Wishing You a Merry Chirstmas From the Crockett Family

Dear Family and Friends,

We wanted to wish you all a very merry Christmas.

Christmas season is a great time of year for so many reasons.

The number one reason is our Saviors birth and what it means for all mankind.

During the Christmas season there is a special feeling in the air. A feeling of Love and Peace. Feelings given to us by the Holy Ghost testifying that our Savior, Jesus Christ, was born at this time of year, long ago. He came to set the perfect example for us and to sacrifice His life so that we can all live with Him and Heavenly Father again.

The Christmas season also gives us the opportunity to reflect on the experiences we had throughout the year.

As is typical of a family Christmas letter, we wanted to share with you some of the things that we did this year.

Here is our year in 12 bullets:

1.On December 29th 2009 (two days before the turn of the year) we found out that we were pregnant! We were so excited, thrilled, nervous and a whole bunch of other emotions that come with news like that.

Showing off my baby bump. Which would get much, MUCH bigger!

2. Novalee celebrated her third birthday.

She likes chocolate. :)

3.Wesley studied diligently for Part 1 of the National Boards of Optometry and PASSED!


4. We found out we were having a girl! I had been secretly hoping for a girl. Wes and I actually made a bet on if it was going to be a boy or a girl. As usual, I won. Not that it was a competition but if it had been, I would have won. ;)


5.In May Wesley began his 4th and final year in Optometry school and began his clinical rotations.

This is all I had to represent this. This was taken after Wesley's 2nd year. :)

6.In June Jared graduated from preschool, stating his goals for the future were to become a magician. :)


8. July 2nd we added Meala, our black lab, to our family. For the most part we complain that she is a pain but we secretly like her.


9. In August, at 38 weeks pregnant, we packed up our things and drove and drove and drove. Our destination, Tucson, Arizona where Wesley worked on his 2nd clinical rotation and we lived for three fantasic months.



Things we did while there:
a)Had our car broken into and our tire slashed. :) Seriously, it happened.
b)Visited the Saguaro National Park
c)Visited Pima Air and Space Museum
d)Had a baby (See Number 10 on this list)
e)Went inside the Colossal Caves
f)I got stung by a wasp (several times)
g)We all got poked at least once by a catus.
h)Got friendly with preserved animals at the International Wildlife Museum
i)Loved the Reid Park Zoo
j)Blessed a baby
k)Wes shot a deer from 408 yards away.

10. September 9th one of the greatest moments of the year came with the arrival of our dear Sadie LuAnn Crockett. We can't seem to get enough of her.


11. November 9th, once again we packed up our things and drove. This time the trip was shorter. We arrived in Bountiful, Utah where we will be staying for the next six months. We love it here. We love the mountains, our apartment, and just about everything else.


12. For Thanksgiving we got the opportunity to visit family in Oregon. After driving 18 and a half hours through a blizzard we arrived safely there. We loved spending time with our extended family. While there Wesley took Part 2 of the National Boards...let's hope he passed. We will find out in about a month and a half. Also Jared celebrated his 6th birthday in Oregon. 6! Can you believe it?


We had a great and amazing year! We have had so much fun and so many new adventures. We feel we have been so blessed this last year. We feel grateful to have such a happy and healthy little family. We hope you had a great year too.

We hope you all have a wonderful Christmas and the best the New Year can bring you!

The "Kissing" photo.

Why? Because we're Crockett's and it's tradition. :)

Wesley, Brandy, Jared, Novalee, and Sadie baby.