Christmas Newsletter 2009
Hello everyone! Another year has flown by and it's time again for an update! I have always loved this time of year, but each year I love it a little bit more. Christmas is such a good time for giving and loving and feeling the spirit of our Heavenly Father a little easier. I hope all of you have a great Holiday Season this year.
I'm going to start backwards this year. Jenna is now 16 months old. She has been such a great addition to our family. She is so sweet and loving and compared to Logan, a breeze! She has stayed pretty chunky, unlike all of the others. It's kind of a fun change. She didn't start crawling until she was 12 months, and I loved every minute of her sitting in one spot. Then I enjoyed her crawling for another 4 months. She started walking right at 16 months, and I was ready for that too. I can't help but just sit and watch her toddle around. I don't want to miss a single minute of her growing and learning, she is my last one! She now says Mama and Dada, and uh oh, etc. Her new one is uh uh. I've been trying to change that to yes. My favorite though is when she signs. She only knows two. More and thank you. It's so cute to watch though. She gets to go to nursery in 2 more months. That will be nice.
Logan is 3. And everyone he ever sees knows that. That is the first thing he tells everyone. He is such a boy! I absolutely love it. He is so crazy one minute and hugging and kissing and saying I love you the next. He sure has a strong red head personality, but when he loves, he loves hard. If you know what I mean. He gets to go to preschool next year and he talks about that all the time. He had a hard time with nursery for a little while at the beginning of the year, but thanks to good teachers he looks forward to it all week now. He also loves to go with me to workout. He tells me he can't wait to "esercise" (exercise:) so he can play with his friends. He told me the other morning "I married Summer last night." I just laughed. I told him he can't marry his sister and he should wait until after he goes on a mission to get married. He is so sweet to just trust me. He says "okay!" I just love my little boy!
Summer is 6 and finally in Kindergarten. She has been waiting for so long! She loves it and is learning so much. She has starting bringing home the little books to read and is doing awesome. She is still my crazy animal though. I thought maybe she'd have grown out of it by now; but no. She still can be found at all times of the day barking, roaring, neighing and crawling around on her hands and knees. She is so funny. She also is in that stage. Ya know, the one where they don't always tell the truth, and try to manipulate everyone around them to get away with everything. I hope she grows out of it quick. She is still a sweety, though, when she wants to be;)
Kylee is 8 almost 9. It is crazy that she is that old, but I love it! She is still the usual Kylee. So helpful and loving, and I usually don't have to ask. Of course she is pretty mouthy sometimes, which I hate, but I guess that comes with the territory. I'm sure it'll get a lot worse before it gets better! I love watching her grow. She is already giving us a peek at how beautiful she will be when she's grown up. Her hair is almost brown now, and she still has those beautiful blue eyes. She has such an opinion about what she wears, etc. and I love watching her personality come out. She has always had a hard time finding a really good friend, but this year she found one. A girl named Aubrey. Someone that I love her to be around and can trust she's in good company. She was able to have her first sleepover last month and had so much fun. I really look forward to the teenage years. I had so much fun with my Mom as a teenager, and I hope I have that with my kids!
Jeremy is still at EWS and I am so grateful! So many people have been laid off, and I am so thankful for the good company he works for. They have had a slow year, but the employee's have hardly noticed. He still got a raise for his birthday and a bonus in the Summer and for Christmas. We attended the yearly party at the Joseph Smith Memorial Building the beginning of the month and had such a great time. I still got my envelope with a hundred dollar bill! The only thing they changed was with hiring. They only hired three new people this year, throughout all the stores. Other than that, Jeremy still does his usual things. Hunt, work and play. He has been playing basketball once a week with people from the ward and really loves it. I love that he has been coming with us to church every Sunday! It is so nice having him there! He also "let" me take over the finances a couple months ago (well we now do it together, I just write it all down and make the payments) and I have high hopes of being out of debt with a considerable savings account, soon! It's funny though, as much as Jeremy liked teasing me about not having another baby after each one, he sure loves his kids. I love watching his face when he walks in the door. Especially with Jenna right now. She gets to excited when he gets home! What a great Dad and husband he is!
Me. I'm just up to the usual. I still love and am so grateful to be a stay at home Mom. I think the best part is that I still have my "outs". Ya know, times when I get to do stuff for me, so that when I'm with the kids, I'm a better Mom. Thinks like going to workout, going to movies with friends once in a while, etc. Jer has been so good to let me do that. Of course he gets to do that too. Lately I have been sewing and crocheting a lot more. I love it and am trying to start to sell things. I'll look more into that when the new year starts. Christmastime is pretty busy!
Well, that's it! I hope everyone is doing well, and hope to see all my loved ones soon! Merry Christmas to everyone!
Love the Ovards
Gotta love that little bum! I only put this on here cause my blog is private. I couldn't resist.
She also learned to fold her arms.
On the other hand, Summer can't leave them alone. 
Logan helping Grandma.
Logan had so much fun helping Grandma. He's so crazy. I love it!
Jeremy's brother Scott and his family and his sister Jennie weren't there. We were a pretty big group though!
Logan and his cousin Jackson.
