Merry Christmas!

Dear family and friends,
We hope the Christmas season finds you all well and happy. Christine agreed to write our family letter this Christmas.
*Mom and Dad are both busy with taking care of their 7 children. Our basement is currently getting finished and we are all very excited to see how it turns out! Dad is doing very well in his job, and Mom recently auditioned for and made the American Festival Chorus under the direction of Dr. Craig Jessop. She enjoys taking Pilates and dance tone with me. We love to play online games with Dad, (Mostly Lord of the Rings Online.) Mom is a great cook and fun to talk to.
*Benjamin (12) is a fabulous straight A student. He is in the 7th grade. He is taking guitar, piano and tennis lessons. He also plays the trombone at school. He always tries his hardest in everything that he does. He is a great big brother to his younger siblings and even lets Isaac take over most of his Lego collection.
*Daniel (9) is also a great student. He enjoys sports including football, baseball, soccer, and tennis. He is taking piano and tennis lessons. He recently informed us that 13 girls like (have a crush on) him in his school. He is quite the little ladies man. He loves to play online video games with me, Benjamin and his dad.
*Rachel (7) is currently performing with a children’s Christmas singing group (Music Theater West). She loves to be in the spotlight and loves to sing. We are always blessed with her full voiced renditions in our home. She is also taking ballet lessons, and learning the violin at school. She too is a wonderful student. She is always happy and helpful.
*Johnathan (4) is currently going to preschool at Riverside Preschool. I think his favorite part is the chocolate milk. He loves to go to preschool and he always comes home with a smile. He enjoys playing video games and watching movies with his brothers. He has always been very smart with computers and video games since he was a baby. He is very cute and often says the funniest things!
*Isaac (2) is a very smart little boy. He catches on quickly, and sometimes can be quite the rebel. (Or at least he tries to be…). Isaac was Batman for Halloween; he loves Batman. We can always find Isaac reading through Lego instruction packets and building things with Benjamin’s Legos. He always carries around his “Silky” which is his favorite silk blanket.
*Hannah (1) is our sweet little troublemaker. She is very curious and always crawling around getting into things. She loves to empty all the kitchen cabinets she can reach. Another favorite activity is to unload the dishwasher while we are trying to load it. She has always loved lots of attention and being held. She is pretty proud of herself because she just learned to walk! It is so fun to watch her toddle around the house. She can even manage holding a doll (almost her same size) while walking. She is extremely cute and really happy most of the time.
(Mom wrote about Christine as she did not want to write about herself)
*Christine (14) has just finished her second year of the Nutcracker with the Cache Valley Civic Ballet. She did a wonderful job as a soldier and dew fairy. This was her first year to perform on Pointe
Shoes. She did a beautiful job. She has amazing muscle strength and beautiful dance presence. She is busy as a CVC Ballet Company member and studying hard her first year of High School. She too is a straight A student. She is a wonderful big sister to all her siblings, they adore her. It is hard for us to believe that we have a child in High School! She also takes piano lessons and still enjoys singing and drama.
We are very grateful for our family, friends and the gospel this very special Christmas season. We are especially grateful for the birth of Jesus Christ. We love you all, Merry Christmas.