Dear friends and family,
We love you all and feel so blessed to have seen many of you this past year (whether in person, or living vicariously through social media). Either way, are grateful to have you in our lives. 2017 has been a good year, filled with many blessings and memories . . .
- Spencer got his ASA sailing certifications, joined a sailing club, and now is dreaming about buying a boat and sailing to Hawaii (easy there tiger…maybe some day!). He also became a named partner at his firm - Beach Cowdrey Jenkins, LLP has a nice ring to it! He’s very busy and enjoying (most of the time) all the responsibilities that go with this new gig.
- Anie loved sledding in the Utah snow (January), the Rudd family reunion in Park City (August) and lots of visits with friends! She looks forward to her morning runs, nap time, Spencer coming home from work, and spending time with her kids, especially when they’re all happy and helpful! She loves getting to work in Calvin’s kindergarten class every week
- Madi (10) has taken after her mama and started running every morning before school. She also fell in love with tennis this year. She just finished her 1st year on the violin and is coming up on her 4th year playing the piano. Music, art, and reading are her passions. Harry Potter and knitting scarves were her biggest obsessions of 2017. She’s recently started babysitting her brothers and opened up a whole new world of freedom for her parents! A 2017 highlight for Madi was getting braces on in May.
- Elle (8) fell in love with dance this past year. We always find her making up her own routines, doing leaps, cartwheels, backbends, and jumping into the splits. She’s excited for her first year of basketball starting this month. Elle’s taken off with reading and loves school - having an awesome teacher makes all the difference. She is super responsible, organized, and loves to clean the entire house to surprise her mom. Getting baptized in August was her biggest highlight of 2017.
- Calvin (5 1/2) is experiencing the magic of kindergarten. He’s constantly reading signs, telling us the speed limit, spelling words, doing math problems, and writing us notes and letters. He loves school and is a top notch student! Cal played on his first organized soccer team this past fall and also started piano lessons! He is very thankful for his pet bird, Bob, that joined our family back in March. Bob is loved by all!
- James (21 months) is a busy boy and adored by all of us. It’s been such a magical year celebrating James 1st birthday and experiencing all the toddler firsts while having older kids to enjoy them with. James has a big cheering squad every time he learns a new word, or does something cute. And he has lots of babysitters to help alert mom when he’s getting into mischief.
We are truly grateful for this holiday season to count our many blessings and thank our Heavenly Father for the true reason for the season, the gift of His son Jesus Christ. We hope you are all doing well. Sending lots of love and Christmas wishes.
The Jenkins Family
