Ward Christmas Party

Here are some pictures from our Ward Christmas Party.  It was a lot of fun.  We had a breakfast with different kids of breakfast casseroles, lots of fruit, muffins, and beverages.  We had a couple of performances on stage including the primary children.  There were fun activities for the kids where they made their own manger, decorated cookies, colored pictures, and played bingo.  We also got to see Santa.  The children's request this year:  McKay - XBox 360, Erica - jewelry box, and Kason - a new puppy.  Hmmmm.

Christmas Letter and family photo

Dear Family and Friends:

We have had a wonderful year this year.  It has been fun for me to go back and reflect all that has happened.  We took some amazing trips as a family to SLC to go to Lagoon and other sites around that area, Canada and Alaska on the Adams family reunion Disney Cruise, and for Christmas this year we are heading back home to So. Utah.  We are still happily living in Meridian, Idaho, and love it here.  We have wonderful friends and a great ward and everything has been great.

Kory is doing well at his work at Micron.  He is always very busy with lots of projects he is assigned to do there.  This year he was called to be the 2^nd counselor in the Bishopric.  He loves it.  It keeps him very busy and humble and he has become very spiritual and a better husband and father as he has the opportunity to serve many people in our ward.  He has been very busy and so on the weekends he likes to rest if he can.  He has not had the opportunity to work on our house too much this year.  We spray foamed our garage and attic and worked outside a bit on our yard.

Sharese has been busy taking care of the family, working part-time for St. Luke’s, and currently serving in the Relief Society helping with the monthly activities.  She is taking turns with other moms teaching Erica’s preschool group.  She took up sewing for awhile and made a skirt for her and some aprons for the kids.  She is learning how to make bread and learning more about food storage and provident living and trying to incorporate it into our lives, very slowly.  We recently found out we are having another baby.  Our fourth child will be due in July next year.  Sharese has been dealing with the sickness accompanied with it, but all is going well.

McKay is in 3^rd grade this year and doing very well.  He turned 8 this year and was baptized by his dad just before we went on our cruise.  He has a really good friend named Vincent who lives in our neighborhood that he and McKay play together often.  They are Lego buddies.  They each build Lego’s and then trade them with each other.   McKay played two seasons of soccer this year but does not like it anymore.  So starting next month he will be trying basketball.  I think he will do really well with that as we try out a new sport.  McKay started taking piano lessons and LOVES it and is doing so well.  I think we found something that he will be really good at throughout his life if he continues to enjoy it and practice.

Erica is 4 and enjoying going to preschool twice a week and also is in ballet.  She is often dancing around our home and practicing.  She is really enjoying it this year.  She plays with her friends and her brothers.  She is a happy girl and loves to help her mom with things around the house and very obedient and good.

Kason is 2 and a very good boy.  He loves to play with his brother and sister.  He had surgery on his eye this year to help lift it and give him more control of it.  He is seeing better now and the surgery was a success.  He will need some more down the road because it is still a bit droopy but at least it will not be as traumatic.  He loves to watch shows on TV, run around the house, and watch his mom cook.  He is a joy to have around and so cute.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and that next year will be a great one with God’s love surrounding you and your family every day.  Come see our blog at koryhall.blogspot.com.

Love:  The Halls