an unconventional christmas card

merry christmas! here is a christmas card--hope style!

(there are parts that are slightly off.....dan had it perfect, but the downloading process messed it up a bit......ARG! also, thank you valerie for the sweet christmas sweaters! we have been dying to wear them!!! hahahaha!)




and if that wasn't enough for you, here is a poem, that sums up our year!

ode to 2008

january brought a lot of snow, but beyond that it was pretty lame,
dan fell playing church basketball, and now his knees won't be the same.
suzanne was sick of being in the apartment with no car and all the snow,
she took up some hobbies, but none of them included learning how to sew.

february we found out the gender of our little baby
it was definitely a girl, he said, not could be, or maybe.

in march dan had his birthday and renewed his drivers license,
we almost crashed on our way there, it was scary and intense.
in our ward we received a calling in the nursery,
in this month we also were past our 2 and 1/2 year anniversary.

in april we decided that we needed more space than our one bedroom,
so we found a basement apartment that would fit the baby in the womb.
dan built a table in our living room complete with sandpaper and saw,
it was a mess, but suzanne was impressed, and the result left her in awe.

may came and we packed up all our stuff and headed to pleasant view,
pregnant and moving wasn't fun and when we were finished, we said 'phew!'

june was full of decorating and planning for our new addition,
i was definitely looking pregnant, and it was hard to find a comfortable position.
we helped watch my cousins kids while they went to haw-aii,
we were both glad we were having one baby, instead of having 3.

july was hot and suzanne's ankles became really swol-len
the due date was drawing near and we both kept asking when?
we went for lots and lots of walks, we even did some jogging.
we ate spicy foods and i even tried squatting.

finally on the 12th, our little baby arrived
labor was pretty hard, and suzanne is glad that she survived.

in august we learned all about the disorder PKU,
we loved our little nova and cleaned up lots of pooh.

in september and october we enjoyed the season we call fall,
we were out and about and we probably went to the mall.

in november we enjoyed our thanksgiving quite alot,
we had fun with family and even did a turkey trot.

now it is the very merry, merry month of december,
and we are taking the time to look back and remember,
all the things we have and love and hold very very dear,
you are all included, and hope you have a happy new year!


we are so blessed and really are so thankful for all that we have. we are thankful for this wonderful time of year and for all the friends and support that we have. we are thankful for this christmas time and for our Savior who is the reason for the season.

have a very merry christmas!!!

love the hopes