Steven Peterson Family Christmas 2009 Newsletter
Hello from the Southwest. We look forward to your letters and wanted to share a quick Peterson family update.
Mason is having fun in 6th grade at Emerson. He’s excited to go to Carson Junior High next year and get out of Emerson. He enjoys doing his Aaronic priesthood duties and scouting. He loves to create and build anything. For example, he and the “boys” spent an afternoon replacing the wood on our backyard gate. Also, his dad checked to see if he flew one of the paper airplanes stuck up on the church rafters (they weren’t).
McKay is having a great time being an 8th grader. He enjoys all of his classes. McKay is taking Spanish this year and hopes to be done with Spanish in 9th grade. McKay is in the Cougar Band, and gets to go with the band to Disneyland. He is very excited to go. McKay finished his service project for his Eagle scout award. With the help of many people, he laid 10,000 square feet of sod at an elementary school for children that primarily comes from homeless families.
Mary is 16 and driving! She is a sophomore at Westwood and enjoys being with all her friends. She was on the Westwood Swim team for the second year and absolutely loved it. She got up early in the morning for a few months to go to swim practice so she would be better prepared for the high school swim season. As a result, she improved significantly in her events.
Mindy graduated from Westwood High School and was 15th in her class of over 600 students. She has plunged head first into her freshman year at BYU. Besides attending classes, she landed a job as a lifeguard at the campus pool and has volunteered to be on the committee that plans activities for her on campus housing.
Marshall is serving in the Sendi, Japan mission. He has about 6 months left. He loves it there. It’s starting to snow there and he’s looking forward to fish tailing on his bike because he says it’s the closes thing to snowboarding. We are grateful he can serve the Lord and proclaim the gospel.
Kevin has finished another year in college. He drives a van for a charter school. He is responsible for picking up several hearing impaired children and drives an average of 200 miles a day in Phoenix traffic. He is also our motivator to keeping our home clean and in good repair. He also loves technology (especially if it is made by Apple).
Matt and Charity were married in June. The two of them make a wonderful couple that can often be seen holding hands and smiling at each other. Matt is in his sophomore year at a community college. Charity will graduate this next spring with a bachelor degree in Art History.
Megan, Marco and Alex. The Garcia’s have been happily living in McKinney, TX just north of Dallas for the past two years. They keep busy with family, work, and church responsibilities. Alex, almost 3 years old, is obsessed with trains and technology. He is really shaping up to be a successful future engineer. Alex runs around the house almost all day saying choo-choo and pretending to be a train. He is growing up so fast and he brings a lot of joy and happiness into their home. They have had a great year full of new experiences and chances to grow.
Marie and Justin still live in Queen Creek, AZ where Justin is a General Contractor and Marie is busy keeping the business and family organized and running smoothly. Cooper (6) loves all his pets (2 leopard geckos, Tweety the parakeet, Crash our dog, and all our fish), school, friends, legos, swim team, karate, and fishing. Kameha (18 months) loves her "pretties" or "bling, bling" (jewelry), shoes, singing, talking (which she does really well), and people.
Julie loves being a grandma. Our 3 wonderful grandchildren bring much joy into our lives. A highlight of the year was gaining a beautiful l daughter-in-law, Charity. An era is coming to close. This is our last school year in elementary school. We’ve been sending kids for 24 years!! Oh yeah she turned 50 this summer. Her family and nieces threw a surprise party for her and her twin sister. What fun it was to be with family and friends.
Steven has enjoyed the opportunity to serve on the school board for the Mesa Public Schools. Even though the school district is facing unprecedented financial challenges, he has been greatly impressed with the people and the manner they are facing the challenges. Julie and Steven celebrated their 30th anniversary with a wonderful trip to the Oregon coast.
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year to all!!!!
Monday, December 21, 2009
Friday, December 18, 2009
Jim Hancock Family
December 2009
Hi Family and Friends,
It has been nice to see many of you or communicate with you via reunions and face book. Nan wrote and told Elder Hancock that she was on face book and that it rocked. He wrote back and said “Mom, you are scaring me.” Good.
