The Whitmers: October 2009

Sunday, October 4, 2009

Our 16th anniversary!

Married for Time & Eternity

Sept. 25th, 1993

Orson and Suzette

and then came the kids.....

Callie

Orson

Ashley

Audrey

I love this picture! Callie and dad are visiting in the exact spot the he proposed to me May 1st 1993.

Logan Caynon

I'm posting a few pictures from last weekend. It was mine and Orson's 16Th anniversary. We were able to get away together for an overnigher in Logan. We spent Sat. in Logan canyon site seeing the spectacular leaves in all their fall splendor!! Truly a sight to behold. We spent Monday with the kids in Salt Lake at the temple grounds. This is were Orson not only proposed, but we were married, so we take the kids there at least twice a year. We enjoyed the grounds and then went to the Legacy Theater for the movie on Joseph Smiths life. We all just loved it and walked away with a deeper gratitude for him and the early saints!!! Well that's our life lately in a nutshell! Callie and Ashley will be starting basketball soon. Audrey's opting to miss the season because of her busy schedule with violin lessons and school council.

Thursday, October 1, 2009

Callie as a pirate

Now that I understand how to really add pictures, I decided to add a silly one of Callie as a test run. It's pretty easy to find Callie in a silly picture. Her imagination NEVER stops. This particular day, she had a bit of help though. I had left the kids home while I did some errands. I came home to Callie as a pirate. I thought her sister Audrey had done a pretty good job on her and it kept Callie busy playing for hours!

Subscribe to: Posts (Atom)

"FOURTH OF JULY"

We love the 4th of July. It is probably my favorite? Maybe!!! I just love all holidays really. But the 4th is right up there. Watermellon, kids decked out in red, white and blue and tons of patriotism. Celebrating and living our independence is such a gift!!! I want my children to know this and feel this deep down in their bones, so we celebrate!!! We usually attend our small community parade, kids parade, festivities and fireworks. We also share a "bbq" with my sister and have our own firework show with her. After all this, we usually head home and end the evening by sitting on the front porch and listen to the neighbors fireworks explode in the distance. We had a great fourth this year. I added a few pictures to enjoy!!

Orson and Dan

Orson and Dan

Orson wore his shorts over his pants for a very good reason! He was in such a hurry to get up to camp after work, he was not paying much attention to which pants he was grabbing. Unfortunatly, the D.I. pile was mistaken for his clean laundry pile. Being unaware of the giant rip in his backside, he threw on the pants he found and headed to the camp, stopping at a few locations along the way. The store, the gas station, ect...entering the said locations, very exposed! Still unaware of his situation he arived at camp and began to expose us. After I contained my laughter, I filled him in on the joke. Thus, his shorts over his pants. Talk about breezey!!!

Audrey

Audrey

Audrey is our oldest by 2 min. She is our Angel and fought hard to get here. After five years of marriage and no luck in the kid department, we were to the point of filling out adoption papers. So when we found out about Audrey, we were elated! Then to discover her brother was tagging along with her...there are no words to discribe the joy! She really is the "Oldest" sister in every way. She helps me all the time with Callie, the house, cooking ect and does it all with a smile. (Well most the time) She loves art and is very good at drawing ect...and is musical as well. She also loves to write and has won awards for her stories. Her 5th grade teacher expects to see published work from her someday. She loves school and learning and hopes to be a teacher and a mom.

Orson III

Orson III

Orson is an All American Boy. He's in the 6th grade and will be 12 in Feb. He looks forward to recieving the priesthood. He love scouts, fishing, camping, basketball, baseball, and anything to do with building and inventing. He's always drawing plans to make something. We sure love him and enjoy him. He helps me soooo much. I can alway count on Orson to do whatever I ask. He also loves being with family and friends. They all love him. Especially the little cousins. He is so great with them. Whenever we're with extended family, you can find the little cousins following Orson around.

Ashley

Ashley

Ashley is 10 and in the 5th grade. She sure surprised us showing up just 16 months after the twins. It has been wonderful having the kids be so close in age. They are very good friends (most the time). Ashley loves being an older sister to Callie as well as having an older sister to goof off with. She is a "JOY". She has tons of energy and a love for life. Ashley has a way of lighting up the room. She likes soccer, playing with friends and family, reading, cooking, basketball, long walks with mom, hikes, camping and just about anythng really. We love her entheusiasm and cheerfulness. She also is a great help to her family.

Callie

Callie

Then there's Callie, our caboose. She was a COMPLETE SURPISE, but a very welcome one. This little one keeps us laughing. We never know what shes going to come up with next.She is 7 and in the 2nd grade. She looks forward to being baptised in March. Callie loves riding her bike, basketball, playing pretend (all by herself) being with her Dad, fishing, baseball, friends, singing, dancing and reading. She is very social and quiet the visitor to whoever she meets. She also loves dogs and is usually the one that takes care of Molley and Kay. Callie has completed our family circle and has brought a lot of happiness into all our lives!!!