Wednesday, December 8, 2010

happy birthday Rachel!

Well, as hard as it is to believe, we have another Callister sibling in their 30's. Happy birthday Rach! 3o is the new 20, so there really isn't too much to be worried about Rachel. you are awesome! we have perhaps more of your art in our house than any other and we love it! I dont know if you think so, but to everybody else you exude confidence, and that is an attractive quality and one that serves you well. we wish you didn't live so far away so we could all celebrate together, but i have come to realize that until Stephen takes Deb somewhere exotic to live, it is going to just be her and i here with the parents in Utah. kind of sad really, but we love hearing about things that are happening in Lubbuck so keep us informed and love your 30's. i am half way through now?! scary!

Wednesday, December 1, 2010

stripey socks


this is all three of my girls in their new stripey socks that Deena has fallen in love with. she says it makes her just soo happy when she sees her girls in them. i am not sure i understand the infatuation but....my little girls are cute in them!




Sunday, November 14, 2010

what do these great men have in common?




Charlie Daniels
Musician Extraordinaire


ZZ Top -
nuff said


Brigham Young
2nd President of the Church
colonizer of the west.



Platte D Lyman
Great Great Uncle, 1st Counsiler San Juan Mission
Leader of Hole in Rock Expedition
Thomas Callister
Great Great Grandpa
Stake Pres Filmore 20 years

Ulysses S Grant.
Winning General of Civil War
President of United States

And finally, Joshua Von Callister

yes the beard truly makes the man...


Tuesday, November 9, 2010

busy saturday


Saturday was a big day for our family. Samantha was giddy because she was finally going to be baptized and she loves when the attention is on her! also since everyone who had the ability to be there for the baptism was going to be there, we decided to have Hannah's baby blessing at the same time. so congratulate Sammy (who was generous to share her special day with her little sister) on being a new member of the church, and getting the holy ghost, and Hannah, for being mostly content through her blessing. those in both circles were, Grandpa Von, Great Grandpa Guenter, Uncle Stephen Skokos, Great Grandpa Verl, Bishop Dunford, Uncle Rick, Cousin Stephen, myself.

Friday, November 5, 2010

Little Hannah (the life so far)


Not much to say, it has been a short life so far, so we will just let the pictures do the talking








Sunday, October 24, 2010

A Slamdunk of a time

Sammy is now officially 8 years old! a little crazy to think that i have had this energetic and bouncy girl that everybody in the Neighborhood 'knows' for her daring bike and scooter skills and not being afraid of anything, for eight whole years now!

She started off her birthday by opening a present she had for a couple of days from her uncle Dan and Aunt Angie. She loves her 'skull, cross bones, and guitar pajamas! (so does her dad!)

then her dad took her to lunch mono y mono. we went to Pepperbellies here in Kaysville, because she loves their burrittos. we had fun with the appetizer chips and salsa and they had some fire sause that we each dared each other to try, and we went through quite a bit of root beer to put it out!
Then her, Deena, and Andrew went to chucky Cheeses to play the games with all the free tokens we had from a year ago or so.
then everybody came over and we had a birthday party at the house. it was a good time and everybody got a chance to dance with sammy, and do leg wrestling, and have cake and ice cream. thanks for coming everybody! obviously our cameras time and date thingy is way off, it really is Oct 23, 2010 :-)

Sunday, October 10, 2010

Say hello to Hannah Maureen Callister!!






on this unique date 10/10/10 little Hannah Maureen Callister was born! she was welcomed into the world by her 4 siblings Caleb, Samantha, Andrew, and Abigail, who isn't too sure what she thinks about it! enjoy the pictures of our new addition!

Tuesday, August 17, 2010

Happy Birthday MOM!

I love you mom! hope you have a wonderful day. we will all be seeing you tomorrow but, the world needs to know that we love you and hope you have a fantastic birthday.

Wednesday, July 28, 2010

my summer vacation....









alright, i know that many of you are curious about what i have been doing all summer to try and make ends meet. well here it is. I have been trying to get my business off the ground, and have found that it is quite a feat to get it rolling. i have had about 10 jobs so far, and there are a few more on the schedule. i have one employee, you may know him.. Daniel James Callister. i think he is learning that he is glad he is pursuing his Masters degree so that he doesn't have to do this type of thing ever again...j/k we have had fun watching each other sweat and sweat and drip sweat all day long. the last job we did, i literally looked like somebody had upended a cooler of water over my head, and nobody had! but the company is the best i have ever had doing this stuff, so i will miss Dan when he leaves for greener pastures. here are some pics of us working. There is a story about the moose, i had Sammy with me dropping off flyers in Park City. she was going up this long driveway and she all the sudden runs back to the truck and says there is a moose on the driveway. i was a little frustrated because she had been dinking around the last few driveways and i figured she was just telling me a fib to get out of it. i told her that moose wouldn't be around all these houses next thing you know the picture happens.

