Highlights of 2023

It's time to say goodbye to 2023! It's been a wonderful year. One of the highlights was being able to get family pictures taken. 

We hadn't had nice pictures taken since 2020, which was the last time we had everyone home (thanks to covid). But Katharine wasn't born yet in those, so we didn't have a picture of everyone yet. Plus from 2020 - 2022, Melodie Ethan and Hyrum were all gone on missions. I was really hoping that we'd be able to get photos taken after Hyrum got home from his mission, but I wasn't sure if Wesley would be gone already on his. I knew there was a possibility that Hyrum's and Wesley's missions would overlap, so these photos are a tender mercy for which I am very grateful. 

We had everyone here for one weekend, after Hyrum got home and we had to wait until Joseph got back from a trip to Guatemala, and we also had to fit it in before Hyrum left for school in Idaho. So it worked out perfectly, phew!

So that was one of the highlights of the past year for our family, and here are a few dozen more! ~

January - New Year's Day at Brighton, Joseph turns 23, Night at Snowbasin, Peter turns 4, Quick trip to St. George, Wes's hockey senior night

February - Wes' first hockey goal! 24 Years, Anniversary day trip, Skiing at Alta, Sophi likes Basketball, Wes is good at henna, we love bouldering

March - Ethan is 21, Spring break trip to DC, Monticello, Busch Gardens (two times), Jamestown, Yorktown...

April - ...DC Mall, Mt. Vernon, Biking begins, Katharine can stand, Abi and Lily music school, My bday

May - Katharine can walk! Owen trumpet recital, Katharine turns 1 year old, Joseph took the MCAT! School's out

June - Corey and girls to Guatemala, waterford, hiking, Corey's birthday, Lily is 14, Wes is 18, My sister's wedding,

July - Natalie is 10, Owen turns 8, Hibberts at Bear Lake, JeNeal's passing, obituary, and funeral, Park City

August - Corey got Covid, Hyrum is 20, First day of school, Hyrum returns his mission to San Diego

September - Family pictures, Abi is 16, Sophi is 12, Owen is baptized, Daniel is 7, Wes' wisdom teeth out, Games at Waterford, Monarch chrysalides and lots of butterflies!

October - Fall colors, Lighting the Y (Katharine's famous), Cookout, Our pet Lucky, Halloween

November - Thanksgiving, Wesley's mission call, Mel to Arizona

December - Bouldering at Momentum, Mel is 23, Christmas, Trip to St. George, Gooseberry Mesa

It's been a full year with many blessings. We look forward to the ways we will learn, be challenged, and grow in 2024! Happy New Year!