Merry Christmas
2011
Happy Holidays from the
Harris family. We have been in Bismarck
for almost a year and amazingly enough we could be here for another year. It is the first time in our marriage we are
not packing boxes and house hunting after being in one place for 12 months. It feels great!!
Jacob upgraded his Safety
career from the construction site to the corporate office. The demands of corporate life were eye
opening the first couple of months, but he has settled in nicely. I think his favorite perk of the job is flying
in the company jet to visit job sites across the country. He is spending lots
of time with the youth in our ward as the Young Men’s president. He also transferred to a new National Guard
unit in Lehi. It is a Med Evac. Unit and
he is the 2nd in command.
Needless to say he is a busy guy that still finds time to do dishes and
give piggy back rides to bed.
I have enjoyed arranging
our new home and now moving onto the decorating part instead of repacking
boxes. I have started teaching piano
again and am really enjoying my students (one of them is Rylie and she is doing
great!). Being the mom to four kids has
really kept me busy. I still find a way
to travel with all of them, although Bismarck is way far away from almost
everything!
Rylie (7) continues being
our creative director. If I don’t get
the trash out quick enough half of it ends up in her bedroom-empty bottles,
boxes, and other odd and ends speak to her in a way I just don’t understand. She loves having a little sister and takes
time every day to play with her. Her
favorite part of first grade is science.
Mason (5) started
Kindergarten this fall and got the highest marks of his class (his teacher
confided) this quarter. He is often seen
with a calculator in hand and you can’t drive down the road without him
spelling signs and asking what they say.
Mason’s free time is spent looking at books or playing computer games.
Zach (3) is my little
buddy. Several times a day he says,
“Mom! Mom!” What, I say. “I’m right here.” He replies while sitting
two feet away from me. His kitchen stool
follows me around during breakfast, lunch, dinner and everything in-between.
Tirzah (8 months) is an
angel. She has been such a sweetheart
and we all adore her. She is rolling a
little, sitting, teething (her first tooth appeared today!) and laughing
(mostly at her brothers doing silly things to entertain her).
We are so blessed to be
where we are. We have the gospel of
Jesus Christ in our lives, good friends all around and family that loves
us. May your new year bring adventures
and blessings to you.
With love,
The Harris Family
*Our Christmas tree is
Idahoan! Our friends and neighbors the Taylors brought it back from Bear Lake
at Thanksgiving. We have both decided that next year’s will be a North Dakota
tree because it lost half its branches in the 1000 mile journey on top of the
Suburban!
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