Happy New Year 2022

 Happy New Year 
From the Dicksons

We have so much to be grateful for this past year!

Here are some of the highlights!

Erik's Highlights:

• Getting my Driving Permit
• Spending time at home with my family
• Being able to go out  to AZ and spend time with extended family this Thanksgiving
• Getting good grades in school
•  Meeting my nephew, Leo
•  Receiving my Patriarchal blessing
• Going to Galaxy's Edge with Matt
•  Spending time with my Dad's boardgamer friends
•  Being home for the holidays and birthdays
•  Being able to pick the Drafting Technical program for school

Brennan's Highlights:

• Christmas
• My 17^th birthday
• Thanksgiving with family and my new nephew, Leo in Arizona
• Galaxy’s Edge with Matt and my family
• Getting my driver’s license
• Taking a trip to the Keys with the young men in my ward
• Halloween
• Studying digital media/multimedia design in my Technical program at school
• Receiving my Patriarchal Blessing
• Spending time with my family

Danielle's Highlights:

• Being a grandma
• Not getting Covid
• Visiting the Dickson Family for Thanksgiving in Arizona
• Going to Disney’s Galaxy's edge with my nephew Matt
• Brennan getting his driver’s license (no early morning seminary run)
• Starting work at a new school
• Serving as an Ordinance worker in the Ft. Lauderdale Temple
• Enjoying an anniversary trip to Palm Beach with Vernon
• A wonderful summer trip to Utah for my annual Sister's trip, my niece’s wedding and meeting my beautiful grandson, Leo.

Vernon's highlights:

• Danielle--all she does, all she is, her unfailing example and love and strength, even (especially) when things are hard--love you so much!
• A wonderful anniversary trip with Danielle to Palm Beach
• The first extended Dickson family reunion in a long time--a beautiful Thanksgiving in Arizona with my brothers, their families, and our own.
• The chance to continue to serve as bishop of the Fort Lauderdale Ward with such wonderful leaders and members and friends--thank you, all!
• An excellent job at FIU with thoughtful, sincere, and talented colleagues and students--you all make work seem a lot less like work.
• Working in the temple--what a beautiful, clarifying, uplifting  weekly experience
• Board games, but especially the amazing friends and family that I get to play them with--you know who you are--thank you!
• Time with family: bike rides, films, events, time around the fire pit, shows, and, of course, board games
• An excellent family trip to Galaxy's Edge--so much fun--thank you, Matt!
• Alanna and Charlie gave us our first grandchild--sweet little Leo!