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So Seminary Graduation is tomorrrow night that is Tuesday night at 7 pm at Rupert West Stake Center. And yes i am speaking so its better for you to just not to go to that. Then Minico Graduation is Friday at 5pm at the football field. Yep thats about it.

Well, Megan got her official Prom pics back already!

Minico Prom

OK! Here is Megan and Mikala's Pre-Prom Pics.

Megan and Cody Bohm

Mikala and Keane Kloepfer

Goofing around

Dress Swap

Nice Shoes

GrAdUaTiOn!!!

Here's is Meg's graduation information!!! She hasn't filled out and sent her graduation announcements yet, obviously, but I thought if gave every one a heads up you could put it on your calendars for everyone who can plan to attend. She's really excited and ready to graduate. The graduation is Friday, May 28th at 5 p.m. There is senior trip that Wednesday before, then there is that Senior Celebration after graduation. So, there's always lots going on around here. It get s a little ridiculous sometimes. Oh well. So's life.

Haven't posted for awhile

This didn't scan super great, but yes, that is a baby. And yes it is growing in my belly as we speak. My due date is November 3, 2010. That means I am 3 months along right now. For anyone keeping track, November is when Darby will get baptized, so we will work out details later! Love, Callin and Kristen PS- We haven't told the girls yet, we are still figuring that part out.....So, thanks for your co-operation!

And Daddy says i'm not Italian!!!!

State Competition

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lP4RLns1HVQ Here is our cheer competition routine. I am not sure if I can post the video instead of just the link on here...? Anyway, I will try to explain to you where I am throughout the routine. Good luck : ) I am at the very point of our formation at the beginning and I do a back tuck. If you lose me there I tumble straight back in the middle and then go to the left hand corner and tumble diagonal across the mats, nearly landing on a sign haha. Next I am in the girl on the right side of my flyer in the stunt group in the back in the middle. Stayin with me so far? hah Then I move up to the signs and I am the second I. AND THEEENNNN, in the next formation I am on the third little blue line over from the right side and I am the second person back. After all the twisting, turning, dancing, and jumping we put our hands on our hips and I mostly stay right where I am and everybody else moves. I am in the front of the stunt group right behind the I. Then we twist and flip our flyer and I end up with my back facing us in the same stunt group. Then I go pick up my sign (the I) and go off! : ) haha How is that for an explanation. You are probably going to have to pause it, read this, look for me, watch, lose me, pause, read this, and look for me again! ha you might have to watch it a couple times.

fund raising

this Mason and I am fund raising for heart its for people that have problems and you donate moneyto the American Heart assonciation so if you want to donate contact mymom

Hikeing to waterfall

This is on the rim before our descent into the cany0n. This is Box Canyon and it is the 11th largest spring in the US. It is surrounded by farm fields and is in the middle of nowhere.

Here is the 20ft waterfall. It is much bigger than it appears here.

Mandy took this picture of all of us posing in front of the waterfall. You could see tons of fish and there is alot of water.

This is Masons newest friend. He really wanted to catch a Crawdad so we caught to. No animals were injured in the taking of this pic.

Hey i knew a few people were asking about my trip to Boise so here you all go. Me and my friend McKenna spent the night at Shirley and Marty's beautiful home! That morning we went to the YMCA and worked out for a little then we went back and got ready for the day and Marty made the most delicious birthday breakfast I have had in years! Then we headed for BSU Campus. We got there and they told us our first meeting was on the other side of campus. It was a little windy but otherwise it was nice weather so we walked over there and I was able to talk to the director of the radiological program that I would really like to get into. I got alot of my questions answered After that meeting we walked the green belt over to the dorms. My next meeting was with a lady from the honors college. So we talked with her and she showed us the honors college housing. It was nice but I don't think the honors college is what I am supposed to get into. The last thing planned with the college was the official tour. They took us all over campus we got to see Chaffee dorms and the Rec building which is very nice! And we got to touch the smurf turf lol! When the tour was all over we decided we were starving but had no idea where to eat. And one of my friends that graduated a year before me is at BSU and we ran into him so we went out to sonic and had a late lunch. Then I wanted to see what Taylor building was like (that is where he lives) so i got to see Taylor and meet his roommates and some of his friends. Then one of his roommates (a cute one I might add) his name is Peter said that him, me ,McKenna, and Casey (thats my friend) should go play a game of pool in the SUB building. It turned out to be more than one game and we had a blast! Me and McKenna left and headed to the mall for a little while then went home! I am so excited to move to Boise. While I was there I knew that is where I was supposed to go for school! The campus is beautiful! They have a great team lol what more can you want?? Just kidding lol. But I am very excited for that. Well I love you all! ~Megan

Skype

Hello everyone! I got my graduation gift early! I got a laptop and I downloaded skype so when I go to college I can still talk to everyone! So if you have skype you should add me my email is falling_agin@hotmail.com!!

