What Happened To This Year?

       Ok I remember thinking in January this year how strange it was to say “2014”!!  Wasn’t that just a few weeks ago!!   Seriously, “WHAT HAPPENED TO THIS YEAR!?!” 

     ~Wasn’t it just a few weeks ago I was taking down all the Holiday decorations, and now I’m putting them ALL back up again! What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just May and the boys were finishing school, Seth 6th grade and Joshua 10th?  And now they are already half way finished with 7th grade and 11th grade!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just May when Cayla and Craig graduated from ASU...it seems like yesterday and NOT months ago!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just yesterday– Not the beginning of this year when Eric told us that he was gonna be a BIG BROTHER!!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just last week that DJ retired from DPS after 21 1/2 years...wait that was in July!!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just yesterday that the newest member of our family, David Gavin, was born, making Cayla and Craig parents of two kids now...Seriously was that back in August!! What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just yesterday that DJ and Suzi were starting their own family with three kids and NOW they are grandparents and loving every minute of it, Spoiling grandkids is so much fun and now we have TWO! What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just last month when Joshua was my youngest and playing with his toy cars and NOW he’s blessing the  Sacrament, driving and dating!!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just the other day that Seth was acting silly, reciting movies and shows he liked and now he's acting and singing in school plays!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just the other day that DJ started his new job as a police officer with the Maricopa Community Colleges...Wait that was in July and now he in a new position as a detective with them!?!  What Happened To This Year!?!

     ~Wasn’t it just a few weeks ago that Seth and Josh were so small they would dance around the kitchen with mom and acting silly...And NOW they have danced in the Phoenix Temple Cultural Celebration for the Prophet of the LDS Church.  They started practicing yesterday...Oh wait that was back in September!!  What Happened To This Year!!

     This year has truly flown by!!  And during it we were blessed with so many blessings even with our personal trials and  tribulations. Through all of it we have grown closer to each other and to our Savior.  As the kids get older and prepare for  missions or start their own family we realize the importance of family and how blessed we are to have the opportunity to be together. We want to wish all our family and friends a very special Christmas and to remember WHY we celebrate this time of year! 

     Have a safe and Merry Christmas and a Very Happy New Year!