Saturday, March 28, 2009

John and Rita were married on September 9, 1988. In the last 20 years our family grew to eight crazy but wonderful people. We enjoy living in Eagar located in the white mountains of Arizona. My kids have great friends in RoundValley and love the mountain life. Today has been a fun day! Dont get me wrong there is alot of work to do around here. The chickens and horses need to be cared for every day and the cow needs to be milked morning and night. Rulon and Ryan had to spend their morning splitting and stacking wood and then helping their Dad build a coop for the chickens. But after chores were done there was time for Christie to ride horses with friends. Rulon to go fishing with his friends and I tried to help Kylie, Ryan and Kate fly Kites. I'm not very good at it so soon all the kids went into the house to play the Wii but we tried! Cammie is living in Thatcher. She took some classes at E.A. this year but decided she would like to go to cosmetology school next year for hair and makeup art. We are very proud of her and the responsible young lady she is. She works hard and is wise with her money. Christie graduates in may and will be leaving us soon. It will be sad to have those two fun girls gone. We are still busy though with Rulon, Kylie, Ryan and Kate. We just finished basketball and now everyone is running track and also working on football. There is no off season for Football in Roundvalley but my boys love it. I'm proud of all my children and their desire to choose the right even when they have to stand alone or with a small group. I'm grateful for my husband and proud of his hard work to provide for his family. We have always had everything we needed thanks to his hard work and the blessings from our Father in Heaven.

Cheering on the Elks

Cheering on the Elks
Cammie, Sierra and Chelsea Show Low game 07

Beautiful Girls

Beautiful Girls
Christie and her cousin Chynna all dressed up for the dance

How Cute

How Cute
Ryan and Christie actually do love each other

cammie and christie prom 08

cammie and christie prom 08
beautiful sisters

Horsing around

Horsing around
Rulon and friends taking the horses out for a ride

Disguises

Disguises
Kylie and her friend Stella CRAZY again

Cousin Fun

Cousin Fun
Cammie, Christie, Macy, Kylie and Kendall off to the mall

spring break 09

spring break 09
Ryan at the Phoenix Zoo

1st grade halloween

1st grade halloween
Kate the witch with friends from school

Homecoming 08

Homecoming 08
Christie and her date

08 dance recital

08 dance recital
little dancing queens

Volleyball

Volleyball
Christie #2 with ponytail flying best blocker in the state!

Halloween 08

Halloween 08
Kate, Ryan and the Merrill's

Craziness

Craziness
Beautiful Kylie

Goofy Boys

Goofy Boys
Rulon, Chantz and Eric BFF's

Homecoming Bonfire 07

Homecoming Bonfire 07
Cammie and Sierra BFF's

08 dance recital

08 dance recital
Cammie and Kate

Homecoming 08

Homecoming 08
Rulon and friends

Tombstone

Tombstone
Rulon and friends up on the mountain

Softball and Best Friends

Softball and Best Friends
Kylie with Stella and Taylor

branding 07

branding 07
Dad and Ryan teaching Christie

graduation 2008

graduation 2008
Cammie and Daddy

Branding 07

Branding 07
our cowboys, Dad Rulon and Ryan

Our Family

My photo
Families can be together forever! I know this is true and I take comfort in knowing even after this mortal life is over We will always have our Family.

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