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.

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.

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!

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.

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.

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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

Hard to believe but Abby is 1 !!

I can hardly believe that this little girl has been with us for an entire year now!! time flies! little Abster is quite a change of pace as far as girls in my family are concerned. she is just pleasant almost all of the time, she has a really cute personality that we are starting to see more and more of. she loves to show off and loves to speed crawl every where. she isn't real cuddly, more wiggley like sammy was but doesn't have the 'zilla' quality ...yet...we are keeping our fingers crossed.

everybody wish her a happy birthday!