Dear friends and family,
2013 is coming to a close and what a year it’s been! The biggest news is the upcoming arrival of a
new baby GIRL in January! In November we
moved back across the country to Logan, Utah.
We are thankful to be in a familiar place with old friends, family and
great doctors. You know us, we like to
have all the changes at once.
Heber left the space division at the Naval Research Lab and was
quickly scooped up by his old manager back at Space Dynamics Lab. He continued
to take guitar lessons and to be Leo’s absolute favorite person. As a summer project, he built a pair of
Adirondack chairs. He’s been figuring
out how to build his own hand tools and has a growing collection.
Gentri was happy to be home with Leo. She has been hard at work in the glass studio
this year and mastered several new techniques including making fish. She was able to take some extra classes
including a course in the hot shop doing glass blowing. She served as the secretary for the Virginia
Firebirds, a chapter of ISGB and taught classes at the local bead store. She served on the ward Relief Society
Activities Committee and on Mormon Prom (google it, seriously.) In between everything else, she managed to
complete all 120 hours of training to receive her real estate license.
Leo turned 2 in November.
Over the course of this year, he learned how to walk and talk. He has become quite the curious guy and is
obsessed with anything that moves (trains, cars, planes….). He has really grown into a little boy this
past year. He loves to be outside and we
spent a lot of time at some beautiful parks.
We were very active with our playgroup and friends and had many
wonderful times.
The Green Family Bed and Breakfast was in full swing this year with
visitors from all over the continental US.
We enjoyed sharing the sights in DC with all of them. Unfortunately, we ran out of pillow mints and
had to close up shop.
We rented a beach house in Outer Banks, NC with some friends in
September. The highlight for us, besides
spending time on the beach, was watching Heber hang glide at 2,000 feet. You’ve got to do something big to celebrate
turning 30!
To say goodbye to the DC area, we did a lot of sightseeing. We visited all our favorite haunts like
Eastern Market, the Botanical Gardens, the Air and Space Museum and Old Town
Alexandria. We visited some new spots
like George Mason’s Home (amazing!), Intercourse, PA and Hershey, PA.
As we closed the Virginia chapter, we realized how blessed we have
been with good friends and support in all chapters of our life. We appreciate you all and wish you the
happiest of holiday seasons!
Love,
Heber, Gentri, Leo and new baby girl
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