Nate and Nere,

This last year has been an eventful one for the both of us. We started the year with a beautiful vacation to Hawaii that we enjoyed very much. Nere enjoys her time at home; especially tending to, talking to and caring after her many plants and flowers she has inside and outside our home. She also loves her church calling, serving in the nursery. Nere took a couple of semesters of English as she tries to learn this confusing language. She also helped out with the business for a few months at the store, which I was grateful for. We both took a week break in the summer to go down home to do some bottling and had time to run up to Pacheco where it was nice and green. Nathan has been busy with the business most of the year. He also was serving in the young mens and got to hike the Grand Canyon while doing so. He was worn out having hiked down and out in the same day. He also got to go to Alaska to fish with his dad and Adam. Nathan caught the biggest fish (salmon) of the group...55 lbs. We ended the way we started with another vacation, but this time to Cabo San Lucas where we had a great time, packed with fun activities and good food.