Well, our winter break is coming to a close. It has been a nice relaxing three-week break. We have all enjoyed sleeping in, reading and having some time to do some things locally that we haven’t had time to do previously.

Our family went with some friends sightseeing and saw some of the local famous sites of Saqqara, Memphis, and went inside two of the Giza pyramids. The pyramids were very hot and stuffy. It was cool to go inside, but we were glad we were there in Dec and not July.


We had a nice Christmas. Everyone received some nice gifts they were looking forward to. Our family got a blue-ray player and some blue-ray movies for Christmas and signed up for Netflix. We have been watching a lot of movies together. X-box and Wii games were hits from Christmas. Nick loved his dancing cow that Jonah got for him.



New Years Eve found us doing our family’s traditional fondue dinner, which we enjoy so much. Being is Cairo hasn’t changed many of those great traditions.















We are able to watch football bowl games here, although they are on at crazy times. Todd was thrilled to see his Utes win the Sugar Bowl and have an undefeated season.

We are all excited about Todd’s sister Emily having a new baby girl on Jan 2nd. Her name is Melody Ann. She is beautiful and we are glad that she and Emily are both doing well.

Jonah and Nick start their next basketball league games next week. Jonah played for the Middle School team. They came in 2nd in Cairo and Jonah had a good season.

Bekah has been busy reading “Great Expectations” for school. She has had extra time to watch movies and keep in touch with friends in VA.

Michele celebrated her 42nd birthday on Jan 6th. We hired a Thai chef and his wife to come and cook a delicious and beautiful Thai meal for us. What a nice treat. She’d also like to add, that if you enjoyed reading “The Lord of the Rings”, she has found a series very similar called “The Wheel of Time”, and she highly recommends it. It is a very long series, but very enthralling.

Todd and Jonah are getting ready for the Giants vs. Eagles game. They are giving each other a hard time about who is going to win.

Well, like I mentioned, it has been a quiet and relaxing break. School starts next Sunday, Jan 11th. We hope that you had a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year!