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Mimi & Papa Haws

October 2009



Dear Precious Family:

WOW!!! Looking over the last 6 months, we have been VERY BUSY! Our summer began with Bethany's High School graduation in the rain.. a new experience for us.. just having rain was quite an experience. A trip to Salt Lake for Tricia's College Graduation. Then we had a trip to Moreno Valley for Collin's High School Graduation. A couple of trips to Hawsienda. Marshall, Tiffany and family came for a week in July and we went to Hawsienda (we caravanned with them). We had a great time being with Marshall, Tiffany and family. But it was different not to have the rest of the family there. We missed the rest of you. Just being there brought back many sweet memories of all the family there and especially singing around the campfire with David playing his guitar.


Joshua returned from his mission to Washington in July.. It was so good to see him.. Joshua gave a great report in Sacrament Meeting. I said to myself, "Is that the same Joshua that gave his farewell talk?" He did a great job! Then the wedding of Joshua and Erin in September. A very special day!!


Pops with a kidney stone attack, (not fun) and Pop's 80th birthday party! We had all 8 of our children here for the wedding and Pop's birthday celebration. A fun but busy weekend. We are sorry that their spouses could not join in on the fun. They were greatly missed.


We have added 5 more Great grandbabies to our list and 1 more this month. Jared and Nikkis. Due any time. Precious little ones. Our family is, indeed, growing.


We love each one of you and are so very grateful for family. Each one of you bless our lives in so many ways. We appreciate your love and caring for us and for each other. We are striving to be an eternal family. Let us each look into our lives and see what we need to adjust to be worthy of such a blessing. Let us be ever faithful.

Let us reach out to each other with love and charity .



WITH MUCH LOVE,


DAD & MOM,
PAPA & MIMI

Paul & Patti Haws family

Hello Family and Happy Fall season!


Our biggest news is that Kara is home. She finished her program and came home on Sept. 10. She has been home for 6 weeks now and is doing really well. She is back at Cottonwood High School for her Sr. year and has caught up on all her credits and is on task for graduation!!


Douglas has changed to a full-time student at SLCC and part-time worker at 4LIFE Research. He is taking some general courses and a Hip-hop dance class. He has bought a motorcycle for himself. He recently painted his computer room in the basement.


Tricia & Joe are busy working at their jobs. They were able to finish their basement into an apartment to rent. They keep busy and we'r> always glad when they come to Sunday dinner each week with Buddy.


Brooke & Delbert & Madison & Zachary have started a new school year. Zachary had a fun party at the park for his first birthday this summer. Brooke is teaching first grade again and loves it. Rebecca is still in So. Korea but is at a new university in another city but doing the same job. She is getting adjusted and is enjoying a little different schedule. We are looking so forward to seeing her at Christmas!!


Patti is back to work being a Lunch Secretary-going on my 9th year now. Got a new calling RS Secretary. Paul can add choir pianist to High Council & Ward Organist. Plays racquetball atleast 4 days a week or as much as he can. Still working!! We can both add celebrated our 30th Anniversary in August (if you can believe it!!)


We have been truly blessed this year and are so thankful for all the thoughts and prayers on our behalf. We are truly blessed with kids who are progressing in their lives, that Paul has work to do, Kara's program that she was in & all the changes it has helped us with, and the gospel in our lives that keeps us centered through all of life's changes and challenges.
Take Care All!!

Delbert & Brooke Perry family

Dear family,

I hope this newsletter finds you well. We are well and enjoying the fall. The leaves were beautiful in the mountains and we enjoyed camping in October.

Zachary is now 14 months old and a busy, busy boy. He is all boy and loves cars and balls. He also enjoys reading books. We love it when he brings books over and sits in your lap to listen to them. It is so sweet! He is quite the walker. He has now figured out how cool climbing is and is trying to climb all over the furniture. He jabbers all the time in his own language using sounds like 'tikka tikka' and has a few favorite words like da for dad and mama for mom. He also likes to say car when he touches a car.

Madison just finished a season of volleyball. She really enjoys volleyball and will be playing soccer in the spring. Madison also dressed up as Nancy Drew for Halloween as she enjoys the books, the movie, and solving mysteries. Zachary dressed up as a snuggly tiger for Halloween. Madison is enjoying school and playing the violin again this year.After Christmas, Madison will also start skiing at Beaver Mountain. She has been skiing for a few years and really likes it. She has a great time at the snoopy carnival in the early spring where they have food, treats, and fun activities in the snow.

