Back From Utah

Well, I returned from Utah on tuesday evening.  It was great to see family and especially to attend the Temple.  This was the first time everyone in my family has been in the Temple together.  I only wish that we had the time to do a session together.  Being there really strengthened my testimony about the importance of families and how we are blessed to have the opportunity to be together forever.
The kids seemed to do ok without me for the four days I was gone.  I'm very grateful for friends that could watch them while Jeff was at work.  Jeff handled them very well, too.  He even made lasagna for sunday dinner, which impressed my mom and sisters.  I think he's great!
I loved seeing Timp covered in snow and I was excited to get out and go for a walk to my friends home.  It has been too cold here to get outside much.  I have to admit that Utah still feels like home to me.  Someday I hope that changes.  We are enjoying living in Indiana and look forward to getting a house and becoming more permenant.
Amelia and Zady finished another round of tests at school and I'm happy that they are excelling in their reading.  We still have to work a little with math, though.  Claire is loving learning to read here at home, and Ross keeps busy playing with her.
Life is Good.

Happy 2011!

Jeff and I were able to attend the temple on New Year's Eve Day.  Our friends watched our kids while we were gone for 9 hours.  It takes us a little over two hours to get to the Chicago Temple.  It is always neat to be in a different temple.  We were very grateful for the opportunity to attend!
After we spent some time at the Bertasso's, we came home and got the kids in bed.  Jeff and I finally had the opportunity to watch "the ball" drop in real time, but we ended up just going to bed at 10:30.  We figured that the New Year would come anyway.
We are grateful for all that has happened this past year.  All of our family has been so helpful and supportive of us.  That is what I think about the most when I think about everything in the past year.  Thank you to everyone.  We miss you so very much!  We hope and pray that all of you receive the blessings the Lord has for you during this coming year.