Merry Christmas!!!

Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays!!! We hope everyone is enjoying this holiday season as much as we are.  Making chocolates, decorating the tree ((well, the top third of the tree)), putting out the stockings, making our yearly tree ornaments, making lists for Santa and most importantly, reading about Christ in the Bible are all favorite traditions!! For your enjoyment, here is a quick update on everyone!! D:  D made a job change mid year.  He is grateful for all his former employer taught him and the opportunities they provided.  He is also excited for his new position and the new opportunities.  D is still the ward mission leader in our church and he loves teaching people about Christ and how following Him can bring joy and happiness.   D successfully finished our basement this year and we’ve been enjoying the extra space.  Between his calling at church, his family, and traveling for his work (commuting an hour each way and also visiting clients, etc.) he doesn’t have much free time, but he sure does work hard to take care of all his responsibilities—especially his family!!!  H:  H is still enjoying staying home with the kids.  She enjoys going to the gym each morning after dropping the older two at school.  H still dabbles in photography and spends her ‘hobby time’ taking pictures or digital scrapbooking.  Heather works with the kids in our church and enjoys watching them learn and grow.  J:  I can’t believe that Jordyn will be EIGHT this summer.  She is such a beautiful girl and growing up so fast.  She loves school and is an excellent student.  She played soccer and baseball this past summer and enjoyed them both.  She prefers soccer since she got stung at most baseball games :O.  She also loves crafts and dancing.  She is interested in everything and wants to try it all.  She’s excited to get a bit older so she can go on some international trips with her dad.  She definitely has an adventurous heart. LO:  Lo started Kindergarten this year and is doing GREAT!!  He loves his teacher and class and enjoys his time at school.  He is doing a great job at reading and writing.  He still LOVES computer time and wii time!!  Lo also did soccer and t-ball this past summer and LOVED them.  He would get so excited for game days.  He is going to start basketball in January and he has the days counted down!  He is very agile and loves doing all sorts of flips and turns on the trampoline.  He is very active and gets SO excited about things.  He makes us all smile! Z-man:  Z-man turned 2 this year and is an awesome 2 year old.  He loves to do everything the older kids do and follows everything.  He LOVES to tease and tackle people.  Meg seems to be his first target and she is a good sport about it.  She laughs most of the time.  J He loves to swim and is a brave little guy.  He can swim with a floaty on and loves to jump in from the side.   He loves to be silly and  makes the greatest faces and voices when imitating things he sees and hears.  MEG:  Meg turned one this last year and is a great baby to the family.  She knows her role well!  J  She has struggled with some milk allergies since she’s been born, but I think we are finally starting to figure things out.  She loves fruit, playing outside, Vicky at the gym, and following around the big kids.  She doesn’t require very much sleep and is ready to rock and roll all day.  Meg is such a loving little girl.  She hass kisses to share with everyone—especially her baby doll.  Meg looks so much like my mom, which is very special to me.  Meg starts nursery (at church) in about 1 month and we are all VERY excited for that.  Whenever we pass the nursery, she cries to go in, and Darin and I have had a baby in the halls of church for about 3 years now (a total of about 6 years if you include the older two kids also).  So we are all ready!!!  Well, that is a quick glance at our family. We know Christ lives.  He loves us and He is the reason for this season.  Merry Christmas all!!!  J Love, The Palmers     -Darin, Heather, Jordyn, Logan, Zander, and Megann!

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