Merry Christmas & Happy New Year

As is tradition, here is our "Private Eyes" style Christmas poem!

With Christmas lights
and fires aglow,
With mistletoe
And falling snow,
We recognize the time is near
The ending of another year.
And as I sit to contemplate
The happenings of this year,
The fact that we've been richly blessed
Is really very apparent.

The start of the year
We were dull and downhearted.
So we'll skip a few months
To when my schooling started.
In March I did go
To Skin Science to learn
To be an Esthetician
My Masters License I'll attain.

It's now been 8 months
And I'm loving it still.
The teachers and students
Have made it a thrill!
I'll graduate next May
And a party I'll throw
For I'll get to start working
And finally earn us some money.

Peter decided,
But not on a whim,
That he too craved some schooling
For our income was slim.
After prayer and discussion
The decision was made:
Pete would move to Wyoming
To learn a new skill.

He's attending at WyoTech
A Mechanic he'll be
With a specialization
In trim and upholstery.
We miss him so much
So we're glad that he'll be
Graduating in March
And more of him we will behold.

Christian turned twelve
On the first of December.
When he was a baby
I still fondly remember.
He was ordained a Deacon,
And received the Priesthood.
Goes to young men and scouts
And he loves to do great.

Zachary Vaughn
Was baptized last May
After turning 8 years old
On April Fools day.
He plays the piano
And he's a great cub scout.
He creative and funny,
Of that there's never been disbelief.

Marchus, our baby
Is not a baby at all!
He turns 6 next month
And for his age is VERY tall.
He loves playing video games
Or building Lego's with his brothers.
He even still chooses
To snuggle up with his mom.

Grandma is here too,
And probably wishing she's not.
She's been doing so much
I'm sure she feels like a robot.
She makes schooling possible
So I can finish fast.
And watching my boys
Is not always a ton of fun.
So thank you, dear mother
For all that you do!
What I'd do without you
I haven't an idea!

So there's where we're at
And there's much more to come.
Just wait till December
Of two-zero-one-one.
May your Christmas be Merry
And your New Years be bright.
And may we all remember
That 'O Holy Night,'
When Christ was born
To save us all,
And His humble beginnings
In a small stable stall.

He is the reason, for the season!

Love to all our family and friends!