A Letter to My Family!!

To my AMAZING HUSBAND and all of my dear MULTI-TALENTED CHILDREN:

Saturday I spent the day putting all my Christmas decorations away.  I don't know why each year it is so exciting to put them up, and so exhilarating to take it all down!  But this year, as I carefully put everything back in it's place until next Christmas, I was thinking the whole time about the wonderful Christmas Season you ALL gave me!!!  I want to express my gratitude and love to each and every one of you for the many many hours of thought and preparation that went into the 12 Days of Christmas!!  I can't begin to tell you how much each and every day meant to me. What TALENT you ALL have!!!!!! The gift of time, the gift of temples, the gift of dancing, the gift of memories etc. etc.   I found myself constantly smiling and laughing, which unfortunately, has not always been the case around Christmas time.  I don't think I have ever had a Christmas where I felt the true Spirit of Christmas more.  I LOVE LOVE LOVE the videos!  I've watched them over and over, The Peters Family Kid History, The Gift of Dancing and The Gift of Memories all will be cherished forever!! Thank you to all the parents who forced their children to dance for me!!! Seriously my laughing muscles hurt after watching it! Peters family, thank you for all the effort that went into your video, truly you have some future Oscar winners there.  The "Then and Now" portion of the Memories video is something we will talk about for years to come. I have the photos on my phone and show everyone, even strangers! I'm weird that way!! (you already knew that) And then there was the MUSIC!  Tiffany, I love the CD you made with some of my favorite Christmas songs and some new ones that touched me so deeply.  Kim, I loved both your Christmas concerts and I am so grateful my head allowed me to attend both!!! I will never forget the feeling when you sang your solo. I was so proud of you and grateful to hear you share your incredible talent.  Also, I want to thank Treavor and Sara for the tickets to the Tabernacle Christmas Concert!!  UNBELIEVABLE!! I don't know how they will improve on that concert in the future. (maybe if Kim is singing in the Choir)  I'm grateful I was able to make it to most of the Grandkids performances, Pyper singing, Pyper and Trinity dancing, Grace, Jovie and Pyper tumbling and Morgan with her Tai Kwon Do advancement.  

This time of year with all your busy schedules, I am particularly thankful for the time you gave service, not just to me, but to the Homeless Shelter in Midvale and the little girls in Africa who will reap the rewards of your efforts. Thank you Tristen for hosting that event, and thank you to ALL the girls in this family who were there to serve!!  Thank you girls for helping Sara with painting.  I know there is more work for us to do and we want to help, so call us!

 And then there was the ultimate gift for ALL of us when Clay, Telisa, Bodie, Tatum and Lincoln showed up on my doorstep on December 20th!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!  What a shock and remarkable surprise that was!!! So thank you dear sweet Dennis Peters for making our family complete with the addition of the little VanLeeuwens this year!  Also Clay, please thank your boss for rearranging your schedule!!

Thank you all for your participation in the Christmas Eve program and help with both meals, Christmas Eve and the Wells Dinner!!!  I really could go on and on, but I know you all have stuff to do!!!  Just know that you have a very thankful and grateful mother/mother-in-law who feels so blessed and loved!!!  I love you all so incredibly much and hope and pray that 2013 is a spectacular year for you!!  Thanks for making this a Christmas to remember for me!

Con Muchisimo Amor,

MOM

PS  if there was a time when a crazy woman implied that her kids were not talented, then she would need to repent, because that is a complete lie!!!!!