The Gary and Carol Cramer family Christmas letter 2011- linolium block print by Heather

Merry Christmas 2011 from the Gary and Carol Cramer family

Cameron, Jake, Kyle, Heather, Ashleigh

Here we are at Lake Powell (July), one of our favorite places!

Gary: I am still re-modeling the house while I teach school and announce basketball games.   In April we went to California with Cameron and toured his mission on our way to the Long Beach Grand Prix. I have the best church job ever-playing the piano in Primary.

Carol: I have been doing a little of everything: quilting, art, reading, and swimming, wedding flowers, and holding the hammer for Gary. My quilt group is also my “field trip” group;  in addition to our monthly meetings we stayed at a couple of cabins, went to the Utah state fair, “witches night out”, several shopping trips and were even on TV together (Studio 5) in a special about shoes! In June I went to Disneyland with Alice and Laura- kids are way more fun when you wait till they are 19 to take them! In October Heather and I had a great time on a girl trip to Washington DC.

Kyle: I've been busy with school and working for a tax and bankruptcy attorney in Mesa. What little spare time I have gets spent keeping my new jeep running - it's almost 25 years old and constantly needs something. Biking has been on the back burner but I got talked into doing a 24 hour race in February so that better change quickly.

Ash moved to a new school this year. Most of her students don't know swear words yet and don't know how to fight, so it's been heaven compared to last year, especially since she's only working part time! She has been busy working on her thesis, which she successfully proposed and plans to defend in late January. She is also six months pregnant with our future little girl! We are very excited for that. 
Heather: Jake and I have been living it up in Logan, UT.  Some of our favorite things this year have included our indoor soccer team, BYU football, Texas Roadhouse, playing games with family and friends, going to Canada, and making delicious food- we both love to cook.  I am in my third year of teaching middle school art and Jake is about to finish his undergraduate in Biology, with hopes of becoming a dentist.

Cameron: I got home from my mission in March, just in time for the Jeep safari in Moab! I work at Taylor’s bike shop, assemble bikes for Toys R Us and am still looking for a job with more hours. I am studying automotive technology at UVU. I am working on a Bronco, lifting it, and patching and welding up holes in the body. I am also getting to be a pretty excellent bowler! It’s my new hobby.

Have a great Christmas and best wishes for 2012!