Dear Family
& Friends,
Merry
Christmas! We wanted to share a quick update of our family for 2014. We hope
this letter finds your family healthy and well.
We are
finishing our first full year in the hills of Kentucky. Jason's job with
Nielsen has had it's own hills and mountains this year. Jason has grown a
lot as a market research analyst, and so has his work load. He hopes it
calms down soon because he really misses his sleep and time with family. He is
serving as ward clerk at church and spends many hours each week in the details
of making things run a little more smoothly.
I feel like
this year has gone by very quickly. Apart from spending most of my time
taking care of Ethan and the everyday household chores, I serve in the Young
Women's and go out with the sister missionaries. Ethan and I spend a lot of
time at parks, in the library, and in the kitchen. One of my biggest
accomplishments was learning how to research my family history and being able
to submit names to the temple. I also helped teach the Young Women how to
do their own research so we could all take family names to the temple.
Ethan has
obviously changed the most this year. He is 16 months old and is such a delight
and a handful. Highlights for him include learning to crawl in
July and then learning to walk in September. He's a great sleeper
and often fairly mild-mannered, except when it comes to
eating! He is very good and sweet, especially when he's not tired or
hungry and gets what he wants. :) He loves to get into things and explore.
He likes to try and figure out how things work/fit together, how things taste,
and what happens when he throws just about anything. He especially likes
the utensils from the dishwasher as well as the broom. He
loves lift-the-flap books and to play with balls. He is
also very observant and likes to watch other children. It takes a bit
for him to warm up to new situations and people. He prefers to just watch and
observe for a while. He is showing his cute personality more and more and is so
fun to just watch. We love having Ethan in our family.
We were
able to take a few fun trips to see family this year. For Memorial Day, we
drove to Washington D.C. and stayed with Jason's aunt and uncle, Cheryl and
Wayne. I had never been there and loved seeing the Monuments and Memorials. In
August we flew to Utah for a Rogers Family Reunion. We loved seeing as many
family and friends as we could. We spent Thanksgiving in South Beloit Illinois
with Jason's brother, Andy, and we are excited to fly to Boulder City,
Nevada to spend Christmas with Mom & Dad Burningham.
We are so
grateful for this time of year and reflect on our love for our Heavenly Father
and His gift, Jesus Christ. We feel so blessed to have the restored gospel of
Jesus Christ and know that we would not have the joy and peace we do without
it. We appreciate and thank you for your friendship and love. We want
to wish you a warm and happy Christmas season!
Love,
Julie,
Jason, & Ethan Burningham
