Dear Friends and Family –
Merry Christmas! We have had
another fantastic year in the Rothlisberger house and are so grateful for this
opportunity to reflect on 2015 and count our many blessings!
Our biggest blessing this
year arrived in a tiny screaming bundle in March, three weeks early and in the
middle of a complete kitchen renovation! Reagan Mei was born just one day
before Madison’s 5th birthday and has been the joy of all our lives
ever since! Now, almost nine months later, our cute baby girl is crawling all
over, has six teeth and a smile that lights up the room! She is the favorite in
our house and has two devoted big sisters who just can’t get enough of her.
Madison even told us that she doesn’t need any Christmas presents this year
because Reagan is her best present. While the 12 months it took us to get
pregnant with her were some of the most trying and difficult of our lives, she
has definitely been worth the wait!
McKinley continues to delight
us with her larger-than-life personality! She loves being the crazy one in our
house and can get away with almost anything just by turning that mischievous
grin on us. It was tough on her when Madison started school and she lost her
best buddy during the day, but she has lots of fun playing with Reagan and has started
doing her own activities. She’s part of a weekly playgroup and started
gymnastics this fall, but her favorite thing is Mommy School. In just the few
short months we’ve been doing school activities, she has learned to recognize,
sound out and write all her upper and lower case letters! I’m not pushing
reading since she still has plenty of time before school, but she’s getting
ready! She also does her eye exercises every day and has improved a lot in that
area. She gets lots of compliments on her glasses!
After what seemed like years
of waiting (to her, anyway) Madison started kindergarten this year! She loves
absolutely everything about school, including her teacher Mrs. Barnes. She’s
been able to read for over a year and is now up to reading 100+ page chapter
books so the academic side is pretty easy for her. But she loves all the
projects and crafts they do and especially loves PE, which is a surprise! She
also started doing karate this year and has grown leaps and bounds in her confidence
level. She’s still our sensitive one, but this makes her the best big sister
around as she is always quick to help out or comfort Reagan and McKinley. I’m
very grateful for the sweet spirit she brings into our family.
Life with these three cute
girls definitely keeps me busy! In addition to our normal routines, this year
we’ve also enjoyed trips to Mississippi, Idaho (twice), California, and
countless weekend jaunts to St Johns as well as a move from Mesa to Gilbert,
our fifth address in seven years! We love our new home and neighborhood and
have really enjoyed the community parks and pools! I’m blessed with two
callings in our ward, Primary teacher and Choir Director! Both keep me on my
toes. In my rare spare time, I still love to craft and blog!
After a lifetime of hardwork
and dedication, Jordan officially left his student status behind and graduated
from SCO in May! We had a blast spending a week in Mississippi seeing old
friends and celebrating his accomplishments. He started work in July and currently
sees patients at four different private practices in the East Valley. He loves
his work and enjoys getting different perspectives on practicing from all four
locations. Hopefully one day we’ll put all that knowledge to good use in our
own practice! In addition to finally counting our own paychecks, he is also the
Financial Clerk in our ward and enjoys serving wherever he can.
So there you have it! We’re
happy, healthy and living it up! We’re especially grateful for the opportunity
to celebrate our Savior and reflect upon His incredible life this holiday
season. We hope this letter finds you doing the same. May your days be merry
and bright!
– Jordan, Jen, Madison,
McKinley and Reagan
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