Christmas Letter 2015

2015 has been a year of new adventures!

The year started out with announcing our exciting news... Baby #4 on the way! And it just got busier from there. In February my grandma passed away after a long battle with dementia and I am so thankful we were able to make the trip up to Boise for her funeral. Just a couple days later Travis was offered a position in Cedar City Ut- still with Rocky Mountain Power.

He accepted and a whirlwind began. We hurriedly packed up our house and headed south. We were so blessed with lots of help from so many friends and family. My parents let us stay at their home in St. George while we sold our rental and our home. It's hard to believe we pulled it all off in just over 3 months! We are forever grateful to everyone who helped us pack, clean, repair, load and unload we couldn't have done it without the help.

We purchased a new home in the country just outside of the city limits in Cedar City. We got moved in and somewhat settled just in time because on July 7 we welcomed baby Hendrix Marcel Rhynsburger into the family! He surprised us by making his grand entrance 9 days early. He has been the sweetest most patient baby and the perfect addition to our - not so little- family. His siblings adore him and Axel has lovingly nicknamed him "teeny baby".

Ethan is now in 3rd grade! He has loved the new adventure of moving and making new friends. He tried playing flag football this year and learned he's not quite the athlete but he went out and tried! He loves his computer coding club at school and wants to be a video game developer. He's doing really well at school and loves to read and learn!

Chloë is just a year behind in 2nd grade and is loving it. She's our little academic and hates to miss a day of school, she adjusted quickly to the new school and has made lots of friends. She loves writing stories and reading. She took dance this year and had a ball. She's looking forward to signing up again next year!

Axel is 2 and is our little wild man. He doesn't walk anywhere- he runs! He loves to jump and test his limits... Which occasionally ends in injury but he's a tough little guy! Axel loves being a big brother and helping with Hendrix. He is so sweet always wanting to hug and kiss baby and even sharing toys with him!

I have been keeping busy with all the kids and their activities as well as making our new house a home. I always enjoy learning new crafts and making fun hats and things for the kids. Travis is enjoying his new position at work and living only 5 minutes away- and we defintly love seeing him more! Of course he now has lots of projects at home and is working on finishing the basement and fencing in the backyard.

We are looking forward to exploring our new area and hopefully settling down for a bit!

We hope you all have a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!

Love,
The Rhynsburger's--
Alexie, Travis, Ethan, Chloë, Axel,  Hendrix