December 27, 2010

with luv: our family letter

Dear everyone,

This year was the best year ever! So greatful for you and your friendships!

Tiffany/Amber/Megan/Nicole is LOVING married life and has non-stop fun all the time being a stay-at-home-mommy. Everyone says TAMN is more hot every day. She was sad to graduate law/biz/med/dental school and not be part of a formal wive's club anymore but exited for the next step in this journey. This year she has ran four half~marathons, gotten certified in Zumba, and served faithfuly as MiaMaid advisor for most of the year before doing an amazing job as activities chair till she was dismantled of that calling a few months ago. She {hearts} vintage, photos of herself, blogging, blogging conferences, all things "design" and "social media"! She is also the tiniest darling preggo, everyone says she is teensy even though she feels ginormous.

Jordan/Jason/Wes/Taylor LOVED graduating law/biz/med/dental school this year and we are SO PROUD of how hard he works for our family!!! He wixed TAMN away on a suprise trip to Hawaii/Cabo/Caribbean {super fun} and took everyone to Lake Pal about a million times, and is super buff, and probably next up for a big deal calling ;)

Alivyiah TreCole and Tridger Kaegren who both turned 21 months! SO CRAZY that they were born 21 months ago and yet somehow they are 21 months old! Can you believe it?? They both graduated pre-preschool in the spring, total tear-jerker, Tridger is an all-boy stud and champ and Alivyiah is a total diva. They read and sign and are oober gifted and dress in etsy only, plus they are exited to be big brothers and sisters to they're new little bro due May 3rd! :)

Happy Holidays to you & your's!
The TAMN family

27 validation's:

Momza said...

reading this fixes my life.
thank you Tamn for pointing out the ridiculous!
May 2011 be SRSLY AWSUM.

Katherine said...

I love that there is no mention of JJWT being fired. :)

myimaginaryblog said...

Short, sweet, and noble of you to hold back from sharing about your recent trails! {People don't want to be burdened with negativity at this time of year.} I'm proud to be part of your inner blog circle though so I can help "comfort those that stand in need of comfort."

Happy New Year! 2011 is totes going to be the year JJWT gets that dream job, I just know it!

kris said...

"SO CRAZY that they were born 21 months ago and yet somehow they are 21 months old! Can you believe it??"

TAMN? It's these perfect, perfect details that keep me so very happy. God bless you and your's, indeed.

Kerry said...

Great job conveniently saying he graduated and ignoring the job thing. No one likes a frowny face. Go The TAMN family!

Janine said...

LURVED you're holiday letter! Thanks for reminding me of all the hi-lites of yr year. But (frown-smile)-- where's the letter from the boy-fetus telling us how awesome it is to be the next special spirit sent to yr famdam?

Natasha said...

Exited! lol best ever

debbie said...

Now I fill guilty. I didn't even THINK about Christmas/Holiday newsletter to catch the world up on our awesome famliy! I guess I was just too busy with the whole "homemade treats on cute plates with a darlink card made of homemade paper, for the neighbors" thing. I hang my head in shame.

Kristen said...

I think "wixed away" is my favorite TAMN phrase ever.

Mhana said...

I didn't send you a Christmas letter because we didn't get one from you so we figured you were too poor for postage or a cute way to display cards from you're friends, {pitysmile}. So let me catch you up. Mhana ran four full marathons, owns her own gym and served as Young Women's president before volunteering to be co-Bishop so she could give good advice about callings. Everyone says her boobs are super-perky NATURALLY (so it isn't gross because they're talking about God's creation), she has FIVE etsy shoppes and has enjoyed running three blogging confrinces. There's no way to know if she's pregnant because her babies are too darling to make mommy chubbalards like some people who are super gross.

Mr. Mhana keeps raking in more dough than you so we can go on our super awesome vacations (see attached photo sheet). Wish you're life could be as grate as ours! (But not really)

KC said...

The tone of this post is perfect, and one of the more subtle ones lately. I dig it.

Sarah said...

Oh man. I want to get wixed away. Too bad my hubby is going overseas for 3 weeks without me for some boring work thing. No wixing here!

Elizabeth Downie said...

SO glad you didn't mention JJWT being fired! That would be SUCH a downer during the holidays. Plus, Christmas letters are no place for honesty.

jdb in AZ said...

Grate newsy letter there, but you didn't mention that your DTD is uber famous cuz he/she just delivered Elton John's son, and you met the surrogate and BOTH fathers during your latest appointment. Becomming a father at age 62 is really out-doing JTTW, big time. I thot EJ's candle burned out long ago.

Little GrumpyAngel said...

Lurve your christmas letter. Makes me feel inferior about my life totally!

dharvey said...

TAMN, I love your newsletter, and Mhana's is hilarious also. Love how so many of these family holiday letters are somehow mysteriously written in the third person XOXO :-)

Kate said...

This is so spot-on. And exactly why my family refuses to send a Christmas letter.

Moniker Challenged said...

I wasn't going to validate, but I thought I'd speak up for the hordes who want to hug you and bring you a giant box of those stupid "gourmet" cupcakes but who are too lazy or busy to do so. A thing worth dissing is a thing worth dissing with finesse. You done good.

Allison said...

You forgot to call Tridg a rockstar *frownsmile*.

Just Another Girl said...

"She {hearts}... photos of herself" LOL OMG cracked up here cause I know women who have 100 different pictures of themselves and just themselves on FB!

Motion DeSmiths said...

OMG I lurve your font. It's either papyrus, curlz or nothing, am I right!? SO SAD that your comment window isn't curlz, but kinda happy that it's like a vintage typewriter.

ANYWAYS, it sounds like you're doing really good, but honestly I can't believe you forgot to mention the Ward Cruise you went on with my Aunt and Uncle. That said it was SUPER FUN and they were impressed by the humble way in which the Mexican people live. It was really touching. Plus you couldve attached pictures of your modest bikini. Oh well!

Little Lovables said...

Was the paper you printed it on handmade and scented with freshly crushed candy canes? or did you email it with a super cute shabby digiscrapbooking border?

I neeed these details!

Token Asian Friend said...

I just love how TAMN's portion is the largest one.

Julie said...

Glad he's do in May. Boys w/ May b-days are always good looking. Hope he doesn't come early, like April. Keepin' my fingers crossed for you!

e said...

"Blogging conferences"

Brilliant. Absolutely brilliant.

I'll stop before I begin, because really, it'd be quite a rant, but if you're reading this and have attended or plan to attend one, you are pretty much everything that is wrong with society.

jennie w. said...

"Wixed". Excellent.

Joel Deehr said...

this blog is seriously so funny. I appreciate the legit LDS women blogs but I appreciate this blog as well to bring some balance! Keep it up.