First, I apologize, I had this all posted on Sunday, it was kind of having a bad day, then I logged back on today to see something, and nothing was posted. So, here it is, in all its glory! (hopefully)
Grandpa & Grandma:
Hi Family, We just got back from St George where we saw the shows. We saw Annie and Adida. we had to wear coats. It wasn't as cold as the Nativity but it was cold for St George. We also had snow and rain for the first time this year.
Does anyone know if they are coming to St George for Thanksgiving? It is time to make plans. We will go along with your plans.
We hope everything is going well with all of you out there.
How about writing to the newsletter and letting us know how you are doing. I am impressed with The communications going on with My Space and blogs. This keeps us in touch.
I want you to know The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter day Saints Is Heavenly Fathers church on the earth today. It is by these ordinances we can be a "forever family" We don't want any empty seats when we get back to Heavenly Father.
We are interested in your lives and what is going on.
We love each of you and pray for you each day.
Grandma and Grandpa
Ron & Maud Mary family:
Hi everyone!
Summer is over and now we are settling into fall and winter. We had a greatsummer up at the Ranch. We got a lot accomplished and had fun too.Everyone is back to work and back to school. We've all been busy canning.We got all the peaches we wanted for free so we bottled 157 bottles ofpeaches, about 40 jars of jam, and we froze 9 extra large bags of peaches.They make great smoothies. We wish you all a very Spooky Halloween.
Brent, Melissa & Boys,
Things are going well in our home! Perci and Harley went home in August; we miss them, but are happy for their family! Kolby started 4th grade and Jordan started 1st grade in August. They are both LOVING school! Braden loves having mommy to himself during the day, but is also excited when the boys come home! We are enjoying the cooler weather and getting excited for upcoming holidays! Kolby is still enjoying scouts; he recently received his Bear badge and is now working towards more arrow points. Jordan is count downing the days until his birthday later this month, he is VERY excited, and he wanted to make sure I got him a size 7 Halloween costume as he will be 7 by Halloween, not 6! Braden turned 2 in August and keeps us on our toes! He thinks he is just as big as his brothers and tries daily to prove it! He is sure a fun little guy! As for Brent and I not much has changed! Work is going well for Brent and I am trying to get caught up after Perci and Harley and get prepared for the next little one(s) to come! Life is good!
Dan & Verna Family:
Hello,
Things in Ferron, Utah are going well. Kara started dance lessons, Faith is playing socceer, Tanya is just finishing up with Tennis, Courtney is working to pay for a car, Cammie is anxious to get her birth certificate so she can get her learners permit and Miguel has just learned to spell his name. Life can't get any better than that!! John and Liz are due to have a baby this month. She looks like she is going to pop, so we hope it doesn't go too much longer. Verna went to St George a couple of weeks ago to watch Tanya play tennis and let KaRanda visit her family in ST. George and then last week went to a baby shower for Liz. While I was there, I got to see my newest grandchild, Brandt, who is absolutely adorable. In fact, I just bought him a Christmas present. My other cute grandson was off on outing so I didn't get to see him, so I will just assume he is doing well. So, busy busy. Dan is doing really well in school. Robert and Jamie are doing school online and Tristan had a birthday Saturday; he turned 7. Will played football for the Ferron League. He is quite a remarkable player. Davey seems to pick up every illness that comes around, but he is doing so much better than before. Life is good.
Gary & Bev Family:
Gary and Bev had a good month of September but a great start to the month of October. On labor day we had friends come and visit from San Diego so we spent time in the pool and visited with friends. Later in the week we went to San Diego for a day to say goodby to our old friend Lulu. She is a friend of ours that works for the same company as Gary. With her mother in her 90's they spend many holidays with us when we lived in California. Lulu had decided to return to the Philipines to spend her retirement years with her family. The rest of the month we spent planning for our vacation to the north eastern US. Saturday the 3rd we flew to Cleveland and traveled to the Kirtland area. We had the experience of listening to the first session of conference sunday morning in the Kirtland stake center. Then for two hours we toured with two sister missionaries the Historic Kirtland area that the church has restored. This day and for the whole week the crowds were not so we had private tours with the missionary workers. After the tour we heard the sunday second session at the Visitors center. What a wonderful day. On monday we went to Palmyra and for the next two days had a wonderful and spiritual feast at the Sacred Grove, Hill Cumorah, Palmyra Temple and all the historic sites of the area. Next it was off to the Peter Whitmore farm and again a one on one tour with the current missionaries then to Sharon Vermont the birthplace of the prophet. For most the trip and especially on our way to Boston the trees were turning and the area was in full color. We got lost and spend many extra hours in New York, Vermont and New Hampshire. Totally worth being lost and seeing the old towns and landscapes. Finally we are in Boston and toured the American History sites along the Freedom Trail with more fresh fish than was healthy. So what a month and we recommend it to anyone.
