Merry Christmas 2008

I am so bad about Christmas Letters that I only got a handful actually mailed..... So for all of our lovely friends and family her is our "online" Christmas greetings:

Merry Christmas 2008

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We hope this season finds you all happy and well. May you all have a lovely Christmas and a wonderful year in 2009.

Between camping trips, hunting adventures, the Elders quorum presidency and his job as the Sales Manager at Yost Aaron kept busy this year. Porter adores his dad and loves to wrestle and feed the dog with him every night.

We feel very blessed that Audra has the opportunity to stay home with Porter, a job she absolutely loves! Last year she started designing graphics for digital scrapbooking and was hired this year to design for an online store. That and Porter have kept her busy but she also found time for lots of canning and her church callings doing the ward bulletin, newsletters and ward website.

Porter has grown so much the year & it has been so much fun to watch him learn and all those fun ‘firsts’. He is a very loving child and more than happy to give out kisses and loves. He loves being outside and adores our cat whom he calls “ickles” He loves to cuddle up on a your lap with a book playing fetch with the dog, and hauling his toys around in his ‘CAT’ dump truck. Porter is definitely the light of our lives & always keeps us busy & smiling

Scrambled Eggs

My little helper loves to sit on the edge of the fridge when I open it- he's usually so good that I didn't even think about it when I was cleaning out the fridge this afternoon and all of the sudden..... I felt really bad because I snapped 'no' at him and his little lip quivered- So I left the eggs for a minute to tell him I was sorry- he calmed right down, walked over to the eggs and kept pointing at them and saying "Uh Oh!" In a very concerned voice-

I guess the lesson to me is don't shout over cracked eggs!

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Hunting Season

Hunting Season is over..... We (I should say Aaron) didn't get anything this year and I am kind of relieved. Although extra meat in the freezer is always nice I have nightmares about Bambi hanging in my garage. Aaron got to go a couple of different times with his friends - I think out of the group they came away with 4 or 5 deer but no elk this year.

I and Porter always miss him when he's gone but we're glad he gets to go have fun with the guys- So on behalf of Aaron- Thanks for all the fun to Scott, Bill, Eli, Clint, Clint, Colby, Kelly, Jacob, Trevor and anyone else I missed (Oh and thanks for getting him home safe too!)

Here's a few pictures

A few more tags...

HUSBAND TAG
1. Where did you meet?
It's a long story basically we met at the singles ward

2. How long did you date before you got married?
Almost 4 months- We both just knew!

3. How long have you been married?
We celebrated our 8th Anniversary in July!!!

4. What is your favorite feature of his?
I love his blue eyes and how they change colors depending on what he wears.

5. What is your favorite quality of his?
He is very thoughtful and is always helping me out with Porter and around the house.

6. Does he have a nickname for you?
Maybe......

7. What is his favorite color?
Definitely RED!

8. What is his favorite food?
Shrimp or Steak

9. What is his favorite sport?
Hunting and Fishing!!!

10. When and where was your first kiss?
It's a secret....

11. What is your favorite thing to do as a couple?
Go Camping.

12. Do you have any kids?
Porter

13. Does he have a hidden talent?
He has lots of talents- Some might argue it's not a talent per se' but he is very determined

14. How old is he?
10 months older than me!

15. Who said "I love you" first?
Him

16. What is his favorite type of music?
Talk Radio...

17. What do you admire most about him?
He is very kind and a hard worker- He takes such good care of our little family.

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NAME 6 QUIRKS

1. I could practically live on Orange juice and lemonade

2. I'm very particular about how my clothes hang in my closet.

3. I use to read tons but since having Porter I've got hooked on books on tape, I almost always have one going when I clean the house, drive anywhere, and even take one camping to listen to while I'm hanging out in the camper.

4. I loooove Taco Bell (I think your right Kathy about it getting in your blood and I only worked there a week!!!)

5. My major in college for the first two years was International Studies with an Emphasis in the Middle East (Like I would ever actually use that!) It's a really good thing that I switched to Business.

6. I love to get the mail. I guess it started in college and even though now its mostly boring stuff I love sorting through the envelopes and the occasional package.

Porter & Ickles

I've always thought that fall leaves make such a great backdrop for photo's so the other day I and Chels took the boys out in the yard to catch a few pictures.

I love this one she got of Porter & his cat Ickles- Porter loves his cat (which the rest of us tolerate) The poor cat never actually had a name until one day Porter started calling him Ickle and it just stuck.

I can't believe how attached to the cat he is we can't go outside without him instantly saying ickle ickle and looking around until he finds him. Ickle is also pretty attached to Porter. He follows him around the yard like a puppy and even lets Porter drag him around by the head, tail or even sometimes upside down.

The Little Dragon

We started off our Halloween Celebrations on Thursday the 30th with a visit to the Pumkin Walk with Porter, Mom, Dad, Aunt Chels, Cousin Karson and Nanna- The boys especially loved the Sesame Street display

Friday afternoon Mom and Porter went over to Chelsea's and made Halloween sugar cookies with her, Nanna and the boys- After a quick nap we went to the ward trick or treat. Porter didn't quite get the whole trick or treat think- he was more interested in walking around and looking at everyone until he figured out there was candy in his bucket then that became all he was interested in.

Next we went to see Grandma Farrar and then to Grandma J to see her and Uncle Scott. We tried to go see Nanna, Pa, Papa George, Uncle Aust and Uncle Eli but they had several sickies so we just said a quick hi at the door. Hopefully we'll get to make a late trick or treat trip there later in the week. In the mean time here's some pictures and a cute video.