3 Best Things...

One of our favorite games to play is called "3 Best Things."

Since it's a busy time for everyone, we simply wanted to highlight this month's 3 Best Things. These are of course debatable! *wink*

1) Married 6 Years! This month we celebrate our 6th wedding anniversary. It's hard to believe that it has been "so long." Harder to believe that we have, hopefully, another 50+ to go! We are forever grateful that we were married in the Washington D. C. Temple 6 years ago... Mostly, we are grateful for the covenants that bind us as a family for eternity.


2) Alex's Graduation! He did it in 5 semesters... If someone asked us whether we enjoyed being in grad school and providing for a family of 3 amidst many other responsibilities, our answer would be NO! If someone asked us if it was worth it, our answer would be a resounding YES! We have never doubted the prophet's council to get as much education as you can.


3) Christmas! We are so happy to celebrate the Savior's birth. It's such a tender thing for us and hope that it's a treasured time for all of you as well. Merry Christmas from Alex, Tiff & Stevie!

Grate-free. Thank-free.

Would you believe that I didn't take a single photo during the entire month of November? Believe it! I think it must be a reflection of the type of month we were having. You know the kind... where every second counts! Either way, I found this vintage family thanksgiving photo online and I LOVED it! Whoever those folks are... I love them! Especially the scary boy and grandma! It would please me to have you remember our November in such a way.

Like I said before: every second counts these days, so here is a quick summary. Alex's graduation is a breath away. Stevie attended her first live play (Alice in Wonderland!) Tiffany played the bass in a trio during sacrament meeting. Our plans for after graduation are still up in the air, but we have some solid choices to make and should know more soon... very soon... attending the adult stake conference session was truly revelatory. Stevie is spending the week at Hotel Studefornia (my parent's cabin) with Grammy, Pa-Pa, Clark & "Aum" or Austin... it's crazy on many levels to not have her around. Tiffany's YW presidency is finally back to business as all the positions have been "refilled." If you don't know why this pleases her so much, then count your blessings! And count our blessing we did... we spent Thanksgiving at Hotel Studefornia with Clark, Aum and good friends Leah & Than. They thought they would stay for only one night... obviously they didn't know that you can check out but can never leave! We had ham instead of turkey (who needs turkey anyway!) and played "3 best things" during dinner. Alex & Tiff were even able to steal away to the Raleigh, NC temple for a session the following day. We also voted this month, and are grateful to participate in such a sacred opportunity. Tiffany enjoyed YW Night of Excellence, hosted Book Club, taught violin lessons and was thrilled to see the new 007 movie. Last but not least, there is no news on the fertility front, but stay tuned! I think that does it! Is your head spinning? See ya next month!