2011 is quickly fading into 'last year'! And boy what a year it has been!! Another year that involves a move, though hopefully the last for 6+ years. I dearly miss Princeton, NJ and many things that I came to love about living there. The friends, the familiarity, the ward, surrounded by wealthy but giving people, and deep in a culture that promotes good health, excellent education and exciting possibilities. They are all missed. I am so grateful for the years that we had there and the experiences that have helped shape our thoughts and feelings on life. That said we are also loving our new house in Springville! Jeff, after graduating from Princeton this spring, is immersed in his job at BYU and loves it. He often commutes the 10 miles to campus either on his new road bike or in his new Nissan Versa....he loves both. He continues to work on a website he created for his ancestor George Benjamin Wallace and tries to get in some golf, climbing and now yard work. I have discovered a love of garden work even though I don't know what I'm doing. It is very theraputic for me to be outside and working my own ground. I am missing that already this winter! I have set up a co-op preschool for Ashley with some kids nearby and am also watching two children about 20 hours a month. Between those things, learning how to keep up so much more square footage than I've ever had before, exercising, attempts at being SuperMom, trying out new recipes, crafting and watching “Chopped” you can trust that I sleep soundly at night. Brianna, now 8!, is enjoying having her first male teacher at school, making new friends, and singing in a choir that she joined this fall. She was baptized in the spring and was thrilled to have her family, all four grandparents and an aunt, uncle & cousin there to celebrate with her. Jared, who just turned a whopping 6 years old, likes Kindergarten and is always talking about new friends he is playing with on the playground. He is still amazing us with his capacity to learn and apply and recently tied for 1^st place in a chess tournament. He is well balanced though and also love sports, particularly soccer which he excels in, helping me in the kitchen and around the house and couldn't be happier with a Wii now in the house. Ashley is as adorable as a 4 year old can be. Even when she is grumpy I can't help but think she is the cutest thing and she can never last long in that state. She likes her preschool but really can't wait until she goes to “Jared and Brianna's school” next year. She is in ballet this fall and is doing well with that. She still loves books and is beginning to read fairly well now and I'm afraid she just may be reading quite well by the time she is potty trained. Ugh; I'd rather those tables be turned! All in all with 365 days in a year a lot has changed in our lives!

We often think of the wonderful people we've had the chance of meeting so far in life and hope you and yours are well. Merry Christmas & to all a Happy and Prosperous 2012.....and consider this your invitation to come visit!!!