Brenton and Katelyn ChristiansenWednesday, June 3, 2009
June 2009 - Executive Office of Ken Woodward
Dear Family,
May was a good month, but not having seen a Newswire report from Aaron for some time, the upcoming summer could be a bummer.
School ends on June 5 and needless to say, I've been very busy arranging for tuxedo fittings for the 6th grade graduation prom, employing a caterer for breakfast for the all-night grad party, and arranging a proper farewell ceremony for the myriad of school bus drivers who have served us faithfully for so many years. This is the end of an era. Hereafter we are responsible to provide our own transportation to school. Arden Middle School is about 9/16th of a mile from home, too close for school bus transportation, and according to my two prospective attendees, about 8/16 of a mile too far to walk.
I'm excited to report that a former member of our family recently moved into our ward with an attractive wife (Tracie) and an impressive looking step-son (Matthew). Zack, Josh and I are looking forward to having them over for dinner as soon as their social calendar will permit. He and his family have been well received by the entire ward, and I expect Bryan will be a strong candidate for the next opening in the bishopric.
My vegetable garden is flourishing (both tomato plants) and thus I’m looking forward to a substantial reduction in my grocery bill during the coming months.
Love, Dad
May was a good month, but not having seen a Newswire report from Aaron for some time, the upcoming summer could be a bummer.
School ends on June 5 and needless to say, I've been very busy arranging for tuxedo fittings for the 6th grade graduation prom, employing a caterer for breakfast for the all-night grad party, and arranging a proper farewell ceremony for the myriad of school bus drivers who have served us faithfully for so many years. This is the end of an era. Hereafter we are responsible to provide our own transportation to school. Arden Middle School is about 9/16th of a mile from home, too close for school bus transportation, and according to my two prospective attendees, about 8/16 of a mile too far to walk.
I'm excited to report that a former member of our family recently moved into our ward with an attractive wife (Tracie) and an impressive looking step-son (Matthew). Zack, Josh and I are looking forward to having them over for dinner as soon as their social calendar will permit. He and his family have been well received by the entire ward, and I expect Bryan will be a strong candidate for the next opening in the bishopric.
My vegetable garden is flourishing (both tomato plants) and thus I’m looking forward to a substantial reduction in my grocery bill during the coming months.
Love, Dad
June 2009 - Haupt, Levi & Torrie & Family
What a crazy fun month! Things have been heating up for Levi at work, thank goodness for our Fridays off! Emma and Charlotte are becoming better friends by the day, mainly due to the fact that Charlotte is more mobile and therefore a lot happier! She is still teething which is always a battle in our house, but we’re gonna have to bide our time. She only has two so far.
The best part of our month was this last week. On Memorial Day, we had a great stake picnic. It was so fun to see so many people and the weather was gorgeous.
Our complex pool opened the Friday before and both girls are fans! Luckily we have the right equipment that I might even brave a solo trip during the day on the hot ones. Memorial Day night we had friends over for dinner and swimming, a lot of fun.
The highlight was this past weekend which we spent up at the Whiteface Lodge, in Lake Placid. Levi’s mentor has a timeshare and was VERY gracious. We went swimming, played in the hotel room and had s’mores. The girls had a blast! Hope you’re enjoying your beginning of summer, wherever you are.
With love,
Charlotte, Emma, Torrie & Levi
The best part of our month was this last week. On Memorial Day, we had a great stake picnic. It was so fun to see so many people and the weather was gorgeous.
Our complex pool opened the Friday before and both girls are fans! Luckily we have the right equipment that I might even brave a solo trip during the day on the hot ones. Memorial Day night we had friends over for dinner and swimming, a lot of fun.
The highlight was this past weekend which we spent up at the Whiteface Lodge, in Lake Placid. Levi’s mentor has a timeshare and was VERY gracious. We went swimming, played in the hotel room and had s’mores. The girls had a blast! Hope you’re enjoying your beginning of summer, wherever you are.
With love,
Charlotte, Emma, Torrie & Levi
Charlotte after daddy spun her around and made her dizzy :)
Levi and the girls on our balcony
the "view" of the pool complex and grounds from our room.
June 2009 - Westover, Mel & Carol
Well the school year is coming to a close. It has been an interesting year. We had a new principal this year, so school was a little different. Luckily, my students did very well this year. We just had Open House and Grandparents Day, so that is now over until next year and then we start all over again. Luckily, summer is just two weeks away. Time to pack up the classroom and get things put away for the summer.
I drove past Adam's and Erica's new house. They are starting to frame it. It is really going to be nice for them to finally have a home for their children. The house is really adorable. It is a two-story, four bedroom 2 1/2 bath home. It also has a garage, so now I can give the kids their stuff that is still in my garage.
