HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Another year has passed. Another year we feel extremely lucky and blessed to have eachother and have these two adorable kids in our lives.
A year in review:

Parker: Parker turned 6 years old in September. He also started Kindergarten. He LOVES it. He has lots of friends and a great teacher. He is doing really well at reading and math. He loves to do science projects. He also started swimming lessons. He also LOVES it. He does really well and loves this new skill and new freedom. He also started karate. He has tons of fun. He does it with his best friend. He is catching on and learning so much. He also started piano lessons. Again...LOVES it. He is the busiest by far in our family. He loves to be busy and he loves to learn new things and be challenged....so I'm happy to drive him here and there. He is still a big fan of Dinosaurs and Dragons....any tv show or book about these two things and he's in heaven.

Penny: Penny is a spit fire of energy and life. She has no fear and she holds her own with her big brother and his friends. She is demanding and exhausting....yet funny and loving and sweet. She is a big fan of Elmo and anything Mickey Mouse. She loves her baby doll and lovingly rocks her and sings her to sleep every single day. Parker is her best friend. She smothers him to pieces. Some days he is cool with it....others he is not. She turns 2 years old the end of January. We look forward to her growing independance.

Amy: Amy just keeps busy trying her best at being wife, and mother. She loves all that it brings. She has struggled with her health all year long and keeps losing her Rhuemotologists to early retirement. Amy's family has endured much heartache this year and loss. It's looking though as the New Year will bring peace and happiness to the Belliston family. Amy has been learning a ton about food storage and learning new recipes using her food storage. She has enjoyed that very much. Santa is bringing her a kitchen appliance that will help in this new fun hobby!

Ryan: Ryan is still with Nestle in Springville. He absolutely loves his job and the people that he works with. Throughout the year he has taken Amy to dinners and concerts and getaways celebrating and leading to our 10th Wedding anniversary in February. It has been fun celebrating each important date ....such as the day we met, our first date, engagement date. We can't believe 10 years is approaching.

We love our life....such as it is....busy, tiring, mundane at times, crazy, loud, etc....but we thank our Heavenly Father each and every day for it. We are grateful this time of year for the service that has been rendered in our behalf and for the birth of our Savior.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to each and every one of you!

lots of love and a Happy New Year!