We love you!

Hi family! Just a quick note to remind you all how much we love you :) We are so blessed to have the family we do. You ALL make an impact in our lives, and we love hearing what your up to. Mom always says that she has the best kids, and the spouses are just the same :) We agree! We love feeling so close to you all, even though we are miles apart, because of the Internet. Whether it's Facebook, Blogs, or emails, we love to hear testimonies, hello's, or what you've been up to's :) Our family is the BEST!!!

And here is a sorta recent picture of the cutest kid on earth! Sawyer will be 8 months on Christmas day. He is about 22 pounds, and so cuddly. And he is crawling up to everything to stand or walk along. We love him so much!

Well, we love you guys. Be good, and work hard, and don't complain. I've been reminded of this lately as I read in Nephi. Nephi is amazing, he reminds me so much of Eric :) He was always striving to do what was right. He worked soooooo hard. And he never murmured. Even his dad, Lehi murmured, but Nephi just kept LIVING his testimony. I hope I can do better living what I have come to know to be true :) Life is too short to not do what we know we should :)

Have a Merry Christmas!

~Melissa

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!!!!

So me and Kelsie are pretty excited to get home for Christmas! As well as Syd and Dallin! We leave this week and are stoked! We started packing last week and are loving every second of it! It has been a great semester but I am ready for a break! That being said I am sure I will be ready to come back to school before April as well! I am just so excited to see our family!

I am not going to lie I was pretty bummed to find out that everyone had the family dinner with out us, but I am still excited to see y'all!

Christmas time makes me reflect a lot about myself and my life! I am so thankful for our family and the joy everyone brings into my life! I am filled with gratitude for my older brother the Savior Jesus Christ and the love he has for me, I am thankful for the atonement and I know that through it we are all able to return to our Father in Heaven! I am so very, very thankful that we can be together forever as a family! I am grateful for our family members here on the earth today and those that have gone before us especially Grandpa and Weston, and I have no doubt that they watch over and protect us daily! I am thankful for the priesthood that I have in my life and am thankful that my dad, brothers, uncles, and cousins can have it, I am thankful that I am able to attend college and work! I am grateful for the temple and the church! I am thankful for the roof over my head and the shoes on my feet! I am thankful that I have never had to go hungry and have always lived comfortably! I am not going to lie this list could continue on forever!

I just want to challenge everyone to do acts of service through the season and this upcoming year, remember your blessings and what is really important in life! Tell your loved ones that you love them, and tell them often! Pick up the phone and call your siblings! And give prayers of gratitude! I promise that as you serve others and show gratitude you will be happier and you will feel the Saviors love in your life!!!

That being said I love you all and miss everyone! I hope everyone has a fantastic Christmas and Happy New Year! I love our family! We truly are so very blessed! NEVER forget that!