2012 Christmas Letter

Dear Family and Friends,
We hope this Christmas season finds you safe and warm and surrounded by loved ones.  We have been very fortunate this year and have been busy doing and learning some really fun things.  So here's a break down.
Christopher hit his 1 year mark with Health Equity this summer and is continuing to love working for this company.  He is now the Director of Consulting Sales and his favorite part about it is the presenting/speaking he gets to do.  He's been busy this fall traveling for work and while he enjoys the little trips he's glad most of them are short and don't keep him away from home for long.  After a year of teaching the 16 year olds at church we were released this summer and made the new nursery leaders.  Unaccustomed to spending so much time with so many little ones, Christopher is grateful for the help of the other leaders (especially his wife) and the time he gets to spend each Sunday with Carter.
Alyssa (6) had a fabulous first year at Odyssey Charter School and waited impatiently all summer for 1st grade to begin this fall.  She has turned into a good little reader, and while she is very good at math her favorite subject is core knowledge where she gets to learn about different cultures.  So far she has enjoyed learning about ancient Egypt, Mesopotamia, World Religions (Islam, Christianity and Judaism), and most recently the Mayan civilization.  She is our little scientist and participated in the Mad Science club after school this fall.  At home she is busy being a great big sister, playing with friends, and watching The Universe with her Daddy.  We love having her in our family and keeping us on our toes!
Mikayla (4) is in her second year of Preschool at Lindon Elementary.  She is growing and becoming quite the conversationalist.  She started ballet this fall and loved doing her cat dance for us.  Mikayla continues to be a light and angel to all and she is surrounded by special boys her age that she is so patient and kind with that they all just love her, although she only has eyes for Finn and spends a lot of her time talking about when she grows up she's going to marry him.  She loves to play with her little brother and the sound of the two of them giggling together just makes my heart melt!   What an angel we were blessed with!
Carter (2) is all boy.  He loves running and climbing and tacking and any type of ball or truck or animal that goes ROAR!  Blessed with a happy disposition, he is constantly smiling and cheerful and such a great snuggler.
Rebecca is busy as a mother, a wife, and a friend who most days feels like a cruise director.  Happy to have spent time with her family this summer in DC for her sister's wedding and looking forward to our big roadtrip to Texas for Christmas with grandma and grandpa Williams.  Oh, and always on pinterest! Sundays have been busy with choir rehersals for two choirs, Rebecca's favorite part of the Christmas season continues to be her participation in Christmas in the Grove.
As we look back on 2012 we count our blessings and know they are abundant.  We are most grateful for our amazing neighborhood and wonderful ward, our friends new and old who enrich our lives, the gospel of Jesus Christ, and of course each other.  Family really is everything so we can truly say, "We've got it all!"
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year
Love,
The Woods