Put Put Golf

Tonight, Tami and I and the kids decided to leave the constraints of our basement apartment and go on a family outing and play miniature golf at Trafalga in Orem. Tami's not the biggest mini golf fan, but I enjoy it and we thought the kids would too. Everyone had a ball. Somewhere in between keeping Isaac from picking up our own golf balls and keeping him from climbing inside the little houses, we were able to keep score. I of course was under par. Tami didn't keep track herself. The kids did surprisingly well through 18 holes. I even won a free game pass for getting 1 of the 4 balls into the special outhouse toilet on the 18th hole. Good fun and good times!

Merry Christmas 2005!!!

We decided to use our blog site to post our family newsletter this year. Feel free to post any comments you like and don't forget to check out other posts in our blog.

2005 has been a wonderful year for our family. As we look back on the past year, we are grateful for the many blessing we have received and the opportunities we have had. A lot has changed in our lives. Here is a brief update…

Kevin continues to work at Novell in the support department. This August he had the chance to travel to Japan with business and learned a lot about the culture in a short period of time. He enjoyed the trip and appreciates the travel opportunities he has through work. Kevin spent much of January and February refinishing our basement. After about a year of hard work, we were finally able to resolve all of the flooding issues and put our home back in order. Only a few months after completely everything, we decided, somewhat suddenly, to put our home up for sale. Our home sold rather quickly and we are now living in a basement apartment while our new home (also in Spanish Fork) is under construction. We should be moving in sometime this spring. Kevin is looking forward to all of the projects this new home will offer (sort of). Kevin has served as the Executive Secretary and a primary teacher in the ward this year.


Tami decided earlier this year to resume her former running hobby (something she hadn’t done much of since Brooklyn was born). She ran in several races throughout the summer and is planning to run a marathon next year. She also started working a few early morning hours per week at a Residential Treatment Center in Spanish Fork, which she really enjoys. It has been a nice opportunity for her to get involved again in social services. Tami tagged along with her sister and brother-in-law on a trip to Southern California while Kevin was in Japan. She and the kids had a great time camping on the beach, visiting the Wild Animal Park, touring a submarine, and seeing Kevin’s family. Tami has served in the primary and on the Enrichment committee in the ward.





Brooklyn started preschool this year. As part of her classes, she has both a gymnastics and dance class each week, which she really enjoys. Brooklyn had her first dance recital this past week, and although she got a little stage-fright, looked extremely cute. Brooklyn has enjoyed the adventure of living in the basement apartment of the “red house,” especially since her and Isaac get a TV in their room. She loved her trip to Yellowstone this summer with her cousins and is excited to go on a Disney Cruise next month so that she can spend her birthday with Mickey Mouse. Brooklyn is looking forward to starting Sunbeams next year.

Isaac has grown a ton in the past year, and his big smile has kept up with his size. He and Brooklyn have been mistaken for twins more than once and are the best of friends. Isaac is very energetic enjoys the opportunity he has to go to gymnastics each week to work off some of his energy. He is great at swinging on the bars and walking on the “tricky” balance beam. Isaac got over his fear of the ocean this summer thanks to a little help from Uncle Mike and developed a love of sand crabs and splashing in the waves. Isaac has acquired his sister’s love for anything Disney and had fun visiting Disneyland in January. He started nursery this year, and we’re hopeful that sometime before Sunbeams he’ll warm up to it all.



We hope this holiday season finds you all healthy and happy. We appreciate the love and support we feel from you, our family and friends. We are grateful for the role of the Savior in our lives and strive to be more like Him. We wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy 2006!

Love,

The Fenns

Santa at the Spanish Fork Library

Getting ready to run the Alpine Slide in Park City

Hiking around in Yellowstone.

Happy Easter!

We have a hole!!!

After months and months of waiting, we finally have visual confirmation that our home is being built. They dug the hole yesterday and were supposed to get the foundation poured today, but not sure if that will happen or not. We're pretty excited though. As you can see from the picture, the square area in front where it is deeper is where the room will be under the garage. That will be our little home theater room. They build an engineered suspended slab for the garage floor that can support the weight of the cars and that allows for a good 450 sq foot room that doesn't have any supports at all. Because the room has concrete on all four sides, it's like a sound envelope. Anyway we'll keep the pictures coming as they continue on the construction.

Cousin Reunion

Thanks to Amy, we were able to have a little get together on Sunday over at Curtis' new home in Provo. On the menu were the infamous Fenn tacos, which I'm sorry to say I've never had before. They were a little greasy but very tasty. Brian, David and Dusty had come up for the weekend to go snowboarding and dropped in too, along with Stephanie, Amanda and her husband Brent. Brooklyn and Isaac were a little shy at first, but that didn't last long. Brooklyn's new favorite friend is Curtis. They're pals now. Even on the way home, she kept saying "Dad, I like Curtis and I like Curtis' house." I'm sure it had nothing do to do with the huge LoveSac there that they played on and nothing to do with how Curtis chased them around the house until he started to feel his Fenn tacos come up the wrong way. Oh well. It was a good time to visit and enjoy each others company. We're even getting some stained glass to put in our new home from Curtis since he is now the master stained glass craftsman. (Top row: Stephanie, Dusty, Amy, David, Brian. Bottom row: Kevin, Isaac, Tami, Curtis, Brooklyn, Amanda, Brent).

Happy Birthday Isaac!

Isaac turned the big "2" today! We actually celebrated his birthday yesterday up at Grandma Marva's house with the family. He got some pretty cool gifts including a huge pack of dinosaurs, a big 4x6 rug with roads and streets on it to drive his cars on, some clothes including some glow-in-the-dark dinosaur PJ's and his very own Mr. Potato Head. Too many toys to keep track of. Tami and I made a pretty cool birthday cake though. We got the idea out of a magazine. The cake in the picture is the end result. We baked a 9x13 yellow cake and then cut them into squares, stacked them on top of each other and then poured green glaze all over it. Isaac is a pretty cute kid. He sure has grown a lot in the last year. Pretty soon he'll pass up Brooklyn! Happy Birthday Isaac!

Santa Claus is coming to town

The Christmas season is in full swing. The kids are enjoying the many Christmas lights that line the homes in the area. Isaac is very good at picking them out. On Saturday, Brooklyn and I went on a Daddy-Daughter date and saw The Polar Express on an IMAX screen in 3D. If you thought the original was amazing, seeing it in 3D is incredible. I'm not sure how they do it, but it adds a whole new dimension (literally) to the movie. It was like we were actually riding the train. This evening we went to the library for Family Night . . . one of the bonuses of living in Spanish Fork. Every Monday the have Family Night where they read stories and play games. And of course tonight Santa Claus came. Brooklyn was very excited that "Santa was working at our library tonight".