Sunday, July 11, 2010

Andrew Von Callister is 6




Alright, i have not updated this thing in a very long time, and i am sure there are lots of things i should be saying to catch people up. but i will use this time to remind everyone that Andrew Von Callister is getting older ....and smarter! his birthday was friday the 9th, we were able to go to The Lagoon, and Andrew rode the Bat! that is a monumental accomplishment for him as every ride scares him. he likes the little helocopter rides and things in the 'kiddie' area, but he rode the bat, it was his first roller coaster. he claims that he liked it. Sammy also got over some pretty big fears and rode the Bat with Andrew and Me, she even rode the Collosus, and wild mouse! it was a pretty fun day. Andrew got a new Rasor push scooter, that he LOVES, and a 5000 gallon swimming pool! which is really for the family but since his birthday is in the summer......you know how it works. Sammy lost her first tooth, and Caleb is still Caleb. Abby is getting bigger and talking a lot, though none of it really makes any sense, she loves to hear herself. Dan and I have been sealing driveways, and Deena is still nursing and trying to keep baby #5 healthy and growing.....more on that in a few weeks i am sure.

Sunday, May 16, 2010

Flaming Gorge



Caleb and I went on his 2nd and my Nth Flaming Gorge trip. Caleb caught a 18` fish, and used the net Grandpa found at the inlet to land his fish. I caught a good number of fish and actually landed a a few of them. there was a hole where you could just see a ton of very large fish and we tried to catch them all! however it was right when we needed to leave so we didn't get to spend too much time in that hole, but we did catch a fish each (Caleb and I) then Uncle Dan found the hole after us and wouldn't come to the boat. We played Calli-ball and had lots of yummy food. then on our return trip Dad took us to this Geological Scenic by way, that i have never been on before. wow, that place should be a national park from what i was seeing. we explored 2 caves and then i was able to cross the stream and explore a spring that comes from under the mountain and there is a really large cave (unfortunately they have it barred off). it was really large and i could see no end to the cavern! i really wanted to get inside the bars! that was pretty darn neat! Caleb is a trooper and wants to climb every steep cliff and jump across every rock in the rapidly flowing stream. i think sometimes he feels i am 'holding him back' when i won't let him, but hopefully he will see the wisdom in it later on. Grandpa had him up at the first cave and it was pretty steep climb up and a treacherous 'slide' down, but he loved every minute of it.

Sunday, April 4, 2010

Happy Easter

Happy Easter everybody!

Fun morning for us, after the easter bunny hid easter baskets, and my kids had to find theirs, a very laborious and much harder task than i think the easter bunny thought it would be....they discovered their easter present. Robes made by Deena,

Rebekah would be happy with Sammy's choice ....(we picked out the cloth for the robes a few months ago having the kids choose their favorite fabric, they had no idea what we were doing, but sammy chose this tinkerbell fabric














Caleb and Andrew chose Utah Jazz fabric...(no i didn't push them too it...but i was proud!)

















fun morning for us, Abby got an easter basket, and not much else, but she doesn't care..














May i say one more thing, i am not sure what to make of it, maybe it was what i needed to hear, but i predicted that Pres. Uchdorf would speak on patience during priesthood session, then predicted his talk would be on 'love' when he spoke in G.C. i am not quite sure why it has made such an impression on me that i was right, anyways hope this Easter finds everybody well and happy!

Sunday, March 21, 2010

Little Nephew...Giant Man

I want to send my congratulations to my little sister, for becoming a mother once again! It is a happy day for me, and a sad day for me as well. We were all aware that this little guy was not destined to live long, and after drawing breath, lived for just about an hour. I can say this, he chose his parents well, and My sister now has a Celestial son, somebody who 'made it' and will i know, be looking down on his family with much anticipation that they make it and be reunited with him. I never got to see little Tobi in this life, but I am sure I was his favorite uncle in pre mortal life. We all know he was a Giant of a man there, wiser and smarter than any of us, he 'proved' this by the fact that he only needed a brief time here to gather the necessary tools to move on. I am proud of him, and hope we can one day 'Whistle and go fishing in heaven"!

There are many things i would like to say, but let me just say I love you Becky and David, and hope you can both find peace and joy in the fact that you have a fantastic son who now can focus on paving a way for you, to be with him.

Friday, February 26, 2010

chair remodel

so Deena inherited a bunch (12) chairs from the endoscopy center waiting room if we wanted them. we always need chairs when company comes over so thought what the heck. when I saw them i wasn't too impressed. they were hard, the foam from the 70's was flat and the fabric was not real thrilling. i thought maybe we should take them anyway and try and sell them for a little extra change. then i had a second thought, lets see what it might cost to put our own fabric on them, and see if we can find them acceptable. we really could use some extra chairs for the deck and for when we have guests. deena found this fabric that she loved and we bought some extra cushiony stuff, i think the look awesome and now i am glad we have them!! Deena and i have done all the work in the mold of Rachel and Angie, we wanted to show that we too can do some things artsy when need gives inspiration.

before















after

Monday, February 15, 2010

What i have been so busy with!



alright, it is time to explain what i have been so busy with the last couple of months. I have started my own business, and just hoping i can get it off the ground. there is so much involved with starting up a business that i really have at times been overwhelmed. Here it is. I would like to thank dad especially for all of his support and his letting me use him for a sounding board. there has been some rough moments but all in all i am ready for business. so wish me luck. my website will be up and running very soon so check it out in a week or so www.gbasphalt.com