Jeremy & Britany Family:
We have an announcement! No, we are not pregnant, but are expecting another child in our family. Kenyon's birthmom is pregnant and has contacted us to adopt her baby due the first of December. I know what you are all thinking - will it work out this time or turn into the legal battle of last time? We are moving forward with faith knowing that she has the right to choose, but are very hopeful that we will have this sweet baby boy/girl in our home very soon. She is getting an ultrasound soon and we will know the gender. Until then, we still have baby Jasmine (our foster baby) in our home and it looks like she will stay for a while. She is a sweet baby and the kids adore her to pieces. Maya is loving preschool and soccer. Kenyon had a successful eye surgery to correct his drifting eyes. We are all loving the cooler weather - only in the 80s! Come visit!
Happy October!
Dwayne & Patty Family:
Not much is going on for our family this month. Just the same routine work, school and so forth. Todd and Jade have been getting settled in their new home. Heather is busy with school and work, and also coming home to visit a couple times. Steph started a new job this week. Ben and Alissa are doing well. We are looking forward to the Christmas holidays when hopefully all our kids and grandkids will be here!
Hal & Diana Family:
Not much to say. Hal was released from the Bishopric, Fall has come to Richfield, School is busy and crazy, My family seems to be doing great. No one is pregnant, not one died, no one is getting married and no one has the swine flu. What else can I say?
Jeremy & Laura Family:
We have been sick. The whole family had sniffles, and clogged noses, and yuckie coughes. We missed the opportunity to go to Saint George and watch the play Aida. We heard the rest of the family had a good time. I am continuing in school. Between figuring out Validity Coefficients and why most theorists were frustrated with Freud, I have been busy. Only a year left, yeah. I need to get an internship site next summer and we are good to go.
Laura has been picking apples and on monday will be making apple sauce.
The kids are growing well. We are planning on visiting the pumpkin patch soon and Paul is so excited.
We had a great conference weekend. It rained. It was perfect to stay inside and drink hot chocolate.
We had the oil changed in our car.
We turned on our heater for the first time.
Laura continues to go to the Gym, losing six pounds since the beginning of August. She has started a great new fad called eat better and exercise more.
We have put up our Halloween decorations. Laura sewed them this year. Paul is going to be a scary pumpkin and Kathryn is going to be a pumpkin, but not a nerdy kind of pumpkin. You can check it out on our blog after Halloween.
Life is a good. Have a nice month.
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Monday, August 31, 2009
Summer Fun!!
As I read all the posts, it sounds like Shannon and Patty need to have a chat about a pan!!
Grandma & Grandpa:
Dear Family members,
It has been a little over a month since our reunion. We again thank Patty for her work on the reunion. We enjoyed visiting with each of you. Verna said her family would do it next year. we want these reunions to continue. Our life has been very routine since our last newsletter. We do the normal activities. We do indexing, etc. We enjoy your blogs and learning of your activities. It appears our Thanksgiving Party will be small. We can understand your situations. we welcome whoever wants to come. We are enjoying our new Temple in Draper. We enjoy anyone who comes to visit. We did take a trip to Chicago during the summer . Most of you knew about that. That was the only trip we took accept for the Rexburg reunion. When one gets older one takes fewer trips. We are both fine and do stay busy doing our thing. I guess I don't have much to write about tonight. I'll do better next time. We pray for the ill and unemployed in our family.
Keep up the good work! Love
Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Dad etc
Ron & Maud Mary Family:
Eric & Shannon Family:
First of all, I left a glass pan at the family party in July. Did anyone happen to pick it up for me? Let me know! Thanks!
Our family had a very fun, eventful summer. Eric enjoyed a youth conference trip to Rexburg, and while there was called to be the Young Men's President. He is so excited about it! He loves being in the Young Men's program. The kids met up with him for the Westover family reunion, while I stayed home with Jessica. So we all had a vacation of sorts -- just not all together! Emma broke her wrist by falling of her bunk bed early in the morning. Her first cast was pink, and her current one glows in the dark. She has begun 1st grade and loves it. Emma, Dallin, and Liz all have their own bunnies. Emma's had babies, but the mom ate/didn't care for them, and they all died. It was sad. Liz's bunny should have babies soon. Hopefully her bunny will take care of her babies! We also had 3 lambs born this summer, so we've had lots of growth in our family.
