Well summer is almost over and we thought that we might post since we have been slackers since February. Everybody is doing well. Savannah is getting more cute and fiesty everyday. I would be fiesty too if my teeth were breaking through. :) Abbey and Annie love the outdoors and would spend every minute outside if they had the chance. Nicole has continued to be the great mom and supportive wife that she is. I am just finishing school which hopefully will be done with my Masters in Education with emphasis in Administration by next summer.

We have been pretty busy with baby blessings, family reunions, camping, and holidays this summer. It seems like I get more of a break during the school year. I wish we could have made it up to the Scandanavian Festival this year. Everytime I read Rachel's post about the finger lickin' turkey my mouth waters. Anyhoo, I hope that everyone has had a great summer and our thoughts and prayers are with you.

-Braxton Bateman

Come and visit my blogspot

Hello everyone. I hope that you are all having a wonderful summer. I have been working hard at learning how to blog and I would like to invite you to visit my site and see what my family is up to lately. http://cnfawcettfam.blogspot.com
I have had it pivate until now but I think that it will be ok to make it public since most of my family and friends have theirs that way. So come visit and let me know what you think.
Enjoy your summer!
Rachel

Lamb days is nothin

You guys thought lamb days was fun? Check out what we have in my new town of Hillsborough, NC (ten minutes from ultra liberal Chapel Hill) over at Chelsea's blog . . . .

http://turkeyboysgirls.blogspot.com/

Blast From the Past

Here we are 13 years ago! YIKES!

And Thus it Begins

How lame of me to say, this is my very first time posting a blog....ever. But, here goes. I am super excited that so many people are using this, I am loving reading about all y'all. (Sorry, I guess people in Utah aren't allowed to say y'all...)

Quick update on me, I work from HOME now! Yippee! I have been self-employed, processing mortgages for the past two years, but just moved my office home 2 weeks ago and I am LOVING it. The puppy appreciates not having to stay in her kennel all day as well (Mountain Jane)

Jeffrey travels for work but when he's home he's having a lot of fun with his on-the-side job, promoting and doing book signings for his book (check it out at seeyououtthere.com) The photo on that website was just the beginning of his long hair and beard phase. It got a lot....bigger....from there. He definitely looked like a mountain man. Gratefully (on my part) he got called to be the mission prep teacher and had to shave it all off!

The picture of us is from right before we headed down the Grand Canyon in February... 3 days later when we climbed back out, we weren't quite so cute! It was 15 degrees that AM and there was snow on the trail for 3 miles - but it was a great trip. We went with my dad and Dave, my brother.

This picture of Jane is from an overnight backpacking trip to Blind Lake in the Boulder Mountains just a couple of weeks ago. We hit the lake right at ice off, which apparently is great for those of us who fish (not me).

Who Remembers This?

I don't know how many of you that read this blog actually came to our 10 year reunion, but I was going through pictures on my computer and thought this one should be somewhere on our blog, so here it is!

(You can click this to enlarge it!)

Front Row L-R: Mike Sanderson, Jason Bost, Steve Simons, Rob Larsen, Mike Barlow, Chris Adams, Robby Hess,Katie Hess Christy Alder, Melissa Lund, LeAnn Williams, Gabe Mayfield
Second Row L-R: Logan Ray, Shem Smith, Rachel Anderson, Kim Larsen, Julie Cox, Emily Irons, Megan Tervort, Janika Jonson, Korie Franz
Third Row: L-R: Lee Porter, Amy Maylett, Stacey Cox, Joe Osentowski, Kim Howe, Cozy Cox, Karen Armstrong, Nate Gedge, Gina Oberg, Amy Congden, Channie Wendell, Jayson Cox, J.B. Cox, Alan Cox
Back Row L-R: Dave Braithwaite, Bruce Barton (I think), Josh Jackson, Dustin Barton, Kerry Larsen, Jeff Olson, Brax Bateman, Matt Oliver

Sanpete BBQ Turkey

Hey everyone that comes to Ephraim this weekend come say hi to me. I will be cooking BBQ turkey as usual with my (entire) Anderson family. You can't miss us just follow the smoke and the long lines. It's finger lick'n good! We have been doing this for almost 20 years now. I am looking forward to being there since I missed it last year. So if you're in town come say hi on Saturday. (Oh and if you want turkey come by right after the parade before the line gets big!)
Rachel

Scandinavian Festivities!!

So, just curious.... is anyone heading down to Ephraim for the big Scandinavian Festival? I'm not sure if we are at this point but it's always a good time and who doesn't love the Anderson Family bbq turkey???

Hey did I get this right?

Hi everyone! I don't know if this will work. I am not very good at blogging. But I am willing to learn. So cool to see how you all are doing. So many cute kids, I can't beleive it. Well I have four kids of my own, Katherine, Abbigale, Madelyn, and Thomas (who was born Jan 5 2008). We are doing well. We just moved to Richfield, Utah from Las Vegas. Woah culture change. But I am loving it. We live right by one of the elementary schools so my girls are always over there playing on the toys. My baby boy is growing too fast. He is almost 4 months old. My husband is a civil engineer for Jones and DeMille engineering, and I am a stay at home mom. This is a great idea, it is nice to see how you all are doing!
Later
Rachel (Anderson) Fawcett

A Surprise Visit

Matt came home for his 18 days leave last month. It was a great surprise for the boys. We had a great time being together as a family. We vacationed down to Zion's but mostly just enjoyed everyday life together. He is half way done with his deployment now, only seven months to go, hooray!

-Christy