Christmas Gift

Sam and Jenn sent this Christmas Gift to our house by FedEx and we opened it early (sort of accidently).  We were so glad we did because now we get to look at it every day since we hung it in our entryway.  Isn't it amazing that they can make a blanket from a picture like that and it turns out so great.  We love it!  (And the kids on it, too, of course.)  It says "Christmas 2010" at the bottom.

The Third Annual Steele Family Christmas Party

I really meant to say the 3rd Annual Steele Family Christmas "Get-Together" not Party,  since we always hold it on the Sunday before Christmas.  Oh, what fun, we always manage to have together.  So I have a few pictures but they don't really do the par...I mean get-together, justice.  But here they are, you all know who you are, right?

Christmas Letter 2010

 

MERRY CHRISTMAS 2010

and

HAPPY NEW YEAR 2011

Well another year has come and g-o-n-e!  We’re still in Queen Creek.  It is starting to feel more and more like home--I guess after a year and a half, it should.  Our ward is great--lots of good people.  I am still the YW President, which to me is sort of a joke.  Especially, Girls Camp!!  JIM is the Stake YM secretary.  We both started working as ordinance workers in the Mesa Temple in September.  We love it so much.  It’s challenging and rewarding in more ways than I can explain.  We keep saying, “This is the best church job we’ve ever had.”  We work the first shift on Thurs. and Friday.  The blessings of the Temple are so amazing. We’re just so grateful to be able to do this.

SAM and JENN are still in Austin, Texas.  They have added a new little guy to their family:  GIDEON CLAUDE ADAIR born Feb. 10, 2010.  BERKELEY (7) and ATTICUS (5)   are doing great in school and are busy and cute and we miss them!!  We feel bad that we hardly even know little Gideon.  Jenn still works for the Univ. of Texas and Sam is still an attorney.  He and a partner started their own firm.  

CHAD and MEAGEN live in Mesa.  Little EMILY is a year old now and cute as a button.  She is trying to walk and loves to get into everything.  It’s been fun having her close by, HOWEVER, Chad and Meagen are moving to Denver after Christmas.  I’m going to miss them so much (esp. little Emily).  Oh, I’ll miss all of them!!!     

TOM left in April to sell security systems in Savanna, Georgia.  He came back to Queen Creek in September and is living with us right now.  He sort of takes over 2 rooms - bedroom and office at the other end of the house.  Some days, I hardly even see him. 

ALEX got home from his mission to Brazil in February.  He went up to Provo for Summer School and also got a job working at APX.  He continued to work there Fall semester and is getting ready to go up to Rexburg for Winter Semester in January.  Br-r-r-r-!!  It’s cold up there!!!  I think he’ll be shocked by how cold it is.   

The pictures above:  Jim and; Kathy @ Molly Butler’s in Greer.  

Emily's First Birthday!  Happy Girl!!                    

Meeting Alex at the airport when he came home from Brazil.  Tom, Alex, me, Jim, Chad, Meagen and Emily.

  

  

                                                                           Berkeley and Atticus

          We hope 2011 will be full of lots of good things for each of you.

We’ll be thinking of you and praying for you.  May the Lord bless you.

Love,    

Jim and Kathy