Year in review

2015 was a great year for our family!!! We had some awesome highlights! First of all Baby Jacob was born at the end of 2014- and turned one at the end of 2015! We love this little boy so much! He has brought so much happiness to our family!! I am so thankful for the privilege to watch him! He is a joy! We had a wonderful family vacation to California in July - the last family vacation with us all together for many years! Ellie rocked swim team this summer and then started up again in November after a long break. Ellie has had back pain for over 2 years. She has been going to physical therapy for a lot of years and nothing ever really helped. This year we finally got an MRI and were told she had bulging discs in her lumbar and cervical spine. After about 3 months of complete inactivity we were able to talk to a spinal surgeon (friend of Dan and Julies) and he confirmed that she did not have bulging discs and should just continue her regular activities. What a relief! The pain has become less and she is enjoying swim team once again! Katie finished her last cross country season at Timpanogos High School and did wonderfully. She had Tom and Max as teammates this year. She received the academic all region award and the four year award. She has had great friends on this time in Erin Jackman, Ashley Wangemann and Natalie Mace. She worked all summer at The Italian Place and loved it! Lindsey graduated  from Timpanogos High School and Seminary in May! She was a High Honors graduate. She worked at doTerra all summer and then started school at BYU in the fall, moving out and living in Heritage Halls. In September she received her mission call to the Buenos Aires North Argentina mission. She ended her first semester with great grades! She got to have a class with her brother Matt and cousin Cosi! Matt and Casey both worked hard all year in school and their jobs and have been a light in our family living so close by! Leslie was lucky enough to go to NYC with her "sistahs" in September on a spur of the moment trip and then she and Dave went to Maui, Hawaii in November with Cheri, Bry, Cosi, Mark and Debbie and Rob for an epic adventure! I also quit working which has been so nice!!! I have worked a total of 20 of the last 26 years! We were able to do some motorcycle trips, camping, skiing, waterskiing, family reunions, concerts and lots of other wonderful events throughout the year. It was truly a great year! We have been so richly blessed.

Jacobs First Birthday!

Poor little Jakey was so sick on his birthday as you can see from the photos! Can't believe this little super star is one!! We love him so much! He is a delight! He had a fun party at his house with his family, us, and Matt and Casey's friends. He got a train, some clothes and a ninja turtle bike :)

After Christmas festivities

Just getting some candid shots of my girl because I knew she wouldn't be home much longer...

On Sunday the 27th Grammie came over for dinner and brought some sheet music so we could have a little jam sesh... Lindsey hadn't played the violin since about 9th grade and I can barely play the piano, Ellie and were each taking a hand, Katie could hold her own and Grammie was the master. Even though it was rough it was fun! :)

We had some free ski passes from doTERRA the day after Christmas so we took full advantage and went to Sundance. The snow was primo and we had a great time all together! Just wish Matt and Casey could have joined us!

The Holiday Season

Lindsey came home from  BYU after finals on the 18th. We took some moving out shots of her and her roommates, she had a great experience there, learned a lot!

 Matt and Casey headed to Las Vegas to visit the Ross family.

We tried to pack in some fun during the 2 week break!

We saw the new Star Wars movie with Grandpa, had Christmas Eve dinner at our house with the Bertoch family. Scott, Abbey, LeeAnn, Dale, Nathan, Chase, Lisa, Al, Collin, Maddie, James, Anthony, and Jason.

The girls and I broke our backs one day and hauled the ping pong table from the basement up to Katie's room which will be transforming into the game room soon... and we took advantage and played lots of ping pong over the holidays.

We watched lots of movies, made lots of good food and ate it, went skiing, shopping, hung out with the Doxey/Gibsons multiple times for dinners, BYU games, wrapped presents, dessert nights and did all of Lindsey's missionary shopping, got her shots and everything all ready to go!

Ping Pong tourney

It snowed a TON on Christmas day and was gorgeous!

The aftermath.... Christmas Day. Lindsey got LOTS of mission stuff, Katie got a fit bit and clothes, Ellie got a body pillow, shower speakers, succulents and clothes

Christmas morning... someone's excited :)

Mission clothes shopping at sister missionary mall, Cozy and University mall

Christmas Eve caroling

Lindsey leaving her apartment

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Lindsey and I decided to start the break of right with a nice run Saturday morning! Love to run with my girls! :)

Dave had carpal tunnel surgery a few days before Christmas because we met our deductible this year! He was so glad to get it done so he could sleep at night without his left arm falling asleep!