2008 Year in Review

For all my blogging friends that I don't have addresses for, here is our family Christmas Letter this year.  A year in review . . .

2008 5 for 5
Mark
❄ Ten years working at Thanksgiving Point
❄ Joined Facebook and LinkedIn – Find him at markapeterson at gmail.com
❄ Counselor in Elders Quroum over Teaching
❄ Cruiser – Mark & Christine enjoyed a cruise to the Bahamas thanks to Christine’s Pampered Chef business.  Swimming with the Dolphins was definitely a highlight!
❄ Stadium of Fire fan – He bought tickets for the family this year and the girls were ecstatic to see Miley Cyrus! And John loved the fireworks!

Christine
❄ Ten years as a Consultant for The Pampered Chef
❄ Social networker –  Blog at http://chefchristineutah.blogspot.com for all our family secrets and Facebook find at pcchristine at gmail.com
❄ Counselor in Relief Society over Teaching
❄ Couponer – If you get 5 sets of coupons every Sunday and have a 3-ring binder with categories and sub categories does that mean you are obsessed?
❄ Twilighter – Breaking Dawn, the Twilight movie and The Host, it was a good year!

Jessica
❄ Fifth Grader
❄ Ballroom and Scholar Council at Charter School
❄ Sewer – Grandma Pat has been teaching her and she has almost finish a beautiful quilt.
❄ Pianist - Solo in the Primary Program
❄ Babysitter – Mom and Dad are enjoying some new found freedom!

Ashley
❄ Third Grader
❄ Member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints – She was baptized!
❄ Spanish Club at Charter School
❄ Runner – She ran an entire mile in the BYU Triple Crown Elementary School Race!
❄ Pianist – wishes she wasn’t but is doing great

John
❄ Kindergartner – First year at Charter School
❄ Amazing math skills
❄ Best laugher – You get him giggling and it is contagious
❄ Swimmer – He amazed us all during swim lessons this summer.  He’ll be catching up to his sisters on the Swim Team in no time at all.
❄ John Speed – John Speed and Mom Speed are definitely not in sync, but somehow we survive

We feel so blessed as a family to be together and to have Jesus Christ and Heavenly Father in our lives.  We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and would love to hear from you.

And we included this great family picture my sister in law, Kyleen, took for us.  Thanks!