Henry fam update & pics at our reunion!

Damon & I with the boys who have us wrapped around their little fingers! We adore these three guys...more to come in January........

For a couple of days after Shavonne's graduation, we were able to enjoy our happy, busy, growing family. How we miss these awesome young people and little ones! 

The BYU kids, Spencer & Kiana

Spencer is finishing up his Neuroscience degree and Kiana is finishing in Spanish with a Chem minor. She works as a science TA and also fundraising for BYU. He manages some research in Dr. Kay's sleep lab  and at PRA Research as a sleep tech.

 

Sherry, Felix, and Johannes

Sherry is still working as a Project Management intern at FamilySearch. Felix is working at his opera singing, learning to run and climb, and being a bilingual baby genius. Johannes is finishing his degree in Ancient Near Eastern Studies and pre-med.

Luckily we don't have to miss Victoria, yet

Tori is trying to keep busy with her service mission, she has been the guinea pig for service missionaries in this area and we are working to make sure she is able to volunteer in areas where she can be with real live people often enough. She also does family history work on her home computer and sometimes gets to go out with the sister missionaries from the Vancouver mission.

Shavonne, Johnny, Jordan, and Michael

Johnny is learning to crawl and has a great voice! Shavonne finally has some time to knit and crochet after finishing school, between chasing boys and Young Women. Michael is enjoying his work at Great American Insurance and doing Kentucky stuff like hunting. Jordan is talking, entertaining his brother, and being a loving, energetic little 2 year old growing his independence. 

Sherry was always the instigator in our family, she definitely has met her match. haha

Our three smart sons!

And four brilliant daughters!


I will recap the reunion fun next time.

2017

Much much overdue Henry updates. My hands are tired a lot from typing/mousing at work so I have not updated the blog for way too long. My apologies to you and myself since it is an important family history tool!

This year Damon & I celebrated our 28th Anniversary

Jordan & Johnny (Photo by Hope Staves Photography)

Little brother Johnny!

Michael & Shavonne had a whirlwind summer, they bought a house and had a baby all within a month! They live just south of Cincinnati Ohio. Jordan is the most loving big brother to Johnny that we could imagine, he is a little whirlwind of energy & joy. We miss him terribly, along with his terrific parents.

Another child graduated from BYU

Sherry (and baby) at the Harris Fine Arts Center, BYU Class of 2017

Sherry & Johannes welcomed baby Felix a few weeks after Sherry graduated with a degree in Theater Arts with a minor in Management. She is working for FamilySearch, mostly from home but in the office a couple of days a week when Johannes is home with the baby. 

Isn't he just a doll? He loves to "sing" and "talk" a lot and has a high pitched squeal like his mommy did. He resembles both parents, I think!

Spencer found the love of his life! 

Spencer & Kiana Moon Henry

Photos by Heather Gibert Photography

 After serving in Guácimo Costa Rica, these two became friends who wrote each other over the 6 months Kiana was still on the mission & Spencer was home at BYU. When she returned they had some classes together with other mission friends, hit it off, & eventually Spencer somehow convinced her she couldn't live without him.

 Spencer & Kiana are such a great team, they are both studying science & Spanish at BYU, Kiana plans to teach and currently is a TA for Physical Science & coaches a jump rope team, while Spence hooks people up to a zillion instruments for sleep studies, takes their blood, does MRI's, & manages the other research assistant students for Professor Kay. They hope to spend some time in Pittsburgh this coming year so Spencer can study there for a semester, he will take the MCAT the following Spring. They both love reading Harry Potter.

I just have to mention what an amazing gift all of our children's new families are to our family. The Moons love Spencer like another set of parents, as it should be, and offer the kids support & excellent advice as well as a terrific example. We have been so blessed with our children in law and their families.

Last but never least, we have another missionary serving (and we didn't even have to say goodbye to her, Sister Henry is serving here in Vancouver and living at home!)

Tori also graduated from high school this year, she plans to attend either LDS Business College or BYU-I after her mission. We took her to Hawaii for her senior Spring Break #spoiledyoungestchild 

2017 has been another wonderful year for the Henry family. We are all healthy, including our parents, we have jobs we enjoy, are able to travel a bit to visit the distant children & grandchildren, & love our church family we are blessed to serve as well as receive service from. Damon is really enjoying his time in the Bishopric, Lisa is getting to know the 14-15 year old girls in her new assignment, & Tori is also serving as our Ward Chorister. 

God bless you, may your new year be full of goodness and hope.

and GO DUCKS!

Ups and downs of life.

Michael and Shavonne are getting married May 9th in the St. George Temple. They met while serving together in Long Beach while Mike visa waited there for 7 months, became friends when they were both at BYU last summer, and found they really loved spending time together and decided to make it eternal. They both work at the Missionary Training Center and are finishing their junior years at BYU.

Sherry is loving every minute of her mission you can read her fun and entertaining stories about it here.

Spencer was accepted to BYU last week, and is finishing his mission papers. He'll graduate from Prairie High School and Clark College both, in June

Tori is doing really well with school, has a Dr. Who instagram fan page, and is finally starting to get excited about Personal Progress

Damon is job hunting, his employer shipped his off to India so if anyone is looking for a high level, creative, solution finding IT genius (I am not biased at all) with great references and 2 decades of multinational experience, let us know

I have the best coworkers at Crafts Americana, the best Mia Maid class, the best family, and the best friends to pray for us during a time of trial and great blessings. I've been enjoying helping friends with their kids' weddings and making some fun decorations for Mike and Shavonne's wedding luncheon and Vancouver reception in my free time.

I am grateful for my own trials and pray for those who are going through harder times than we are. I love my Savior, my Father in Heaven, and my Church which anchors our family through things that we'd rather not have to deal with, but are part of living on earth.
Phillipians 4:13 is one of my favorite scriptures.

Chevron Pillow!

I made a half square triangle pieced pillow for the family room, for work.  I love it--even though it isn't perfect.  I have two more cut out!  View my work blog entry about it here.

Yes I am obsessed with yellow and blue!



It looks so cute on my couch!!!