2012 Christmas Letter

Dear Family and Friends,

This year has been a year of excitement and anticipation for our family. We bought our first house, gave a home to a naughty little kitty, and best of all, welcomed a sweet baby girl into our family.  We feel grateful for all of these new changes and so blessed to have such a wonderful growing family.

On December 17th, Savannah Jade joined our family.  She is the sweetest, cuddliest baby, and we are loving getting to know her little personality.  We look forward to watching her grow and develop, and Amora eagerly anticipates the day when Savannah will be a bigger baby so she can teach her how to crawl and walk.

Amora has had quite a year.  She started dance class last January and proved her love for performing at her first recital in May.  It was an adjustment taking instructions from a teacher, as she is used to being the boss, but she is doing great now.  Her plies and chiases are just about the cutest things you have ever seen.  We got her a kitten over the summer, which she named Max.   She and Max have a love-hate relationship, as most play sessions end with Amora scolding him for one reason or another.  Amora started preschool in the fall where she is thriving. Her teacher describes her as sweet, loveable, responsible, and shy.  Apparently she saves all her sass for home.  She loves crafts, wrestling with her daddy, negotiating, and writing.  In fact, we recently caught her writing her name on a dollar bill!  This little girl has so much personality; we are blessed to have her in our family.

Wendy has continued her employment with the state of Idaho and juggles full time work and being a wife and mother. She was fortunate to have a healthy pregnancy that enabled her to meet the demands of such a busy life.  She is defi- nitely enjoying maternity leave and hav- ing more time with the people who matter most!

Adam is working as a psychosocial rehabilitation  (PSR)  worker  in  a  job  that gives him an opportunity to make a difference in the lives of the children he works with.   He is an amazing husband and father.  He is also becoming quite a chef and loves to share his culinary creations with friends and family—just ask for an invite!

It's been an eventful year for us.  We have so much to be thankful for this Christmas season and count our blessings daily.  We hope 2013 blesses us with quality family time as we adjust to being a family of four.  Merry Christmas and may God bless you this Christmas season!

Love,

Adam, Wendy, Amora, and Savannah