Brooke and Delbert are both pretty much doing the same old, same old. Brooke is still teaching first grade at Fielding Elementary. She loves it and it is nice to have a year under her belt. We love you all and enjoy reading your newsletters. We also love looking at your photos both on Facebook and the newsletter. Take care!

Love,
Delbert, Brooke, Madison, and Zachary

Joe & Tricia Moore

Hi Everyone!

It’s that time again for the newsletter! It’s crazy how time flies! I can’t believe that another 6 months have passed and before you know it we’ll be writing again for next newsletter. We hope that everyone is healthy and happy!

I am now working at the same school that my mom is. I am a Title One Aid and work with 1st graders in reading and math. I enjoy teaching and working with the younger kids, and I am glad that I picked the lower grades cause they are just so cute and want to learn. I have enjoyed filling my days with busy school work. I work part time for Joe’s parents still just when they need me but that is looking like every Friday I’ll be there. But things are good with me. Just working and studying for the Praxis.

Joe started working for a new company this past April. It’s okay work! It’s just nice to have him working and out of the house. Joe is still looking for a new job but not many people are hiring. He really enjoys his profession and is looking for more jobs in the Audio Video World. He enjoys the challenge and seeing new TV products. If you ever need help on picking a TV or the latest gadget Joe is the guy to call.

This past summer we remodeled the basement. We had a large utility room that was just wasted space so we thought that it would be nice to put in a kitchen and use it as more practical space. So we mentioned it to some friends that we wanted to rent it out and they mentioned to another friend moving from California to go to school at LDS Business College and now we are landlords. We owe a lot of the final product to my family (thanks dad!) and Joe’s brother Isaiah for pushing the project along to get it done in two weeks but now it’s amazing and we love the final product! We love having it done, The backyard is the project for next year! We look forward to adding value to our home so that someday if we want to sell we can make a larger profit. But I’ll attach some pictures of the before and after of the basement.

I’ve also started a small blog that you can see pictures of the basement and other happenings going on! But my blog is set to private so you will need to send me an e-mail and I’d love to send you an invite!

But things are good and we are enjoying this lovely weather we are having. Someday soon we’ll start getting winter weather! I love the fall weather and I’m not looking forward to winter! Oh well!

We hope that all is well with you and wish you all the best over the next few months. It’s always so fun to hear from everyone.



Love,

Joe & Tricia Moore

PS The pictures of the basement don't do it justice! It looks alot better then they appear but it's been great to have it done!

Jerry & Coleen Haws family

Hello Family!



Here’s what we’ve been doing this past 6 months.



Jerry has been working in Tucson again, so he’s been on the road a lot. He is still working on the cabinets in our laundry room, and we will be excited when they are finished. He still works in the Teachers quorum.



Coleen continues to work with the beehives. She spends all her ‘extra time’ on the computer doing family history research.



Brad is still enjoying living in southern Utah. He was ordained an Elder. He has worked hard to grow and progress and we are proud of him.



Janell worked at Aspen Grove for the summer. It was a great experience, and she got to skip the hot summer in Mesa. She is enjoying her second year at BYU.



Trent is finally in High School, which he loves. His favorite part of school is still soccer. He is the Teachers quorum president, and he is getting into mountain biking. He loves to play ping-pong, and says the only way we can beat him is if he breaks his arm.



Caroline is in eighth grade now. She loves singing and being in the choir at school. She loves making money from babysitting. She is Beehive class president.



We are happy, healthy, and feel very blessed. We love you all.

Darrian & Marci Judkins

Hey Family

Its newsletter time again. Not much has changed in the past 6 months. Well, I got my first calling in our ward. Enrichment Leader. I am in charge of our monthly craft groups (i called myself to that) and quarterly enrichment get togethers. fun fun. it is keeping me busy. Little Miss Leah moved up to St. George, Utah last month. So i am no longer baby sitting her. Sad. We had fun together. It was a good experiance for Jag and I to have a baby around. Since Leah left I have started on more home projects. Its crazy how much free time i have now. Babies are busy. but fun. oh ya, super busy too.



Back in July Darrian and I went to Lake Powell for a week with my cousin and her family. They rented a house boat. It was totally awesome. There was about 22 people on the house boat throughout the week. I learned how to wakeboard, we went waterskiing (ok so i was never able to get up on the skiis, but i tried) we also did alot of tubing and sun bathing. It was a well needed vacation, and i am thinking we are due for another break from the real world. I am still working as a nurse, and darrian is still doing construction. It is definately keeping us busy.

In the begining of October Darrian and some friends went turkey hunting for 3 days, and they each got a turkey. My mom cooked it for sunday dinner a few weeks after. Surprisingly it almost tasted normal.... He had an awesome time. Well, not much else to say. Happy Holidays.

