Christmas letter

12 Items of Interest of 2009
The first item of interest of 2009 is:
One new baby boy due February 8, 2010!
The second item of interest of 2009 is:
Daven will turn two on the 27th of December. He has been busy already this year acquiring his first set of stitches and being spoiled rotten by all his siblings. He loves them all just as much as they love him.
The third item of interest of 2009 is:
Three and a half years of school in the MBA program are finally completed and Bridger is done with school! We are so proud of him and hopeful to see some more of him.
The fourth item of interest of 2009 is:
I have finally undertaken the challenge of trying preschool at home and have 4 little girls in my preschool (including Brynna). It is busy, but fun to be the one to do the fun activities with them instead of their teacher. I have a much greater appreciation for preschool teachers! Still undetermined if I will do this again!
The fifth item of interest of 2009 is:
Brynna turned five in September. She is a tease and is always telling Bridger and me the most interesting things. He is her “buddy” and can convince him to do almost anything “since that is what buddies do.”
The sixth item of interest of 2009 is:
Of the four years we have been in this house, we have had 5 floods. This next one will be our sixth. I am not so naïve anymore as to think it won’t happen. We came home from a family reunion after the fourth of July to a flooded basement. This house has not been a lucky house for that! Most of our neighbors got flooded as which flooded Bridger with work!
The seventh item of interest of 2009 is:
Kjerstin turned seven and is still busy trying to be the mom and turn the world on its side. She has a lot of determination and I think it may happen!
The eighth item of interest of 2009 is:
We finally took eight days out of our crazy life and took our kids to Washington D.C.! Bridger’s brother lives there and has been asking us to come since we got married. It is a great place to take kids. There is SO much to do and we would love to go back! It was one of those family vacations where there is little complaining, and everyone is having a good time! I like that kind.
The ninth item of interest of 2009 is:
Corban turned nine this year. It was the first holiday since he was about three that he hasn’t asked for a video game of some sort! I was thrilled. We are making progress. He progressed from a white to orange to yellow belt in Taekwondo! It has been great for his self-seteem.
The tenth item of interest of 2009 is:
Bridger and I celebrated our 10 year anniversary this year! I can’t believe it has been ten years! It has seemed to fly by. We got to get away for the weekend. It was wonderful of grandparents to help out, and fun to not have to think about anyone but each other for a full 3 days!
The eleventh item of interest of 2009 is:
My parents came home from their second mission to Finland. They have only been here about 1 of the 4 years we have lived here. Now when we have family over for dinner, we have Bridger’s parents, my parents and my sister Pam, a total of eleven people (including us). It is fun to have family in the same town as us. The kids have a great relationship with their grandparents and aunt and we feel very blessed to live so close to family.
The twelfth item of interest of 2009 is:
Twelve months full of school (everyone but me and Daven), TaVaci (singing and performing group all three older kids are in), soccer (Kjerstin), Taekwondo (Corban), football (Corban), basketball (Corban), swimming (the older three), 4-H (Kjerstin), softball (Brynna), scouts (Corban) and gymnastics (Kjerstin and Brynna), and therapy (Corban, but don’t we all need it?). It keeps me running!

We hope all of you are well and enjoy this opportunity to keep in touch with those who we care about!
Have a Merry Christmas!
Love
Bridger, Cindy, Corban, Kjerstin, Brynna, Daven, and ?