We Are Family....: April 2013

Wednesday, April 10, 2013

Trav and Zach

Cousins are those childhood playmates who grow up to be forever friends.
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Travis and ZACH ****Sophmores@ EHS***(16 years old)

So excited about all the fun News General Conference brought. A new temple in Cedar City, Utah coming our way.

Also this past week my nephew Jake got his mission call to Sierra Leonne, AFRICA. It's been so fun to see all these senior boys at the HS get there mission calls before they graduate. It's rewarding to see the younger boys preparing to go in the next few years feel the excitment.

such a special group of people to share in the news....

Hugs & tears...Aiden listening to all the details

Mike & Jake

Trav and his good friend Damon

Mike, Kinley and Jake

Tanner:)

Monday, April 1, 2013

Wrapping up March...

March brought us lots of fun, family events. First, HS basketball came to a end. Travis and Michael started up AA basketball - Michael also started his freshman season of Track. Tanner still spends pretty much every moment with his cousin Caleb and Aiden has jumped into wrestling and will do baseball in a few weeks. Kelli(my older sister) coaches the HS track team so it has been a blast watching all the boy cousins compete. Kel does a great job turning these athletes in to great competitors:) Spent Easter Sunday with the Koopmans yesterday. Enjoy the blessings that come this time of year!!

(Aiden(8) and Zach(16) at a St. George meet)

Michael(15) and Jake(17) These boys have lunch together everyday. They rotate between my house and Kels. Jake should be getting his mission call this week. Michael will go into withdrawls without Jake around:) We are so excited that Jake is getting ready to serve...great example to all these other boys!!

Michael running the 100m

....he also competes in the high jump

...and long jump

..reminds me so much of his dad in this one

Aiden(8) and Kinley(8)..playing dress up!

Love my family and being close to them:)

Camping with the Koopmans over Easter Break - Aiden my little fisherman!!

Easter Egg hunt...Aiden and Kinley

Naps and movies after dinner - Travis Jr.(16) & Caleb(14)

coloring Easter Egg with the Koopmans -

Aiden and Kins...

Tanner and Caleb joined in on the Easter Egg fun too:)

OUR FAMILY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Parents need to "play offense" - to capitalize on the impressionable years of childhood by instilling in their sons the antecedents of character. Their assignment during two brief decades will be to trasform their boys from immature and flighty youngsters into honest, caring men who will be respectful of women, loyal and faithful in marriage, keepers of commitments, strong and decisive leaders, good workers, and secure. And of course, the ultimate goal for people of faithis to give each child understanding of scripture and a lifelong passion of Jesus Christ. This is, I believe. the most important responsibility for those of us who have been entrusted with the careand Nurturance of children.

Christmas In Elma!!

We left for WA the 13th of December - I barely made it to Seattle to hand the kids over to my Dad and catch a flight to Atlanta where I would join Trav for his company Christmas Party the next day. Trav and I had a fun get away and were able to do a little Christmas shopping. We stayed Thursday, Friday and Saturday and flew back to Seattle Sunday morning where we stayed until January 3rd - We were able to catch a Elma Boys Basketball game. The boys thought it was really cool looking at all the family(uncles & aunts) names on the walls before you entered the Gym doors. Michael and I went and Chatted with Coach Nadau one afternoon. It was so fun spending time with family and friends