My Valentine

I do enjoy this time of year. Valentines has always been one of my favorite holidays. Not so much in high school where I would have loved to have a boyfriend to actually celebrate it with, but never did. Now, however, that I'm married to an amazing, Supermanish, husband, Valentines rocks because we can celebrate our love for one another with little gestures of indearment. So now I will make a tribute to the man I love: He is a hard worker with ambition and drive who works day and sometimes night, to perfect his work and provide for our family. For those of you who don't know what he does, Mike owns his own businesses, yes that is plural. He has a company called Mike Chenoweth Films, where he does cooperate video production and marketing. He also owns a business called Reel Classroom, where he developes training videos within the film and video relm. He amazes me with what he does and he is brilliant in his industry. He is also a one-of-a-kind daddy. He has an office in our home where he can do a lot of his work, thus making him very flexible to the needs of our family, particularly the kids. I work 2 days a week and Mike works out his crazy schedule so he can be available to take care of the kids on the days I'm working so we don't have to worry about babysitters. This is just one of the many ways we compliment each other.
Mike is also very selfless in his callings in church. Right now he is the Elders Quorum President and devotes many hours every week to make sure the members of our ward are taken care of. He never hesitates to voluteer when help is needed. Everyone knows he is a "go to guy" because you can go to him if you need anything whether it be hard labor or advise.
He is loved and respected by so many people that if I made a list it would go on forever, but of all of his admirers I put myself at the top of the list. Mike, thanks for your love and companionship. I look forward to spending forever with you.
Love,
Kimber

Welcome to our family!

Since Mike isn't ready to have another human child yet we have adopted a canine child instead. This is Apollo, like the Greek god. The name is appropriate since he has little dog syndrome, and he is the newest addition to our family. He is 4 1/2 months old and has as much energy as our kids. We are hoping they all wear each other out. He is very smart and already knows a bunch of commands like sit and shake and best of all, he is already potty trained. We have fallen in love with the little guy already, how can you not, just look at those eyes. The kids are beside themselves with glee. They are so excited that if they were dogs there would be little puddles all over the house if you know what I mean. He is acclimating to our house well and we are very happy to have him.

Winter so Far....

I would call this winter a success thus far. We've been blessed with a boat-load of snow (and I say blessed because I love it!) and have enjoyed every minute of it. Well, not the 1 1/2 hour drive home from Salt Lake on snow packed roads the other day, but for all intents and purposes we have enjoyed it. The kids are back in school and post-holiday life goes on. We have had a few near-death experiences sledding, my kids are adrenaline junkies, followed by the all important hot chocolate fix. Christmas was, of coarse, wonderful and News Years comes with many resolutions, all of which will be completely followed (for a few days). We've even managed a trip the the Utah Museum of Natural History where the kids loved the bugs and dinosaurs. But being inside my cozy home surrounded by my family while the snow flies outside has been my favorite activity of all. I love this time of year.