Lyss is 19 and killing it! Ben and Qyntn and I went down the weekend after her birthday to spend some time with her. She's in the aviation program at SUU and loving it! I love her independence and drive to succeed.
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| A few days after her birthday she did a solo flight over the Grand Canyon at sunrise. So cool! |
Some of us (Ben, Q, Ayzha and myself) got to help bring smiles to our friends at a UVU game of inclusion. It was joyful!
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This year started with some NEW things. Ben is starting a NEW job. We got a NEW car. And Q took up a NEW hobby!
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| We were blessed to be able to replace our 2008 minivan (with 230 thousand miles) with a 2023 SUV! |
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| Q has been snowboarding twice and is already doing S turns |
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| Reyn carving at Sundance |
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| Ben's still got it! |
It was another beautiful Christmas morning with lots of smiles! We got to talk to Tiago first thing, and watched him open the package we sent him. Then he watched as we opened our presents. Q got a lot of fun things this year and seemed very happy. Alyssa and Holly joined us later in the day, and Ayzha and Reyn came the next day.
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| With just 3 of us together on Christmas Eve, we skipped a homemade meal and went to Chick-fil-a |
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| We made gingerbread houses |
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| and decorated sugar cookies |
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| Christmas Eve Gift... a heat up sloth |
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| Qyntn told me a few months ago that he wished someone would do the 12 days of Christmas for him, so I made it happen. I had a friend deliver the gifts for me. He got his 12th gift on Christmas Eve. |
As usual, we spent the evening of the 23rd with my side of the family. We visited my mom's grave site to wish her a happy birthday and sing some Christmas songs together. Then had dinner, played games and sang more Christmas Carol's together. We got to have Alyssa and Holly with us for one evening.
With Holly in Oregon, and Tiago on a mission, we didn't get a single complete family photo this year. The closest we came was in Mexico. I tried to photoshop Holly in, but it just didn't work out.