Dan & Verna Family:
We had a really quick summer. We didn't do anything really out of the ordinary. We just sort of relaxed at home. We are now all back in school and are looking forward to Christmas break. Miguel is in all day kindergarten so the house is quiet. Both Courtney and Tanya have jobs now, Kara is in Young Womens, and Faith is getting really good on her skateboard. KaRanda did visit with her brother and sister during the month of July and enjoyed herself. Otherwise, we are all doing fine.
Robert & Jamie Family:
We had a great summer. We got to go camping a few times and enjoyed each others company. We spent most of June at the Dr with Davey. We are very blessed to have things turn out the way they did. July was spent mostly working and growing our giant garden. I have no idea how August flew by and what we did. Summer went by way too fast and now the kids are back in school. They all like their teachers and are trying to get back to the school routine. We have all five kids in school this year. Davey is in eighth grade and disappointed that he could not play football this year because of Dr's orders but he will next year. Becca is in sixth grade and is very happy to have her class with most of her friends. Will is in fifth grade and is ready to start playing football on the little league team. Tristen is in first grade he has two different teachers and likes both of them. Tyrel is in all day kindergarten he is loving the fact that he can finally go to school with the big kids. Robert is now working with John and is enjoying his job. Jamie has been getting more hours at the bank and is trying to adjust to having all of the kids in school. It is a little strange to have some alone time and be able to clean the house and have it stay that way for a few hours.
Gary & Bev Family:
July was a little crazy for Gary and Bev. On Jul 2 they left Arizona and Bev got back on the 20, with Gary flying back and forth for work. In time we visited Cokeville to help build a new greenhouse for Bev's dad, We celebrated the 4th in Wyoming.yes the few people there had activities and even fireworks. Then we went to a cabin on Bear Lake with Bev's family celebrate her dad's 80th Birthday. Everyone was there but Morgan's son on a mission in Alaska. It was a good thing it was a large cabin with 42 of us there. It was so fun to be in a cooler place to swim, boat, golf, and hike Menitacka Cave, visit and just relax for 5 days.
Then back to Salt Lake to visit friends and Gary to golf. Then it was great to see all of you at the Wilkinson Reunion picnic. It is so fun to see everyone that could be there. By that time I was tired and ready to heard home. Vacations are wonderful and visiting relatives but it was great to be home. August started out quiet but like most months changed quickly.
Riley and Tricia's Chelsey and Corbin started school. Chelsey is in 3rd grade and Corbin in 2nd. they are growing so fast. Keegan will be 3 in Sept and he started pre-school 2 days a week. Kaylix turned 2 in August his hand is still healing from the burn from the iron. Riley is still working at UPS and Tricia is busy with 4 very active kids and helping with the PTA again this year.
Britany and Jeremy have had a busy summer with Utah and California trips visiting both of their families and friends. Jeremy's niece Olivia is no longer with them. She is back in UT with her parents. Maya is 4 and is so ready to go back to pre-school after Labor day (mom is really ready). Kenyon is 2 and has turned in to quite a chatter box. He loves to play with his trains and boats at grandma's house. Both of the kids loves to swim all the time. Britany and Jeremy have a 7 month old foster girl. Jasmine has fit into their family really well. They will probably have her for a few months. She is a cutie and everyone really likes her.
Kellen and Camille traveled this summer like all of us. We have to get away from the heat for a while. They went to UT and California also. Camille's brother left on his mission for Moscrow Russia in July. So they had a lot of family activities to enjoy with him and her family. Kellen worked at the law school this summer in the admission office so that kept him busy. School started for him again the middle of August. So it is back to the books for him. He has 2 more years. Camille is busy with a active 2 year old. Olivia has such an imagination. She loves being a princess or a mermaid. She also loves to swim and has just given up her floaties and is swimming on her own the length of the pool "just like Maya", as she says.
Bev attended Education Week the middle of August. It was the first time. She went with her sister Roxzann and her niece. Loved it, got to see Maud Mary and group. Visited for a lunch break. Will go again next year! Maud Mary I know that is a shocker! After going to ed week then Bev went with her parents, sister, and brother up to northern Idaho to Kamia for her dad's sister and husbands 50th wedding anniversary party. I have now been in Grangeville, Kamia, and all the other little towns in the hills that mom and dad talk about from their mission in the Spokane Mission. It was great to see the beautiful country and visit with cousins that I hadn't seen in a long time.