Trey, Zach, Trent, and Tru

हैप्पी ११थ बेलातेदेद बर्थडे ज़चारी

जाच एंड कोल्तों आफ्टर थे फिनाल गेम.

वहत अ दिफ्फेरेंस ६ येअर्स विल मके। हे वास सोऊ क्यूट।

जाच लोवेस फिशिंग, वे दीद मोरे ऑफ़ ठाट अत अंकल रों'स थान हुन्तिंग एंड लोवेद एवेरी मिनट ऑफ़ आईटी।

സാച് ഈസ്‌ ൧൧ നോ

NO MORE VACATION!!!!!!!!!!!

I AM WORKING AGAIN. THANKS FOR ALL YOUR PRAYERS AND PHONE CALLS. RITE AID SAVED MY BACON AGAIN. LOOKING FOR A JOB IS NOT MUCH FUN. THANKS AGAIN JERAMY

HaPpY BiRtHdAy To YoU!!

Have a great day Steph!! We Love You!

hApPy BiRtHdAy!!!

We just wanted to wish our oldest a very happy 18th!!! These last 6 years - since becoming a teenager have been okay. We've dealt with it. BUT, having an 18-year-old? I'm having a really hard time wrapping my mind around it. Where has all the time gone???!!!! I guess she's not moving out and leaving tomorrow...but STILL! We just depend on her SO much and count on her level-headedness and calming personality. I value the friendship Wes and I have with her. Most of this last week I've spend the time bobbling my head back and forth wondering what the heck I should do with an 18-year-old and how I got here. HaPpY bIrThDaY, mEg!!! We love you lots! Thanks for being you. I know a lot of people look up to you!!!

Update

Sorry i haven't had the time or desire to sit down and write what is going on in my life so..... I have been accepted to BSU and that is where I am going and I am very excited about it! I am going up there this Thursday and staying with my aunt Shirley and checking out campus on Friday the day I am officially an adult whoo!! (You all should feel very old mwahaha). Anyway I also am a certified Phlebotomist as of this past Saturday so I will start looking for a job in the hospital soon. I think I will be able to start out at Boise as a sophomore because of the college credits I have taken. Me and my parents have orientation June 30 thru July 1 and that is when I register for classes and all that jazz. I move up there around August 20 and classes start August 23. So much change is coming into my life and I am so excited for it!! I am very excited for meeting new people seeing new places and everything! I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Dr. Seuss

Darby's school has decided to celebrate the birth of Dr. Seuss. It just so happens that this day of celebration also falls on the same day as the Carnival. The Carnival is themed Under the Sea. Because of these two celebrations falling on the same day, some of the mothers decided some unruliness could get by "under the radar." So they came up with the plan of having our girls dress up as Thing 1, Thing 2, and an honorary Thing 3. The outfits will be complete with red clothing and blue hair. I have a perfectly good blue wig I was planning on using, but Darby came home from school on Thursday with a grocery bag with a blue shower cap, and some blue Easter grass. (I seriously detest Easter grass!) I called one of the other mothers, and she wasn't really sure what to do with the blasted stuff either. Darby wanted to glue it onto the shower cap, but I knew hot glue would only melt it, and any other glue would never dry in time. So I started sewing. One nasty piece of grass at a time. I talked to mom, and she wondered what would happen if I put it through my sewing machine. We decided the worst that could happen would be gunking up my sewing machine, but I figured it would be okay. This dang "head of hair" took me 3 hours. I hope she likes it. I am certain it will look better on her as well, with the full outfit of course. This all remains to be seen, in the morning, before the bus. The things we do for our children. Kristen

HaPpY bIrThDaY mOm!

Mom, happy birthday! Just wanted to let you know I've been thinking about you all day!!! I love you and think the world of you!!! Thanks for all you've done for me. Thanks for putting up with me and not selling me on e-bay like I sometimes contemplate with my children...

OOPS!!!

SORRY!! The science fair is MARCH 5, NOT APRIL 5!! PLEASE COME!!

About Vacation Time

I got to thinking (Yeah, I do that every once in awhile!) that I should tell everyone about the why's of reserving the camp sight at Alturas when I did! Every year people want to know when we are going so they can get it on their work schedules. Since the middle of Jan. I have been watching the reservations, they only book up to a certain time, then extend the booking calendar every couple of weeks. Before we went to CA, I had checked for the second week of Aug. (dad & I usually have ass't. managers' meeting the first week of Aug. ) that booking day would start Feb. 9th, the same day we were driving back from Ca. I thought, no problem, I will check on it the day after we get back. Unfortunately, by then, it was pretty well reserved, except for a day or two here & there. (By the way-----the double sites are the only ones that can be reserved, so I went through the map of the campground & checked on all the double sites.) I found 4 days in a row that one of the double sites wasn't reserved yet, so I decided to reserve it then & not wait any longer. The dates weren't an option---I just grabbed what was available. I am hoping it will work out for Josh & Natalie to be here! I just worried that if I didn't get a date it might be another summer without the family gathering. I just hope & pray it works out for everyone!!

