HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!

Well, I am starting one of my new year's resolutions early...creating a blog for the fam! I hope you all enjoy it and are patient with me as I figure this thing out. Here are the pics from our "Christmas Greeting Card Photo Shoot." (Thanks BFF Ashley for taking the pics :)
Didn't turn out as perfect as I wanted it to (does it ever?) but hey, we are definitely not a perfect family!! The Christmas Cards are on their way, but if you want the "run down" of the family (and I know you all do) I'll give it to you here. Anyway, We wish you all the best this Christmas Season!!

TIM

WE LOVE OUR DAD! I am so blessed to have such an amazing guy, who does so much for our family!!! And I mean he does A LOT! Tim works in Commercial RealEstate and just recently got his Broker's license (way to pass the tests sweetie!!), he is also opening up a new office in our town and will be the Associate Broker there. Along with that, he is a board member of Vision Charter School, a member of the Chamber of Commerce, serves on the High Council in our stake, Periodically teaches a Spanish Class at the church, coaches Taylor's soccer team (I volunteered him for that one) a Kiwanis member, etc, etc, etc, and still manages to play golf, fly his "buckeye," be home each evening with our children and take me on dates! He really is the best husband and father!!

As if Tim is not busy enough for the both of us...I am currently still doing residential RealEstate, but just taking on a few clients at a time. Besides being home each day with two fun but CRAZY boys, (which in and of itself is enough...all the moms know what I mean :) I am also the Young Women's President in our ward. Um...it is a lot funner to brag about everyone else in my fam, so I'll just end there.

TAYLOR GRACE

Our amazing Taylor is such a huge part of our family!! The oldest kid and only girl gives her many privileges and she deserves them (most of the time!) In November Tay turned 6 years old!!!!! She stays busy going to a Charter school where she is reading, writing, learning Spanish, learning to play the piano and making new friends. She also played soccer this fall...she was the only girl on her team and towered over all the boys. She ran faster than them too!! :) She is so smart and funny and is such a helper in everything that we do! She is a great big sister and often thinks she is the mom (even to Tim and I!!) Thanks for being a part of our family Taylor!!!

JAROM

What can I say about our blue-eyed babe, Jarom!!!? No one makes me laugh harder or want to scream louder than 3 1/2 year old "J" He is soooo all boy and I am so glad that I get to hang out with him each day! Jarom loves to do anything that we don't want him to do, but is also the sweetest kid who gives the sweetest prayers, likes to do what is right and loves to help mom do everything; cook, laundry, clean, work on computer etc, etc! But, he especially wants to dress like dad and go to work with dad and talk on the cell phone like dad and be like dad (which is fine with me!!) Jarom also played soccer this fall and scored one goal, the very last game! He is very smart and sometimes a little too smart!! Jarom really keeps things lively in our home and he is our little buddy that we are so blessed to have!!!!

BABY TACE

I think the pics say it all...Tacen is our little cutie pie that we all just want to eat up all day long!! We are pretty sure he couldn't get any cuter, unless his cheeks could get chubbier!! He is almost 9 months and is such an easy baby...well was until about a month ago when he started crawling, and now he pulls himself up to standing and gets into everything!! Up on the fireplace, into the dishwasher, tub whatever! I guess I forgot how active they get! But we just plain love him and everyone in our family is having a blast with this little ball of cute joy!!!! (But don't get me wrong, he can scream when he doesn't get what he wants with the best of them :)

IN MEMORY OF...

Love you Moni!! And I know you are looking down on all of us and waiting anxiously and joyfully for our eternal reunion!!! Until then, I am sure you are on some Heavenly white sand beach loving every minute of your wait!! :)