Dear Family and Friends, January, 2010
I promised I would write a family letter for this year, so here it is! (Better late than never!) We hope this finds everyone well and happy, having enjoyed a wonderful Christmas Season and now into a great New Year. It was fun to hear from some of you and learn what has been happening in your lives. We have enjoyed a great year. We put a new barn/shop up on our property, had a great garden and produced lots of grapes, blackberries, and goji berries. Dixie had nine cute puppies! Elisabeth, our oldest granddaughter, was baptized in July. We also had a wonderful family reunion in July in Afton, Wyoming. In August, our tw
elfth grandchild was born, and now we haveannouncements that three more are on the way!
Following are some fun pictures and brief updates on the family.Dave and Louise are enjoying the grandparent role! With such beautiful grandchildren, it is a joy! Dave is excited for his retirement (after almost 26 years at Lockheed Martin) at the end of January. He will then have plenty of time to pursue all his other interests: Gogi berries, rabbits, honey bees, greenhouse, garden, plant cloning machine, woodworking, family history, temple work, etc. etc. etc. He is still serving as bishop and loves the opportunity it gives to love and work with the people of the ward. Louise is busy keeping up with everyone else and helping where needed. She is still homeschooling Matthew and Sarah and is a Relief Society teacher and organist at church.
Jason, Kristine and kids (Elisabeth, Rebekah, Jonathan, Jacob and Kayla) are doing great in Lehi, Utah. With five kids, life is always fun and busy at their house, and Kristine keeps on smiling! We were thrilled to participate in Elisabeth’s baptism in July. Jason was quite the hunter this year, getting a deer and an elk! http://jkfamily814.blogspot.com/
Jared and Laura and their three kids, Erin, Alex and Marissa, are loving life in Florida. Laura graduated in December with her Architectural Degree. What a great accomplishment! Jared is still working for Motorola. They just announced that baby #4 (a boy) is on the way! We had so much fun with them when they were here during the summer, we wished they lived closer. http://jldanielsfamily.blogspot.com/
Rick and Brenda and little Patcy are now living next door in the basement apartment. They were living in our basement for a year, but are now enjoying the extra space and their own kitchen. Rick continues to go to school at Utah State. Brenda is still working for Oracle. It is fun to have them close and be able to play with Patcy, who is so cute! They are excited to be having another little girl the first of April.
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Alan and Robin, with Kimberly and Benjamin, are doing well in Arizona. Shortly after closing on their house last January, Alan was laid off from his job. Things were tight as Alan did freelance work and Robin did substitute teaching and real estate; but, finally, after being Mr. Mom for about six months, Alan got a good job doing sales/marketing for an online university. Robin is glad to be back home full-time. We miss them and wish they were closer! http://www.alandanielsfamily.blogspot.com/
Brian and Callie are doing great. Brian graduated in June from USU in Structural Engineering. It took a few months, but he finally got a great job at an engineering firm. Callie is still working at Honeyville Grain. They are living in Brigham City with Callie’s parents temporarily while saving and looking for the right place to buy a house...it may even be down in St. George. The most exciting news is that they are expecting a baby girl the end of March!
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Jon and Rachel were thrilled to have little Josephine Omeara join them in August. She is such a cutie and so much fun; and, of course, she is a BYU fan already! Jon is in his last semester at BYU, graduating this April. He will be looking for a teaching job in the area. Rachel is working for Workforce Services. She is still hopeful that in the near future they will allow her to work from home.
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Steven is in his second year at Utah State, studying Mechanical Engineering. He is doing great! He is also involved in the Institute as a Institute Men’s Association leader. He has worked with Apx Alarm Systems doing installations for two summers and plans to do it for a third. It is great money. He needs the money to support his hobby – Remote Control Airplanes. He is becoming an expert at designing, building and flying them. And of course, he is busy dating (we hope!) You can find him on Facebook.
Anziano Daniels is serving an LDS mission in the Rome Italy Mission. He LOVES it! He has loved the people and the opportunity to share the Gospel of Jesus Christ. He has shared with us some great stories about the people he has met and taught and some of the fun differences in the culture. (You’ll have to ask him about maggot cheese!) He was thrilled with the news that a temple will be built in Rome. He will be returning home the first part of May.
Sarah is now 15 and a beautiful young woman! She is currently enrolled in Online High School of Utah, an online charter school. So far she has really enjoyed it and has done very well. She also goes to the local school for Seminary and Choir. She stays busy with Young Women’s, sports, baby- sitting and helping around here. Last summer she attended EFY, Stake Youth Conference (Handcart Trek), Girl’s Camp and our family reunion. She was also busy helping with rabbits, irrigating, weeding, picking blackberries and goji berries, etc. http://smileysarahsblog.blogspot.com
Matthew will be turning 10 soon and is a great kid! He stays busy with his studies (homeschool), cub scouts, playing with friends and being a great uncle to all his little nieces and nephews. He had a good time playing baseball last spring; he is quite the hitter! He also loves running with Dave. He is a great help out back with the watering, rabbits, weeding, driving the tractor, etc.
As you can see, we have been truly blessed. We are so grateful for all we have, especially the Gospel of Jesus Christ in our lives. May you all enjoy a wonderful 2010! Stop by and see us anytime you are in the area!
Love to all, Dave and Louise and family 1045 West 3600 South Perry, UT 84302
435-734-0091
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