The Moss Patch Year in Review!

January

We celebrated Justin's 28th Birthday by taking the kids to dinner at the Copper Mill and then surprising them with Peter Pan that was playing at the Ellen Eccles Theater.

February

It was filled with Valentine packages from Aunts and Grandmas, a Gift Basket from Justin, a really bad snowstorm and a baby shower that I hosted for my friend Megan who was pregnant with baby Riley.

March

Ahh, March=Spring Break and in 2008 we high tailed it to St. George were it was WARM! We spent time riding bikes, playing ping pong and we celebrated my Grandma's Birthday with her.

April

For Easter Ema got the movie Enchanted, which she was excited to open herself. She learned really quick how sharp those little scissors can be.

May

GRADUATION!!!! (Need I say more?)

June

In a word? BUSY. We moved from Logan and had a fun filled family vacation to Disney Land, Sea World and San Diego Zoo.

July

Hmm, July was a blank month in our picture history. Justin traveled to Virginia, checked out Appalachian School of Law, decided Law School wasn't for him, drove back and started applying for jobs. It was crazy. We spent three weeks with my mom and step-dad in Alpine.

August
My little sister Angie gave birth to Jaxon Jared Becker on August 3, 2008. We were lucky enough to be there only minutes after he was born.

September

Ema started Kindergarten, we saw the passing of my Grandma Pallas and Justin got a job with Red Rock Canyon School. Although it was sad to start the month of with the funeral, September proved to be the beginning of our lives here in St. George.

October

October is a big birthday month for us! Three Grandparents and Bracken share the same Birthday Week. Here's a great picture of my dad and Bracken - for those of you who've never met my father this is a common expression on his face.

November
I talked Lynette into putting Christmas up before Thanksgiving. It didn't take much to persuade her since she had bought a new tree a few weeks earlier.

December
The kids enjoyed our "Countdown to Christmas" with activities each day until Christmas. Ema's favorite was sipping hot chocolate under the Christmas Tree.

2008 was an adventure for us. We had a roller coaster of a time figuring out where our lives were headed, but we're extremely grateful for what we've learned along the way. We are looking forward to the exciting new things that 2009 will bring. We love you all! (I assume that if you've read this far in this cheesy post, it means you like us too. Thanks for reading.)