Hunter Herald
December 2007
-NEIL & MIKE- I'm dreaming of a white Christmas!!! I envy you who will have one. There's nothing like it. However Jack Frost has been visiting regularly, and I love it. I pretend it's snow. We do have snowmen in the yard and fog so it definetly feels like Christmas time. I've discovered that you can put up the tree and the holly and the wreathes and the decorations everywhere, as some of us have a tendency to do!!!!! but when everyone comes home and the house is filled with all the family...then it's Christmas!!!! We had to kill the fatted calves, the darn things kept getting out and finally Neil said, "just shoot them", and so the butcher did. So if you're ever in these parts we could probably rustle you up some great hamburgers! I think Neil is finally starting to be on the mend, Hooray!! The kids teachers all decided that they needed a big project to complete before Christmas vacation so that's put a damper on the cookie baking and gift wrapping. They've got to get good grades on the projects to make up for the not so good ones so mom's helping out a little with some a lot with others! Tayla (Kalli's 4 year old) came over and took a look at my Nativity and pronounced that my baby Jesus wasn't as cute as hers! How grateful we are for the knowledge we treasure of his birth, his life and his death and resurrection. May we all remember the giving more then the getting. MERRY MERRY CHRISTMAS to all.. both big and small. love aunt Mike
-Trevor & Charmayne-
-Haylee & Ryan-
-Kalli & Terry- Our store seems to be a big hit (for parents who needed a babysitter anyway :) ). We are pretty happy and always ordering more! For those that haven't heard, we're expecting number 4 the end of June. Life is good, the Savior lives, we love you all! Merry Christmas! Love, the Hills
(pictures, the mural on the front of our store, and the kids on Thanksgiving)
-Paij & Brent-
-Jarom- FC3 Hunter, JaromUSS Germantown, OPS/OW FPO APSan Diego, CA 96666-1730
-LAMONT & EVY-
Mission Address (needs 85 cent stamp):
Melnsila Iela 3-1
LV-1046 Riga
Latvia
Merry Christmas to all- we love you and miss you! I think one of our happiest moments are when we get to gather with the Elders and Sister here in the Baltics. We had an open house here on Sat. and Sunday at the Church- I believe about 4-5 people came through- you can't discourage those missionaries! We think there are no greater people in the world than the Missionaries- we find that they remind us of each of our grand kids, nieces- nephews and how thankful and proud we are of each of them and you! Tanner we love you!!
No snow- not even too cold-Riga is beautiful in the winter- although a little snow would be ..."fabulous-darling"...!
We decorated a little tree (the last couple left here) yesterday in our apt. during family night- strung popcorn and sang a few carols it was great. We miss you, and beyond all else, are so grateful for the Gospel-all it means to us, to our family, to the Baltic people and the world. Everyone take care of each other! We love you and think of you.
Evy and Lamont
-Chad & Nan-
-Jaimyn & Paul-
-Molly & Aaron-Hi! It's so much fun to hear how everyone is every month. Thanks so much for this great newsletter! Our family is doing great here in Manteca! I can't believe Christmas is here in one week! Hunter, Tanner, Jake and Hailey are all super excited and make our home such a fun place to be! Aaron and I are having lots of fun getting presents bought and making our home Christmassy this time of year! The boys are all starting basketball here soon and Tanner's also doing another soccer league besides. They are all doing great in school and keep themselves busy with sports, choir, band, scouts, etc. Hailey is now 3 1/2 and she's full of life! She loves "her boys" and every day can't wait for them to get home from school. She loves horses, loves to sing her made up songs at the top of her lungs as she dances to them and loves babies of all kinds! Hailey misses her grandma and grandpa in "Latbia" ( she calls it) and loves when we can talk to them. Our kids are great!
Merry, Merry Christmas to you all! We miss you all and hope you have a wonderful Christmas time with all of your families!
