Our family motto for 2009 "Live so that those who know you, but don't know him, will want to know him because they know you..."

"Blogging is a great idea," says Ciji. So we will give it a try. I think it is a great way to let family and friends know how we are doing. Time will be the tricky part to keeping up with it. I can't even keep up with my e-mails!

New this year....

Cindy, an RN, will be transfering from the Med/Surg Floor at the Hospital to ICU, beginning February. She is a little more than nervous! Cindy teaches "Teaching for our Times-4th sunday lesson in Relief Society. Loves it...

Kevin is looking for new work after building a bank from dirt, designing and building the building, to making it the best bank in the Western division. Serves in the High Council and is over Seminary and Instutite. It goes with the steel-grey hair...

Ariel, 18, is a sophmore at BYU, majoring in Molecular Biology. Yikes! What an over achiever! This degree will prepare her for a career as a Physicians Assistant. Serves as a RS teacher, 2nd sunday, in her College Ward. Sweet, sweet girl, inside and out...

Sam, 13, is an eighth grader, reading and comprehending at a post high school level since 5th grade! His teachers say they have to work real hard to keep ahead of Sam and if they don't know the answer, they just ask him! Sam has been an avid reader since he could hold a book. He reads everything from Black Holes to Quesars! Loves anything to do with Science, History, shooting, archery, swimming and computers! Sams a deacon and a scouter and holds out the chair when his mom sits down in the formal dining room. Handsome young man, but hates to hear that...

Duke, our very beloved yellow lab retreiver, 3 years old, is happiest if he is fetching balls, swimming or chewing on a bone or devouring our digital camera! Unfortunately, Duke recently collided with another dog at the dog park and knocked 5 bottom front teeth out! He's such a handsome dog; we told him, "just don't smile and no one will every know!" Maybe this will slow the undesirable chewing...or maybe not...