LOVE
from the Flake Family 2012
Danielle and Steve LOVE being done with dental school! Steve is practicing with Pacific Dental in
Prescott, AZ. They welcomed baby Bennett on August 25th, their wedding
anniversary. Alexa, age 3, LOVES being a big sister. She attends pre-school
a few days a week and also likes gymnastics and singing. We’ve enjoyed living a little bit closer to
them this year and would still like to have them move back to St. George, eventually.
Danielle is leading the singing in Primary and Steve is the Young Men’s
president.
Lindsey and Carlton LOVE hiking the high points of the North
Eastern states. They have 11 conquered so far. They recently hiked Rhode Island
on Thanksgiving Day and then explored Plymouth in Massachusetts and had Thanksgiving
dinner there. They also spent a few days discovering Boston. They are finishing
their 3rd year of dental school in Philadelphia. Dillon is one year old
and LOVES
discovering new things every day. Lindsey stays busy as the Young Women
President in her ward and Carlton is in the Sunday School Presidency and teaches
about every week.
Dawson LOVES to run; especially when he got to run with the
DSC Cross Country team in Hawaii for eight days! He returned to school at Dixie
State College (soon to be university) after returning from his mission to San
Jose, CA in January. Dawson has just completed his Associates Degree this
semester. He will continue working on his prerequisites for the Occupational Therapy
program.
Andrew LOVED the announcement that missionaries could
begin their service earlier. He just
received a mission call to the El Salvador San Salvador mission in Central
America. He leaves on February 20 and heads straight to the Guatemala mission
training center. He will have his farewell on February 17th,
Presidents Weekend. Andrew is just completing his first semester at DSC. He
continues to LOVE
spending time camping, climbing, biking, sailing, and four wheeling.
Dan and Shelly
are still in
LOVE! Even after thirty years of marriage! Dan continues to do work
for the US Postal Service installing mail box units. He does other government
contracts here and there. This summer included a job in Wyoming and he spent
time with the boys working on the spillway at the Pine Valley reservoir. Dan spends a lot of time in our ward
Bishopric with the youth and I continue to work in the stake young women.
I’m still teaching at Millcreek High School. Good
thing that I LOVE
my job! (Most days that is!) Dan and I LOVE being grandparents and all the fun that
entails. It has involved a lot of travel this year--from Portland, OR to
Prescott, AZ and several trips to Philadelphia. Dan and I and Danielle and her
kids were visiting in Pennsylvania when Hurricane Sandy hit this fall. We had
to add several extra days to our trip because, as you know, the whole East
coast shut down for a few days. The redeeming grace from this tragic event was
that I was stranded with all three of my grandkids! We were without power over
night but fared extremely well compared to other areas.
We LOVED spending time at reunions with the
Datwylers in Idaho in July and the Flakes in Liberty, Utah. We had a special celebration for Dan’s mother,
Floretta Flake’s 80th birthday. She has moved back to Tennessee
after living close to us for three years in St. George. I joined my sisters and
a cousin in Carmel, CA for our first annual sister’s trip in October. We always LOVE
hiking Havasupai in the Grand Canyon and especially enjoy sailing at Sand
Hollow with the boys.
We
send our LOVE
to each of you!
Dan and Shelly Flake and family
