So here it goes- (It looks so much cuter in word with my cool fonts etc.)
~Merry Christmas from the Andersen home~
Where do the years go? I don’t think time flew by so quickly when I was a child but now that I have children it certainly does!
Oscar is 12. I am still having a hard time believing he is already that old. He is still an amazing artist and had the pleasure recently to meet a Disney animator who is also the voice of “Rhino” in the Disney movie Bolt. Oscar is enjoying being in Young Men’s and boy scouts. Oscar is learning the value of working hard at school and is really enjoying the after school chess program. He has many good friends and is always full of joy, excitement, and ideas.
Emma is 11 and, again I am having a hard time believing how quickly time has gone by.
Emma recently made the high honor roll at school (which apparently is a step above the honor roll- it is new to me since I didn’t really care about school that much as a kid. )
She is ever the fashion conscious child and enjoys shopping much more than I do, but I love to shop with her. (Although she is still learning the concept of a limited budget)
Henry is 8. He was baptized in May and is really enjoying being a cub scout. He is doing great in school and is making some new friends, which he is really happy about. As always, Henry loves to spend as much time as possible with his Grandpa Champney. They are best buddies and are pretty inseparable. Henry is so creative and always has some idea or creation going on. I love to see his enthusiasm.
Lilli is 3 going on 18. ;) She is such a sweet girl, with a bit of an independent streak. She loves to play and is always sad when she wakes up and the kids are all gone to school. She makes the best of the situation by bossing Mom and the dog around all day. She loves to have friends over to play and is a very observant and thoughtful girl, though like all 3 year olds can be impulsive at times. She is always happy to see everyone come home and hates that the kids have homework and responsibilities that keep them from playing right away.
Lars is enjoying his 11th year of teaching. He is still at the same school, and for a job that started out temporary it has sure been a steady job; what a blessing it turned out to be. I don’t think I could stand to have him work another job as I enjoy having him home at decent hours too much, plus school breaks! He does keep busy fixing computers on the side, but for the most part, we can work it around our schedule. Lars is now the den leader for the 8-year-old cub scouts. It is a fun, yet challenging calling.
Grandpa Champney- Since many of you know and love Grandpa, I thought I’d give you a little update on him. Grandpa is doing well. He still goes to the temple twice a week with a group from his old ward, his faith and dedication is such an example to us all. He had heart surgery in August, a valve replacement as well as a bypass. He has recovered swiftly, he was even well enough to leave the hospital a week after surgery, much to the doctor’s surprise. He is a fighter and hates to be sick or unable to do things, I think that has aided in his recovery. We are so blessed to have him in our lives; he does so much for us and for so many people around him.
As for me, I am home with Lilli. She, and running a household, keep me on my toes. I do not have an official position on the PTA this year and it has been quite refreshing. The past 2 years as volunteer coordinator took a lot out of me, it was fun but I was happy to pass the job along to someone new! I am now the Activity Day girls leader at church. It is fun, but I do miss working in the nursery. L I love to be in there with those kids! However, the girls in activity days are fun and I love being in there with Emma.
We had a great time at Disneyworld with Lars’ brother and family as well as a good friend and his family. There were 18 of us all together. What a party! It was quite an adventure, especially the plane ride there and back. It was the two Andersen families, which includes 4 adults and 9 kids. The kids actually did really well, but I’m not anxious to go on another 5 hour plane ride with that many kids anytime soon.
Soon after arriving home, one by one, we started to come down with a virus that turned out to be swine flu. Thankfully, everyone got through it without any major trouble, though the girls were quite miserable for about a week.
Now we are healthy once again and hoping to stay that way throughout the season.
We are so thankful for the friendships we share with each of you. We are thankful for our beliefs in our Father in Heaven and in Jesus Christ. We know they are there and that they have blessed our lives richly. I hope that we can remember to take the time to remember Jesus, his birth, his life, and his sacrifices. It means so much to us in our lives. I know many people say that it is silly to have a time set aside to remember and worship his birth, that we should do that all year long. It is true that we should do it all year long, but it is also good to have a time where we concentrate on that even more, a time to actually celebrate it and start us off in a new year with that as our focus. So, I pray that we can each do that this season, use this time to celebrate the birth of our Savior, spread his love through our love, and start off the new year by recommitting ourselves to him and his work.
We love you all and hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very wonderful New Year!
