Brian: 2011 brought on a year of work in Singles for Brian. Singles has been great since there is pretty much work all week long. Brian also took on a new calling this year in church. Committee Chairman for cub scouts. This means that he is over all the cub scout leaders and has to organize pack meeting every month. Brian is doing great with this calling. I am proud of him to take on something that he normally isn't comfortable doing. Hunting and playing baseball has been his outs and as usual, he enjoys both of them.
Tammy: 2011 was the year of the baby for me. I was the milk machine for Jacob so most of my year was dedicated to that. I don't mind staying home being mom to my children. I stay plenty busy with that alone. But just to stir things up I added a few new titles to my life. Relief Society teacher was my calling for half of the year. Not something I would have dreamed of doing but found a love for the discussions every month with the ladies. In September I took on a new calling... 1st Counselor in the Primary. Oh how I missed Primary. I really do love being with the children and learn and help them learn. This fall I also added student to my title. I have always wanted to help bring in money since I left the job field but felt so busy and underqualified to do anything about it. So with some encouragement from the family, I enrolled in school to become a Medical Billing and Claims Specialist. I enjoy learning more about the medical field and hope to be done in the spring of 2012. In my spare time (haha) I enjoy reading and playing games.
Kimberly: 2011 has been a fun year for Kimberly. She has enjoyed being a big sister and helper for her new baby brother. She also turned 7 this year and is constantly talking about being baptized next year. Kimberly has a beautiful talent of dancing and she is thriving this year in it. This fall we put her in a performance dance group and she is just loving every minute of it. She has already performed a bunch of times and every time, we can see her improving. I can truely say I see a future of dance for her. For fun she has been enjoying friends, riding bikes and scooters, and just being a kid.
Matthew: 2011 meant a wild 4 year old for us. Matthew is such a joy to be around. He is goofy and funny and loving. He has been a great big brother and can't wait for the day to wrestle and be silly with Jacob. Matthew also started preschool online through Upstart in Utah. It is a government preschool and is great for Matthew. He spends at least 30 minutes a day online doing school and it caters to his every nutty whim and silliness. I can see a huge improvement in him. He loves to learn. Matthew enjoys playing every sport he can get his hands on. He also learned how to ride a big bike with training wheels and just loves playing outside every second he can get.
Jacob: 2011 was Jacob's first year on this earth and boy did he grow. It is hard for me to think he started out the year as a tiny baby and now he is this walking around toddler. Jacob has been a joy to our family and we love every second with him. His smile is so big and sweet and now that he is walking... watch out world. He is a very independent little man and loves to get into anything. Fun stuff for Jacob would be listening to music and dancing, playing toys with anyone that wants to play, and giving big loves to everyone.
Duke: 2011 was a good year for Duke. He finally got out of his puppy stage and is really loving a good couch to lay on. He was a great dog for Jacob and they have bonded like no other. Duke has been doing more hunting with daddy and goofying with mommy. He found a love for table food (no thanks to Jacob) and because of it needs to lose a few pounds. We love our dog Duke!
As a family our big adventure for 2011 was our trip to Disneyland. What a great time we had and look forward to another trip to the big ears in a few years.
Well that about does it for 2011. Only a few more hours to go this year before we start a new chapter. 2012 will bring a bunch of fun and interesting things for our family. Baptism, weddings, 10 year anniversary, kindergarten, girl scouts, dancing, terrible 2s, and many more adventures will come this year. We have our heads held up high, our faith in our Heavenly Father to guide us, and smiles on our faces. Bring on a new year... We are ready!
Love to all our friends and family. Have a great 2012! Happy New Year!
