Hannah is ONE !

Alright it has been a looooong time since i have done anything with my blog. i would like to think it has something to do with the 'time' of life i am in right now. We don't take pictures (we can never find the camera), i cant sit and write anything (little girls constantly tugging at me and screaming, and needing fathering), there never seems to be any 'free' time, and when there is, i want to read my book! i am beginning to understand why there are soo many baby pictures and just pictures in general of me, and a relatively few in comparison of Deborah. we have oodles of pictures of Caleb, and Hannah is severely lacking. We know this, and yet it doesn't change for the above reasons. she does cute things all the time and we say "sheesh we really should get this on film or video" it doesnt happen. i need Becky at my house for a couple of years to capture these moments for us and write cute things about them. (i think she is the best writer i have ever read.....and i read lots!) soo, where am i going with all this? Hannah, just turned one! i actually have a couple of pictures of the event, and need to share with everyone just what a fun girl she is turning out to be. the first few months...alright until just recently, she wouldn't cuddle...always squirmy and not content.. she screamed ( more like a screech at just the decibel that makes my fatherly impulse to hold her turn to the 'i should probably just end this now and worry about consequences later' mode). she was a constant and by that i mean CONSTANT spitter-uper. now however she is a little more cuddly, doesn't screech as much and aside from the 6 poopies every day is generally quite fun and cute! i think that since she has been walking the last 2 months she has exercises a lot of her 'energy' out. Of course as i am writing this she is screaming bloody murder in the bath tub with Abby.....but things are great, we love her!! happy birthday -H

Jacob 32

So Jacob Lathel Callister has achieved another notch on his belt. another completion in his yearbook of life. Quite a man now, had the privilege of doing the Hole in The Rock with him this year and Andrew and Caleb sure enjoyed his presence...(they still talk about his inspiring and statuesque entry in to Lake Powell at the bottom of the trail. ) you will have to ask him about that.....it is fun to see the father he is becoming and is, cute kids and i am sure a handful, but he has or will learn patience, and be an even better man for it. kids certainly have a way of trying what little patience you have, and as your patience increases, so do their abilities to test it!! i hope that your birthday was and is everything it deserves to be and know that a little family in Kaysville is thinking of you and wishing uncle Jacob the best! P.S.. Caleb and Andrew really want to play spin the bottle again and have some good ideas of things to do if it lands on you!

Dan "The Man"

So i am really getting old, when i think about my youngest brother hitting the ripe ol age of 28! freak!! i remember turning 28, um wow. He is one of the coolest people i know, and one of my very best friends! not many people out there would understand the coolness of Clutch, or be willing to belt out Mississippi Queen whilst crossing the Mississippi river. not many people would be willing to sleep in the truck on the bench seats rather than spend money for a hotel. not many people would make up sweet trivia games to help us get through the great plains states and actually enjoy it, and not many people would spend 90% of their time in Minnesota on the toilet. this is what my brother Dan is and does! he is the coolest guy, he will never short change you, will always give you his best, i have literally seen streams of sweat running off of his nose, and he still keeps going. happy birthday to the original employee of Great Basin Asphalt, king of the squeegie! love ya man

our new 'kids' Mandy and Mindy....and Lola

Here is Mandy an Overhasli Kid Goat

Isnt she Cute!

This is Mindy, a Nigerian Dwarf Kid Goat

she is really small and jumps alot!

Mandy
This is Lola, she is our milking goat right now.
she is 2 years old, and just had 3 kids, she is a little
loud calling for her kids, which are nowhere around. we hope
that in a few days she calms down. (and yes i have milked her already)
i haven drinken the milk but will,





Yes we are crazy and don't know fully what we are doing, but Deena
feels pressed to become as self sufficient as we can become, and
this his part of the 'mother plan' ....pun intended.
i will have to post some video later, as they are just incredibly cute
and climb up anything!

Hannah

all right Becky, hopefully this will get you off my back for a little while.....:-]

the end of an era.

Now this may seem like a strange post, but for 'most' of my life, this team has been an important part of my life, not 'thee' most important thing, but they definitely were a 'bell weather' for josh most of the time. i was up when they were winning big, and down when the lost (which wasn't very often) i will forever remember the 'finals' years and will never forget the awful refereeing and will never 'like' michael jordan. i can certainly admit that he was amazing, but i cant get over the image of him smoking a cigar celebrating the second championship over the jazz in the Delta Center. the main reason i am even going here is because the one constant from the time i was 12 is Jerry Sloan. i Love that guy! tough as nails, but humble, always took the blame and never took the credit for all the success of the Utah Jazz. He retired after being the coach for 23years! longer than any professional coach in any sport. so just to acknowledge my respect for him and my love for what he demanded from his teams...tell me if you can, wether you can remember any off court incidents or embarrassing situations to the team while he was at the head....it happens all over the NBA and not with the Jazz! i wish him the best and am excited for the future of the team. i think the future is bright and it is mainly due to this great coach!