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C.J.'s Mission

2010-01-30T21:29:00.000-08:00

And he walks away...............................................................................
Saying Goodbye. They don't invite families in for an orientation anymore. After June, apparently due to the H1N1, they give you a few minutes to say good-bye at the curb and an Elder escorts your new missionary inside. On the bright side, it left little time for tears. I hugged C.J. and he says, "Mom I can't breath," then "I gotta go now." Who could ask for more. He says the MTC is just like being at EFY, only for 2 months instead of 1 week.

C.J.'s Mission

2010-01-30T21:22:00.001-08:00

C.J. is feeling very impatient. We're just killing time at the University Mall where a little kid walked by us and ran to his mom and said "Mom, Mom, is that a missionary?" Can't think of a better way to start things off.

At the Hotel

2010-01-30T21:20:00.000-08:00

These were taken at the hotel-La Quinta-in Provo. C.J. is ironing his suit on Wed morning.

C.J's mission

2010-01-30T21:17:00.001-08:00

These were taken at the Stake Center at his setting apart. C.J. and Taylor
C.J. and Bishop Merrell
C.J. and best buddy Mark Rosell (who will hook up with him at the MTC on March 10th)

CJ's Mission

2010-01-30T21:14:00.000-08:00

We took C.J. to the MTC on Tuesday. Here's some pictures from the week. This is his open house/birthday party (he turned 19 on Saturday the 23rd of January, 2 days before he left.

Happily Ever After

2009-09-17T20:35:00.000-07:00

And the Frog became a Prince

Big Foot

2009-09-17T20:32:00.000-07:00

At times, I think Krystin really would have liked to step on those groomsment :) j/k

Loving those Shoes!

2009-09-17T20:28:00.000-07:00

It was important to Krystin that the accents to the wedding be representative of her and Andy. I think she accomplished this. Heather Gibbons did the pictures and did a wonderful job. Thanks Heather!

SInging and Dancing

2009-09-17T20:26:00.001-07:00

2009-09-17T20:22:00.000-07:00

The girls did a dance and Krystin sang to Andy. It was all very fun and very sweet. It was like a flashback to her high school days. It was great to see so many of her friends there. It was a real party..just like they wanted and it was all worth the stress and the busy-ness of it all.

Decorations and flowers

2009-09-17T20:15:00.000-07:00

Thanks Janeen for doing so much with the decorations and Krystin's bouquet as well as bridesmaid bouquets. I'm so lucky to have so many family members and friends that were willing to help.

Serving It Up

2009-09-17T20:12:00.000-07:00

The boys all helped out. Taylor served Italian Sodas, Alec and Tanner served up the candy bar and C.J. (here with the Rosells-Mark, Ben, and Brian) D.J.'d

2009-09-17T20:08:00.000-07:00

I spent a few months working on bridesmaids dresses, flower girl dresses (the girls looked so adoreable) and tableclothes. I did the cake too which was a lot of fun and I was happy that people noticed that the decorations were very much fitting of Krystin's personality. The flower girls were Michaela, Alina, Riley, Lexi, and Natalia (Rossie)

Bridesmaids and groomsmen

2009-09-17T20:04:00.000-07:00

Bridesmaids Carol Gawrych, Mackenzie Fuller, Heather Packer, and Hillary Call all traveled to be there which we really appreciated. Carol's mom made some amazing tamales and salsa for the reception and we love her for working so hard and making Krystin and Andy (and their stomach's) so very happy. The girls each chose their own color of converse with the only stipulation being that they were bright and colorful and "low tops." The Groomsmen were all (well almost all) wearing black converse.

Family Fun

2009-09-17T20:00:00.000-07:00

The kids pointed out that Parker is flashing his "gang sign" and we thought it was cute. The boys all chose their own colorful vests to compliment the lime green and black that were the wedding colors. They also tried to compliment the bridesmaids shoes

Family at the wedding

2009-09-17T19:53:00.000-07:00

Andy and Krystin have been dating since before she left for BYU last year. It's been up and down but we're happy to have him in the family and happy to see her so happy. They were married in San Diego and a lot of the family was able to be there. We were happy to have my dad do the sealing and grateful for all of the help that the family gave us in putting everything together. Sam created some fun (and very "Krystin" centerpieces and Vicki and Mom and Dad helped decorate. Hillary was a bridesmaid and we were very happy that she was able to come back after a week of college to be there. We were also excited that Jamie made the trip to California to be there. Kerri helped us get some chairs there and they all took time to be in San Diego for the wedding. It was a long day. We love and appreciated everyone that was able to be there and the love and good wishes from those that couldn't.

