Happy Holidays! We hope this letter finds you well and enjoying this wonderful time of season as we update you on our past year. This little Warner Family has had one full year of ups and downs, hard work, celebrations, and a little (well actually a lot)of fun, and lots…………and I mean lots, of traveling!
Our year started out with Chris’ final semester of law school. He graduated in May with high honors at the top of his class, has now passed the bar and starts his job with Perkins Coie, LLP here in Seattle in January. We are so proud of him and we are so excited to start the next part of our lives. He has been enjoying the last five months off. He has enjoyed doing some traveling, playing with the kids, hanging out with his cute wife, reading and playing video games.
Melissa loves being a mommy and playing with her cuties! She loves crafting and creating new and fun stuff with her vinyl lettering machine. And...she still loves to throw parties whether for crafting or girl's night or for the kids. She has continued to run Warner Photography and Word Boutique and both have been very successful this past year. And although Chris has just built her an amazing new website for Warner Photography she has made a very tough decision to stop doing photography. The time has come where she doesn't need to make the money anymore which had put a lot of stress on her. Now that Chris has finished school and has a job, Melissa wants to concentrate more on her family and other hobbies. It's been a very emotional decision for her to make, but she feels it is the best decision right now. She has loved creating memories for so many people and will miss that. You will still be able to see her love of photography through her taking photos of her kids and her desire to do more abstract and landscape art. Melissa is looking forward to the next step in their family's life.....they hope to buy a house in 2010 and can't wait to start the process. She has loved having Chris home the last five months and they have had a great time spending time together as a family, going on dates and traveling.
Brooklyn is our sweet little four year old. She loves doing art and she is really good at it! It is amazing what this little four year old can draw. She loves reading, dancing, listening and lip syncing to music, playing with friends, going to preschool class, and catching bugs. She was able to be a flower girl in both weddings we attended for her uncles. She looked gorgeous and loved being all dressed up. She loves kitties and is soooo excited that we are getting one for Christmas! When we go to Montana, GG and Papa are gladly giving the kids the little black kitty Melissa brought home this summer from a photo shoot. His name is Frosting and he loves the kids as much as they love him!
Beckham is our energetic two year old. He is so fun to be around, always clowning around to get a smile or laugh. He loves jumping, whether on the ground or off of anything. He has started talking and we love to hear his cute little voice and the little sentences he is putting together. He loves Mickey Mouse and Buzz and Woody from Toy Story....so he will be super excited for our Disneyland trip this month. He is his sister's little shadow and wants to be around her and do everything she does, they are good little friends!
We've been able to do a lot of fun things this year. We went to Arizona last March during spring break for Chris' brother's wedding and had a great time. We had Chris' parent's here for his graduation and Melissa's parent's came for Brooklyn's birthday and in that same weekend, we celebrated Melissa's dad's 60th birthday.
While Chris was studying for the bar exam in June, Melissa and the kids traveled to Utah to stay with family. While there, Brooklyn was able to take swimming lessons and go to a princess festival. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins. They then traveled to Montana after one day back in Seattle. But in that one day, they took their new canoe out on their favorite lake! It was a fun day and a good break for Chris.
The month of July was spent in Montana. Melissa was able to go to Glacier Park with her brother, his girlfriend and her sister for a weekend kidless! A week or so later, everyone in Melissa's family but Chris and one of her brothers were able to go back to Glacier again and stayed in an amazing lodge that the family had all to themselves! The kids as usual, had a great time on the farm in Montana swimming, catching fireflies and crawdads, and going exploring. When Chris finished his bar exam he was able to fly over to Montana on Beckham's 2nd birthday. Then Chris and Melissa enjoyed a kidless trip to Glacier Park where they stayed a few days and went on some gorgeous hikes!
The family came back to Seattle to start Chris' five month break only to stick around here and there. Since August they have gone to Portland twice, Utah, Idaho for Melissa's brother's wedding and Montana. They are off on a few more trips before Chris starts work. They are headed to California to stay at a resort with friends and go to Disneyland and then down to San Diego to see Melissa's brother and then back to Montana for Christmas.
Melissa has been so busy traveling, playing and working that she hasn't kept up with her blog, as you may have noticed the last post was from June! So if you'd like to see photos from all their travels the past six months, Melissa's new year resolution is to catch up! So keep coming back for more on the fun family trips they've taken.
The Warner's have had one blessed year. We are grateful for the gospel and the gift of the Savior, which without, we would never have had our success and much strength throughout this year. We are thankful to have good friends and family and we hope this letter finds you well. We wish you a warm holiday season full of the Christmas Spirit and a wonderful New Year!
Our year started out with Chris’ final semester of law school. He graduated in May with high honors at the top of his class, has now passed the bar and starts his job with Perkins Coie, LLP here in Seattle in January. We are so proud of him and we are so excited to start the next part of our lives. He has been enjoying the last five months off. He has enjoyed doing some traveling, playing with the kids, hanging out with his cute wife, reading and playing video games.
