Christmas Letter 2008

Dear Family and Friends,
It is time again to reflect on the past year and think about all of the wonderful things that have happened and all the growth we have made. It has been a very busy year and one that will have wonderful memories for us forever.
The year began with a fun trip to Disneyland for Christy, Danna and Anya with their friends the Kizerians. Gary stayed home and enjoyed the peace and quiet and got homework done. The trip was a lot of fun. The girls loved visiting with the Princesses and riding the rocket ride. All too soon it was time to go home and for mom to go back to work.
In March Gary had a trip of his own to Ecuador to pick Michael up from his mission. We hadn’t been able to send him to get Ryan and very much wanted him to have the experience of visiting one of his son’s missions. (Maybe someday we’ll be able to go visit the West Indies with Ryan!) It was an exciting trip with visits to families Mike had worked with, getting wet after standing under a tree filled with Iguana’s (use your imagination), missed flights and 1:00 am arrival times. We were glad to have them both safe and sound. We turned around two weeks later and made a trip to CA for Ryan and Amanda’s marriage in the LA temple. What a great trip! Much of our family made the trip as well and we had a wonderful time celebrating their marriage and are excited to have Amanda in our family.
Michael didn’t waste any time after his mission and we had another wedding at the end of May when Mike and Kristin were married in the St. George temple. What a wonderful experience to have both boys back from their missions and married in the temple. We had a great time visiting with family again and have enjoyed having Mike and Kristin so close as they have made their home in St. George while Mike goes to school.
Summer quickly came and went with a trip to CA to visit Ryan and Amanda and taking Gary to Disneyland so he could enjoy the girls and their excitement. Ryan and Amanda spent one day with us and it was a lot of fun although it was the hottest day ever with 100 degree heat and 98 percent humidity. We survived even though daddy wasn’t too happy about it. Danna wants to go back and asks about it almost every day. As soon as daddy is finished with his homework it is back to Disneyland for the Lindberg family.
Fall returned and Christy began her second year teaching at VVHS in Mesquite. She got a new principal, Mr. Wilson, who was Gary’s boss last year at Mack Lyon and she has enjoyed this year greatly. Mr. Wilson is a lot of fun and makes life exciting with his community feeds, fun activities and student support. It is exactly the kind of place every teacher dreams of working in. Gary continues to work on his degree although the program he was working with has finished. He is picking up days here and there in Mesquite to sub but keeps busy doing his homework and keeping the house running.
Danna and Anya have a new babysitter this year and love going to the Clevenger’s every day. In fact they often ask to go on Saturdays. Shane, Jen and the boys are just like a second family and have been a great blessing! It is comforting to know that the girls are loved and well cared for. When we left Vegas we tried to get Tutu to come with us but she was too attached to her own grandchildren to leave. In the Clevenger’s we have found the next best thing and feel very grateful to Heavenly Father for inspiring them to move to Beaver Dam. We look forward to building friendships with them and other families that we have met in our Littlefield Ward.
I am sure that this letter could go on and on with all of the fun adventures and wonderful experiences we have had this year but we must let you go. Please remember that we love you all and are grateful to have such wonderful support in our lives. We wish you all a Merry Christmas and look forward to sharing a Happy New Year with you all!
The Lindberg Family
Gary, Christy, Danna and Anya