Monday Memories

I've noticed on a couple of other blogger friends (thanks Melissa) use Mondays to catch up on Memories for their blogs. I think it's a great idea - so here's a walk down memory lane:


Niki

Niki has always loved working alongside her dad, and now she's learned enough to do it while he offers support - what a woman!




















Somehow, even with her hands and face smudged, she managed to keep the white tips of her nails clean

These pictures were taken December 2008

2008: A Year in Review

There were lots of changes and memory making events in our family in 2008.
Here are some of them:

Family
Christopher and Briana's wedding
Our trip to Disneyland in March (Larry, Cathi, Dustin, Bryson)
Nicolas - our foreign exchange student from France

Larry
Promotion to Manager of Refuse Collection for Salt Lake County Sanitation
Released as 1st Counselor in Bishopric
Called and sustained as High Priest Group Leader
Remodel of Master Bath and Bedroom - right down to the studs
Repainted Laundry Room
Purchase of new dishwasher, washer and dryer

Cathi
Going on dates to the plays at Hale Center with Larry and each of my kids.
4 hospitalizations in one year (after years with none)

Dustin
Moved home after ending his engagement to Emily
Moved to his own apartment in Murray
Promoted to 'Dispatch' and then 'Trainer' at IHC courier department
Beginning school at Weber (Jan 2009) - "Criminal Justice and Forensics"

Christopher
Married Briana Beatse on December 27, 2008
Became 'pepper spray' certified
Continued schooling at BYU
Switched major from mechanical engineering to manufacturing engineering
Continued employment as security guard at BYU Harold B. Lee Library and IHC courier
Served as ward activity chairperson
Moved twice

Briana
Married Christopher
Got to go to London to do study abroad over the summer
Continued education at BYU - Drama Education Major
Moved twice


Niki
Turned 20!!!
Continued schooling at UVU - majoring in Sign Language Interpretation and Deaf Culture
Moved apartments (they turned her 1st apartment into married student or men's housing)
Continued employment at IHC
Switched IHC departments from food prep to housekeeping in the nutrition offices
Highlighted her hair red
Pierced her ears
New clothes style, new makeup - blossomed!
Had both previous employers (IHC and Salt Lake County) say they HAVE to have her work
for them during the summer - they can't live without her. So...she worked long crazy hours for
both of them.

Bryson
Soccer!!!! Bryson has said several times that soccer is what keeps him sane. He plays year round
- indoor (winter) and outdoor (spring, summer, fall)
4.0 GPA for 1st quarter of 9th grade
Finished 8th grade as an SBO officer and Secretary of the SBO organization
Started 9th grade as a member and officer of National Junior Honor Society
Completed Operation DPC (Dry Pack Canning) - His Eagle Scout Project
Decided on his own to apply for a 'sweeper' position at Heartland Elementary - and got it.
Received "Excellent" for his duet festival and "Superior" for his concerto festival

New Year's Game Fun

We love to play games at our house and getting a new game - or games - at Christmas is traditional.

Here we are playing an old favorite - Pictionary. It is only 'old' in the sense that we've owned it for a while. I don't think we've played it in years - but we really enjoyed it this time.

And the new 'favorite' for this year is Bananagrams - which is a kind of speed Scrabble. Larry gave it to Cathi. (Dustin was also with us for the game session, but got away before we snapped the picture. Chris and Bri were on their honeymoon cruise.)


In this game, everyone creates their own interlocking words with their own set of tiles, and when needed, takes new tiles from the center 'bunch'.

We've played it several times already and look forward to many more rounds of 'splitting' and 'peeling'.

We'd love to have you join us for a round or two!