Hope things will quiet down after Labor Day (we will see).
Dwayne & Patty Family:
We can't believe that summer is gone already, where did it go. Anyways here is our summer. Todd was offered a job in Las Vegas, so they moved there, bought a house and are scheduled to move in in about three weeks. Heather enjoyed her break from school, and worked during the day and socialized at night. Ben and Alissa went to New York for a week, so I was able to go and be with Jacob while they were gone. We had the best time. Steph and Heather took a road trip together to San Francisco while I was there also. Jacob loved having us all there. He kept us going in the right direction, whether it was to the park or to get ice cream. He knows his directions! Ben and Alissa took us into the city when they got back. I loved the chocolate factory!!! We had the Wilkinson family reunion in July and it was good to see those who were able to come. A big thank you to all who brought food to help out . Stephanie moved back home to go to school up here. We love having her here! We hope that everyone else had a fantastic summer!!!!
** At the family reunion someone brought a dessert in a glass 13x9 pan. Please let me know who it belongs to and I will get it back to you.
Hal & Diana Family:
Jeremy & Laura Family:
Jeremy has started this semester. This is his last year. Applying for jobs all over Utah. Bleh. For a very accurate picture of what the kids and I are doing, check my latest blog post (seriously, check it, :) www.jensenjamboree.blogspot.com
Kelly and Stephanee :
We have had a busy summer so far...we bought a beagle puppy on Kelly's birthday in June. We named him Oakley and he has kept us VERY busy! From potty training the little guy to teaching him how to play fetch, it has all been an adventure! He follows us around the house and taught himself how to drive us crazy. Other than work, we have been keeping busy with helping my parents move and remodel their house, continue to decorate the house, starting school, and learning how to cook new meals.
Grandma & Grandpa:
Dear Family members,
It has been a little over a month since our reunion. We again thank Patty for her work on the reunion. We enjoyed visiting with each of you. Verna said her family would do it next year. we want these reunions to continue. Our life has been very routine since our last newsletter. We do the normal activities. We do indexing, etc. We enjoy your blogs and learning of your activities. It appears our Thanksgiving Party will be small. We can understand your situations. we welcome whoever wants to come. We are enjoying our new Temple in Draper. We enjoy anyone who comes to visit. We did take a trip to Chicago during the summer . Most of you knew about that. That was the only trip we took accept for the Rexburg reunion. When one gets older one takes fewer trips. We are both fine and do stay busy doing our thing. I guess I don't have much to write about tonight. I'll do better next time. We pray for the ill and unemployed in our family.
Keep up the good work! Love
Grandma and Grandpa, Mom and Dad etc
Ron & Maud Mary Family:
Eric & Shannon Family:
First of all, I left a glass pan at the family party in July. Did anyone happen to pick it up for me? Let me know! Thanks!
Our family had a very fun, eventful summer. Eric enjoyed a youth conference trip to Rexburg, and while there was called to be the Young Men's President. He is so excited about it! He loves being in the Young Men's program. The kids met up with him for the Westover family reunion, while I stayed home with Jessica. So we all had a vacation of sorts -- just not all together! Emma broke her wrist by falling of her bunk bed early in the morning. Her first cast was pink, and her current one glows in the dark. She has begun 1st grade and loves it. Emma, Dallin, and Liz all have their own bunnies. Emma's had babies, but the mom ate/didn't care for them, and they all died. It was sad. Liz's bunny should have babies soon. Hopefully her bunny will take care of her babies! We also had 3 lambs born this summer, so we've had lots of growth in our family.
Dan & Verna Family:
We had a really quick summer. We didn't do anything really out of the ordinary. We just sort of relaxed at home. We are now all back in school and are looking forward to Christmas break. Miguel is in all day kindergarten so the house is quiet. Both Courtney and Tanya have jobs now, Kara is in Young Womens, and Faith is getting really good on her skateboard. KaRanda did visit with her brother and sister during the month of July and enjoyed herself. Otherwise, we are all doing fine.
