Thursday, December 31, 2015

End of the Year 2015

2015 brought quite a few changes.  We started out the year in our new house in Texas, which we moved into the last few days of December.  The Texas winter was snowy and cold, worse than we were having in Utah before moving.

This year's biggest news is that we are expecting again, a surprise baby boy due the beginning of March 2016.  This has been a complete surprise to us and we are still adjusting and reeling from the changes that will be coming.

Corey's work has been busy and he's been working a lot to get his store how he wants it.  Jenna works hard trying to keep up with all the kids.  In her spare time (ha ha!) she is teaching a preschool, or trying to get one started.  So far it is only Jonah and his cousin in the class (and Annmarie who tags along) but it is going well.

Westley started junior high here (7th grade) and is still playing the trumpet.  He also turned 12 and received the priesthood, which is something that the boys in our church do at that age. In his spare time, he enjoys playing with LEGOs and posting videos on Youtube, and his channel is Royal58 TV.

Caleb started intermediate school in the 5th grade.  He has earned his Arrow of Light in scouts this year.  He spends a lot of his free time reading Harry Potter and has finished the series.  He also likes to play around on Youtube with Westley.

Travis is in the 3rd grade.  He made it into an advanced program at school for academics.  He also enjoys reading, playing with friends, and doing cub scouts.

Eliza is now in 2nd grade and also in advanced academics at school.  We haven't been able to put her back in dance but she is trying out gymnastics and seems to enjoy it.  She turned 8 this year and got baptized in our church. 

Jonah started preschool (with me).  He has really grown a lot in the last few months.  He has become less shy and more willing to try new things.  He is also doing really well with learning writing and letters and math. 

Annmarie is a saucy little thing.  She is very stubborn as well as very verbal, so she always has something to say about everything and she really likes to do everything herself, which is both good and annoying.

We hope you all find joy in this Christmas season in remembering that Jesus is why we celebrate. 

Love,
The Kings
Corey, Jenna, Westley, Caleb, Travis, Eliza, Jonah and Annmarie





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