Christmas List
Superman (DVD)
HP 10 2B+ Calculator--might be 10b+
New Dress Shirt and Matching Tie
Jospeh Smith The Prophet by Truman G. Madsen (CD)
Golf Clubs
Golf Bag
Office Chair
Shoes-Casual
A magic lamp
Electronic anything

Well Christmas is coming and the goose it getting fat...unfortunately the bank account is not taking after the goose but I am very excited none the less. I look forward to surprising my dear Anna and sharing in the joy of the season with family and friends.

Maybe we will buy a little Reindeer to spice up the holidays.

Christmas List
by Anna

iTunes gift card
CD-Vittorio
iPod stereo dock or speakers for iPod
Restaurant gift cards
Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook
Crockpot Cookbook
Tablecloth(s)
Slippers
Warm PJ Pants
'Shade' 3/4 and long sleeve shirts (sz L)
Hoodie (BYU or otherwise)
Doormat
Nalgene bottle
Memory Foam mattress topper
Bath & Body Works Hand soaps

I love the holidays. It's been so nice to have a little time to relax and spend time with Ben. We spent Thanksgiving at the Wheeler house in West Jordan and it was a lot of fun. Caleb (our nephew) was the center of the party. It's hard not to be popular when you are that cute.

Only 2 weeks left in this semester! Hopefully next semester will come with a little less homework and I can see Ben beyond the 30 minutes we spend eating dinner together. Ben works really hard at school and so far it's paid off. I'm thankful that he's such a hard worker.

We are looking forward to the Christmas break as well. We set up our Christmas tree tonight. Our already small living room is now mostly just the Christmas tree...at least it's pretty.

On Saturday, I went shopping with Audra, Keynan, Julian and Lanea. Lanea, who works for her Dad as a dental assistant brought Keynan Spongebob Squarepants toothpaste and some dinosaur dental floss. I've never seen a kid so excited about toothpaste. Within the space of a few hours he'd brushed his teeth three times and had to take a nap with his floss beside him. At one point we even caught him flossing when he was supposed to be napping.

At the mall, a fit ensued when Keynan didn't get to push the button to open the trunk....a small tragedy in a 3 year old's life. In the first store we went to, Keynan crawled under two dressing room doors...thankfully it was just mine and Lanea's. Remarkably, Julian was delightful all day long. He smiled, slobbered, and did every other cute thing an 8 month old generally does. I don't know how Audra ever shops alone with her two boys. Keynan is an expert at escaping.

A pic of Keynan holding his new brother Julian...looks awfully pleased to me.

Ben and I have been married a little over 7 months now. We are living in Provo while Ben attends BYU. He has the summer off and was recently accepted into the accounting program. Woohoo! He'll start in the fall and is on track to graduate with his Masters in Dec. '08.

We've enjoyed Provo so far, but are looking forward to family moving to the area soon. Ben's sister, Missie, her husband Paul, and cute baby Caleb will be moving to Provo in the fall for grad school. My sister, Audra (along with husband TJ, sons Keynan & Julian) are moving to Heber in June. It will be fun to have friends (and nephews) to play with!

We have made a few (very few) friends in Provo, but have enjoyed attending a slightly odd (okay more than slightly odd) family ward. I was just called as the primary chorister in the ward and am slightly terrified.

I'll post more pictures soon.