Dear Family and Friends,
Two thousand and six has been a year full of blessings for the Larsen family! The greatest blessing started in February when we were surprised to discover that after 2 years of prayers, we were finally expecting another child! In March we were able to go back to Utah for Dax and Stephanie’s wedding (Derek’s younger brother). While we were there we announced our exciting news by making a shirt for Holley that said “I’m a big sister!” The reactions from both families were priceless! At this point we were extremely grateful to be past the first trimester and a lot less worried about having another miscarriage.
In May we were able to take a great family vacation with the Mayhue’s to San Diego where we were able to enjoy Sea World and playing at the beach. Holley loved the dolphins, and was even able to feed and pet them! In the summer the three of us enjoyed a camping trip in Arizona’s beautiful White Mountains, and at the end of the summer we went back to Utah again to visit family.
As the baby’s due date (Sept 24) grew closer, Holley proved to be a great “mommy’s helper!” Almost every day she would even help mommy put lotion on her legs and feet once mommy struggled to reach past that belly. She was so excited to be a big sister, and would often comment. “It’s toooooo long for my baby sister to come!”
The end of the pregnancy was rough on Tara as she was uncomfortable, and anxious to hold this baby we’ve waited so long for. The day after her due date, labor was induced in the morning, and lasted until just after midnight and at 12:13 a.m. on September 26, 2006 Brinley Su Larsen was finally here, weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz, and 19 ½ inches long. We were so thrilled to have her here, and blessed that mom Mayhue was able to be here for the birth and for a couple weeks after to help out. Time has flown since Brinley’s Birth, and Tara has commented many times how she wishes the first month of Brinley’s life could have lasted as long as the last month of the pregnancy.
On November 5th, Brinley was given a name and a blessing here in the Thatcher 6th ward. We were grateful that both sets of grandparents were able to travel down to be here.
In December we got one of our Christmas presents early and bought a new Kia Sedona Mini Van. The old Buick that Derek had been driving just wasn’t going to get us many more places, so we decided to buy a new car. Tara’s wanted to be a mini van mom for a while, and we are all excited to have a bigger, nicer vehicle that we can feel better about taking on longer trips.
Derek is currently serving as our ward’s Elders Quorum President, and is still working on his Master’s Degree. He is now Teaching Seminary at Pima High School, which is a one man Seminary. He also still teaches one class at Thatcher, therefore, getting a lot of teasing from his students since the two schools are big rivals. Lately he’s been spending his small amount of free time working on creating storage space in our attic, and on improving his dutch oven cooking skills which he’s recently become quite interested in.
Tara is doing her best to spend as much time with Brinley as she can while she is still small, and loves watching the relationship that Holley is sharing with her new sister. She loves being a mom more than ever and feels so blessed to have two amazing daughters. She is currently serving as our wards “home, family, and personal enrichment leader.” She still enjoys her favorite hobbies, but has been spending less time with them so she can just enjoy her family more.
Holley amazes us with her little personality. She just turned 4 on December 2nd, and is such a loving little child. She loves being a big sister and is a really good helper. She loves to sing to Brinley, and Brinley will smile right back at her when she does. She is a great big sister. She is very excited for Christmas this year and very full of energy as the holiday approaches. A few nights ago she told mommy that she could feel Christmas in her heart. And she also asked why Santa has soap under his sleigh, (One horse soap’n sleigh.) She loves to play with her friends and “frapbook” (scrapbook) with mom. She also enjoys playing “pretend” and dress-up.
Brinley is a very good and happy baby. Right from her first week she has slept very well at night! We even had to wake her up to eat during the night. She’s seldom fussy and very happy. She loves to give a smile and coo to almost anyone who’ll stop and talk to her. Her sweet disposition makes her even more of a joy to have in our home, and we honestly can’t get enough of her. We are so very grateful that she is finally here, and that our family is growing. The Joy we receive from our family is growing too.
