Pews Update 2019

Merry Christmas! Pews Update 2019

We started out the year with a leaking bathroom upstairs into the bathroom and bedroom downstairs. During this time we were getting ready to send Izak off on the mission. It was crazy. It took months to get a plumber to come diagnose the issue. There is a construction boom going on here and no one has time for a small job! We finally found a guy who does plumbing on the side to fix it. Tim and our neighbors did the dry wall in the upstairs bathroom and the bedroom downstairs. The other bathroom is still torn apart at this writing! Life is full of surprises! We just have to learn to be flexible and patient! Here are some of the surprises we had this year!

Gwen (13) -finished 6^th grade/elementary school

-NOVA award for creative rocket, out of seashells

-first Girl's Camp, had a blast

-piano, sewing and baking classes

-started junior high at Mountain Ridge, great old friends and some great new friends, favorite class: Film Lit

-earned her Young Women Medallion which was a lot of work for one year of doing it

Zane(16)-finished Junior High

-High honor roll award

-traveled to Tennessee for Ultimate Frisbee, had a blast

-learning to drive, needs to take Driver's Ed

-went to Wyoming for Scout Camp and had a blast

-earned his Eagle Scout award, yay!

-played on Utah's Youth Club for Ultimate Frisbee the Swarm, they went to Minnesota got 3^rd in this National Tournament

-started high school at Lone Peak

-won state in mixed (co-ed) Ultimate Frisbee, was on Micah's team

-lots of great friends

Homecoming King & Junior Prince, his good friend Apollo

Micah (17-1/2)- went to Tennessee for Ultimate Frisbee, had a blast

-tore hamstring, not fun, physical therapy every week

-went with Ultimate Frisbee team to Georgia and North Carolina and watched because of hamstring

-school dances, lots of fun

-better by State tournament, got First Team All State despite barely playing all spring

-won State with team

-went to Nationals in Chicago with Ultimate Frisbee Team, got 3^rd pretty great first showing

-went to a Cubs game on trip and ate lots of pizza

-worked as a custodian all summer at the local elementary school

-enjoyed Scout Camp in Wyoming as well

-went to St. George with friends

-Homecoming King and then Mr. Talent in the Sir Knight Pageant

-Flag Football rec team won championship

-won state in mixed (co-ed) Ultimate Frisbee with Zane

-applying for college, thinking about a mission next summer

-lots of great friends

A cool photo taken of Micah at Nationals

Izak, or Elder Pew (19)-entered the MTC in January, serving in the Baltimore Maryland mission (11 months)

-has served in Maryland, West Virginia, Pennsylvania and Virginia so far

-currently made Zone Leader

-learning and growing in his love of God and Christ and his fellow brothers and sisters

-enjoys calling home and catching up on our lives

Emily (22) -at BYU Provo

In Portugal

-loves her economics class

-spent spring and part of summer in Europe, mostly Italy as an au pair, teaching English to the host family's children

-Disney Paris, Notre Dame before the fire (lucky), Portugal, Venice, Rome, Milan, Florence, Switzerland are some highlights

-working at BYU all summer with a few trips here and there

-ward choir director and loving it

Alaska

Timo and Megan-at BYU Provo

-seniors, Applied Stats Bachelor & Masters combined and Conservation/Biology

-summer in Florida for Megan's internship studying dolphins, amazing!

-also a visit to Alaska to Megan's parents

-applying for jobs with graduation in spring

-ward missionary and Primary secretary

Taran and Lisa and Adrian-Taran senior at BYU Provo, Spanish major, Political Science Minor, ward organist

-Still works full-time at Nu Skin but has changed to different position since last year

-graduates in the spring

-Lisa worked part-time at Deseret Book in Orem but quit to be home for Adrian

-trip to Disneyland just the 2 of them and then helped Timo drive to Florida

-Adrian (2) busy as ever and talking up a storm, everyone's favorite

-loves big machines like excavators, garbage trucks, fire trucks...also enjoys baseball and the movie Coco

-looks forward to visiting us every Wednesday, highlight of our week

Tim and Rachelle-Tim is still at Family Search & in the Tabernacle Choir

-Rachelle started working part-time at Deseret Book in American Fork in the distribution part this fall, and loves it

-Rachelle won a trip to Disneyland for 2 so we went in February, it was a blast

-Tim traveled to Nationals in Chicago (Ultimate Frisbee) with Micah and enjoyed the experience especially seeing the Cubs play

-Tim also traveled to Minnesota with Zane for the National YCC tournament for Ultimate Frisbee, got stuck in Denver on the way home and hung out with our friends the Burnsides for couple of days and had a blast (they were great hosts)

-Tim worked every spare moment this spring on the bathrooms and Micah's bedroom, only one bathroom to go!

-looking for a new car is Tim's latest hobby as our old cars are dying off, not a fun surprise

-weekly temple trips, family history, reading, yoga and coming with projects for Tim are Rachelle's hobbies

-basketball, tennis and pickle ball keep Tim active besides hiking or snowshoeing with Rachelle

We hope this season if full joy, peace and love as we focus on our Savior Jesus Christ. He truly loves each of us and knows our sorrows so He can comfort and bless us. The focus on Him daily can bring this same joy and peace we feel during Christmas! We hope you feel His love for you daily this year!

Much love, The Pews