Robert & Jamie Family:
We had a great summer. We got to go camping a few times and enjoyed each others company. We spent most of June at the Dr with Davey. We are very blessed to have things turn out the way they did. July was spent mostly working and growing our giant garden. I have no idea how August flew by and what we did. Summer went by way too fast and now the kids are back in school. They all like their teachers and are trying to get back to the school routine. We have all five kids in school this year. Davey is in eighth grade and disappointed that he could not play football this year because of Dr's orders but he will next year. Becca is in sixth grade and is very happy to have her class with most of her friends. Will is in fifth grade and is ready to start playing football on the little league team. Tristen is in first grade he has two different teachers and likes both of them. Tyrel is in all day kindergarten he is loving the fact that he can finally go to school with the big kids. Robert is now working with John and is enjoying his job. Jamie has been getting more hours at the bank and is trying to adjust to having all of the kids in school. It is a little strange to have some alone time and be able to clean the house and have it stay that way for a few hours.
Gary & Bev Family:
July was a little crazy for Gary and Bev. On Jul 2 they left Arizona and Bev got back on the 20, with Gary flying back and forth for work. In time we visited Cokeville to help build a new greenhouse for Bev's dad, We celebrated the 4th in Wyoming.yes the few people there had activities and even fireworks. Then we went to a cabin on Bear Lake with Bev's family celebrate her dad's 80th Birthday. Everyone was there but Morgan's son on a mission in Alaska. It was a good thing it was a large cabin with 42 of us there. It was so fun to be in a cooler place to swim, boat, golf, and hike Menitacka Cave, visit and just relax for 5 days.
Then back to Salt Lake to visit friends and Gary to golf. Then it was great to see all of you at the Wilkinson Reunion picnic. It is so fun to see everyone that could be there. By that time I was tired and ready to heard home. Vacations are wonderful and visiting relatives but it was great to be home. August started out quiet but like most months changed quickly.
Riley and Tricia's Chelsey and Corbin started school. Chelsey is in 3rd grade and Corbin in 2nd. they are growing so fast. Keegan will be 3 in Sept and he started pre-school 2 days a week. Kaylix turned 2 in August his hand is still healing from the burn from the iron. Riley is still working at UPS and Tricia is busy with 4 very active kids and helping with the PTA again this year.
Britany and Jeremy have had a busy summer with Utah and California trips visiting both of their families and friends. Jeremy's niece Olivia is no longer with them. She is back in UT with her parents. Maya is 4 and is so ready to go back to pre-school after Labor day (mom is really ready). Kenyon is 2 and has turned in to quite a chatter box. He loves to play with his trains and boats at grandma's house. Both of the kids loves to swim all the time. Britany and Jeremy have a 7 month old foster girl. Jasmine has fit into their family really well. They will probably have her for a few months. She is a cutie and everyone really likes her.
Kellen and Camille traveled this summer like all of us. We have to get away from the heat for a while. They went to UT and California also. Camille's brother left on his mission for Moscrow Russia in July. So they had a lot of family activities to enjoy with him and her family. Kellen worked at the law school this summer in the admission office so that kept him busy. School started for him again the middle of August. So it is back to the books for him. He has 2 more years. Camille is busy with a active 2 year old. Olivia has such an imagination. She loves being a princess or a mermaid. She also loves to swim and has just given up her floaties and is swimming on her own the length of the pool "just like Maya", as she says.
Bev attended Education Week the middle of August. It was the first time. She went with her sister Roxzann and her niece. Loved it, got to see Maud Mary and group. Visited for a lunch break. Will go again next year! Maud Mary I know that is a shocker! After going to ed week then Bev went with her parents, sister, and brother up to northern Idaho to Kamia for her dad's sister and husbands 50th wedding anniversary party. I have now been in Grangeville, Kamia, and all the other little towns in the hills that mom and dad talk about from their mission in the Spokane Mission. It was great to see the beautiful country and visit with cousins that I hadn't seen in a long time.
Hope things will quiet down after Labor Day (we will see).
Dwayne & Patty Family:
We can't believe that summer is gone already, where did it go. Anyways here is our summer. Todd was offered a job in Las Vegas, so they moved there, bought a house and are scheduled to move in in about three weeks. Heather enjoyed her break from school, and worked during the day and socialized at night. Ben and Alissa went to New York for a week, so I was able to go and be with Jacob while they were gone. We had the best time. Steph and Heather took a road trip together to San Francisco while I was there also. Jacob loved having us all there. He kept us going in the right direction, whether it was to the park or to get ice cream. He knows his directions! Ben and Alissa took us into the city when they got back. I loved the chocolate factory!!! We had the Wilkinson family reunion in July and it was good to see those who were able to come. A big thank you to all who brought food to help out . Stephanie moved back home to go to school up here. We love having her here! We hope that everyone else had a fantastic summer!!!!
** At the family reunion someone brought a dessert in a glass 13x9 pan. Please let me know who it belongs to and I will get it back to you.