Our ACN business is still doing well. We will be going to Charlotte, North Carolina at the end of June for an international convention. We have done a lot of traveling this last year. It has been very educational.
Mel is still building houses, but we hope that he can go full-time ACN soon.
Hope that everyone has a great month.
Carol and Mel
I drove past Adam's and Erica's new house. They are starting to frame it. It is really going to be nice for them to finally have a home for their children. The house is really adorable. It is a two-story, four bedroom 2 1/2 bath home. It also has a garage, so now I can give the kids their stuff that is still in my garage.
Our ACN business is still doing well. We will be going to Charlotte, North Carolina at the end of June for an international convention. We have done a lot of traveling this last year. It has been very educational.
Mel is still building houses, but we hope that he can go full-time ACN soon.
Hope that everyone has a great month.
Carol and Mel
June 2009 - Wilcox, Todd & Tracy & Family
It has been a long time since the Wilcox family has written anything. Recently our commuter car died (my college car that's about 14 years old). We had to break down and get a new one, and boy it's fun. The dash board isn't warped, it shifts and turns without giving me a workout, the back doors open from the outside, and the drivers seat belt isn't broken. Yaaa Honda Civic!
Anyhow, I have been fighting with an ear infection and sinus infection for a while now. Although I am feeling better on that end, the medicine that got me there, apparently I am allergic too. Big surprise for those who know my medical history. I am allergic to almost every form of antibiotic known to man. And the one that I am not allergic to no longer works for me. Oh well. I guess I would rather be itchy than in pain. I also fell down some stairs a few weeks ago and hit my head on our cement in the back yard and gave myself a concussion. Then 6 days later I fell down my front yard steps and hurt my elbow and knee. I am all bruised up, and I can't help but laugh at myself. I am going to blame it on the antibiotics.
The kids are doing well. Nothing big on that front. Todd did hurt his back again and was out of commission for a few days. But a few muscle relaxants later, and he is doing fine. He even got out of mowing the lawn for two weeks. Did I mention I mowed the lawn for the first time in 5 years... Hope all is well.
Tracy
Todd and Tracy on vacation
My Cute Kid!!! Brenton
June 2009 - Woodward, Kevin & Tammy & Family
This past month had us on the road again. Tammy and I made quick trip out to Salt Lake to join our kids and head down to the St. George Temple to attend the wedding of our niece/cousin Taylor (Tammy’s sister Kim’s daughter). Tammy remained in Provo for a while to conduct a closer survey of Arianna’s living conditions in Helaman Halls, and I headed to Phoenix for a week-long business trip. We came back home to make our last minute preparations for stake conference at the end of the month.
Since our stake is quite large, we typically conduct two General Sessions on Sunday, one in the morning and one in the afternoon. This time, since we invested in web-broadcasting equipment, we met in all four buildings in the stake. We had half of the stake come to the stake center (five wards), and the other five wards met in the other three buildings. We have a General Authority coming in October for our next stake conference. We will defer to him to decide if we have two sessions or one-combined, web-broadcasted session.
We have Stephen R. Covey coming to Colorado Springs. He will be here on business and wanted to know if he could speak at a fireside on a Sunday evening for members and their friends. The topic is “Strengthening Family Values”. We have a non-member friend who is a psychologist here in town. We extended an invitation to him and his wife to join us. They have accepted. We look forward to having Brother Covey with us and hearing from him.
Monday, June 29, we have the Mormon Tabernacle Choir coming to perform at the Red Rocks Amphitheater in Denver.
http://www.redrocksonline.com/pages/visiting/hist_geo.html
They are finishing their Central States tour, and Denver is the last stop. We have extended invitations to the Superintendent of the Air Force Academy, senior pastors of the local Evangelical churches here in town, our local Congressman, and our local School Board officials. We are developing a release-time seminary program here and our District 20 School Board officials, who have been very cooperative, will play a big role in how this program goes forward. The church has organized a VIP reception for these guests prior to the concert. Tammy and I will have the opportunity to represent our stake at the reception. Needless to say, the concert will be outstanding.
We have been working with the Air Force Academy to arrange to have President Uchtdorf come and speak to the cadets. As you know, he has a wonderful aviation background. The Air Force Academy has expressed a high level of interest in having him come, and President Uchtdorf has let them know that he would love to be there. This will probably take place in March or May of 2010. Nothing like long-lead planning.
Tammy and I are preparing to head to the high country (as if our 7,000 ft. isn’t high enough) with the Young Women of our stake for a week-long camp we call Daughters of Promise. We extend our love and best wishes to you,
Kevin and Tammy
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