We had a fun family reunion with Jim’s Mom’s family (Westovers) this year in Salt Lake. Jim and Nan took a trip back to Cincinnati this summer. Jim had a meeting there. We hit Church and USA historical sites going and coming. Nan got to stay with her friend, Beth, who lives near Columbus. Saw and held a firefly for the first time. Had a fun campout with the kids near Anderson Ranch by Mountain Home.
Jim is still a financial planner. He bought the business in Feb. That has been a real challenge, but it is working out. Nan is slowly learning, under duress, some of the ropes of the business. Jim still travels. He spends a lot of time in Boise with business. He stays with Shaun or Cheri and their families. Right now he is the Scout Committee Chairman and Youth Sports Coach. He also substitutes in Sunday School a lot.
Nan is still the Relief Society President. Keeping visiting teaching straight and functioning is a real chore. Seems like people move in and out way too much. But she will only get the blessings if she does the calling with a willing heart so she will quit complaining. She is busy working on the books and setting up appointments in Jim’s business. She also babysits the twins a couple of days a week. She loves going to concerts and plays.
Ryan got married in Oct. (10-10-09). He knew Jenna Peterson when he was a teenager. Our families were in the same stake. She added two grandchildren to our growing list—Meisje (8) and Brixton (6). They live in Rigby, ID. We get to see Joshua (8) and Peter (6) a couple of times a month.
Shaun and Julie live in Caldwell, Idaho, with their 3 children, Keelie (5), Bailee (4) and Jonas (20 months). Julie owns a property management business and Shaun owns a carpet and tile cleaning business. Julie is the Relief Society monthly meeting coordinator. They stay plenty busy with their yard, children, work, and church.
JaNan and Mike and girls, Clara (2) and Carlie (2) live here in Idaho Falls. Mike works for Sportsman’s Warehouse and JaNan works part time for Staker Floral. They are active in their ward where JaNan is Primary Secretary and Mike is a Primary teacher.
Cheri and Aron just bought a house in Meridian, ID. We helped them move there in October. Their two children are Brock (6) and Bella (3). Cheri still works for Shilo Inn and Aron manages the body shop for Lithia. Cheri is the Relief Society monthly meeting coordinator.
Celeste and Shaun and Hyde (15 mo.) still live in Filer. Celeste is assistant manager at the new Hilton Garden Inn in Twin Falls. Shaun still works at Blip Printers. Celeste is an advisor in the YW program.
Steven lives in IF and is working at Target. He went to CSI in Twin Falls last spring and spent the summer in Caldwell helping Shaun with his business. He still loves playing basketball and gets with groups about 4 times a week. He is the Sacrament coordinator in the Singles Branch.
Jimmy is on his last leg of his mission in Fresno, CA. He is in Clovis right now. He is trying to get a one month extension. He has really enjoyed his mission and companions. He will be home next March or April.
We had a pretty good garden this year. The black plastic really helps keep the weeds down. Because of the late spring, I ripened most of the tomatoes in the garage. And we mowed the lawn once every 3 weeks whether it needed it or not. Sure miss the kids being home.
We are so thankful for family, extended family, and our friends. We are grateful for the gospel and all the blessings we receive every day. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love, The Jim Hancock family
Hi Family and Friends,
It has been nice to see many of you or communicate with you via reunions and face book. Nan wrote and told Elder Hancock that she was on face book and that it rocked. He wrote back and said “Mom, you are scaring me.” Good.
We had a fun family reunion with Jim’s Mom’s family (Westovers) this year in Salt Lake. Jim and Nan took a trip back to Cincinnati this summer. Jim had a meeting there. We hit Church and USA historical sites going and coming. Nan got to stay with her friend, Beth, who lives near Columbus. Saw and held a firefly for the first time. Had a fun campout with the kids near Anderson Ranch by Mountain Home.
