Hi dear ones,
Well, it appears I am the last one standing tonight! The boys went to bed about 8:30 (they were so tired), then Anna awoke briefly to eat but soon fell back asleep. Even Paul is conked out on the couch curled up in a blanket, probably because he was such an angel this morning and let me go back to sleep till 9:00 AM after a crazy, sleep-deprived night. I'll wake him at 11:59 with a goblet of our sparkling apple juice and to watch all the fireworks from the strip that we'll see from our front lawn. We've already heard lots of fireworks and expect more as the night goes on.
Actually, we had a great "New Year's Eve Party" with our own little family starting at 5:30 tonight. Yesterday I asked everyone what their VERY favorite food/snack was. Then for dinner, I made all of our favorites and we ate on fancy china plates by candlelight! Aaron chose pizza, so I bought a couple frozen ones and he got all he wanted. Jacob chose bananas, but I kicked it up a notch and made a caramel fondue sauce to dunk the banana chunks in (YUM!) Paul wanted brownie sundaes, which I was more than happy to make. And I chose fresh shrimp...lots of shrimp, just dunked in cocktail sauce and lemon. We also assembled little appetizers with cream cheese on a wheat thin with the shrimp and sauce. We washed it down with egg nog/sprite mixture, a piece of fudge and called it good! Wow, what a treat!
We also went around our table and remembered highlights from our year. What a year it has been. Some of our highlights have been...
The birth of baby Anna
New job for Paul
New house
Moving to sunny Las Vegas
Completing the FLY! album
Lagoon in the summer
Alpine reunion
Family visits and seeing both sets of grandparents these last couple weeks!
Making new friends (Remembering and loving our old friends too!)
Aaron starting school and soccer
Better bedtime routines for all of us
Learning about and loving our new home and surroundings (including gaining the courage and skills to drive in this crazy city!)
[Paul's late addition]: Attending BYU's blow-out win over Oregon in the Las Vegas Bowl!
As these holidays come to a close, we think of each of you more than you probably know! Thanks to all of you for being such a great support system. We love having parents and siblings and friends who were excited for us to take this job in Las Vegas and are so supportive, even though we are far away now. We really are doing great here and our everyday life has greatly improved with this job change. Our little family is so happy and doing great. We just wish you were all closer to enjoy life's little moments with. But that's what airplanes are for, right?
We look forward to a great new year. We'll enjoy raising our three energetic, fun kids and keeping up with work, church, and everyday life. I'm excited for new music opportunities and already have some fun things in the works. We also plan on going to Disneyland in March for the boys' birthdays, Montana in the summer, and to Utah for a visit when we're dying of heat here (or when we find some great airfares).
We love all of you and count you as some of our greatest blessings. Through the ups and downs of this year we have felt the Lord's hand steadying us and guiding us and leading us forward. We are so grateful for His love and guidance. And we're grateful for all your love, support, and friendship. Thanks to all those who have visited us...we've loved all the company! And to the rest of you, please think of us when you're freezing your tooshies off this winter! Our doors are always open! Love you all!
Amy (and I'm sure Paul would say hello if he were awake!)
HAPPY NEW YEAR!
Lacey Lines, the Holiday Edition
Sunday, December 31, 2006
Monday, December 25, 2006
Merry Christmas from the Missionaries!
We had Elder Clarke and Elder Newton over this morning for Christmas breakfast. They were good sports to play with the kids and help Aaron build his new K'nex model. Fun stuff! If you are members of their respective families see below for video greetings from them!
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Quick Pics
This will be a quick post. We mostly wanted to put up a few pictures from the last few weeks. We're doing well here and getting ready for Christmas. Drop us a line and let us know how you are all doing!
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