Here is this years rendition of the Christmas letter (sans the photos). Rumor is that the second page did not print for some, otherwise you should all have received a copy of it in the mail. If you didn't get the back/second page( or any letter at all), let us know and we will resend it.

Dearest Family and Friends,

We hope you are all doing well. We have had an exciting year! This year we went to two wonderful family reunions, we got a new niece and two new nephews, visited the Oregon Coast, visited cousins, threw up at a baseball game, “did the Puyallup” Fair, got two little kittens, ran over one (by accident), and then got another one. We got new callings, got teeth fixed and straightened, went to piano lessons and recitals, went to gymnastics and competitions and got to see how Harry Potter finally conquered Lord Voldemort. We went on a private airplane, and big airplanes and even a helicopter! We battled rodents, the oral boards, wind storms, and even a gigantic spider under Rachel’s bed! We traveled to Maui and Kauai and snorkeled, scuba dived, body surfed, boogie boarded, swam with turtles, hula danced on stage, survived the road to Hanna, and ate amazing food, and even got to see Scott’s parents scuba dive in the shark tank at the Maui aquarium!

Scott Brian – 3? Years old, enjoys family, photography, loud music, anything to do with being in water, eating his wife’s food, watching sports, playing sports, and putting people to sleep. He is serving as the 1^st counselor in the Elder’s Quorum, and keeps himself busy with studying, his ever-growing honey-do list, and of course, work. He specializes in making his wife happy, the touchy sump pump in the crawl space, and taking out body piercings. Scott dislikes putting on sunscreen, traveling behind a slow car, and the oral boards.

Wendy Jeanne – 32 years old, enjoys her children and family, teen music, books, cooking, “chick flicks”, shopping, being warm, and spending alone time with Scott. She is serving as 2^nd counselor in Primary, and keeps herself busy with yard work, house work, chauffeuring, nursing, shopping, cooking, public relations, and fanatical manager jobs.(In other words, being a mother) She specializes in brushing teeth, killing spiders, and making pizza. Wendy dislikes driving with Scott while he is behind a slow car, and the oral boards.

Eric Scott- 10 years old, enjoys playing by himself, drawing, playing with the cats, reading, anything to do with being in the water, Bionicles, Science and Robots. He keeps himself busy playing piano, playing drums, Webelos, doing homework, doing chores and pretty soon, basketball. Eric specializes in trying to make his mom happy and coming up with wonderful plans and ideas. Eric dislikes most dinners, Rachel singing, and not having his own room.

Rachel “Rose”- 7 years old, enjoys singing, writing in her journal, her mom’s music, cooking, dancing, playing games, and gymnastics. She keeps herself busy playing the piano, doing homework, gymnastics and playing. Rachel specializes in giving hugs, being a peacemaker, and being sweet. Rachel dislikes waking up to her alarm clock, and being far away from her cousins.

Andrew Robert- 4 years old, enjoys Crazy Frog, dancing, eating, running, swimming, and being a boy. He is our independent spirit. He keeps himself busy! Andrew Specializes in pretty much anything he wants to. He just got diagnosed with a hole in one of his main heart valves, and will have surgery sometime before he is 10. We will keep you all posted, but it sure isn’t slowing him down. He has a great personality and is very charismatic. He dislikes being too young to drive, and too young to go to ]-->school. (In that order.)

Brian Gerald- 2 years old enjoys his brothers and sister, getting butterfly kisses, driving in Dad’s convertible, wearing Rachel’s jewelry, and wearing his shoes. He keeps himself busy running after Andrew and trying to do whatever he is doing. Brian specializes in cute, cheesy smiles, loving his grandmas, and baby sign. Brian dislikes being poopy, falling down, and not having his shoes on.

Merry Christmas everyone. We love you all!!