First off, the little juan left on his mission on August 27, 2008. He has now been gone over a year! For pictures and letters check out his mission blog.
Next, the familia no longer lives in Tooele! The house is now being rented by some really nice folks and the family has followed me to Provo (can't get rid of these buggers). So here is a little glimpse at the new abode.
Let's see what else.
The padre is still working at Dugway but in his spare time he has enjoyed putting the yard together with his new best friend Tyler-san. (katate kid reference sorry).
The Cita is teaching at a great little elementary school as a third grade teacher and boy they give her a run for her money. She is also preparing to apply for a masters program which has us all pretty excited.
Aliswan...well this last summer I moved to Tonopah, Nevada and worked as an archaeologist for the forest service. To say I was hard core would be an understatement, after 3 months of camping, site recording a hiking several hundred miles I find Provo life a little busy and yet slow. Oh, and I am about to graduate college and go to grad school. Kudos kids, kudos.
Stephie is now a senior in high school and is about to graduate. She went to prom this year with a friend from Tooele and she also went to the Govenor's Honors Academy and got a large scholarship to SUU! So guess who Jon gets to watch out for down in Cedar City this fall? :)
Deruda is doing really well, he is taking piano lessons from Aunt Karen, art lessons from Auntie Amanda and has finally joined the swim team which we are all really excited about. He and Stephanie worked at Seven Peaks this summer and so he also saw quite a bit of babe action for a 15 year old. (Definitely his words and NOT mine). :)
Bug is doing fantastic in her new school. Her grades are high and she works her little tail end off. She is involved in the drama program and played one of the Piccadilly Ladies in her school play, the Music Man. We all now know the words to all of those songs. She also has been doing exceptionally well on her cello.Finally Aunt Karen, Uncle Nate, Tyler and Lizzie moved in with us for a bit while they are looking for a house and we all absolutely love it! It's nice to have kids in the house that say hi to you every morning and hug you and kiss you all over. It has been a wonderful adventure having them here and we all don't know what we will do when they leave. :(
Well there is a very sad and ridiculously brief summary of the past year and three months. We promise we will do better. Well I'll try to get them to do better if you know my family you would understand. :) Adios!
