fun shopping, eating, going to the temple, watching movies, and basically being lazy and just spending time together. The kids had fun playing with Lauren and Janette along with their friends. We came home on New Years Eve so we didn't make any plans this year but ended up having a really great time with the kids, Janette, Lauren and Emma. We took the kids out to eat and then came back and played twister, Just Dance, and laughing our heads off! Let me tell you Ryan is quit the Twister player and watch out for him and his way of cheating!

To end the year I wanted to ask the kids some favorite things from the past year:

Tyler:

Favorite Movie: Mission Impossible 4
Favorite Food: Mahi Mahi
Favorite Book: Alex Rider Skeleton Key
Favorite Hobbie: Guitar and Football (first year in tackle)
Favorite trip we took: Boys trip down to Lake Powell
Best Thing about Christmas: Everything
Favorite Book of Mormon person: Nephi
Hero: Austin Collie and Jimmer Fredette

Favorite thing learned in school: how to write a business letter


Treven:

Favorite Movie: Real Steel
Favorite Food: Pizza
Favorite Book: Hot Wheels
Favorite Hobbie: Soccer and Lego's
Favorite Trip we took: Boys trip to Lake Powell
Best Thing about Christmas: Opening the presents
Favorite Book of Mormon person: Samuel the Lamnite
Hero: Batman

Favorite thing learned in school: Art

Halle:

Favorite Movie: Cars 2
Favorite Food: Cheese Fondu
Favorite Book: Fancy Nancy
Favorite Hobbie: Dance and Drawing and playing with my brothers
Favorite trip we took: Vernal over Spring break
Best thing about Christmas: Getting coloring supplies
Favorite Book of Mormon Person: Jesus
Hero: Janette and Lauren

Favorite thing learned in School: How to read and write

Emery:

Favorite Movie: Tangled and anything Thomas
Favorite Food: Anything that mom and dad are eating
Favorite Book: Thomas and pajama party
Favorite Hobbie: Playing with Halle and dancing along with drawing on anything I can find
Favorite trip we took: all of them
Best thing about Christmas: wrapping paper
Favorite book of mormon Person: the only name she can say is Jesus
Hero: her parents of course! =)

Favorint thing learned at home: How to stand up to her two brothers and sister, watch out she wears the pants in the family!


Mom:

Favorite Movie: The Help
Favorite Food: anthing with sugar
Favorite Book: Reading all of Rachel's books
Favortie Hobbie: Keeping up with all my kids and sports
Favorite trip we took: all of them, It was great to go to two new places this year Steamboat Colorado and Star Valley Wyoming, also getting to go with my husband just the two of us
Best thing about Christmas: Since all the kids got sick and different times over the course of the whole Christmas break it was wonderful to have the kids to ourselves and spend some quality time over the holidays, also having my brother and sister in town.
Favorite Book of Mormon Person: I am with all my kids Nephi, Samuel, Jesus, and also Ammon and Alma

Favorite lesson I learned this year: Attitude is everything and "Thy will be done" When placing your life in the lords hands and holding tight to his will and teachings life works out the way it is supposed to and it turns out happy and fulfilled come trials or blessings.

Dad:
Favorite Movie: Mission Impossible 4
Favorite Food: Steak and Sushi
Favorite Book: Pacific
Favorite Hobbie: my wife and golfing
Favorite Trip we took: Anniversary trip and the boys trip
Best thing about Christmas: Opening Presents and my brother in law and sister in law present
Favorite Book of Mormon person: Captian Moroni

Favorite Lesson learned this year: What pish means or understanding baby talk again

Bring on 2012!