I hope that if your reading this, you know this is a wish for you, to know how much we love and cherish your friendship, support and love! Often I feel like my ability to show my loved ones my love for them is thwarted with distance and time zones. I feel frustrated and wonder if they will know how much I love them and think of them. When I am falling asleep at night and their climbing out of bed in the morning, the time we have to communicate that love seems very short...cliche I know...but like branches on a tree we all grow and go in different directions. I always pray that our roots will keep us together across the miles. I am betting it does!
I have only posted once in 2015! That is pretty sad. Living here has caused us to be in constant motion! We plan a year in advance and are always looking and preparing for the next opportunity to take a glance of whats around us. My kids are growing up and are taking steps into adulthood. Here is a quick peak into each of their lives.
Ashlyn
This girl loves life! She is a dedicated student, friend, sister and teammate. She has grown a lot this last year and is easily taller than I am! I love to watch her in any sport but especially soccer. She has a fun group of friends and likes to be social as well as hang out in the kitchen with me. She loves food, The Voice, her phone, parties with friends and her bed! Oh, and I forgot to mention Alfredo;)
Sounds like a pretty typical 14 year old right?!
Mason loves school! He has been so happy this year with his class and his teacher. He has learned to be very responsible and works really hard. He got a hover board for his birthday and is really good at it. He is the baby of the family and so we give him pretty much whatever he wants!! except for an iphone! :) Tim coaches Masons baseball team and is his den leader. They keep pretty busy!
Tim and I trying to keep the romance alive! We danced the night away at our first formal in a long time.
We hope that you all know that at the center of our family and what ties us closely together is our knowledge of our Savior Jesus Christ. We try to follow His example and treat others as He would have. This experience of living abroad has made us appreciate our time together more fully. We have been very blessed with employment, good health and a wonderful community of friends. We are thankful for each of you and pray for you. I hope that we will see you in the year to come. Merry Christmas!