Here is our Christmas letter for 2005 in HTML format.  

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Christmas 2005    SEASON’S GREETINGS   from Kent and Keena Price   (Note: The thumbnails are a bit grainy. Click on each picture to enlarge)
	All of our children join us for Kevin's wedding

 

Dear Friends and Family,

Once again, we send you our Season's Greetings while wondering how the year has gone by so fast.  We've had some big events and great experiences this year.  A few highlights:

• August 26:  Kevin marries Aleisa Oleson.  Aleisa had returned in March from a mission to Costa Rica.  It did not take them long to renew their frinedship and then decide that they wanted to be more than friends.  We love Aleisa and welcome her to the family.  The wedding was great reason to get everyone together again.

• August 13: Margaret Laura ("Greta") is born to Kerrie and Neal.  Keena goes to Iowa for a week to help out.

• November 9: Marie LaVonne is born to Kamber and Jared.  We both get to spend some time in Arizona with them.

• We take several other business and family trips to Portland, Seattle, Louisville, Nashville, Atlanta, Zion & Grand Canyon National Parks, and more.

The whole clan at the reception

 

Keena:    · I hit the big “SIX-O” this year.  I told Kent I did NOT want a party – surprise or otherwise.  He complied, but the kids still organized a beautiful memory book for me.   · Still work at Draper Rehab.  They reorganized to 12-hour shifts which are a little rough, but I still enjoy caring for my special friends.   · We enjoy playing Oma and Opa to our 15 grandkids but wish they were closer     · My new calling in the church is as a counselor in the ward Relief Society.  The rest of the presidency are all the age of my daughters.  I feel like the designated mom of the group.

Kent:       · I got a call last month from BYU asking if I could teach a few classes next semester – essentially the same classes I taught there several years ago when we returned from Germany.  So I’ll be “Professor Price” again for a while.   · The GearMaster project continues to grow.  It’s a lot of work but is very rewarding.    · I recently joined the Timpanogos Chorale, a local community choir.  It’s good to be singing again.   · Still enjoy teaching the Gospel Doctrine course at church.    · After a year on the board of the local homeowners’ association, I’m now serving as president.   · And of course, I still do a lot of ultralight instructing and flying.  At Halloween, I did a “candy drop” for the neighborhood Trunk or Treat party.

In a beautiful aria from Les Miserables, Valjean, praying for Marius, sings “Bring him peace; bring him joy.”  It is a prayer we echo for each of you, our treasured friends and family.  May your hearts and lives be filled with peace and joy this Christmas Season and always.  We look forward to hearing from you and hope we can stay in touch.

We send, as always, our love and best wishes.

 

      Kent and Keena

 

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2344 Valley Drive                                     email: khprice@aol.com                                   Phone:  801-768-2608

Eagle Mountain, UT  84043                     website: www.kprice.com                                     Cell:  801-554-0015

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The Next Generation(s)...

 

	Karl and Kristina (Nina) Shurts (Ben-13,  Michaela-11,  Kiana-11,  Dallin-9,  Kandra-6 1/2 ) 18977 NW Azure Drive, Banks {near Portland}, OR 97106	Tel:  503-324-0995 Email: knshurts@yahoo.com  web: www.wbase.com/shurts
	With the completion of their new farmhouse, Karl and Nina are now turning their attention to filling the barns.  The twins have already raised and sold two sheep (named “Mutton” and “Chops”) at a 4-H auction.  Other animals include goats, rabbits, chickens, cats, a Golden Retriever, and two boarded horses.  They are enjoying life and are looking forward to a family trip back to our old farm in Germany next Spring when Karl gets a sabbatical from Intel.

 

	Krey & Lindy Price (Jaedin-7,  Cambren-5,  Addison-3) 2419 Lewellyn, Troutdale {near Portland},  OR  97060	Home:  503-661-1013,  Krey cell:  503-341-4392 Email:  theprices@krey.org  web: www.krey.org/prices
	Krey and Lindy are getting more involved in the community of Troutdale.  Krey has been coaching soccer and T-Ball and is still giving piano, drum and guitar lessons to several students in the neighborhood.  Lindy is serving as a classroom volunteer at the boys’ school.  Jaedin is now in first grade with Cam following in Kindergarten.  Addie stays home and rules the roost.  Krey recently extended his engineering certification to Alaska where he has been very involved in several hydrologic restoration projects.

 

	Jared and Kamber Turner (David Kimball - 3 1/2, Kyle Russell-2, Marie LaVonne- 1 mo) 150 E. Calle Del Rondador, Sahuarita {near Tucson}, AZ 85629	Tel: 520-393-8643 Jared cell: 520-907-4766  email: kamberturner@hotmail.com  web: www.wbase.com/turner
	David and Kyle adore their new baby sister, Marie.  Kamber and Jared have both received new callings in the church, Kamber as Young Women’s president and Jared as Assistant High Priests’ Group Leader.  On the side, Kami is teaching french horn lesson and Jared enjoys playing basketball.  They have just bought a beautiful lot a few miles away and are planning to build a new home on it.  Jared will be the general contractor while he continues his work as superintendent for Pulte Homes.

 

	Neal and Kerrie Davis (Kenton-6,  Merrill-4,  Hampton-2, Greta-4 mos) 208 Amhurst Street, Iowa City, IA  52245	Tel:  319-338-7347 Email: kenton@avalon.net  web: www.wbase.com/davis
	Kerrie and Neal love the Midwest and are happy to stay a few more years while Neal continues his residency at the University of Iowa.  He then hopes to complete a fellowship in Developmental Pediatrics.  Kerrie enjoys having a little girl and the calming influence she has on her three energetic brothers.  Kerrie keeps up with her music by playing oboe in the Iowa City String Orchestra.  At church, Neal has just been called into the bishopric and loves the involvement with all of the ward members.

 

	Kevin and Aleisa Price 1020 E. Center #12 Provo, UT  84064	After January 11, 2005: 14437 SE 254th Street Kent, WA  98042	Tel:  801-375-5967   Cell: 801-369-7096 Email: krp25@byu.edu web:  www.kprice.com/kevin
	After completing his internship with Pratt and Whitney in Connecticut last summer, Kevin returned to Utah to finish his Mechanical Engineering degree at BYU and to begin married life with Aleisa.  They have just bought a home in Kent, Washington (near Seattle) and will move there next month.  Kevin will be working for Boeing in nearby Renton.  Boeing offers a program through which Kevin hopes to earn an MBA degree while working.  Aleisa plans to enroll in nursing school to become an RN.  It is fun for us to see such a happily married couple.