Blog Christmas Card and Letter

Merry Christmas!

We want to wish all of you a WONDERFUL Christmas!
We decided to send all of our friends a "Blog Card," as we procrastinated on our picture cards this year, SORRY!
(Our family got "real" cards, so look in your mailbox.)

Thank you for your friendship! We think of you often and are glad to have you in our lives. May you enjoy the family time and the magic of Christmas! We love you!

Our Christmas Letter:

Dear Family & Friends,

This year has flown by, as most years do. We started off with Todd going to NCO Academy for 6 weeks in February. The kids and I flew to Washington and had some quality time with my family. A few months later, we put in to PCS overseas, and found out in June that we are going to Italy! for four years! :o) Since then we have been getting our passports, de-junking the house, organizing, and trying to get ready for a trip of a lifetime.

Lyndsey is almost 16 months old! She is turning into a kid more and more every day. She even sasses me pretty well! (Uh-UH!) She loves to sit on chairs like a big girl, feed herself, and play with her kitchen and dollies. She says "Dada," "Mama," "Bubbles," "Uh-Huh," "Uh-UH," and signs a few words as well. She is a sweet lil' angel and we love watching her grow and learn.

Logan is 3 1/2 but really wants to be 15... so he can drive a car! He loves his toy puppies, riding his bikes, "cooking," playing with friends, and reading books with Mom and Dad. He knows all of his letters and can even spell and write his own name. He wakes up with the sun and is just as bright and cheery! He is looking forward to going to Italy so he can eat pizza every day. ;o)

I have been doing what I love most: being a wife and mom. It is such a blessing being able to stay home with our kids and I thank my sweetheart SO much for that. We celebrated our 6 year Anniversary yesterday! Besides being a mom, I have been trying to learn Italian, finish some crafts before we move, and get us ready for our move... SCARY! We are also thinking about baby # 3, which is almost scarier than the move, lol. We'll see what God has in store for our family. :o)

Todd has been busy this year with work and his church calling (YM Pres.). He's gone to Scout Camp, training days, meetings, mutual every Wednesday night, temple trips, etc. He loves his calling and I try to put up with it, lol. ;o) He also enjoys his work as an Instructor. He loves the environment and the connection he gets to have with the students. He is studying hard for Master Sergeant and will test for that before we PCS. He's a great Daddy and husband and we have been so lucky to have him!

Sorry if this was long and boring, lol, we are pretty basic. We just love life and try to make the most of our every day. Hope you are all doing well and that you have been blessed this year as well.

Love,

Todd, Nelli, Logan, and Lyndsey