Hal & Diana Family:
Jeremy & Laura Family:
Jeremy has started this semester. This is his last year. Applying for jobs all over Utah. Bleh. For a very accurate picture of what the kids and I are doing, check my latest blog post (seriously, check it, :) www.jensenjamboree.blogspot.com
Kelly and Stephanee :
We have had a busy summer so far...we bought a beagle puppy on Kelly's birthday in June. We named him Oakley and he has kept us VERY busy! From potty training the little guy to teaching him how to play fetch, it has all been an adventure! He follows us around the house and taught himself how to drive us crazy. Other than work, we have been keeping busy with helping my parents move and remodel their house, continue to decorate the house, starting school, and learning how to cook new meals.
Monday, June 8, 2009
June
I was wondering if for the summer, how would you all feel about doing the newsletter every other month, then maybe people will have a little more to report on and also a few more people will participate! Let me know your thoughts!
Also, everyone remember to RSVP to Patty that you are coming to the family reunion on July 18. We will see you there!!!
pattywilk45@hotmail.com
Grandpa & Grandma:
Family:
There are several happenings coming up this summer that you are anxiously awaiting. They are so ingrained in your psyche that you certainly don't need another reminder from me. See you there.
Mother and I are still scheduled to fly to Chicago on the 22nd of this month and return on the 25th. It's a music thing and we are looking forward to a lovely time.
We have been evaluating our appliances and have decided to replace our refrigerator. Not sure of its age but, like us, it's old and still operates well but uses a lot of energy. we'll let Rocky Mountain Power pick it up and haul it away unless someone in the family is in need of a good used refrigerator. It's a Magic Chef and has a capacity of 21 cubic feet. It has an ice maker and is self defrosting. It's almond colored and can be yours at no cost to you except you must pick it up--we don't deliver at that price. First come gets it.
We are both reasonably well and deliriously happy to have been wedded for almost 58 years and to have such a swell family as you-all.
Ron & Maud Mary Family:
Brent & Melissa Family:
Not too much new here. Kolby and Jordan are so VERY excited for school to be out! They are excited for summer activities and are counting down the days till they can go to the ranch with Grandma and Grandpa! Perci, Braden and Harley are loving the warm weather! Perci and Braden are getting good at riding their bikes and Harley has finally decided grass is OK and will crawl on it. He has been tasting rocks, bark, dirt and all the other fun outdoor stuff that we won’t tell his mom about! J We are enjoying our zoo and dinosaur park passes and look forward to more outings! We are also looking forward to the reunions this month and next and seeing everyone! We recently made our family blog private so if you are interested in reading it e-mail me at brownie109@comcast.net and I will send you an invite! Happy Summer!
Eric & Shannon Family:
I am so glad school is out! The pressure is off to get everyone up, ready, and out the door by 8:10 every morning for a few months! Jessica is doing great -- she is sleeping 4-6 hrs. at night which is so nice. Liz has gotten into anything and everything over the last month (poop, medicine, eggs, insecticide, sugar, cereal). I seriously have about gone crazy a few times and prayed that Liz would survive childhood and that I would survive her! Eric is enjoying a break in school and has taken the kids hiking, worked in his garden, and helped out tons around the house. Emma and Dallin are being great helpers most of the time and enjoying life as usual. That's about it for now! I suppose we will be seeing many of you soon!
Dan & Verna Family:
Summer is going great. Busy but we are really enjoying being out of school.
We went to SL during the first week of the summer. Sara "graduated" from kindergarten. They sang cute songs, said cute things and were basically cute. It was so cute! Jamie had to go to SL for some training for her 2 hr a week teller job so her youngest two hung out with us. While we were there we stayed at Mom and Dads and they took us to see Melissa and Shannon and Maud Mary. It was fun. We also visited a zoo that my Miguel still talks about.
This summer is full of doctor, dentist etc appointments. So, we are staying busy. Remember someone once said, "Come what may and Love it." We are really loving it.
Upcoming event: Brandon and Suzanne will be blessing their baby in July. John and Liz will find out what their baby is in about 3 weeks. We are so excited. Enjoy your summer!
Brandon & Suzanne Family:
Hello Family,
We decided it's time we came out of hiding to send off an update. Brandt Ki was born 4/30 8lbs 2oz and 20" tall. He had to spend most of his first week on a bilirubin light bed due to the doctor having to pull him out of a too small of an incision while the assisting doctor pushed down on Suzanne's stomach. That caused bruising in his head and jaundice. He then lost more than 10% of his weight. All this required daily early morning trips for blood tests and weighing. Suzanne is now working night and day to take care of his pooping problems. He is pooping so much that he is getting open sores on his bottom. We are single handedly keeping the diaper companies in business. Our other son is enjoying his little brother and is constantly wanting to help. He still struggles with the concept of playing by himself. He hates not being able to go outside.
