Happy Holidays 2017

2017 was a year for the books. In February Jason's job was transferred to Salt Lake City, UT. We sold our house in Ririe, Idaho, had a baby in April, bought a house in Stansbury Park in June, and moved! It has been crazy, but good. We love being back in Utah close to family and it has been fun making new friends. The kids love having friends to play with living close by. Life is good! Here's what we've loved about this year:

Jason AKA "Daddy"

Things He Likes: Playing with his family

Things He Doesn't Like: When the kids don't obey

Favorite Book: A Million Miles In A Thousand Years by Donald Miller

Favorite Food: Crown Burger

Favorite Show:  Studio C

What He'd Buy With $100: He'd put it toward tools

Something He Misses: Our raspberry patch in Idaho

One Dream/Wish: That we'll all be healthy all year

Most Desired Super Power: The power of suggestion

Favorite Memory of 2017: Bryce being born

Biggest Accomplishment in 2017: Selling our house in ID, moving to UT and buying a house here

What He Hopes to Accomplish in 2018: Improve our backyard

Ashley AKA "Mommy"

Things She Likes: Adventures and reading with the kids

Things She Doesn't Like: Messes and whining

Favorite Book: Favorite cookbook this year: Skinnytaste Fast and Slow by Gina Homolka, favorite children's book this year: A Porcupine Named Fluffy by Helen Lester

Favorite Food: Bryce

Favorite Show: Random Acts

What She'd Buy With $100: A huge set of Magformers (magnetic building blocks)

Something She Misses: Living 5 minutes from a x-country ski course and her raspberry patch

One Dream/Wish: That her kids would never grow up (but also that they would never whine or cry)

Most Desired Super Power: A Grateful Heart

Favorite Memory of 2017: Doing a walking tour of the neighborhood Christmas lights with her girls all bundled up and pushing baby dolls in strollers

Biggest Accomplishment in 2017: Bryce Jason Eldredge born April 19, 2017

What She Hopes to Accomplish in 2018: Earn her Young Women medallion (this time as a YW leader) before going to Prince Edward Island this summer

Avery AKA "Rooster" (6)

Things She Likes: Spelling words backwards, riding her bike home from school, playing with friends

Things She Doesn't Like: Doing her chores

Favorite Book: Books that teach about animals

Favorite Food: Cheese and candy

Favorite Show: PJ Masks

What She'd Buy With $100: Ten cool things for $10 each

Something She Misses: Idaho!

One Dream/Wish: To fly

Most Desired Super Power: Super Hearing

Favorite Memory of 2017: Cornbelly's 

Biggest Accomplishment in 2017: Winning 2nd place in her age group in the Battle of the Bluegill Triathlon!

What She Hopes to Accomplish in 2018: Get 1st place in the triathlon

June AKA "Bug" (4)

Things She Likes: Being fancy and dancing

Things She Doesn't Like: Getting in trouble

Favorite Book: All the princess books, like Moana

Favorite Food: All kinds of candy

Favorite Show: All the princess movies

What She'd Buy With $100: Everything in the store that's a toy

Something She Misses: Our old house and all the snow in Idaho!

One Dream/Wish: Be in a movie

Most Desired Super Power: The power to walk through walls

Favorite Memory of 2017: Christmas Eve fondue

Biggest Accomplishment in 2017: Coming in 1st in the Eldredge Fam in the Step Into Spring Color Run

What She Hopes to Accomplish in 2018: Start Kindergarten and learn to ride a bike without training wheels

Ross (2)

Things He Likes: Playing wiff cars wiff mom

Things He Doesn't Like: Getting hurt or embarrassed

Favorite Book: Little Blue Truck books

Favorite Food: Whatever is in front of him at the moment (as long as it's not a leafy green)

Favorite Show: PJ Masks

What He'd Buy With $100: An eating shark wiff a button to open its mouth and eat

Something He Misses: Our old house and our cows and pigs and cats and goat

One Dream/Wish:  He wishes he had no training wheels so he could ride his bike

Most Desired Super Power: Super Finding Power

Favorite Memory of 2017: Riding a scooter to his sisters' swimming lessons in the summer

Biggest Accomplishment in 2017: Learned to ride a bike with training wheels

What He Hopes to Accomplish in 2018: Take swimming lessons

Bryce AKA "Noodle" (8 mo.)

Things He Likes: Seeing his family, army crawling, baths, and smiling

Things He Doesn't Like: Babysitters

Favorite Book: Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? by Bill Martin Jr. 

Favorite Food: Scrambled eggs

Favorite Show: Watching the daily circus that is the Eldredge household 

What He'd Buy With $100: Formula, diapers and wipes

Something He Misses: Heaven

One Dream/Wish: Eat solid foods

His Super Power: Super Smiling Power

Favorite Memory of 2017: The swings at the Porter Way Park

Biggest Accomplishment in 2017: Arriving on earth on April 19, 2017

What He Hopes to Accomplish in 2018: Learn to walk and talk

There is so much to be thankful for and to love about 2017. Above all, we are thankful for the gospel of Jesus Christ and to know that we will be a family forever. We love each other and we love you! Happy New Year!

The Eldredges