In case you haven't seen it yet, here is our 2012 Christmas letter and photo. We truly hope you all had magical Christmases with your loved ones. Happy New Year, too!
THE SMITH
FAMILY’S 2012: BY THE NUMBERS
8 lb, 13 oz Our adorable
angel, Cambria, joined the Smith
Family fun on 07.16. We simply could
not ask for a sweeter, happier baby. She had some early health issues, but is
doing great now. Her siblings love her to pieces, literally and figuratively. She
is joy!
1,276 Miles
from our home to Disneyland (roundtrip). We made our annual February pilgrimage
to “The Happiest Place on Earth” and had an incredibly magical time there
together.
2 hrs, 15 min Amount of
time Tayah attends kindergarten each
day. We cannot believe how quickly our children are growing up! Our spunky
redhead loves her English/Spanish immersion class, her teacher, her friends, playing,
and being five.
37 Page number
of the BYU Magazine fall issue where
all the Smith women—Elizabeth, Kadence, Tayah, and even Cambria (though not visible
J)—are featured
in an ad.
100%... …BOY: our Stockton. In the midst of all the
femaleness that surrounds him is our little man. What an active, wonderful,
cuddly boy we have! Stockton turned three,
loves sports, anything with wheels, and being Daddy’s partner in crime.
7 Years we
have loved living in Springville, Utah—and loved is an understatement. We are
amazed by the stellar examples of our neighbors and 20th Ward friends. So very blessed.
1st Grade for Kadence. Hard to believe our oldest
goes to school all-day now. She reads 24/7,
is bueno in her Spanish studies, and is
a budding artist. Our shy girl is starting to break more out of her shell. Kadence
just dotes on her baby sister.
Once… -in-a-lifetime
experience when David went to a game as a guest of Utah Jazz owner Greg Miller.
They sat on the 1st row and were on
TV. David still enjoys writing a Deseret
News article for each game, while blogging and writing for the Utah Jazz
website.
#1 Elizabeth is easily
the world’s best wife and mother (no bias here). Besides being Mommy to four children six-years and under, she teaches Primary, takes care of Activity
Days, serves on the PTA Board, and always has projects inside and outside the
house.
10 (+1) Ladies at
the Torgesen Girls Only Party. Elizabeth (and Cambria) enjoyed a well-deserved
vacation with her mother, sisters, and sisters-in-law down in Houston. Four days of games, food, evenings out,
painting, crafts, visiting, and bonding.
10-4 After 10 years in Annual Giving, the past four as Director, David accepted a new position at LDS Philanthropies. While a
bittersweet change, he is excited to be a Donor Stewardship Officer, working
more with donors and legacy societies.
Innumerable Diapers we
changed this year; people David put to sleep with his monthly High Council
talks; “time-outs” administered; smiles, laughs, and memories shared as a
family.
We hope this
Christmas letter finds you all well, happy, and loving life. You each bless our
lives in many immeasurable ways—so many that we simply cannot quantify. May this be a beautiful
season for you!
MERRY
CHRISTMAS and HAPPY NEW YEAR!
With love,
David,
Elizabeth, Kadence, Tayah, Stockton, and Cambria Smith
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