Just thought I'd post the Christmas Picture and Card that we sent out this year. I didn't have everyone's addresses, so we sent them mostly to family. Anyways, here's a brief expanation of what's been happening with our family this past year...
Hi Family and Friends,
We’ve been married almost 7 years now and I have to admit; this is our first official Christmas card that we’ve sent out! I thought that I’d give you all an update on what’s happening in our little family…
We are currently living in Gold Canyon, AZ. We’ve actually been out here for 5 years now-it’s amazing how fast time flies! Anyhow we love it here, just a little way out of the city. Our house backs right up to the Superstition Mountains. The good thing about living here is that we get to see the sun rise over the mountain every morning. The down side is the jumping cactus (thankfully Tate’s only got poked twice) and the rattlesnakes (we’ve had some pretty close calls-like the time I almost stepped on one in our backyard). But, I’d say we’ve been pretty lucky for the most part. We really do think that this is the BEST place to live!
Bryan keeps busy with his two jobs. He’s working as an inspector for a company called Protex doing drainage, post tension and other inspections. Also, he’s had a pretty successful year with his new pool company called “SUNKISS POOLS” that he started over a year ago. He finds lots of satisfaction in building swimming pools and spas. Hopefully soon he will be able to quit Protex and build pools full-time. Bryan is currently the 1st counselor in the Elder’s Quorum. He enjoys his calling and keeps very busy with visiting, teaching, and attending meetings. Bryan is also a member of our ward choir. He has a beautiful tenor voice and enjoys participating. His hobbies include hiking, mountain biking and most other outdoor activities.
As for me, I’m very fortunate to be a stay at home Mom. Even though it’s not always easy keeping up with the house and entertaining Tate all day, I do really enjoy it. I also enjoy cooking, digital scrap booking, anything in Photoshop, family history, gardening, and making crafts. So, I guess you can say that I just play house all day! Life is wonderful for me! I’m also serving in the Young Women’s program and I’m totally enjoying it. Basically my calling is to teach the young women music (it is an actual calling in the church handbook-I get asked that a lot).
Mr. Tate turned 3 in August. He is such a joy to have around! Tate is bursting with energy and he keeps us busy and active. Tate has had quite a few milestones this year. He learned how to swim just before his third birthday. His favorite thing during the summer time was to jump off the waterfall and then swim to the bench on the other side of the pool. He also became potty trained just in time for Preschool that began in September. Tate really likes the social interaction that he gets from going to Preschool, and I enjoy the break and “me time” as I call it. Tate is so excited for Christmas! This is the first year that he’s really into it. He’s asking Santa for a scooter, gum ball machine, and for the movie “Meet the Robinsons”. Sounds do-able if you ask me!
Well, we hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas season!
Love,
Bryan, Maria, and Tate
We’ve been married almost 7 years now and I have to admit; this is our first official Christmas card that we’ve sent out! I thought that I’d give you all an update on what’s happening in our little family…
We are currently living in Gold Canyon, AZ. We’ve actually been out here for 5 years now-it’s amazing how fast time flies! Anyhow we love it here, just a little way out of the city. Our house backs right up to the Superstition Mountains. The good thing about living here is that we get to see the sun rise over the mountain every morning. The down side is the jumping cactus (thankfully Tate’s only got poked twice) and the rattlesnakes (we’ve had some pretty close calls-like the time I almost stepped on one in our backyard). But, I’d say we’ve been pretty lucky for the most part. We really do think that this is the BEST place to live!
Bryan keeps busy with his two jobs. He’s working as an inspector for a company called Protex doing drainage, post tension and other inspections. Also, he’s had a pretty successful year with his new pool company called “SUNKISS POOLS” that he started over a year ago. He finds lots of satisfaction in building swimming pools and spas. Hopefully soon he will be able to quit Protex and build pools full-time. Bryan is currently the 1st counselor in the Elder’s Quorum. He enjoys his calling and keeps very busy with visiting, teaching, and attending meetings. Bryan is also a member of our ward choir. He has a beautiful tenor voice and enjoys participating. His hobbies include hiking, mountain biking and most other outdoor activities.
As for me, I’m very fortunate to be a stay at home Mom. Even though it’s not always easy keeping up with the house and entertaining Tate all day, I do really enjoy it. I also enjoy cooking, digital scrap booking, anything in Photoshop, family history, gardening, and making crafts. So, I guess you can say that I just play house all day! Life is wonderful for me! I’m also serving in the Young Women’s program and I’m totally enjoying it. Basically my calling is to teach the young women music (it is an actual calling in the church handbook-I get asked that a lot).
Mr. Tate turned 3 in August. He is such a joy to have around! Tate is bursting with energy and he keeps us busy and active. Tate has had quite a few milestones this year. He learned how to swim just before his third birthday. His favorite thing during the summer time was to jump off the waterfall and then swim to the bench on the other side of the pool. He also became potty trained just in time for Preschool that began in September. Tate really likes the social interaction that he gets from going to Preschool, and I enjoy the break and “me time” as I call it. Tate is so excited for Christmas! This is the first year that he’s really into it. He’s asking Santa for a scooter, gum ball machine, and for the movie “Meet the Robinsons”. Sounds do-able if you ask me!
Well, we hope that you all have a wonderful Christmas season!
Love,
Bryan, Maria, and Tate
I could seriously watch this play over and over again and NEVER get tired of it! Have you all seen it? You know-the "Scrooge" play. Well, if you've never seen it at the Hale Theatre, I totally recommend going. This year was our third time, and I look forward to attending every year.