Hello to all. I first created a blog in December but then forgot to email everyone and let them know about it so now that I have finally sent out my blog to everyone I can keep this updated. Arik and I are still living in Logan Utah. Arik is finishing his thesis and has started to apply for jobs. There have been a couple that look promising but we are just waiting. We have two beautiful girls. Kira is 7 months and weighs 23 pounds. She is way off the charts and can't roll over due to the weight she has to move. She is sitting up great and loves to play patty cake. She loves to pull hair and every time she sees her sister, she gets the biggest smiles. Brookelyn is the best big sister. Every time she wakes up in the morning or from a nap, the first question she asks is "Where is Kira?" She tries to make Kira happy whenever she is sad. Right now she is getting potty trained. We are trying big girl underwear. I will let you know how that works out. I am working at North Cache still and am looking forward to the next two weeks off. I am no longer the Relief Society president, I am now the Activities Chairperson. They decided that they needed to keep me busy. I am in charge of linger longers, temple weekend and ward activities that are held once a month. I am busy with that and am also on the Enrichment committee in charge of Before and After baby class and a mommy and kid play group.
Arik is the first counselor in Elder's quorum. We stay very busy. Arik plays basketball every Tuesday night while I play Wednesday nights. We run around in circles sometimes but we enojy being together and just being with our family. Arik tries hard to spend time with each of his girls, even if mom's time is after 10 at night. We have great friends and enjoy seeing friends from Rexburg and elsewhere.
Sunday, March 2, 2008
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Our first Blog
So instead of sending out a family letter, I decided to start a family blog. And in all our letters we will tell everyone to visit this site. Anyways, about our family.
This year started with me getting called as the Relief Society President for our ward here in Logan. It has been a difficult and most satisfying calling. I have seen sisters that never attend to start coming. Sisters do their visiting teaching and I have seen the whole ward come together to help one family who really needed our help. What a blessing it has been to serve those sisters. As for Arik he is now the first counselor in the Elder's Quorum presidency. We have been very busy in our church callings.
This year we also got an addition to our family. Kira Suzanne was born on August first. She was named after her daddy (Arik is Kira backwards) and both her grandmas. She is just a good baby. She is pretty heavy also, reaching 17 pounds by four months. She is only ten pounds lighter than Brookelyn. She loves to smile and can always make our day.
As for Brookelyn, she is a great big sister. She sings popcorn popping to Kira and reads her books. She plays peek-a-boo and tickles Kira. When she wakes up from naps or in the morning her first question is, "Where is Kira?" She loves to watch movies and right now loves to watch High School Musical and the Toy Stories. She is a great talker and loves to read. She is starting to use the potty but isn't as interested in it as mom would like.
Arik is working on his Thesis and is trying to balance writing and work with his family. I think he has done really well with his time and always makes his girlies feel important, all three of us.
I am doing well. I get to spend my mornings with my daughters, my afternoons at the school I work at, and most of my evenings doing RS stuff. Time is going so fast that I am jsut trying to keep up.
This past Friday a sister in our ward lost her little 6 week old boy to SIDS. I think that it was the hardest thing I have ever had to face. I was there with her all Friday Morning, I spend much of Saturday with her and then put on my first funeral yesterday. Now that I have time to stop and think about what happened it has made me realize just how precious life really is and how quickly it can be gone. I am grateful for the gospel knowledge I have and that this sweet sister has also. We have spent much time talking and she is an amazing woman.
I hope at this time of year we can take some time and remember the true meaning of Christmas and why we celebrate it at all. I hope that you each have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that your lives will be blessed. We pray for you all and hope you know the love we have for you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New YEar.
This year started with me getting called as the Relief Society President for our ward here in Logan. It has been a difficult and most satisfying calling. I have seen sisters that never attend to start coming. Sisters do their visiting teaching and I have seen the whole ward come together to help one family who really needed our help. What a blessing it has been to serve those sisters. As for Arik he is now the first counselor in the Elder's Quorum presidency. We have been very busy in our church callings.
This year we also got an addition to our family. Kira Suzanne was born on August first. She was named after her daddy (Arik is Kira backwards) and both her grandmas. She is just a good baby. She is pretty heavy also, reaching 17 pounds by four months. She is only ten pounds lighter than Brookelyn. She loves to smile and can always make our day.
As for Brookelyn, she is a great big sister. She sings popcorn popping to Kira and reads her books. She plays peek-a-boo and tickles Kira. When she wakes up from naps or in the morning her first question is, "Where is Kira?" She loves to watch movies and right now loves to watch High School Musical and the Toy Stories. She is a great talker and loves to read. She is starting to use the potty but isn't as interested in it as mom would like.
Arik is working on his Thesis and is trying to balance writing and work with his family. I think he has done really well with his time and always makes his girlies feel important, all three of us.
I am doing well. I get to spend my mornings with my daughters, my afternoons at the school I work at, and most of my evenings doing RS stuff. Time is going so fast that I am jsut trying to keep up.
This past Friday a sister in our ward lost her little 6 week old boy to SIDS. I think that it was the hardest thing I have ever had to face. I was there with her all Friday Morning, I spend much of Saturday with her and then put on my first funeral yesterday. Now that I have time to stop and think about what happened it has made me realize just how precious life really is and how quickly it can be gone. I am grateful for the gospel knowledge I have and that this sweet sister has also. We have spent much time talking and she is an amazing woman.
I hope at this time of year we can take some time and remember the true meaning of Christmas and why we celebrate it at all. I hope that you each have a wonderful Christmas and New Year and that your lives will be blessed. We pray for you all and hope you know the love we have for you.
Merry Christmas and Happy New YEar.
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