Melissa loves being a mommy and playing with her cuties! She loves crafting and creating new and fun stuff with her vinyl lettering machine. And...she still loves to throw parties whether for crafting or girl's night or for the kids. She has continued to run Warner Photography and Word Boutique and both have been very successful this past year. And although Chris has just built her an amazing new website for Warner Photography she has made a very tough decision to stop doing photography. The time has come where she doesn't need to make the money anymore which had put a lot of stress on her. Now that Chris has finished school and has a job, Melissa wants to concentrate more on her family and other hobbies. It's been a very emotional decision for her to make, but she feels it is the best decision right now. She has loved creating memories for so many people and will miss that. You will still be able to see her love of photography through her taking photos of her kids and her desire to do more abstract and landscape art. Melissa is looking forward to the next step in their family's life.....they hope to buy a house in 2010 and can't wait to start the process. She has loved having Chris home the last five months and they have had a great time spending time together as a family, going on dates and traveling.
Brooklyn is our sweet little four year old. She loves doing art and she is really good at it! It is amazing what this little four year old can draw. She loves reading, dancing, listening and lip syncing to music, playing with friends, going to preschool class, and catching bugs. She was able to be a flower girl in both weddings we attended for her uncles. She looked gorgeous and loved being all dressed up. She loves kitties and is soooo excited that we are getting one for Christmas! When we go to Montana, GG and Papa are gladly giving the kids the little black kitty Melissa brought home this summer from a photo shoot. His name is Frosting and he loves the kids as much as they love him!
Beckham is our energetic two year old. He is so fun to be around, always clowning around to get a smile or laugh. He loves jumping, whether on the ground or off of anything. He has started talking and we love to hear his cute little voice and the little sentences he is putting together. He loves Mickey Mouse and Buzz and Woody from Toy Story....so he will be super excited for our Disneyland trip this month. He is his sister's little shadow and wants to be around her and do everything she does, they are good little friends!
We've been able to do a lot of fun things this year. We went to Arizona last March during spring break for Chris' brother's wedding and had a great time. We had Chris' parent's here for his graduation and Melissa's parent's came for Brooklyn's birthday and in that same weekend, we celebrated Melissa's dad's 60th birthday.
While Chris was studying for the bar exam in June, Melissa and the kids traveled to Utah to stay with family. While there, Brooklyn was able to take swimming lessons and go to a princess festival. The kids had a great time playing with their cousins. They then traveled to Montana after one day back in Seattle. But in that one day, they took their new canoe out on their favorite lake! It was a fun day and a good break for Chris.
The month of July was spent in Montana. Melissa was able to go to Glacier Park with her brother, his girlfriend and her sister for a weekend kidless! A week or so later, everyone in Melissa's family but Chris and one of her brothers were able to go back to Glacier again and stayed in an amazing lodge that the family had all to themselves! The kids as usual, had a great time on the farm in Montana swimming, catching fireflies and crawdads, and going exploring. When Chris finished his bar exam he was able to fly over to Montana on Beckham's 2nd birthday. Then Chris and Melissa enjoyed a kidless trip to Glacier Park where they stayed a few days and went on some gorgeous hikes!
The family came back to Seattle to start Chris' five month break only to stick around here and there. Since August they have gone to Portland twice, Utah, Idaho for Melissa's brother's wedding and Montana. They are off on a few more trips before Chris starts work. They are headed to California to stay at a resort with friends and go to Disneyland and then down to San Diego to see Melissa's brother and then back to Montana for Christmas.
Melissa has been so busy traveling, playing and working that she hasn't kept up with her blog, as you may have noticed the last post was from June! So if you'd like to see photos from all their travels the past six months, Melissa's new year resolution is to catch up! So keep coming back for more on the fun family trips they've taken.
The Warner's have had one blessed year. We are grateful for the gospel and the gift of the Savior, which without, we would never have had our success and much strength throughout this year. We are thankful to have good friends and family and we hope this letter finds you well. We wish you a warm holiday season full of the Christmas Spirit and a wonderful New Year!
5 comments:
Nice letter Melissa! Too bad about the photography because you're super talented! It will be nice that you can do other things though!
Hugs!
Mitzie
Great letter! I'm sad to hear your giving up photography but I totally understand!!! I can't wait to hear about the adventures in buying a house!
Great letter and pictures of your cute family. I'm so excited for you to start your new adventures in the coming year. It was so nice to see you recently and hope that you have a great Christmas and a wonderful New Year.
Love, The Gneitings
Ryan is applying for a masters program in Washington - who knows we could possibly be moving out west next spring. Have a great holiday! California and Disney! Good thing I'm not jealous!
Great letter. I too need to get back into blogging. I'm excited for you and Chris and the new chapters you are starting. It is so exciting that everything is coming together just as planned. Love you!
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