Jim is still a financial planner. He bought the business in Feb. That has been a real challenge, but it is working out. Nan is slowly learning, under duress, some of the ropes of the business. Jim still travels. He spends a lot of time in Boise with business. He stays with Shaun or Cheri and their families. Right now he is the Scout Committee Chairman and Youth Sports Coach. He also substitutes in Sunday School a lot.
Nan is still the Relief Society President. Keeping visiting teaching straight and functioning is a real chore. Seems like people move in and out way too much. But she will only get the blessings if she does the calling with a willing heart so she will quit complaining. She is busy working on the books and setting up appointments in Jim’s business. She also babysits the twins a couple of days a week. She loves going to concerts and plays.
Ryan got married in Oct. (10-10-09). He knew Jenna Peterson when he was a teenager. Our families were in the same stake. She added two grandchildren to our growing list—Meisje (8) and Brixton (6). They live in Rigby, ID. We get to see Joshua (8) and Peter (6) a couple of times a month.
Shaun and Julie live in Caldwell, Idaho, with their 3 children, Keelie (5), Bailee (4) and Jonas (20 months). Julie owns a property management business and Shaun owns a carpet and tile cleaning business. Julie is the Relief Society monthly meeting coordinator. They stay plenty busy with their yard, children, work, and church.
JaNan and Mike and girls, Clara (2) and Carlie (2) live here in Idaho Falls. Mike works for Sportsman’s Warehouse and JaNan works part time for Staker Floral. They are active in their ward where JaNan is Primary Secretary and Mike is a Primary teacher.
Cheri and Aron just bought a house in Meridian, ID. We helped them move there in October. Their two children are Brock (6) and Bella (3). Cheri still works for Shilo Inn and Aron manages the body shop for Lithia. Cheri is the Relief Society monthly meeting coordinator.
Celeste and Shaun and Hyde (15 mo.) still live in Filer. Celeste is assistant manager at the new Hilton Garden Inn in Twin Falls. Shaun still works at Blip Printers. Celeste is an advisor in the YW program.
Steven lives in IF and is working at Target. He went to CSI in Twin Falls last spring and spent the summer in Caldwell helping Shaun with his business. He still loves playing basketball and gets with groups about 4 times a week. He is the Sacrament coordinator in the Singles Branch.
Jimmy is on his last leg of his mission in Fresno, CA. He is in Clovis right now. He is trying to get a one month extension. He has really enjoyed his mission and companions. He will be home next March or April.
We had a pretty good garden this year. The black plastic really helps keep the weeds down. Because of the late spring, I ripened most of the tomatoes in the garage. And we mowed the lawn once every 3 weeks whether it needed it or not. Sure miss the kids being home.
We are so thankful for family, extended family, and our friends. We are grateful for the gospel and all the blessings we receive every day. We wish everyone a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year.
Love, The Jim Hancock family
Saturday, December 12, 2009
christmas letter 2009
Hey Family,
We want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope everyone is healthy and happy and enjoying life. This year started off pretty calm. In April we went to Bountiful for a friends wedding. We were able to take a trip to Yellowstone in June and we got to travel through the whole park and spent the night in Cooke City, Mt. We say 2 black bears, lots of buffalo and some bighorn sheep. We got to go to SLC for July 4th for a family reunion ( Hancock side). We got to go camping a few times this year with both families, Clara got to fish for the first time with her daddy and they caught a few fish. She is good at reeling them in. For Ours birthday's we went to see the Bar J Wrangler in Jackson, they are really good and funny. For our 3 year anniversary we were able to go to Provo for the BYU vs Florida State football game where BYU got killed, but it was still fun to have a weekend to ourselves.
Mike is still at Sportsman's Warehouse but he will only be the footwear manager for 1 more month. He has decided to go back to school to be an art teacher. He starts at BYU-Idaho in January and will work at Sportsman's part time. He was able to go Steelhead fishing a few times this year with his friends and dad. And he is wrapping up this year with a metallica concert which is his favorite rock band.