Darrian, Marci & Jag








We had the whole family together back in september so we had to snap some pictures. It was nice to finally get together, with janell up at BYU and brad in utah as well.

Dennis & Leah Haws family

Dennis and Leah’s Family Letter-- Thursday, October 15, 2009

Tsongkingtsabayochasubuzhedaotaofa. !!! J J

Does anyone understand it? Neither do I. I’m listening to TV in my hotel room in Shenyang , China and it all sounds like jibberish to me. Maybe after a month or two it may make some sense.

Last Saturday, Duke was a tiger on the soccer field. He played goalie and saved many a shot made on goal. I’ve been playing assistant coach and enjoyed being his coach. We had a great time on and off the field. Nary to say, I think he is the best player on the team. He is in the 2nd grade and is loving school. He is taking Chinese at school and is way better than I.

Zane is our aloof teenager at present. Always wanting you to do things for him but not wanting to do the things that you ask him to do (unless you threaten him with other chores will he get moving). He is in a new school this year and often rides the bike to school. I think that he enjoys riding the bike until the weather gets cold. He doesn’t like to get dropped off at school too early. I’ve tried it several times and he no like.

Max should be with me here in China but due to H1N1 I couldn’t bring him when I left last week. He was planning to drop out of his school and pack his belongings to come with but maybe in a few weeks. He has playing football at his school and has done quite well. I know that he enjoyed suiting up and tussling with the other players. I also enjoyed watching him play.

Leah is having to carry all the home duties right now. I know that she wouldprefer that I am there helping out but has encouraged me to take the opportunity in China . “You never know where it may lead”, she tells me. She is right and so I took the chance and went to China .

Life is crazy and our kids are great! I recently left my wife and kids and moved to Shenyang , China . I’ll be here a minimum of 3 months and a maximum of ?? months.

What was I thinking? Here all alone with nary a soul to talk to. I’ve got 26 channels to watch and don’t understand any of them. Well one channel is Japanese channel so that one I catch most of it.

This family letter finds our life in a state of CRAZY………………..

Uncle D.

Mark & Kathleen Moffitt family

Dear family -

As always, time seems to fly by....I can't believe it's already newsletter time again! And so, here we are!! Hope all is well with you and your cute families!

In the last 6 months, we have seen life pass by as if in a dream...another one of our kids have graduated from Mesa High. Can you believe it?? Bethany graduated on a rainy night, the end of May...graduation held outside in the rain, no less. We were all wet, of course, but the graduates were thrilled to be done with it! It wasn't exactly a downpour, but umbrellas were needed. Seminary graduation was also a great event held the same week. After school ended for the year, Bethany found another part-time job working as a receptionist at a hair salon. She is looking forward to going to beauty school, hopefully in the near future! She has enjoyed her time with friends, hanging out, eating out, and sleeping out!! She enjoyed a 6 week sleepover (as she called it) with a friend who was engaged, and needed a roommate temporarily before the wedding. Now she is back home with all the rules that go with it!!

Aaron is now in 9th grade, enjoying every bit of the experience. His summer included campouts with the boys in his quorum, lots of lawn mowing (his job year round), and working with Papa. Since the beginning of school, Aaron has been part of the cross country team, just finishing the season. At the last meet, with all 13 junior highs participating, he came in 2nd for his school (Taylor Jr), and 7th overall in the city. He loved being part of the team, and interacting with the boys AND girls!! :) Starting the first of November, he will participate on the wrestling team with his good friend. He has enjoyed quorum activities, sports at school, Saturday night dances, and hanging out with his friends.

My highlight of the last 6 months was being all together with family, when Josh and Erin got married. It was FUN to spend time with brothers and sisters together in the same weekend. The only downside was not having all their families here as well. Maybe the next wedding, huh?? My time has been full of family, carpools, laundry, girls camp and other assignments with my calling in the Young Women, Friday night dates, missionary letters (writing and receiving), and a trip to Utah. We did a bit of remodeling in our bathroom, and are enjoying the changes made. Mark's life has been busy with work (on a daily basis, mind you), assignments on the high council, and activities and meetings with the Young Men. Mark and I have spent many miles in conversation, as we have been trying to be more diligent in exercising together....from the state of the economy, the role of good nutrition in our lives, our missionaries, our kids at home, our callings, and the lives we have lived together for the past almost 23 years.

