2013 Sanders Family Christmas Letter
We’ve
enjoyed a wonderful year. We’ve had many
blessings and seen miracles in our lives and in the lives of our family
members--Chad’s sister Hayley was able to get a new kidney and is back to good
health, his other sister Jennie was spared from very dangerous pregnancy
complications, and our family was able to teach our neighbor about our church
and the gospel and witness her baptism. We’re
grateful for the birth and life of our Savior, Jesus Christ. His grace helps our family try to become a
little better each year. Here is a
little bit of what each of us have done this year. The older children wrote or dictated their
parts.
Spencer: This year has gone by pretty quick for me and
I had lots of fun. During summer break,
I went to Utah and made pit stops at Las Vegas there and back. After break, I started 6th grade
and got in a class where I didn't have any friends from my ward but I did have friends
that I had made previous years. I had a
class like that last year too. I think
the school is doing that on purpose. My
teacher, Mr. Rosenhan, is really funny, but you don't want to get on his bad
side. I am in my soccer season right now
and have won most of my games. During
one game I got elbowed in the nose. It
hurt, but I didn't stop playing. I'm
about to get the priesthood when I turn twelve on Dec. 6th. I am really looking forward to Thanksgiving
and Christmas. That pretty much sums up my year.
Bryant:
This year was a fun year. In the
spring I played football, and had a way better season than last year. During summer vacation I went from Arizona to
Las Vegas then to Spanish Fork, Utah then to Salt Lake City, Utah. In Las Vegas, we drove down “the strip”. It was really cool. We saw the mini Eiffel
tower and the mini stature of liberty.
Even though the real Eiffel tower is way bigger than the one I saw, it
was really big. Then in Utah (Spanish
Fork) we went to my cousin’s house and stayed the night. In Salt Lake City we went to temple
square. I was kind of sad that summer
ended, but I got a really nice teacher.
I’m in 4th grade. I
turned nine years old on the first day of school. This year I was voted to be our class
representative for student council. I
was really glad I got elected. I can’t
wait for Christmas and I can’t wait to find out what next year will be
like.
Karalee: This year has been fun. I got to graduate from Kindergarten. I felt happy.
This summer we went swimming a lot.
Swimming is fun. This summer when
we went to Las Vegas we got to see M&M world. I am seven years old and I am in 1st
grade. My favorite things to do at
school are jump rope and math and it’s really fun to be able to eat lunch at
school. I also really like art at
school. We went to Mexico during fall
break and my favorite part was going to the beach.
Marlee:
This year I learned to ride my bike without training wheels. It was really scary when I learned how to
ride, but now it’s not scary anymore. I
turned four years old in March. I get to
go to preschool now. I like it. My favorite part of school is having snacks
and playing with my friends. When I’m at
home I love to play with my baby dollies.
I also like to color and draw pictures of my mom and me and play with
blocks.
Tilly:
Tilly is such a joy. She loves to
keep up with her older brothers and sisters.
She has a beautiful smile that can light up a room and soften
hearts. She turned two years old at the
end of November. She loves to sing. Her favorite songs are “Dilly, Dilly”, “K-K-K
Katie”, and “I Love to See the Temple”.
She also loves books. Her
favorite book is “Henny Penny”.
Chad and Mindy enjoyed an exciting trip
to Costa Rica in March. They were able
to visit Uncle Steve and Aunt Sharla who currently are serving a mission
there. They enjoyed the beautiful green
countryside, the adventure of riding zip lines in the rain forest, relaxing on
the beach, driving the narrow, winding streets, and experiencing a new culture. Chad is coming up on his 13th year
at Chase Bank. He has been a lending
manager for just over two years. He
serves as the 1st Counselor in the Young Men’s presidency in our
ward and works with the 14-15 year olds. He still loves to play basketball, although
now he gets more pulled muscles than he used to. He plays on Saturday mornings at our church
and gets asked to play on a Gilbert city league from time to time. Mindy loves to play sports, blog, read, bake,
go on weekly dates with Chad, and watch her children learn and grow. She currently serves as a nursery teacher for
the 18 month–3 years olds in our ward.
She loves getting to teach Tilly and all her little friends. She also has been asked to teach the youth in
our ward the songs for the LDS Gilbert temple cultural celebration and is
really excited about that opportunity.
Well,
that’s a wrap. We hope your year has
been filled with blessing and miracles too.
We hope you have a fantastic Christmas and a splendid New Year!!!
Sincerely,
The Sanders
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