As we end 2006 we truly feel that we couldn’t be more blessed. We send you all our love, and wishes that this holiday season leaves you as happy and blessed. Love,
The Larsens
Derek, Tara, Holley, and Brinley
Two thousand and six has been a year full of blessings for the Larsen family! The greatest blessing started in February when we were surprised to discover that after 2 years of prayers, we were finally expecting another child! In March we were able to go back to Utah for Dax and Stephanie’s wedding (Derek’s younger brother). While we were there we announced our exciting news by making a shirt for Holley that said “I’m a big sister!” The reactions from both families were priceless! At this point we were extremely grateful to be past the first trimester and a lot less worried about having another miscarriage.
In May we were able to take a great family vacation with the Mayhue’s to San Diego where we were able to enjoy Sea World and playing at the beach. Holley loved the dolphins, and was even able to feed and pet them! In the summer the three of us enjoyed a camping trip in Arizona’s beautiful White Mountains, and at the end of the summer we went back to Utah again to visit family.
As the baby’s due date (Sept 24) grew closer, Holley proved to be a great “mommy’s helper!” Almost every day she would even help mommy put lotion on her legs and feet once mommy struggled to reach past that belly. She was so excited to be a big sister, and would often comment. “It’s toooooo long for my baby sister to come!”
The end of the pregnancy was rough on Tara as she was uncomfortable, and anxious to hold this baby we’ve waited so long for. The day after her due date, labor was induced in the morning, and lasted until just after midnight and at 12:13 a.m. on September 26, 2006 Brinley Su Larsen was finally here, weighing in at 6 lbs 10 oz, and 19 ½ inches long. We were so thrilled to have her here, and blessed that mom Mayhue was able to be here for the birth and for a couple weeks after to help out. Time has flown since Brinley’s Birth, and Tara has commented many times how she wishes the first month of Brinley’s life could have lasted as long as the last month of the pregnancy.
On November 5th, Brinley was given a name and a blessing here in the Thatcher 6th ward. We were grateful that both sets of grandparents were able to travel down to be here.
In December we got one of our Christmas presents early and bought a new Kia Sedona Mini Van. The old Buick that Derek had been driving just wasn’t going to get us many more places, so we decided to buy a new car. Tara’s wanted to be a mini van mom for a while, and we are all excited to have a bigger, nicer vehicle that we can feel better about taking on longer trips.
Derek is currently serving as our ward’s Elders Quorum President, and is still working on his Master’s Degree. He is now Teaching Seminary at Pima High School, which is a one man Seminary. He also still teaches one class at Thatcher, therefore, getting a lot of teasing from his students since the two schools are big rivals. Lately he’s been spending his small amount of free time working on creating storage space in our attic, and on improving his dutch oven cooking skills which he’s recently become quite interested in.
Tara is doing her best to spend as much time with Brinley as she can while she is still small, and loves watching the relationship that Holley is sharing with her new sister. She loves being a mom more than ever and feels so blessed to have two amazing daughters. She is currently serving as our wards “home, family, and personal enrichment leader.” She still enjoys her favorite hobbies, but has been spending less time with them so she can just enjoy her family more.
Holley amazes us with her little personality. She just turned 4 on December 2nd, and is such a loving little child. She loves being a big sister and is a really good helper. She loves to sing to Brinley, and Brinley will smile right back at her when she does. She is a great big sister. She is very excited for Christmas this year and very full of energy as the holiday approaches. A few nights ago she told mommy that she could feel Christmas in her heart. And she also asked why Santa has soap under his sleigh, (One horse soap’n sleigh.) She loves to play with her friends and “frapbook” (scrapbook) with mom. She also enjoys playing “pretend” and dress-up.
Brinley is a very good and happy baby. Right from her first week she has slept very well at night! We even had to wake her up to eat during the night. She’s seldom fussy and very happy. She loves to give a smile and coo to almost anyone who’ll stop and talk to her. Her sweet disposition makes her even more of a joy to have in our home, and we honestly can’t get enough of her. We are so very grateful that she is finally here, and that our family is growing. The Joy we receive from our family is growing too.
As we end 2006 we truly feel that we couldn’t be more blessed. We send you all our love, and wishes that this holiday season leaves you as happy and blessed. Love,
The Larsens
Derek, Tara, Holley, and Brinley
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