Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Christmas

I hope it is not too late but I wanted to post our family picture and Christmas letter.

The Porters 2009
Embracing change and new opportunity

This year we experienced many changes:
1. January - Aaron got laid of from his job with Delta Dental as part of a massive company lay off.
2. February – Helen closed her Scrapbook store after a long hard fight with the failing economy, closing businesses and rising gas prices.
3. March – came to Utah to visit family. Helen found a job working as the customer service manager for an online scrapbook retailer.
4. April – moved the family to Utah.
5. April – Caitlyn turned 8 and was baptized. It was a wonderful time as family surrounded us. Caitlyn is our girly child who loves anything pink and fuzzy.
6. April – July Aaron became the best stay at home Dad ever as he prepared meals, did laundry, cleaned the house and kept the kids safe and happy.
7. May – Alyssa overcame her devastation from moving away from her friends as she found many new friends right in our neighborhood. She joined choir and drama at the school and loves being a 6th grader.
8. July – Aaron found a job in his field as a Project Manager.
9. July – Parker turned 2. He talks a lot and loves Yu, Uh, Ninin and Andrew (yep that is his names for his siblings!). Parker makes all of us happy.
10. August – Mariah began Jr. High. She enjoys having many teachers and excels in all her classes. She joined the drama club and will trying out for Suessical next week. Mariah loves to craft and is a great cook. She is a great help for this working Mom!
11. September - Andrew started Kindergarten. He can already sound out words and count over 100. He enjoys quizzing everyone on the sounds each letter makes. He amazes us with his talent to create with his legos.
12. October – Helen spent the month sick with H1N1, pneumonia and a cold. I am incredibly grateful for a wonderful husband who took over everything while I could not even leave my room for weeks.
13. November – Enjoyed spending the Thanksgiving holiday with family (36 from Helen’s side!) We ate 2 Turkey dinners, hiked in the snow and saw the frozen Bridal Veil Falls. We love being surrounded by so much family.

We realized through all of this change that we are happy. We have family; both immediate and extended, near and far. We have friends! We have the church. We have peace.

We wish for you a year of new experiences and a chance for change and growth!

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