Tucanos March 2010: Sibling Bday Celebration

Bryson and Christopher both have birthdays in March and they were "big" birthdays this year. Bryson turned 16 and Christopher turned 25.

All the siblings decided to get together for dinner at Tucanos, a Brazilian Grill, to celebrate.

Here's a picture of the Birthday Club card Bryson received.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY Bryson and Christopher!!

Christopher's Orange Julius Recipe

Christopher called home today.

"Can you give me the recipe for Orange Julius that’s in the cookbook on rings?”
“Okay,” I said, “let me see if I can find it and I’ll call you back.”

Sure enough, page 5 in the ‘cherry’ colored section of Grandma Lynn’s old West Valley ward cookbook was this recipe, complete with Christopher’s handwritten changes





“Wow, you’re good to remember exactly where it was.” I said, when I called back.
“It was one of the recipes I really enjoyed making while I was growing up.” he said.

It must have really impressed him! He hasn’t lived at home since 2004.

Too close to Call!

Who wins??? You decide and let us know :-)

Random July and August pics

Bryson participated in two soccer camps in July. The first was a ReAL camp, 5 days long - 2 hours a day and was held at Churchill Junior High.

He also attended a week-long BYU resident soccer camp.





















Christopher had fun using his engineer skills to build this Lincoln log tower, and then allowed Jason the honor of "blowing it up"!

Monday Memories - Brotherly Bonding

The Challenge...






Oh yeah!...I'll take you on!










The Head Lock









Now that's a close shave!











The Safety Roll









Slide and Drop








Resistance is Futile!






The Pin!!!


You'll notice that life pretty much goes on without disruption while we witness this display of brotherly love. These boys bring lots of energy with them - and I love it...most of the time :-)

(May 2007)

2008: A Year in Review

There were lots of changes and memory making events in our family in 2008.
Here are some of them:

Family
Christopher and Briana's wedding
Our trip to Disneyland in March (Larry, Cathi, Dustin, Bryson)
Nicolas - our foreign exchange student from France

Larry
Promotion to Manager of Refuse Collection for Salt Lake County Sanitation
Released as 1st Counselor in Bishopric
Called and sustained as High Priest Group Leader
Remodel of Master Bath and Bedroom - right down to the studs
Repainted Laundry Room
Purchase of new dishwasher, washer and dryer

Cathi
Going on dates to the plays at Hale Center with Larry and each of my kids.
4 hospitalizations in one year (after years with none)

Dustin
Moved home after ending his engagement to Emily
Moved to his own apartment in Murray
Promoted to 'Dispatch' and then 'Trainer' at IHC courier department
Beginning school at Weber (Jan 2009) - "Criminal Justice and Forensics"

Christopher
Married Briana Beatse on December 27, 2008
Became 'pepper spray' certified
Continued schooling at BYU
Switched major from mechanical engineering to manufacturing engineering
Continued employment as security guard at BYU Harold B. Lee Library and IHC courier
Served as ward activity chairperson
Moved twice

Briana
Married Christopher
Got to go to London to do study abroad over the summer
Continued education at BYU - Drama Education Major
Moved twice


Niki
Turned 20!!!
Continued schooling at UVU - majoring in Sign Language Interpretation and Deaf Culture
Moved apartments (they turned her 1st apartment into married student or men's housing)
Continued employment at IHC
Switched IHC departments from food prep to housekeeping in the nutrition offices
Highlighted her hair red
Pierced her ears
New clothes style, new makeup - blossomed!
Had both previous employers (IHC and Salt Lake County) say they HAVE to have her work
for them during the summer - they can't live without her. So...she worked long crazy hours for
both of them.

Bryson
Soccer!!!! Bryson has said several times that soccer is what keeps him sane. He plays year round
- indoor (winter) and outdoor (spring, summer, fall)
4.0 GPA for 1st quarter of 9th grade
Finished 8th grade as an SBO officer and Secretary of the SBO organization
Started 9th grade as a member and officer of National Junior Honor Society
Completed Operation DPC (Dry Pack Canning) - His Eagle Scout Project
Decided on his own to apply for a 'sweeper' position at Heartland Elementary - and got it.
Received "Excellent" for his duet festival and "Superior" for his concerto festival