End of May, we took our yearly drive up to Snowbird to give Keaton some fresh air and freedom to just play. He loved swimming (jumping in the pool), hiking, playing arcade games, listening to a bluegrass band, painting model cars and planes, going to church there and playing with his cousins. Brandon and Suzanne enjoyed having a room of their own and the help we got with both kids.
Now that we are home, we are planning/hoping that Brandt's bowel problems will be under control to bless him on Sunday 7/5 at 1pm. We no longer serve in the Nursery and Brandon has been called as the employment chairman for our ward. For those of you that would like your first glimpses of Brandt, come rain, snow, mudslides or continued pooping, we will be at the Hinckley reunion on 6/17. See you there.
Gary & Bev Family:
There has been a lot going on with all the members of this portion of the Wilkinson family! There has been a lot of ball games and a lot of traveling a lot of excitement with school out and a lot of fun!
If you need more update than that, you can check all the kids blogs!!!!!
We look forward to seeing everyone in July!
Dwayne & Patty Family:
Not much has changed for us in May. I ran in the Race for the Cure on May 9. This year I ran for a friend in my ward who has 2 types of cancer one of them being Stage 4 Breast Cancer. I ran my best race yet coming in at 28 minutes. Next year Steph and Heather will be running with me!
School is out for me as of June 5. Todd graduated in May, and Todd, Jade and Ryder moved to Las Vegas where Todd will be working. He is working at a new hospital in Vegas. We are so excited for him and his family.
Ben and Alissa are doing well. Jacob started at a new school and loves it, and says his new friends are nice.
Heather and Stephanie are busy with work and enjoying the summer in St. George. Heather is running in her first 5k on June 5. Good Luck Heather!
Also don't forget the family reunion is coming up on July 18. Many of you have RSVP. If you haven't please let me know what your status is so that I can start planning food. Thanks!!!!!
Hal & Diana Family:
Jeremy & Laura Family:
The kids and Laura spent two weeks in San Diego with her family. Jeremy was in Logan for class. He came down for a long Memorial Day weekend with us in SD. We hit Disneyland, the zoo, the park, the beach, and Laura even got to go to the temple for her cousin's wedding. Lots of fun, sunscreen, and cousins.
Big milestones included Paul turning 3, and Katie getting her first tooth, rolling over, and scooting on her belly. Please check out the video of our excursion on our blog.
Also, everyone remember to RSVP to Patty that you are coming to the family reunion on July 18. We will see you there!!!
pattywilk45@hotmail.com
Grandpa & Grandma:
Family:
There are several happenings coming up this summer that you are anxiously awaiting. They are so ingrained in your psyche that you certainly don't need another reminder from me. See you there.
Mother and I are still scheduled to fly to Chicago on the 22nd of this month and return on the 25th. It's a music thing and we are looking forward to a lovely time.
We have been evaluating our appliances and have decided to replace our refrigerator. Not sure of its age but, like us, it's old and still operates well but uses a lot of energy. we'll let Rocky Mountain Power pick it up and haul it away unless someone in the family is in need of a good used refrigerator. It's a Magic Chef and has a capacity of 21 cubic feet. It has an ice maker and is self defrosting. It's almond colored and can be yours at no cost to you except you must pick it up--we don't deliver at that price. First come gets it.
We are both reasonably well and deliriously happy to have been wedded for almost 58 years and to have such a swell family as you-all.
Ron & Maud Mary Family:
Brent & Melissa Family:
Not too much new here. Kolby and Jordan are so VERY excited for school to be out! They are excited for summer activities and are counting down the days till they can go to the ranch with Grandma and Grandpa! Perci, Braden and Harley are loving the warm weather! Perci and Braden are getting good at riding their bikes and Harley has finally decided grass is OK and will crawl on it. He has been tasting rocks, bark, dirt and all the other fun outdoor stuff that we won’t tell his mom about! J We are enjoying our zoo and dinosaur park passes and look forward to more outings! We are also looking forward to the reunions this month and next and seeing everyone! We recently made our family blog private so if you are interested in reading it e-mail me at brownie109@comcast.net and I will send you an invite! Happy Summer!