Love to all,
The Andersen’s (Lars, Crystal, Oscar, Emma, Henry, and Lilli)
Where do the years go? I don’t think time flew by so quickly when I was a child but now that I have children it certainly does!
Oscar is 12. I am still having a hard time believing he is already that old. He is still an amazing artist and had the pleasure recently to meet a Disney animator who is also the voice of “Rhino” in the Disney movie Bolt. Oscar is enjoying being in Young Men’s and boy scouts. Oscar is learning the value of working hard at school and is really enjoying the after school chess program. He has many good friends and is always full of joy, excitement, and ideas.
Emma is 11 and, again I am having a hard time believing how quickly time has gone by.
Emma recently made the high honor roll at school (which apparently is a step above the honor roll- it is new to me since I didn’t really care about school that much as a kid. )
She is ever the fashion conscious child and enjoys shopping much more than I do, but I love to shop with her. (Although she is still learning the concept of a limited budget)
Henry is 8. He was baptized in May and is really enjoying being a cub scout. He is doing great in school and is making some new friends, which he is really happy about. As always, Henry loves to spend as much time as possible with his Grandpa Champney. They are best buddies and are pretty inseparable. Henry is so creative and always has some idea or creation going on. I love to see his enthusiasm.
Lilli is 3 going on 18. ;) She is such a sweet girl, with a bit of an independent streak. She loves to play and is always sad when she wakes up and the kids are all gone to school. She makes the best of the situation by bossing Mom and the dog around all day. She loves to have friends over to play and is a very observant and thoughtful girl, though like all 3 year olds can be impulsive at times. She is always happy to see everyone come home and hates that the kids have homework and responsibilities that keep them from playing right away.
Lars is enjoying his 11th year of teaching. He is still at the same school, and for a job that started out temporary it has sure been a steady job; what a blessing it turned out to be. I don’t think I could stand to have him work another job as I enjoy having him home at decent hours too much, plus school breaks! He does keep busy fixing computers on the side, but for the most part, we can work it around our schedule. Lars is now the den leader for the 8-year-old cub scouts. It is a fun, yet challenging calling.
Grandpa Champney- Since many of you know and love Grandpa, I thought I’d give you a little update on him. Grandpa is doing well. He still goes to the temple twice a week with a group from his old ward, his faith and dedication is such an example to us all. He had heart surgery in August, a valve replacement as well as a bypass. He has recovered swiftly, he was even well enough to leave the hospital a week after surgery, much to the doctor’s surprise. He is a fighter and hates to be sick or unable to do things, I think that has aided in his recovery. We are so blessed to have him in our lives; he does so much for us and for so many people around him.
As for me, I am home with Lilli. She, and running a household, keep me on my toes. I do not have an official position on the PTA this year and it has been quite refreshing. The past 2 years as volunteer coordinator took a lot out of me, it was fun but I was happy to pass the job along to someone new! I am now the Activity Day girls leader at church. It is fun, but I do miss working in the nursery. L I love to be in there with those kids! However, the girls in activity days are fun and I love being in there with Emma.
We had a great time at Disneyworld with Lars’ brother and family as well as a good friend and his family. There were 18 of us all together. What a party! It was quite an adventure, especially the plane ride there and back. It was the two Andersen families, which includes 4 adults and 9 kids. The kids actually did really well, but I’m not anxious to go on another 5 hour plane ride with that many kids anytime soon.
Soon after arriving home, one by one, we started to come down with a virus that turned out to be swine flu. Thankfully, everyone got through it without any major trouble, though the girls were quite miserable for about a week.
Now we are healthy once again and hoping to stay that way throughout the season.
We are so thankful for the friendships we share with each of you. We are thankful for our beliefs in our Father in Heaven and in Jesus Christ. We know they are there and that they have blessed our lives richly. I hope that we can remember to take the time to remember Jesus, his birth, his life, and his sacrifices. It means so much to us in our lives. I know many people say that it is silly to have a time set aside to remember and worship his birth, that we should do that all year long. It is true that we should do it all year long, but it is also good to have a time where we concentrate on that even more, a time to actually celebrate it and start us off in a new year with that as our focus. So, I pray that we can each do that this season, use this time to celebrate the birth of our Savior, spread his love through our love, and start off the new year by recommitting ourselves to him and his work.
We love you all and hope you have a wonderful Christmas and a very wonderful New Year!
Love to all,
The Andersen’s (Lars, Crystal, Oscar, Emma, Henry, and Lilli)
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