It's Been Awhile

Wow we are reallly bad at this blogging thing. It is April and really nothing much has changed for us. Robert has hit his one year mark in the bishopric of the singles ward and is loving every minute of it. Being April and supposedly spring we would love to say that the golf course is open, but since it has been snowing every couple of days, we can't. Kristen is as busy as ever doing Relief Society and running Chandi here and there. She has been fighting a nasty sinus infection on and off since February and we hope that she is finally getting better! She quite beautifully organized enrichment in March celebrating the Relief Society birthday, it was a huge success! She highly underestimates her abilities in this area but her actions highly overshadow her doubts. Morgan is preparing for her big move to California in May and the stress is finally catching up to her. She is highly sought after for jobs here in Utah and she has a lot of potential in California and we couldn't be more excited for her! She is most excited for the warm weather and she will constantly be flaunting that at us when the fall rolls back around. Ashlee is currently in a limbo state. She had decided to move to St. George at the beginning of March, so she quit her job and headed south. After getting down there though she decided that it just was not to be and is now back at home. She has decided to finish school at UVSC and find a part time job, what job is yet to be determined. She spends her days hanging out with Kristen and working on the house. Chandi is our busy little bee. She is very busy these days with all of her activities. She is currently in her first junior high play and with opening night 3 weeks away, she is spending a lot of time after school practicing. If anyone wants to come see her in 'Once Upon a Mattress' let us know! Besides doing the play she maintains piano lessons, voice lessons, and very busy social calender. We are doing well and are excited for the warmer weather even though we will miss Robert. We will try and keep this updated, cross your fingers! :)

Time Goes Fast!

Wow it is amazing that we are half way through January already! Our family has kept so busy that we can barely keep up! Robert has been traveling for most of the month for the PGA seminars that we have barely seen him! We are glad to have him for the three days at a time that he is home :) Kristen has been busy putting away Christmas (which we are all sad about cause we love the Christmas tree), volunteering at Chandi's school, and of course, her Relief Society responsibilities. Her most beautiful project as of late is our food storage room which was updated and re-organized! We are well stocked and ready to go! Hopefully we will never use it for an emergency!
Morgan has been busy being a new BYU graduate! She is currently teaching a morning seminary class at Springville High School and then heads off to her day job! She is always on the move! Her best friend Tawni recently moved in with her in Provo so now she has no reason to come to AF anymore! J/K. Ashlee is in her daily routine working at Greenwood Dental and loving her job. She keeps busy getting on blogger and checking everyone out so if you have a blog let her know! Chandi, our little social butterfly, is the most entertaining person in our family! She always has something going on and someone to text on her new cell phone! She was recently put into the Beehive presidency at church and is doing a great job planning and conducting! January brought a loss to our family with one of our dogs, Sofie, moving out. She was the most adorable but curious dog in the world! She was always getting in trouble so we were so grateful to find a family who could keep up with her. Sadee is loving the attention she has gotten since Sofie left and so it is working out for everyone!

2008!

Happy New Year! It's hard to believe that it is already 2008! Where has the time gone? With the busy holiday season winding down and our many visits to Vegas and Idaho we are tired and ready to enjoy a low key day. Last night we all went separate directions, just like we always do. Robert and Kristen went to a movie with Mark and Christina, Chandi hit up her first New Years party with friends, Ashlee went was with friends in Spanish Fork, and Morgan, being our party animal and the adventerous one, headed to NYC and Times Square! We will have to post pictures of her exciting adventure because that is just so much fun! From what we had heard (she isn't home quite yet) she had an amazing time and it was well worth the sore feet from hours of standing!
We are excited for a new year, new adventures, and starting fresh. We hope you all had a wonderful night and Happy New Year!

Growing Up Fast

Morgan, Ashlee, and Chandler in San Francisco in November.

Holiday Adventures

Christmas came so quickly this year that it is crazy to think it is already over! We had a wonderful Christmas this year. We were lucky enough to kick off our holiday weekend at the Vegas Bowl to watch BYU beat UCLA. We stayed with Grandma Beulah and Garth in St. George and we were lucky enough to see the McArthur side of the family while we were down there. Christmas Eve we did our usual tradition of opening our Christmas Eve present (pajamas) and driving around to see Christmas lights before heading home so that Santa could come.

As the girls get older Christmas morning comes later and later every year. This year we made it all the way to 7:30 a.m. before Chandi couldn't handle it anymore. Chandi has been asking for a cell phone for months now and Mom and Dad were determined to not get her one but Santa thought differently. It was supposed to be a surprise but when her cousin Cody called her phone from his new phone, the surprise was a little ruined. Oh well, she still was thrilled to get it, and Morgan and Ashlee were grateful that she could spend the day texting Cody instead of them :)

Christmas is filled with visits from friends and family, and in our opinion, it's the best part! We loved our afternoon with Corby, Carolynn, Cade, Andelin, and Bergen. We were very much entertained by Corby's karaoke skills and Andelin is a great guitar player! Morgan's favorite part of Christmas was holding the sleeping Bergen for several hours, while the rest of the family played board games. We had a wonderful dinner made by Mom and loved our family time together!

We have a blog!

With the numerous Christmas cards we have received so far this Christmas, we have also discovered that everyone is blogging! So in our effort to be up-to-date, modern, and keep in touch with all those we love, we have joined the blogging party!