Matt and Ben continue to work hard on their missions. They have had a couple of changes in the last months back to the bigger cities, with different assignments, and have enjoyed good companions and baptisms. Their service in the mission has blessed our family immensely in the last 21 months. We really can't believe how fast the almost 2 years has gone. We so appreciate all your love and prayers in their behalf, as well as for all the other missionaries that have served from the Ross Haws family in the recent past. Missionaries...gotta love 'em lots!! My favorite part of Sunday mornings is writing letters to my missionaries.

We have been greatly blessed as a family! We are part of a great family, even the Ross Haws family, and have the Gospel in our lives. What could be better than that?? The Church is TRUE; families CAN be together FOREVER; the Book of Mormon will change your life; we are lead by a LIVING prophet, even Thomas S. Monson; and we are indeed children of a loving Heavenly Father, who loves US!

We love you all!!

Mark, Kathleen, Matt, Ben, Bethany and Aaron Moffitt

Nancy Mann Family

The Mann family is alive and well here in good ol' Utah. We have been blessed in many areas and are loving the life we live.
Our biggest news is that Corey and Skyler will be home within the next month. Corey arrives on the 13th of Nov and Skyler follows on the 10th of Dec. It will be here before we know it! We had planned to have the homecoming on the 13th of Dec, but our out-of-town family couldn't make it so the date has been changed. They will be speaking on the 27th of December, so make sure to mark your calendars. We may be a little crowded but welcome anyone who would like to visit. Christmas in Utah....what a great vacation spot.


As for the rest of the family, we are keeping busy. Kayla seems to keep herself extra busy with several different groups at school. She is in drama and has just returned from Cedar City where she attended a Shakespeare Festival. Their school placed in the top three for quite a few categories. She is also in Chamber Choir and will be busy for the next few months with concerts and performances, including a couple on Temple Square. She is also on the school ballroom team and has enjoyed competing with them. She loves to drive and would like it if I handed over my car to her. Of course, her social life is something else, too!


Jenn has started the masters program at a private college in SLC, where she is majoring in marriage and family therapy. She has really enjoyed the small classroom size and has interacted with people from several different cultures. Getting back into the homework mode has been interesting. She is also looking for a full time job to help with the gas that comes from driving all over the state. She enjoys her institute class, her FHE group, and weekly activities with her favorite group of friends.


I was able to head to Alaska to see Brandon and Sharon in their new area. Anchorage is beautiful and we were able to see some incredible sites. Brandon and I took a 26 glacier cruise, which was beautiful. We saw some rare animals in the wild and also saw many beautiful glaciers. We happened to see one "calving", which means they break off and fall in the water with a very loud crash. It was great fun and I hope to get back there again. I seem to stay busy with school. I am half way there, which makes me very happy. I have enjoyed the change and look forward to finding a great job when I am done.


We are truly blessed and have seen the Lord's hand in our lives many times. Our hearts are full of gratitude for such a wonderful family that is truly a treasure.




Pictures - 1. Alaskan Wildlife
2. Mt. McKinley (in the background)
3. Cruising the Prince William Sound
4. Anchorage Temple
5. Kayla w/ballroom trophy
and some pictures of jen!













Corey

Nate & Mindy Cowan family

Happy Newsletter time.

Hello everyone. Another six months has gone by incredibly fast again. I just cannot believe how quickly time flies when you get older, but I am sure that none of you know what I am talking about yet. Things here at the Cowan household are still just moving right along. We are keeping busy with school and work, as I am sure you are too.

Nate is doing a lot better than he was earlier in the year. He had had a lot of health problems over the past year or so. He was having some unexplained abdominal pains that were excruciating at times. We had seen many doctors and specialists that could not figure out where the pain was coming from. We were finally referred to a surgeon that diagnosed a "sports hernia" and the problem was quickly fixed with a small laparoscopic surgery. Soon after the surgery he began suffering from occasional anxiety attacks where he could not leave the house. He is doing a lot better now and things are looking up with his health. He is going in for a minor surgery this week to remove a growth that has been growing on his wrist. This has definitely not been his year, but we are hoping that 2010 brings great things for him. Work is still going well and he was just rewarded with an unexpected raise. We are so proud of him.

Mindy is still just doing the usual "Mommy/Wife duties". My family keeps me busy. I am working again this flu season doing flu shots at private clinics. This is my fourth year and I love being able to use my nursing skills at least once a year. It has kept me busy, yet again, for the month of October, but I love it. I hope to do it again next year. I am continuing to teach myself new things. I have been sewing a lot lately and I am really enjoying it. I learned to crochet earlier in the year and now I am ready to try my hand at quilting. I would love to learn and I am excited to try. Nate and I just got called to be the Cubmasters in our ward and we are having a great time with the calling.

