"We must all cherish one another, watch over one another, comfort one another, and gain instruction that we may all sit down in Heaven together." Lucy Mack Smith

Saturday, December 29, 2012

The Holidays have been wonderful

Dec 2012--Bear with me--this post is a totally LONG LONG 2012 Re-cap for Family History sake (:
its been an eventful Holiday and an eventful year
Lots to be thankful for and lots of experiences to be glad are behind us and not in front of us.

Here I sit reflecting of many things that transpired over the past year...I am going to list some of them that are in my mind.  I know I will forget many--and since you (my family_) hopefully read this post more than anyone would you edit it and help me with corrections--(tell me or just go in and make adjustments ) by adding to or taking away any things that are not correct...K/ ?  so here goes..my best shot.


I have a spread sheet that I feel out—each year—on various catagories—on bryan and I and our kids and their families. I thought you might like to share in some of our recap—

places we visited/trips traveled to or lived in=: collectively:    Mexico, Arizona, Ut. Alaska, Purturico.  CA. Montana. 


serving in the church and where:Sunday school teachers, YW leaders, RS teachers, Primary leaders,

Stake Ymens Presidency, High council Secretary, High council, ward mission leaders, Councilor in the Stake Presidency.    Home teachers , visiting teachers. 
(all eligiable are current recommend holders)




home improvements: Painted , tiled , and put new cabinets in three bathrooms, painted the deck

what are some of the 2012 stuff:
 Stephen took his last med. Boards and passed.started his Practice..growing at a good pace
 Bryan Sr reached 30 years working with the state Gov. ,
Bryan working for RC Willey
Brad Working for Achorage School  District
Mom working for Murray School District
Hayley working for Highland Cove--assisted living
Brianne, Nancy and Kerri--Full time mothers
Joe completes second year as resident–began third year residency
Joe Working at the hospital primarily U Of U in residency (3rd)
Nancy and Stephen got their home built. Brianne and Bryan were able to sell their home in Tooele. Hayley and Joe were Able to move to a better apt. Brad and Kerri were able to  get a good deal on a house in Alaska pursues buying it, move into a home that has the potential to be bought in the new year..mom and dad still live in their Murray home and will hit their 25 year mark in our home this spring




2012 other various things to note

:Brianne and Bryan do well running their first 5 k in wonderful time

Lynda runs her first 5K

hayley runs 10 mile race, and her own personal half marathon
,

Stephen does well in the ragnar race and is the captain

Nancy runs the ragnar gets no 'kills” no one passes many . also ran a 5 K at Thanksgiving point to honor Jacob Wetzel
Kaci runs the zoo race, with friend brenna,

Hunter and Mayley run in their alpine fourth of July days—both did fab

Abbie and Adrianna run in school Hershrey track meet and run 100 meter00both do fab

Abbie qualified & goes on to run in the stake hershrey track meet-her relay team takes second in state
Brad Kerri and kids--bike, ice skate and cross country ski,  also Kaci goes on long nature walks with her class at school and Kerri goes with sometimes





Abbie and Adrianna ran the Turkey trot at school, both took second in their grades
combination of us (Kerri Lynda and kids) took long long walk in the canyon as part of a celebration




Little family outing we shared in:2012--It was so fun having Brad, Kerri and kids here this past summer that -spurred on a lot more outings and we loved having you live close by  thanks..for helping us have an excuse for even more memories
*Bryan Sr , Hayley, Brad, Kerri, Brianne & Bryan Hike the narrows
in Zions park,
*weall went Jet skiing for an evening and a day at Jordanell Res.
*Weall went CAMPING AT Payson Lake,
*combination us went to silver Lake together,
*combination of us went to Hogal Zoo together,
* Some of us went to the Great Salt Lake to Swim, combination
*combination of us went to Seven Peaks swimming resort together.
*Combination us went up various canyons of Mill creek, big and little cotton wood
together, too hike or snow shoe or picnic
*combinations of us went up to Joe and Hayley's cabin (Joe's family cabin

* the mom's and kids watched lots of olympics (summer olympics together)
*we also dressed up the kids and ate food and watched a dvd about pioneers and had pioneer party


      *    a combination of us went to the Pay family reunion
*combinations of us went to the Park in Sugar city for their celebration

*combinations of us on Bryan & Brianne's water /bounce slide –back yard
*combinations of us swimming at the Murray indoor Pool
Cominations of us watching fireworks and picnics and homemade Ice cream
*combinations of us eating a dinner on the first Sunday of the month


years all the kids are in school: 2012
Abbie-4th
Adrianna 3rd
Megan, Kaci, and Hunter: all Kindergarten
Kyle pre school
Mayley 1st
                              
random  activities:
*Brianne taught piano to many students including Mayley and had a piano recital (Oct) and Mayley , Abbie and Adrianna participated
: Lots of tender Mercies, lots of second chances. Stephen didn't get hurt on the four wheeler that flipped, Mom didn't wreck the car. (even though she got 'cut off' a few times) nancy got a warning but not ticket, tender mercies that we all had jobs and that the moms could stay home to be moms. That we were all able to keep our spirits high in spite of disappointment and set backs
          

               points to  make note of  regarding --health and lack of health or accidents :
 bryan sr sprained his ankle, share of colds and flu, Lynda broke her toe
nancy had trigger finger, stephen hurt his ankle (sprained), asthma gave greif to brad, kerri , Kaci,
SMA visits to primary, for Kyle and Megan, Hayley and Kerri Morning sickness, Hogan visits primary for breathing treatments,

Mayley , Abbie and Adrianna participated
*Adrianna and Abbie took dance twice a week . Ballet and Jazz and performed in the Mountain West Company nutcracker in Nov 2012
*Kaci and Forrest, did cross country skiing with their parents
*Brad, dad, Bryan, Hayley, Joe, Bryan & Lynda all did some mountain biking and (Brad)_ road biking
*Bryan Scott played basket ball with his ward
mom exercised by : "stretching the truth,"--Ha jumping to conclusions  and "flying off the handle" j/k just seeing if you are really reading this LONG LONG re-cap          
*Bryan Sr. played basketball with men from the stake
*Lynda took some sewing classes
*Brianne and Nancy. did some zumba and exercised other work out ways*

*Hayley had a friend she exercised with and also went to a u of u rec center—and then the mountains too.
*all the grandKids took swimming lessons from their parents –and went swimming a lot—“little fishies they are”.
*Megan learns a new song each week
*Mayley, Abbie Adrianna—and hunter  kaci and Forrest and Kyle and Hogan- often found doing cart wheels and sommersaults-- that talent lives on
*Hunter can bust out some serious dance moves if you put on jazzy music for him--Christmas eve he spun on his head--
*Mom likes to try her hand at cooking up new dishes,
*mom and dad visited the rec center frequently

church ordainances of that year:Adrianna Grace Kirk was baptised Sat September _________ 2012




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