Monday, December 24, 2007

Emery & Chani

Emery is a joy! He loves to talk and always says "cheese" when we get out the camera. I sure hope that Santa can deliver!

Chani loves to grin and giggle. The headband is our newest accessory, sent by Clint's brother and his family. We love the headbands, thanks Michelle and Ally!

Merry Christmas!

We've had a great year.

Emery is a lively two year old who wants a "choo-choo" from Santa. He loves to say prayers both for meals and during family prayer. He loves nursery (they have bubbles and trucks there) and has a lot of friends there.

Chani is such a happy baby. She loves to laugh and coo. She likes to sit and take it all in, and loves for Emery to be near her, tickling her toes and playing with her toys. She's just discovered her tongue and her fingers. She's starting to grasp things and pull them to her mouth.

Jill really enjoys being the mom and can't believe how much fun it is to be the mother of two. She got a new calling on Sunday that she feels totally inadequate for (Gospel Doctrine Instructor).

Clint is working hard on his Thesis this Christmas break. He hopes to have it mostly knocked out before the semester starts January 7. Not only does he have to write the thesis, he also needs to draft an article for publication. He has to defend in March, so life might be pretty stressful until then.

We hope you all have a happy and healthy 2008. May the joy of Christ's birth be evident in your celebrations. We're happy to share our witness that Christ lives and loves each one of you. We love you all!

Thursday, December 6, 2007

We saw Santa!


We had our branch Christmas party last weekend. It was a fun time for Emery, and he even got to see Santa. Last year he cried, this year he was just timid, and softly told Santa he wanted a "Choo-choo"



I found Christmas stocking fabric yesterday, and so that's my next project. I still need to find some ivory flannel for the cuff, but I will leave that for another day. I will share pictures once I get them finished.


Today Emery was having a hard time at lunch. He kept getting upset because he dripped yogurt on the table and it was messy. He didn't have any qualms about squirting the bottle of ketchup on the table though.


Clint made another trip to Scottsbluff yesterday to plant more sugar beets. This is the second greenhouse study and since he dropped a jar of aphids from the first study, this one is really important. His plants have a fungus and a bug, so after treating them the best he could, we're praying they don't die.