I just don't get it...

I attempted to make fried chicken with gravy to go on the potatoes. I just don't understand why everybody was hating on my gravy. They really need to lay off the haterade!

VACATION

I have reserved a double campsight for Alturas. The dates are July 24 - the 28th. We can stay longer---will just need to move to a single sight. That is a Sat. thru Wed. Put it on your calendars & let's start planning Family vacation!!

My Experiment

At school I have to do a science project. I chose to do my experiment on seeds. I planted some pea seeds. I will continue to give them all different liquids, and when they grow, I will see what has happened. I planted one in milk (which will probably smell nasty when it is grown), one in Gatorade, one in orange juice,one in vinegar(which already smells nasty), and one in water. I know this will be fun. and all of you who can come, please do. The third, fifth, other forth graders, parents, aunts, uncles, and grandparents can come to see. It will be April 5. I will see what time... It will be at Paul Elementary School. PLEASE COME!!!

I think Grandma's advice on not dating a boy who can't afford a belt is great but just in case you don't want to listen to her maybe you will listen to General Larry Platt!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIKALA!!!! LOVE AND MISS YOU!!!! DON'T DATE ANY LOSERS!!!! -natalie

Mikala's Cheer Competition in Pocatello

Mikala did awesome at their cheer competition in Pocatello last Saturday!!! After they all split apart - she is the second one back right in the middle! She does an awesome standing back tuck! Yay! Then she does a round off and a back tuck - and runs to the back left corner of the mat. Then, she is the single awesome one - tumbling all the way across the mat!!! She's pretty easy to keep track of. She's the one in white and red - with a white bow on her head! She said she looked like Minnie Mouse...These girls practice so hard! She spends so many hours, it's unbelievable. She has a lot of dedication and muscles!!! After their stunts, it's kind of hard to find her again - she is the 2nd I in Minico. Maybe that will help you also.

Just so everyone knows, Josh is back in the Sand Box so if you have a little extra time please shoot him an email every now and again. Thanks!

Happy Birthday, little bro!

I was searching the internet trying to find some funny and/or sarcastic quote or poem - some sort of inspirational quote for you to live by in your 30s! I found some hilarious stuff, but Wes strongly cautioned me that it was not family friendly!! So I didn't post it. So there ya go! Hope you had an awesome 30th birthday. I sure think a lot of you. (If anyone is interested in the funnyness - lemme know. I'll e-mail you. hahahaha!)

January 13,2010

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYSON!! How's your day going? Did they celebrate at work? I went to the dentist for your birthday. How's that for celebrating?? Love you!

Getting OLD!

Tyson, do you feel the evil 30's chasing you? Enjoy today!! The very last day of your 20's. I am so sorry! My sympathies go out to you!! I actually remember when I was in my 20's! Amazing isn't it! You were born just a few weeks before I turned 30!

a day late and a dollar short, right?

Natalie, Trey, and Taylee!!! Happy, happy birthday! Hope your day was AWESOME in your far away lands...

Thanks Grandma for the very cute pink cardigan.

BIRTHDAYS!!

Happy Birthday Natalie, Trey & Taylee!! Hope you all have a great day! (No birthday wishes for Elvis though!! I never did like his singing!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY ELVIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

THE KING WOULD HAVE BEEN 75 YEARS OLD. THANK YOU, THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Trey and Taylee!!! We Love You!!!!!

Happy Birthday Natalie! Have a great day!

We all love you.

Kristen, Callin, Darby, and Jacoby, we are all so sorry for the loss of your brother and son, Callahan. We all love you so very much. I am honored to sing I Am A Child Of God at Callahan's funeral. Once again, we love you. You are in our prayers.

“I’ll lend you for a little time a child of mine.” He said, “For you to love the while he lives and mourn for when he’s dead. It may be six or seven years, or twenty two or three. But will you, till I call him back, take care of him for me? He’ll bring his charm to gladden you, and should his stay be brief, You’ll have his lovely memories as solace for your grief. “I cannot promise he will stay, since all from earth return. But there are lessons taught down there I want this child to learn. I’ve looked the wide world over in my search for teachers true. And from the throngs that crowd life’s lanes I have selected you. Now will you give him all you love, not think the labor vain, Nor hate me when I come to call to take him back again? I fancied that I heard them say, “Dear Lord, thy will be done!” For all the joy thy child shall bring, the risk of grief we run. “We’ll shelter him with tenderness, we’ll love him while we may. And for the happiness we’ve known, forever grateful stay. But should the angels call for him much sooner than we’ve planned, We’ll brave the grief that comes and try to understand.” -Edgar A Guest

