This year we had a large wildfire just a couple of miles from our home. We were personally never in any danger, and our whole community was very blessed not to suffer the loss of life or property. But when we considered the possibility that we may have to evacuate, and we wondered what we would take with us, we realized there was very little we couldn't live without. We are grateful to have our family, our testimonies of our Savior and His gospel, wonderful friends, and lots of memories. All in all, it's been a pretty great year!
There's been chess, engineering, the viola and piano for Alex. Amy has joined FFA, raised a pig, sung with the choir, and marched with the high school band. For Laura it's been a first date, driver's license, soccer, clubs, and choir.
Callie and Mac have been working, going to school and enjoying their first year of marriage.
The family said goodbye to Leigh's mother, six weeks after her 90th birthday (what a long, full life). We took a trip to Florida to experience Harry Potter World, met up with the Schumacher family who traveled to China with us at Christmas 2004. We got chickens. We washed a lot of dishes, paid a lot of bills, cleaned lots of toilets, mowed the lawn many times. We fought, we laughed, we cried. Just your average year! Here are a few of the highlights:
