Mitchel & Kori's Big news!

Mitchel came over and informed the family that he and Kori are having a boy! I am way excited for them! Kaijh has been such a joy... they will be done after this baby arrives. They have their girl and boy so they have decided to be done.

Kori has been put on high risk again with this pregnancy and we all worry about her but she did great with Kaijh and I have faith that she will do great this time around too, I don't blame them for wanting to be done however. They are planning on naming this baby Silas Thade... He is due to arrive in June!!!

Again, it's strange that our family is getting so big. I used to think it would take forever to become adults and start having kids and families of our own... and here we are. It's surreal sometimes but so fun!

New Pics of Devan and Delonas kids

These are the new Pics of Devan and Delona's kids. I miss them so bad. The pics are way cute though. I always love having new pictures to show off to people. I love these kids.

THANKSGIVING!!!

So... Thanksgiving... What can I say. I love Thanksgiving.

Thanksgiving is always one of my favorite holidays. I love the food, time with family, the traditions we share and the emotion. I had three dinners this year though, The day started off at My Grandma & Grandpa Forbes's house in American Fork for their Thanksgiving "Lunch" if you will, where we had food, visited and then left, then it was on to meet up with Jessica and the official meeting of her family . Her family is so sweet and I really enjoyed spending time with them and getting to know them a little better! After that it was back down to Nephi for the Annual Partridge Gathering and this one is my favorite.

Our Family has a tradition of going around the table before eating and each of us takes a moment to say what we are thankful for... kind of a personal family Testimony meeting. I hated this tradition when I was younger, being the introvert and non public speaker and all, but I have grown to appreciate it's value. Emotions ran high this year for everyone. I think we have all experienced a hardship of our own and in the last year the effects on our economy have certainly touched the lives of us all.

This was the second Thanksgiving without Grandpa Partridge... it's so weird to think he is gone... a part of me still hasn't quite accepted it. We miss him greatly. I am so thankful for the opportunity to have known him and for the blessing of having both sets of Grandparents around for 25 + years of my life. They are fantastic people and I couldn't ask for better.

I am thankful for health, a job that keeps the bills paid, the opportunity to educate myself, My family... old and new. I am thankful for good friends who each encourage me to be better and have added their own special color to my life. I am thankful for a community where there is always someone to run into who has known me all my life and has a warm smile to share when I see them.

This Thanksgiving was definitely one to remember and I hope you all had a wonderful Thanksgiving with your families as well. You are in my thoughts!

Allyson Joann Christiansen

How cute is this baby!!! This is Ally... she is my cousin Becca's little girl. Our family had a burst of babies this year and she was the last born of six within 6 mos of each other... I just saw these pics and can't believe how big she has gotten and how much she looks like Becca! She is adorable... I just had to post these pics.

Snow has started falling... I love this time of year... the air has a certain smell in it... it's clean feeling and it's all white. I hate the roads however, and this year it is starting early... I have to drive through the Canyon every day to and from work and even though it is still quite early in the season I found myself driving 40 miles an hour the whole way down... too many head on collisions with the curb after sliding on ice I think. Anyways. I am way excited for the holiday season... can't wait to put up the Christmas tree and to sing carols with the family. Everything seems happier to me during the winter. And snuggling up in a blanket with a huge mug of hot cocoa... the best.

I think my favorite thing about the snowy season though is the memories... My favorite is when I lived in Mona with the family... All my friends and I would get together during the first snow storm of the season... preferrably at night, and we would walk all over town... talking about everything... laughing... singing our favorite carols and just being young and alive... Some of my favorite times were spent freezing with the crew... miss the old days.

Halloween Fun

These are some pics of My Cute niece Taylor and Nephew Ryan... They were sooo cute on Halloween. I didn't get to see them however because I was down with the dreaded Swine Flu but I did get to see the pics and I love them... It looks like they had a wonderful Halloween!

Just some news

Well it has been a few months since I wrote on here so I suppose I will update my blog for the moment. All is going very well since the last time I wrote on here. Work is still work and I still work a million hours a week it seems but I am loving every minute of it. I love my clients and learn something new about each one of them every day. They each have their own special spirit and I am enjoying having them in my life. I have been promoted since July. I am now co management. This is the first job that I have moved up to a leadership position and while it takes up just that much more of my time, it's nice to have the say and ultimately the control of every situation. I am in charge of one of the four group homes in my area. In it I have three very special ladies whom I am very attached to. Lorraine, Haley and Ann. The job is very detail oriented and I have about a million and one things I have to get done each week but it is very fulfilling for me.

On the personal side of things, I am steadily working towards finally going through the temple at the beginning of the year... if all goes as planned I will be going through in February. I am way excited... I have always wanted to go through but a part of me has been waiting for that special someone to come along to go through with... since that doesn't seem to be happening any time in the near future... I have decided that it's every person for themselves. One day the rest will come but for now I am going to do for me... yay.

I have learned a lot in the last year or so and am excited where my life is going these days... there is always something new lying just around the bend... each new adventure adds color to my personal canvas of life... wonder what is in store for me tomorrow.