-Justin & Jana--Melisa & Tye- -LAYNE & FRANKIE-Hi,
Life is good. We are trying to get everything ready for Christmas this week because we are going to Louisiana next Monday and are coming back Christmas Eve.
Enjoy your families. Merry Christmas
Love, Layne & Frankie
-Rachel & Rob- Merry Christmas to everyone.
The Fransens are doing great. Robs still in nursery (He likes it there).
I am now the primary chorister. I love this calling but it is taking a
little bit to adjust and get used to all the kids. The boys are growing
and keep busy doing boy stuff like wrestling, yelling, creating
messes and just having fun. Elizabeth is 6 months old now and is
rolling all over. We have to keep everything picked up or it ends up
in her mouth. She knows how to cry loudly so her brothers come
running. They are learning a lot about babies. We will be spending
Christmas in Texas with Rob's family. We hope you have a great
Christmas and New Year. Love The Fransens
-Seth and Rayanna-
-Brandon & Laura-
-Rebekah and Seth-Merry Christmas and Happy New Year from
Bakersfield, CA. The semester is about to end and Christmas
vacation is almost upon us. As the saying goes "It the most
wonderful time of the year!" May it be so for you also.
-Caleb & Ashley-Merry Christmas to everyone. Here is a picture of our family.
Caleb & Ashley Hunter & Family
-Kara & Michael-
-Jeremy & Leslie--Benjamin & Megan- -Matthew & Karali- -CALVIN & DONNA-
-Damien & Kacey-
-Meredith & Bill- -Hillary & Jason-
-Cayle-
-Sarah & Ryan- -Natalie & Jared- -SHEILA & LYLE-Hello all,
We hope you all have a Merry Christmas. We are missing all of you, and it is so nice to hear your news, good or bad. Thanks Jenna for keeping this going. It means so much and is a great history. Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all,
love, The Mortimers
-Jenna & Kevin- Hi Family! We are so excited for Christmas! We are staying home for Christmas eve and Christmas morning and then leaving for Utah to spend time with the Mortimers. I can’t wait to see my children’s faces Christmas morning. It’s so fun being a mom! I love you all and love you! Have a very Merry Christmas!
Love, Jenna and Family
-Spencer & Shanille-
-Wendi & Aaron-
-Adam & Moana-Merry Christmas Everyone! We hope you all are having a wonderful holiday season! The boys are now eating solid foods and LOVE it! They are also learning how to crawl! It is amazing how many different things they do and how fast! We love it. There's nothing like being a Dad and Mom. We took the boys to see Santa...and as you can see in the picture Kenneth has a strong hold on his beard! Santa's eyes started watering! We couldn't get his fingers unstuck from his beard. Finally Santa had to pull his beard out with all his strength! It was so funny! We were all dying laughing. Life is Wonderful!!
Love you all...
A.M.K.C.
-Bryce & Jessica- We can’t believe Christmas is already here. What a fun time it is to visit with family and friends.. We’re going to be going down to Arizona to visit Jessica’s grandparents and relatives. Then we’ll be coming back to Utah on the 26th to see the Mortimer Family.
I have been going to UVSC to get my private pilot’s license. I uploaded a little video on YouTube.com for the family to see. It’s me in the plane flying SOLO. It was a dream come true. Adam and Moana snuck to the airport and video taped me flying. What a wonderful surprise. Now I can show you!!!
Jessica is getting ready to go back to school. She’s debating between being a graphics artist and a cosmotologist. Cedar Fort is always looking for graphic designers so I’m hoping she chooses that one...
Have a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!
http://youtube.com/watch?v=19jIsu8VHLk
-Tanner- Mission Address:
Elder Tanner Boyd Mortimer
Peru-Arequipa mission
Edificio El Peral
Avenida El Ejercito 710, Oficina-703
Cayma, Arequip
PERU
-GREG & LISA- -Beau & Shannon--Zachary & Kaylee--Shae-