Josh's address

Here is Josh's mailing address if anyone wants to send him a letter or anything. the blog won't let me separate the address so this is how I had to do it. Sorry. Joshua Jones ( don't put his rank) next line TF-10/SOTU-11 next line FOB AIRBORNE next line Apo, AE 09354

Minico Cheerleaders ♥...michelle MySpace Video Hey this is Mikala : ) We worked so hard on this routine and it turned out pretty good!!!! This is all of the Minico cheerleaders freshmen and varsity squads. GOOD LUCK FINDING ME!

Hey all y'alls!

I am so glad mom and dad are back! I think it's way awesome that mom and dad and Tys were able to go to Germany, even if I had to trust R.J. to cook my Thanksgiving turkey! (wasn't half bad either!) If I could have arranged it, I would have been right there with em in Germany! Oh well! Next Thanksgiving! LOL! As usual it's a circus here. Never a dull moment. Hope everything's going well for everyone else.

Germany

Hey everybody! we made it safely home from Germany!! It was a great trip! Thank you Josh, Natalie & Jack for putting up with us. We had so much fun with you & hope it's not too quiet for you at your house right now. (I know you are enjoying some peace & quiet after our invasion). We think Germany is a great place to visit & would definitely recommend it for everyone. I guess the bad part is sitting on the plane for all those hours with the liquid all draining into your ankles. Yeah----just call me kankles!! We were happy to find that our tire had held air & it actually got us home!! Thank you Jer & Robyn for the rescue on the extra tire!! we are grateful to have had it in case we needed it. We just didn't trust that other rim all that much. The tire gave Randy something to worry about while we were there. When he thought of the whole transfer the extra tire thing on Sun. it lifted a big worry off him. The wheather was beautiful almost the whole time we were there. Even when it rained the last 2 days it wasn't terribly cold. Just for your info Josh & Natalie, it is awfully cold here!! Crispy cold! Tyson is freezing. Randy came down with the crud on the way home yesterday so he is still in bed. He said he could feel it coming on yesterday before we left so he didn't get close to Jack. Hope he didn't leave any germs hangin around there! I had a Z pack I didn't use a couple of months ago so he started on that when we got home. Hopefully it will knock it out fast!! Hugs & Kisses to everyone!! I love you all, no matter where you live!! It is nice to be home.

Festival of Trees

Hey I just wanted to let everybody know that Darby will be dancing at the Festival of Trees. It is in the old Burley High School now. She will be on Saturday, December 5th at 4:45. It is only a 15 minute performance. Should be super cute! Kristen

Jack's Blessing

Here are some pictures from Jack's blessing today. We were so glad grandma, grandpa, and uncle Tyson could be here!

CRUISE VACATION PICTURES!!!!

HEY YE'ALL. ROBYN PUT TOGETHER OUR CRUISE PICTURES. GO TO OUR BLOG, READ THE BLOG, AND CLICK ON THE PLAY BUTTON. THE SOUND IS KIND OF ANNOYING. HAVE FUN!!! JERAMY

Hey Everyone!

This is day date. First we went to the mall and split up into guys and girls and each group prior to the date made a list of things to find for the other group. A few of the things the girls had to do was all six of us had to fit into the small picture booth and get some pictures then we had to sing YMCA and I'm a little tea pot in the middle of the food court (we got some rather funny looks. We also had to find random things in the stores. After our time limit was up we all met back together and we loaded up and found Girtie's and ate it was great! After that we went to skateland for a bit. And finally took them home to get ready.

Ok so just FYI in green on the right is Tory and Eric, then in orange is Shanica and Ryan, yellow is Jasmine and Bo, blue is Kaylee and Sheldon, red is McKenna and Chris, and last is me and Garth. BTW our group stood out the most because almost everyone else did black shirts with neon coloring or something boring like that lol jk.

When we picked them up again we went and got fries and a shake at Burgers to wait for one of our couples that was running very late. After that we went and got our pictures and went and danced it up!! We all got glow sticks and stupid people broke them and threw them everywhere in the middle but thank goodness my group was not in the middle! When we had been at the dance for a while we decided to go to Shanica's house to play around and have a fire and EAT! As the time got close to midnight the group broke up and took their dates home! Over all it was an absolute blast!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!! Hope you all have had a great day with lots to eat! hehe it has been pretty fun. Well i thouhgt it would be fun to show you all my harvest pictures...so.....there ya go!

haveing good time thanks for b d greeting. doing a lot of walking trails all over to walk. did you have a good thank giviing? all is wellbe good . see you soon. love you all Dad