Eric & Shannon Family:
I am so glad school is out! The pressure is off to get everyone up, ready, and out the door by 8:10 every morning for a few months! Jessica is doing great -- she is sleeping 4-6 hrs. at night which is so nice. Liz has gotten into anything and everything over the last month (poop, medicine, eggs, insecticide, sugar, cereal). I seriously have about gone crazy a few times and prayed that Liz would survive childhood and that I would survive her! Eric is enjoying a break in school and has taken the kids hiking, worked in his garden, and helped out tons around the house. Emma and Dallin are being great helpers most of the time and enjoying life as usual. That's about it for now! I suppose we will be seeing many of you soon!
Dan & Verna Family:
Summer is going great. Busy but we are really enjoying being out of school.
We went to SL during the first week of the summer. Sara "graduated" from kindergarten. They sang cute songs, said cute things and were basically cute. It was so cute! Jamie had to go to SL for some training for her 2 hr a week teller job so her youngest two hung out with us. While we were there we stayed at Mom and Dads and they took us to see Melissa and Shannon and Maud Mary. It was fun. We also visited a zoo that my Miguel still talks about.
This summer is full of doctor, dentist etc appointments. So, we are staying busy. Remember someone once said, "Come what may and Love it." We are really loving it.
Upcoming event: Brandon and Suzanne will be blessing their baby in July. John and Liz will find out what their baby is in about 3 weeks. We are so excited. Enjoy your summer!
Brandon & Suzanne Family:
Hello Family,
We decided it's time we came out of hiding to send off an update. Brandt Ki was born 4/30 8lbs 2oz and 20" tall. He had to spend most of his first week on a bilirubin light bed due to the doctor having to pull him out of a too small of an incision while the assisting doctor pushed down on Suzanne's stomach. That caused bruising in his head and jaundice. He then lost more than 10% of his weight. All this required daily early morning trips for blood tests and weighing. Suzanne is now working night and day to take care of his pooping problems. He is pooping so much that he is getting open sores on his bottom. We are single handedly keeping the diaper companies in business. Our other son is enjoying his little brother and is constantly wanting to help. He still struggles with the concept of playing by himself. He hates not being able to go outside.
End of May, we took our yearly drive up to Snowbird to give Keaton some fresh air and freedom to just play. He loved swimming (jumping in the pool), hiking, playing arcade games, listening to a bluegrass band, painting model cars and planes, going to church there and playing with his cousins. Brandon and Suzanne enjoyed having a room of their own and the help we got with both kids.
Now that we are home, we are planning/hoping that Brandt's bowel problems will be under control to bless him on Sunday 7/5 at 1pm. We no longer serve in the Nursery and Brandon has been called as the employment chairman for our ward. For those of you that would like your first glimpses of Brandt, come rain, snow, mudslides or continued pooping, we will be at the Hinckley reunion on 6/17. See you there.
Gary & Bev Family:
There has been a lot going on with all the members of this portion of the Wilkinson family! There has been a lot of ball games and a lot of traveling a lot of excitement with school out and a lot of fun!
If you need more update than that, you can check all the kids blogs!!!!!
We look forward to seeing everyone in July!
Dwayne & Patty Family:
Not much has changed for us in May. I ran in the Race for the Cure on May 9. This year I ran for a friend in my ward who has 2 types of cancer one of them being Stage 4 Breast Cancer. I ran my best race yet coming in at 28 minutes. Next year Steph and Heather will be running with me!
School is out for me as of June 5. Todd graduated in May, and Todd, Jade and Ryder moved to Las Vegas where Todd will be working. He is working at a new hospital in Vegas. We are so excited for him and his family.
Ben and Alissa are doing well. Jacob started at a new school and loves it, and says his new friends are nice.
Heather and Stephanie are busy with work and enjoying the summer in St. George. Heather is running in her first 5k on June 5. Good Luck Heather!
Also don't forget the family reunion is coming up on July 18. Many of you have RSVP. If you haven't please let me know what your status is so that I can start planning food. Thanks!!!!!
Hal & Diana Family:
Jeremy & Laura Family:
The kids and Laura spent two weeks in San Diego with her family. Jeremy was in Logan for class. He came down for a long Memorial Day weekend with us in SD. We hit Disneyland, the zoo, the park, the beach, and Laura even got to go to the temple for her cousin's wedding. Lots of fun, sunscreen, and cousins.
Big milestones included Paul turning 3, and Katie getting her first tooth, rolling over, and scooting on her belly. Please check out the video of our excursion on our blog.
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