Krystin and Andy: August 29th 2009

2009-09-17T19:48:00.000-07:00

2009-09-17T19:46:00.000-07:00

It's been a while. A long while. But here's the latest from Krystin's wedding on August 29th

Family Having Fun

2008-08-20T22:31:00.001-07:00

Krystin is leaving for BYU on Saturday so we decided to take some pictures of the family.

Rock Band

2008-06-30T14:42:00.001-07:00

So the Wii finally came out with Rock Band. The kids have been waiting for months for this and were having a hard time putting it down. I have to admit. I love to play too. But, when I couldn't find too many songs I knew, C.J. had to remind me that it's ROCK Band and that would explain why my favorites were not there. Krystin and C.J. love the vocals. I think Taylor is attached to the drums. Micaela is lovin the guitar here. The video has Krystin singing some rock song. Music has a way of really gettin her goin. I guess you could say she's a musicaholic. Music, acting, and dancing are such a big part of her I think if they were to disappear she would cease to exist. Nevermind. I tried downloading the 2 minute video and After 5 1/2 hours of downloading I gave up. Now I just want to go to bed.

The Lake

2008-06-30T14:35:00.000-07:00

The kids love to ride the tubes and play war against each other. They try hard to knock each other off. Sometimes they get a lot of help from dad when he whips them around. Sometimes they go flying which is scary til you realize their okay. After they fell off, Alec was quick to help Tanner back on. Aw.. so sweet

Taylor wake/knee boarding

2008-06-30T14:26:00.000-07:00

C.J. wakeboarding

2008-06-30T14:16:00.001-07:00

The Lake

2008-06-30T14:10:00.000-07:00

So we all went to Lake Silverwood last Friday and had a lot of fun. My fav is tubing. Corwin drove a little crazy and I almost got bumped. Unfortunately no one took pictures of me :(

Tanner

2008-06-21T23:59:00.000-07:00

Tanner is definitely his own person. He loves watching Discover Channel and Weird Happenings type shows like haunted houses or sharks that eat people. He also loves art. He draws really well. He also has a knack for singing and acting but I don't know if he'll go with it. We'll see. Oh, and he doesn't like to run.

Alec

2008-06-21T23:50:00.000-07:00

Alec is the oldest of the twins, which he constantly reminds Tanner when it comes to who gets the front seat in the car. Alec loves basketball, and, as much as we fight it, his hair. He's got lots of soft spots. He also runs and plans to run track in middle/high school as well as follow in his older siblings footsteps and do some singing and acting

Taylor

2008-06-21T23:44:00.000-07:00

Taylor is a highly motivated and talented guy. Definitely does not suffer from middle-child syndrome. He recently played Willy Wonka in SBMS Willy Wonka Jr (which I directed AFTER he was cast and the teacher asked for help-it was a lot of fun). He starts high school next year and is presently taking his first college class. He seems popular with the ladies but lets us know that "in his eyes they are all the same."

Here's C.J.

2008-06-21T23:38:00.000-07:00

C.J. is our free spirit. He's 17 and hopefully, having already exprienced Senior Itis during his Junior year, will make it through his Senior year. He's another Singer/Actor and was pretty amazing in A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum where he played the Captain. His plan is to take less classes this year and then work towards becoming a fire fighter. He's an Eagle Scout, loves wakeboarding, and has a tender heart :)

He's the one with the headgear. He's standing with his best friend Mark and his cousin Hillary (far left) and her best friend Hillary

Here's Krystin

2008-06-21T23:31:00.000-07:00

Krystin is 19 and getting ready to head off for Brigham Young University and start her sophomore year of college. She plans to major in English and Music, Dance, Theatre (MDT) She's amazingly talented and plans to use her English degree to write grants, including grants to open up her own community theatre. She's played lead in a lot of plays and musicals and loves singing and acting. She hasn't mastered dance yet, hence lots of dance classes at BYU to perfect her skills. She also does music and video editing on her computer and creates great stuff.

My Family

2008-06-21T23:21:00.000-07:00

Let's see. I'm new to this so hopefully everyone will be patient while I figure it out.

I guess I'll start by showing off my family.

Here's Corwin and me in Palm Springs. We're with some friends just hanging out for the weekend. We would've gone elsewhere but it was close. We found that even though we lived there for a year, we really didn't experience much of it.