Christmas letter- Blogging style

Howell Family To-Do List 2008:

• Sign up Bradley for piano



• Work more shifts to pay for piano lessons-($120 per month in CA- whew!)



• Decide the day before to go to Disneyland with friends for spring break- pack in a fury



• Suzy and Addison fly to Utah for Grandpa King’s 90th birthday



• McKenzie start high school and mom be positive about driving her to early morning seminary



• Celebrate Addison’s first birthday ON Halloween



• Go to Southern California for cousin Sara’s wedding and see Grandma on Mother’s Day



• Nathan graduate from Kindergarten



• Mom get McKenzie to Snow College Flute Festival, EFY, Jazz Band Camp and Girl’s cam



• Serve Homeless meals at the Upper Roo



• Bradley start the crazy world of middle school and run cross country



• Celebrate Mike’s big 40 birthda



• Go to Sydney’s dance recital and choir concert



• Start Sydney in ballet again, this time- LOVE IT!



• Convince Sydney there are other ways to wear your hair to school besides the ballet bu



• Suzy-plan Pinewood derby for 4 wards combined



• Laugh at Addison’s dance style, “the jig”- see on http://www.sumehowell.blogspot.com/



• Mike- help plan Stake Road shows as high councilor over stake activities



• See “Wicked” on Broadway in NYC- trip with just Mike and Suzy- no kids- surprise for Suzy from Mike



• Try not to call home more than 10 times a day while in New York



• Crack up at Bradley’s funny comments during the day



• Mike take the boys fishing



• Try a garden again for Bradley’s Gardening Merit badge and hope the animals stay away from it this time



• Try to convince Addison to stop nursing



• Have fun playing Ticket to Ride with family and friends



• Finish the Book of Mormon as a family (only took 3 years!)



• Make lunches and feed the homeless in downtown Sacramento with Hands4Hope



• Go to the Beach and watch Addison eat sand and bury other kids in sand



• McKenzie learn how to knit hats with Mad Hatters knitting club



• Bradley to finish his tree house and all the inventions that are included



• Sydney learn to sew scarves and hats at Girl Scouts



• Laugh at Addison’s ONLY word for everything, “MAAA!”



• Enjoy Nathan’s zest for life and his imagination



• Be grateful for our fun, busy, and crazy family



• Be grateful for the birth of our Savior, Jesus Christ
  
  **We hope you have a very Merry Christmas and pray that your To-Do lists
  will include some wonderful things that will happen this next year!
  We love you all!
  Love,Mike and Suzy Howell and family