Dear Family and Friends,
This year has gone by so quickly and we are doing well. Just a little update that of our family.
I guess we will go youngest to oldest....
Irene has grown and is talking so well. She is also just about done with Potty training, and has done very well with it. We love to hear her say each morning "Is it morning yet?" Irene loves Princess and Dora
Ruth is growing and also doing well with her talking. She loves her Belle doll and anything to do with Belle or Dora!
Both girls want to go to primary, but they don't turn 3 until January so they will have to wait another year to go.
Jennilyn is becoming a math wiz and she is only 4 years old. Every time we go out she does the math of how many stops we have to make and how many we have left. She loves her Barbies and her my little ponies.
Dillon started Kindergarten this year, and has really improved with his speech. He loves Star Wars and playing the Lego games on the Wii.
Annette has been busy being a stay at home mom which she loves. She has been enjoying learning to do crafts with her new toy that she got as an early Christmas/Late Birthday Present.
Dan has been busy with work. He got to travel to Alaska, Mississippi and Washington State this year with work. And to Pennsylvania for a computer certification class. When he is not at work, he is usually studying to take more computer certifications. Right now he is getting ready to take one in Jan and then one probably in Feb.
In July we traveled as a family to Spokane Washington, for Dan's brother David's wedding. It was a wonderful event and we had a good time. Dan had to travel back home to go back to work, while Annette and the kids stayed in Washington and went to the beach and had fun with Aunt Emily and Uncle Squire and kids. They also got to spend a few days with Annette's grandparents and cousins in Kennewick. Grandma Nova helped Annette drive back to Utah in time for Dan's cousin's wedding in Utah.
In August Dan's Grandma Burke passed away from cancer. She will always be a part of our life, and we miss her very much. Dan was unable to go to Minnesota for the funeral, so Annette went instead. Papa Jack and Nana took care of the kids for the few days that she was gone.
As we come to a close of the year we think about the reason we celebrate the Christmas Season. Christ came to earth to show us how to live and to make it possible for us to return to live with him again. We are so grateful for the birth of our Savior and as we go through out this Christmas Season, we hope that each of us will remember the gift that was given to each of us from our loving Heavenly Father.
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year Everyone!
Love,
The Burke's
