Christmas Letter

Christmas Letter

December 2015

We are now a family of five, but before I get to that…

I think this was the year of Family Reunions. First we took off in our newly purchased 2014 Honda Odyssey that Aaron got for me, (yes we are a minivan family and happy for it) on a 35 hour drive up to Bolder, CO for the Hoer Family Reunion (on my Mother’s side). It was great to see a lot of my extended family especially my Grandparents and for them to meet Jordyn and Ashlyn, it’s been 4 years since we had seen them.  After which we came back to Childress, TX to have a Keys Family Reunion, where Jax was dubbed the toad catcher. Then just a month after we traveled all the way back to Charleston, SC and we hosted the Tossey Family Reunion.

We were able to spend a lot of time with my family this year, my Mom came out for the most exciting event; Ashlyn’s birth then we had my parents to ourselves two times this year, first when we had the opportunity on the way to Bolder to stay in our friends cabin and fish. Next when Aaron got his gator tag he invited my Dad to join him on his hunt and they seemed to have a blast, while I had Mom to myself. We even got a special quick trip when my brother-in-law Kevin Schade came to Charleston for a dental interview and he got to see him for a couple of days.

Ashlyn Esther Tossey 10 months old joined our family early on this year in February and just seemed to fit. The kids immediately loved her and like all our kids she has not stayed little for long and is on the move. Crawling early she scaled our stairs at 6 ½ months and is starting to walk at 9 months.

Jordyn 2 yrs. I’m told has a lot of me in her and has a mind of her own. She loves to sing and dance and is in love with “Frozen” and is singing “Let It Go” all the time, intermixed with Primary songs and her own lyrics. She loves dress up but is very particular if she lets me do her hair.

Jax 4 yrs. This year he participated in his first “Primary Program” and did his part all by himself. He’s starting to get big enough to help out with his sisters and they adore him. Jax is our little catcher, I think his cousins and friends like him cause he’ll catch all the bugs, toads, lizards and even a starfish once for them to see and touch.

Aaron as always is hard at work but this year finished a goal of getting his Bachelors!!! He now has a degree in Nuclear Engineering. He is now the first councilor in the Elder Quorum Presidency at church and I was just released as a first councilor Primary Presidency, I’ve learned a lot teaching the children and I know I will miss it.

The big change for next year will be our move in February. Aaron has received his orders and we will be in Newport News, VA. He has been assigned to the PCU Delaware a precommisioned submarine (meaning a submarine under construction) and will not be on deployments…just really, really long hours it the word around the scuttle butt. We have really come to love Charleston and our friends here and will miss it dearly.

We love you all and if you get a chance you should come visit us in our new place this next year! We hope that we may all rediscover the marvelous gift of our Savior this year. And as always we hope you have a Merry Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

With Love,

Aaron, Tamra, Jax, Jordyn & Ashlyn Tossey

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