Blake and Melissa's Wedding!

Blake and Melissa became husband and wife on December 23, 2008 in the Manti Temple. It was a gorgeous day--a little cold for my liking, but the sun was out and the snow sparkling. What a great day for a wonderful celebration. After the wedding we had lunch at the Manti House Inn just across from the temple. It was really fun and the room was full of family and friends that traveled a long way on very snowy roads to be there. We then traveled up to Midway, where they had a small reception in a beautiful reception center. It was such a fun night of celebration and joy. Food was great and so was the company! Many friends and family made the snowy drive up Provo Canyon for the event. Too bad we took a wrong turn and got there just as the event was starting...oh well....fun times and just thankful everyone was safe on the roads as there was soooo much snow! So glad to have Melissa in our family--they make a great couple and are soooo incredibly in love!!

Christmas in Utah 2008

This Christmas was spent in Utah because of Blake's wedding on the 23rd of December in Manit, Utah. Our first stop was Enterprise for a night at Morgan's house. Kirby made a great host but the house was sure quiet! Bryce and Kyle were excited to see all the snow and boy did we see snow this year! We then traveled up to Ephraim to stay with our new in-law's the Casperson's who graciously invited us to stay for a couple of days while we prepared for the wedding. The best part was the snow!




The boys were quick to don the snow gear and luckily the Casperson's had snow pants, boots, and gloves galore! Snowmen were built, snowball fights to be had, and even sledding behind the car with a rope tied to the bumper.

They couldn't believe how big the icicles were! We had a great time with the Casperson's and really enjoyed our visit before the wedding.

Bryce, you are enjoying this way

too much

Family Pictures Christmas 2007

This is our happy family the winter of 2007 on the brink of a new year. Bryce took these pictures on the beach and we had a great sunset that day. Little did we know how much our family would change the following year......

Men are funny creatures...

Set up was a long process but after a few hours......we watched War of the Worlds-

surround sound and all! Its just so giant--even Bryce said "Do you think its to big??"

Early Christmas....

Well, my husband just couldn't wait any longer....! He has been researching the many different options when buying a new TV and BAM one day he said...today is the day...I'm going for a drive......to Fry's......This is my super model son showing off his moves.....oh and the TV...

My Family

My husband and I have 5 great kids!

Dallin is 25 and lives in Logan, Utah. He works full-time for Quest in tech support. He is hoping to get back to school soon and finish his studies in Information Systems. He served a mission in the Indianapolis, Indiana Mission spanish speaking in 2003-2005. Dallin has a great sense of humor and can make everyone laugh. He likes to camp and is really easy to please. He LOVES his xbox and just got a nice new TV !

Blake is 24 and is a student at BYU studying Psychology. He served his mission in the Daejon Korea mission from 2004-2006. Blake loves sports and has a dynamic personality and has done a few stand up comedy shows! He is a fun person to be around. He is getting married to a great talented girl named Melissa Jo Manwaring. Melissa is a art major from Ohio! They will be married December 23, 2008 in the Manti Temple and we can't wait!

Stacy is 21 and is our only daughter. She was just married on August, 15, 2008 to a great guy named Brett Casperson. He is from Ephriam, Utah. He loves fly fishing and is an accounting student working towards a Masters. They make a perfect couple and are soooo happy together. Stacy LOVES horses --always has, always will. She worked her tail off and bought her very own horse named Cole. She adores Cole and takes great care of him. Brett and Stacy live in Logan, Utah where they are both working and finishing up school.

Bryce is 18 and just graduated from Vista High School. Bryce is an avid dirtbiker and when he is not riding he is photographing those who are riding. He has great passion and talent in both feilds and has a great drive for being able to succeed at anything he tries. He is a very determined person and knows how to "get the job done"

Kyle is 14 and just started high school. He is extremely social and has many friends. He loves football!! He loves to play it with all of the neighborhood kids everyday in the backyard. He has helped to coach a flag football team this year and had a blast doing so. He also loves the trampoline and is really good at flipping every which way. He is taking gymnastics right now and is really the best one in the class and landing everything the teacher throws his way. He is a lot of fun!

Gordon loves to deep sea fish, the only problem is that he can't go often enough. He is a mechanical engineer and works for McCain industries which manufacture stop lights! Check out his fishing weights at http://www.chapter-48.com/ We are waiting for a patent that is not coming fast enough.

Maria--well, mostly I take care of the house and family and I am not working right now which I totally love. I am pretty spoiled I guess.....I do vinyl lettering, and work hard at my church calling.