It is the season
beloved of the year again and as always I am just amazed at the past year and
how we as a family have been blessed.
In February of this
year we made the big decision to buy our first home here in Charleston and we
love it. We love having a yard where we could plant our first garden. Aaron
worked hard to fix the yard by tilling half of it and planting grass, not to
mention he installed a drain system in our backyard because we had too much
water due to South Carolina’s rain index (never thought I’d ever say that
coming from Texas!). It now looks wonderful! We also had a few plumbing issues
and now I know a few things about plumbing first hand. Thank goodness Aaron is
such a good handyman! We will be in Charleston until November of 2015 so y’all
have until then to come visit us!
Aaron also was very
excited to purchase a boat this summer. He also experienced a couple firsts since
our last letter by getting stitches (as you can guess he got them playing
basketball) in his lip and hunting and killing his first deer. He’s excited to
go out again this year. He’s staying crazy busy with work, online classes
finishing his degree in nuclear engineering, and as a second councilor in the
Elder’s Quorum at church.
I stay busy just
being “Mom” most days and excited to be adding another little Tossey to clan in
February, which we will wait to see the gender of when Tossey #3 arrives. I
also received a new calling at church as a Primary second councilor, which I
love.
Jax continues to
grow, I have to stop sometimes and tell myself he’s not a toddler anymore, he
is a little boy. He is now 3 years, although most who see him think he is 4. He
has cut his own hair, swallowed a quarter and his favorite show is the “Little
Einsteins.” He loves looking for worms and lizards and asked Aaron almost
everyday this summer to go out on the boat with his new fishing pole.
Jordyn is now just
over 1 ½ and has started going to nursery at church. She is very independent so
on her first day she just made herself at home. She is such a fun active little
thing. She walked at 9 ½ months and is quick to run away from me when I call
her, laughing as she goes. She fell out of a swing onto a concrete floor and
chipped her tooth, thanks be to dentists and filled the tooth in. She has the
most gorgeous blue eyes and eyelashes and everyone who sees her seems to
comment on them. She is so sweet and
although she loves her Mom is a total Daddy’s girl!
“Hail the heav’n-born
Prince of Peace!
Hail the Son of
Righteousness!
Light and life to
all he brings,
Ris’n with healing
in his wings.
Mild he lays his
glory by,
Born that man no
more may die;
Born to raise the
sons of earth,
Born to give them
second birth.
Hark! The herald
angles sing
Glory to the
newborn King!”
“Hark! The Herald Angles Sing” by Charles Wesley
We love you all and
hope you “Have yourself a merry little Christmas”
Aaron, Tamra, Jax and Jordyn Tossey
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