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.

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

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 :-)

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!

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.

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.

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.