Dear Family and Friends,
It is hard
for us to believe all that we have been blessed with over the last 12
months. It has been the greatest year of
our lives!
2012 held
many special events for us! We were so
excited to attend Natalie’s cousins wedding in Utah in January. It was wonderful to see our family that we
hadn’t seen in years! We went to the
Bountiful temple for our cousin Cornel Jr’s sealing (which was just beautiful)
and we also went to the Salt Lake temple together, a first for us both. It was a great and memorable trip.
In
February we moved from Mesa to Gilbert (just down the road). The day we moved into our new home we had the
best surprise imaginable; we discovered we were pregnant! We couldn’t believe it! This is what we had been waiting and praying
for!
In the
following months we enjoyed many great adventures together. We went to Colorado where we enjoyed spending
time with more of Natalie’s extended family from her Dad’s side. We also went to Seven Falls and rode the cog
railroad all the way to the summit of Pikes Peak.
In July,
we went on a trip with some of our closest friends, the Barneys, to San
Francisco. It was amazing! We drove up the pacific coast highway, went
to the Monterey Bay Aquarium, walked the Golden Gate Bridge, saw the painted
lady houses, visited Santa Cruz and had a scenic train ride, drove Lombard
street, explored Fisherman’s Wharf and Pier 39, ate yummy sea food, toured
Alcatraz and a Jelly Belly Factory, went to the Oakland temple, and on the way
home we spent a day at Yosemite where we hiked (even with Natalie being 6 ½
months pregnantJ). It was a perfect and
unforgettable vacation!
Our
greatest adventure however, came October 7, at 12:34 am when our 7lb 2 oz
perfect baby boy joined our family.
Lincoln John (named for 2 of his GREAT grandfathers) is our dream come
true and not only the best thing that happened to us this year but the greatest
miracle we’ve ever been blessed with. He
is small but strong and his smiles will melt your heart! We like to say he was
our missing “Linc”. J
Justin
also accepted a new and exciting job as a senior accounting analyst, for a
fortune 500 mining company named Freeport McMoRan. He hopes to stay with this company for many
years. Natalie, on the other hand, left
her job so that she could focus all of her attention on taking care of the boys
in her life, and she couldn’t be happier!
2012 will always be special to
us. We are eternally grateful for all
that we have, especially our friends and family. We hope your holidays are filled with fun,
love, and laughter! Merry Christmas!
Lots of Love,
Justin, Natalie, and
Little Lincoln
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