Merry
Christmas!
We have heard it said many times that
the Lord has different plans for our lives than we do. It’s great to look back
on the year and see the many ways in which we have been blessed.
The first half of our year flew by
with the regular, day to day activities. Ryan enjoyed being in Scouting and
Young Men’s at church and the kids and I played, read, and I did a lot of
school work while the rest of the family slept. We also enjoyed family work of
building a fence in our back yard and other fun work.
Throughout the summer we spent time at
the pool and went to the lake with friends. In July I graduated from Brigham
Young University-Idaho with a Bachelor of Science in Marriage and Family Studies.
We were all so happy to have that done! Ryan accepted a job as a welding
instructor at Uintah Basin Technical College, so we had to figure out all the
details of moving to Vernal, Utah…quickly!
Within the first two weeks of August,
Soren turned 1 and started walking, we sold our house, and Ryan left, with all
our things, to Utah to start working. The kids and I stayed for three more
weeks in an empty house to finish up the details.
Through the fall I have ran a few 5K’s,
and at the end of October the kids and I made a trip back to Arizona so that I
could go on my first deer hunt. I shot a nice 3pt on opening morning and we
spent the rest of the week enjoying Halloween festivities and meat processing.
Ryan is currently renting a hangar at
the local airport to use as a shop, because a man has got to have his space
(which there is not a lot of in our little apartment)!
Sharlee spends most of her free time
asking for treats and making great arguments for why she needs them. She is
also very excited to be 3 years old just before Christmas. All she really wants
is cake! Soren is still the cuddliest boy and loves closing doors for us while
saying, “door, door, door”.
We were all so sad to have to say bye
to our little home in Globe, AZ, especially when we had just put in our
woodstove, new chimney, and painted! It was hard to close that door!
We are so blessed!!! We hope you are
all doing well and feel the love of the Savior that shines so brightly on all
of us!
Love,
Ryan,
Micah, Sharlee, & Soren TAYLOR