JaNan decided that she needed social interaction beyond her 2 beautiful girls. She got a job at a flower shop working part time and absolutely loves it. She got to have a girls weekend in SLC with her sisters, mom, and sister in law. She had a blast and hope this will be a yearly thing. Her 2 best friends came to visit in October and she loves spending time with them because they live far away.
Clara is such a little helper. She will do almost anything after saying no at least twice. She love to help mommy cook and put the dishes away from the dishwasher. She is a great sharer, but also a big trickster. She is a ham for the camera, she always lifts her head up like she is a gangster. She repeats everything I say. She is still a toe head blond.
Carlie is such a cutie. She likes to look at her self in the mirror and smile. She is very passionate about her stuff especially her dollies. She always wants to be were the action is. She knows the word "treat " and knows where mommy hide them. She has started using 2 word sentences. She is still a bigger daddy's girl than her sister.
Well I could go on forever. We are truly blessed to be able to worship our Lord and Savior.
Love, The Brown Family-- Mike, JaNan, Clara , and Carlie
(JaNan Brown thru Nan Hancock thru Lee Peterson)
We want to wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We hope everyone is healthy and happy and enjoying life. This year started off pretty calm. In April we went to Bountiful for a friends wedding. We were able to take a trip to Yellowstone in June and we got to travel through the whole park and spent the night in Cooke City, Mt. We say 2 black bears, lots of buffalo and some bighorn sheep. We got to go to SLC for July 4th for a family reunion ( Hancock side). We got to go camping a few times this year with both families, Clara got to fish for the first time with her daddy and they caught a few fish. She is good at reeling them in. For Ours birthday's we went to see the Bar J Wrangler in Jackson, they are really good and funny. For our 3 year anniversary we were able to go to Provo for the BYU vs Florida State football game where BYU got killed, but it was still fun to have a weekend to ourselves.
Mike is still at Sportsman's Warehouse but he will only be the footwear manager for 1 more month. He has decided to go back to school to be an art teacher. He starts at BYU-Idaho in January and will work at Sportsman's part time. He was able to go Steelhead fishing a few times this year with his friends and dad. And he is wrapping up this year with a metallica concert which is his favorite rock band.
JaNan decided that she needed social interaction beyond her 2 beautiful girls. She got a job at a flower shop working part time and absolutely loves it. She got to have a girls weekend in SLC with her sisters, mom, and sister in law. She had a blast and hope this will be a yearly thing. Her 2 best friends came to visit in October and she loves spending time with them because they live far away.
Clara is such a little helper. She will do almost anything after saying no at least twice. She love to help mommy cook and put the dishes away from the dishwasher. She is a great sharer, but also a big trickster. She is a ham for the camera, she always lifts her head up like she is a gangster. She repeats everything I say. She is still a toe head blond.
Carlie is such a cutie. She likes to look at her self in the mirror and smile. She is very passionate about her stuff especially her dollies. She always wants to be were the action is. She knows the word "treat " and knows where mommy hide them. She has started using 2 word sentences. She is still a bigger daddy's girl than her sister.
Well I could go on forever. We are truly blessed to be able to worship our Lord and Savior.
Love, The Brown Family-- Mike, JaNan, Clara , and Carlie
(JaNan Brown thru Nan Hancock thru Lee Peterson)
Thursday, December 10, 2009
Family history note: Grandad, John Henry Peterson, spent a lot of time in his later years compiling genealogy records. This is a book he recorded some of the information in. It contains information of his parents, grandparents, children, and many of his grandchildren. He also filled out
many of the old long Family Group Sheets all in his own hand writing.
(RIGHT CLICK ON TEXT TO ENLARGE and see his handwriting)
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
As I have never "blogged" (is that a word), I was delighted with JoLynn's excellent email instructions. I look forward to following the happenings in the family--particularly, any genealogy news, any temple work someone needs help completing, any research I could possible help with. What a great way to share who is working on what!
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