Our E-Christmas Letter 2008. (By Isaiah & Rachel)

Merry Christmas everyone! We hope that you are all doing well and have had an enjoyable time with your families this season. As is characteristic of all Christmas letters here's our annual recap, Facebook style.

Rachel...
... is enjoying teaching and loves her students. They are a great joy to her and she misses them over school breaks.
... has sold her first artwork for Studio Eighty Twenty!!!
... is taking piano lessons on Monday nights and loves it!
... has started making jewelry and loves making homemade cards.
... has enjoyed co-leading Artful Worship at Compass church with Isaiah. It's been a blast meeting every Thursday night with friends to do art together.
... ran the Portland Marathon
... purchased a "Buddy" scooter to relive her European memories and for cheap gas. It only costs us $1.65 to go 70+ miles.
... loves Mama Mia and is constantly singing Abba now and dancing at home.
... loves the church they are plugged into in Vancouver.
... falls more in love with her husband every day.

Isaiah...
... has been enjoying painting and is looking into going back to school to focus on art and teaching.
... has enjoyed spending time painting and discussing art with his Dad in his art studio.
... also loves the church he's been plugged into and has enjoyed getting to know the people there
... is the other co-leader of Artful Worship and loves it. It's been great producing art together on a common theme and seeing what each person comes up with.
... is thankful to be married to such a wonderful woman.
... enjoyed training for and running the Portland Marathon with Rachel and his brother Casey.
... also really enjoyed traveling to Bigfork, Montana this last summer, going out to dinner at Showtime and Invite with Rachel, spending time with family and going to the Bigfork Summer Playhouse.
... loves that Rachel is an awesome chef and believes she can make a great meal out of anything.
{Rachel thinks Isaiah trying to suck up to her for that last comment}

We love you all and wish everyone a great new year!

Isaiah and Rachel