2009 Christmas Letter

The Best, The Worst and Weirdest of our 2009 Top Tens
10) False accusations abound. I was looking through my phone bill one day and noticed an unusual charge. I know Adam likes to play with the phone, but still, he called Iran. Yes. . . IRAN, for crying out loud. It costs $2.68 per minute to call Iran. Fortunately, the call was only1 minute long and I vowed never to let Adam play with the phone again. THEN I noticed the number: 987654321123450. Wait a minute. . . no baby can dial in order. KYE!!!

9) Mom: Lucy, why are all of your socks in your bed?

Lucy: Oh, ummmmm. I was trying to count them instead of sheep to help me fall asleep

8) Kye’s vocab misses: “Mom, will you sue my shirt?” “Oh no! No oranges tonight! My lips are chat and when I eat oranges, it makes my lips even chattier.” “Can I have some more Riffles chips please?”

7) Isaac’s been giving us some quotable one-liners. “Mom (*sigh*), pwease stop singing. Yoh making me nehvous,” and, “Kye is wighteous, but he’s just so mean sometimes,” and “I think I got a bwack bean up my nose,” and (sobbing), “Mom, you are not being a bucket filler. You are being a bucket dipper.” “Pwease bwess my bwother not to call me any names he’s not supposed to call me.”

6) Lucy: Mom, Abby told me that very, very fancy people ALWAYS leave food on their plates, so ta-DAAAAA! (She even used her hands to showcase her dinner, which she’d only taken 2 bites of.) Unfortunately for her, we are not fancy people.

5) Mom: Isaac, if you are sooooo smart, what is the name of the state we live in?

Isaac: New York. No, I can’t remember. What does it start with?
Mom: “U.” It starts with a “U.”
Isaac: Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh! U Nork.

4) Sarah: I don’t think I deal with change very well.
Zach: I do. I just put mine in that jar right up there.

3) Adam: I monna mawtch a moomie, mommy.

2) Kye: Who’s the thirstiest person in the world?
Mom: Uh . . . you?
Kye: I’m so thirsty, I’m even thirstier than myself.

1) Trip to SD: green fields, blue skies, fluffy clouds, the Enchanted Forest, ATV rides, the "sunflower" field (though we know perfectly well they are really black eyed susans), the playset, trampolines, the 2 person bike, sweet corn, small towns, Laura Ingalls Wilder pageants, the noisy house, family, Bohnanza, a bazillion cousins running around, friendship bracelets, animals, runs into town, Gma T and Gpa R, the frigid pool water, haircuts, talking, and riding with Zach on the ATV on back country roads with the most amazing sunset ever.


In 2009, we also enjoyed two trips to Arizona, had a lot of fun on some family adventures, thanked our lucky stars for the wonderful neighborhood we live in, and made some memories. Zach traveled a bit (my favorite being when he got to go to Maui for my birthday. Happy birthday, me:) I did a little of this, a little of that. The kids did some sports, played with friends and cousins, went to school, got into trouble, did really sweet things, grew up a lot, and showed us just how lucky we are.

At this Christmas time, we are thankful for the opportunity we have to think about the Savior’s birth, His life, His teachings, and His mission. Love to you all.