We hope this letter finds everyone happy and well. i love this time of year for several reasons: it seems like everyones seems to make some sort of contact and i love to hear how everyone is doing and what they have done throughout the year, i have to admit i like the commercial end of christmas.. the lights, decorations, christmas trees, christmas songs, and the hustle and bustle. it seems to give me extra energy and you just can't help but smile. most of all the reminder of our saviors birth and the personal reflection i am reminded to do. without our savior none of this would be possible and i am eternally gratful for him and the amazingly, perfect gospel.
we have had a very eventful year with plenty of ups and downs, however i can't complain about any of it.
GREG: greg graduated with his Masters in social work from BYU in april. what a wonderful day. we are so proud of him and all his hard work and accomplishments! greg was offered his first job as a therapist at a residential school for at risk teen girls in tropic, ut. he also had an amazing deer hunt in october. with several days of seeing nothing in koosharem, ut, we decided to come home. he went out the night we got home and got his "award winning" buck. his buck was a 6X7 and scored a 207 5/8. from what i understand the "monster" bucks start around 180/190. so he got a MONSTER!!! it was the talk of the county!
MICHELLE: after 2 years of managing 2 tanning salons in provo, i quit when greg recieved his first job. since then i have loved being at home with jaxon full time. i still am not sure which is more work, managing 2 salons or being a full time mom! jax sure keeps me busy! i love seeing him grow and learn.
JAXON: i am always amazed at how fast babies grow! in the last year jax has gone from eating babyfood, crawling, almost bald, and well a baby to a little boy with lots of curly hair, running EVERYWHERE, and eating everthing in sight ( of course he has to feed himself!) Jaxon loves to talk on the phone (as long as no one talks back!), reading books, climbing, jumping ( on the ground and off of things) he has no fear!, he loves sports, especially watching them with dad, he loves cars and trucks, and animals. Jaxon is FULL of life and energy! he has quit the sense of humor and loves to make people laugh, he really is quit funny and constantly keeps us entertained. he says new words everyday, we are now realizing that we need to be cautious of what we say! he is quit the chatter box! jaxon is very smart for his age! we are always surprised with how smart that little boy is!
FAMILY: as a family we have had lots of fun this year! mom and dad were able to spend a couple days in lake mead while jax stayed with papa and nana hall. we have made our first official move since greg and i have been married to tropic ut(just 7 miles from bryce canyon). we have gone from college students to gregs first job, to loosing his job. the owners of the school he worked at decided to close the school. greg has been able to work with some friends who own a motel and resturant. with the closing of the school one of the students ended up living with us to attend the local high school. we have loved savannah living with us and jaxon loves her to death! she is an awsome girl that we will miss dearly, she has become part of our family in the short time she has been with us. she is returning home in jan. we have had quit the year, but during it all we have grown as individuals and as a family, and have learned some great lessons. but the best part of our year is finding out that our family is growing and we are expecting baby #2 in june!!
thanks for all the love and support we have recieved from family and friends, we love you all! have a wonderful holiday season!
love, the sorensons