Brinley turned 8 in July and we had a wonderful baptismal service for her. She is still doing extremely well in school and her teacher just loves her. She is a great listener in class (says her teacher) and she is still reading exceptionally well for her age. I hope her teacher helps her bring that listening skill home for good use! I sent my girls to a new charter school this year. It has an emphasis on technology and performing arts. Brinley loves it and it constantly singing songs from school and is so excited to perform in the Winter dance festival. She is learning to type and loves to be on the computer.

Adalynn is still our little sweetheart. She will still do anything for a hug and a kiss and she love to please people. She has been an incredible helper lately and a great listener. She is doing great with listening the first time and doing things without being asked. Addie, too, is enjoying first grade in her new school. Her favorite class is musical theater, I think. She is always talking about the fun things they have learned. She recently came home from school and told us she is learning about Mesopotamia. What a gal!

Porter is in his "Terrible Fours" stage. He loves to pester his little sister and push the limits. He can't decide whether or not he likes preschool this year because he doesn't get a snack or recess. Poor kid….he only goes for two hours. Port has started playing with Legos recently and loves them. I am constantly stepping on some small block that has been left out after Porter is done building. He is really into Star Wars right now and was Anakin last week for Halloween. He is a cute kid and we wouldn't trade him for anything.

Kamri is our little Angel and we love having her in our family. She has the cutest little personality and her dimples could just melt your heart. She will be 18 months at the end of this month. Wow, that has gone by fast. Nursery here we come. Kami is starting to talk up a storm and is constantly surprising us with new words. She loves to watch "Baby Signing Times" and has picked up quite a bit of Sign Language from it. It is cute to see her sign. She is such a smart girl. She is still quite a blondy and we are waiting patiently for her hair to come in so she looks more like a girl!

All-in-all the Cowan family is doing well. We had a fun time at Disneyland earlier in the summer. We recently survived the Swine flu so we are hoping that the rest of the season is kind to us and our health. We love you all and hope to be able to see you at Corey and Skyler's homecoming in December. Until next time….

Love,

Nate, Mindy, Brinley, Adalynn, Porter, and Kamri Cowan

Chris & Ashlie Mann family

Dearest Family…

I am sorry for the lateness of my newsletter; I fully believed that Chris would write this…What was I thinking? So here I sit writing my newsletter again. It seems like only a short time since our last letter and yet so much has changed.
In July, we added another sweet little girl into our family. Shaylie was born on the 20th of July and it was an extra special day because she shares a birthday with her Grandpa Dave. Shaylie is such a sweet little girl, very content and super smiley. She is growing so fast and is already 3 ½ months old. We are so happy to have her in our family.

Mylie is also getting so big and growing up too fast. She is a child well beyond her years. She turned 2 in August and if you talk to her, you would think she was 5. She is a little on the sassy side…don’t know where she would have gotten that. There is never a dull day in our house with Mylie keeping everyone entertained. Whenever I am feeling down, it doesn’t last long with Mylie sitting next to me asking “What’s wrong Honey?” We love her to pieces. Mylie loves her little sister Shay Shay Butta. (butter)

Ashlie…Me…Well I am loving being a stay at home mommy. We play and read and try to get crafty once in a while. I am still the Relief Society President and it keeps me hoppin. I love it though. Our branch is growing so big, in fact it is the second biggest unit in the stake. But due to the inactiveness, we hope for 40 to actually come. I am also managing my dad’s rentals while he is on his mission. So I am busy, but loving life.

Chris is still in school and will enter his LAST semester in January. We have been very blessed to have Chris still working at Fishbowl during these tough times. He enjoys working there so much and is currently on a business trip in Orlando. He is still the Stake Men’s Athletic Coordinator and is BUSY with all his sports.
We are so happy and have been extremely blessed lately. We love you all…

Until next time, you will be hearing from Chris,
Chris, Ashlie, Mylie & Shaylie Mann

Brandon & Sharon Mann family

Hello everyone! Newsletter time again. It is truly crazy how time flies…(and I know everyone says that when it comes time for the Newsletter!) Things at the Brandon, Sharon, and Caden Mann household are zooming right along. That’s right, for those who don’t know, Sharon and I had our first little one in August. Caden is almost 3 months old now and growing like a weed. He went from 6 lbs to 13 lbs in the first 2 months. He loves to play with us and is smiling/laughing more and more each day. We are constantly smiling/laughing back at him because he is so funny. He happens to be the happiest right when he wakes up oddly enough. We are always racing to him when he wakes up from naps because we know we will be able to get some good laughs out of him. He loves to play patty cake and it is a sure bet you can get him to laugh when you “rooooooll it”. He is also starting to talk/coo a lot. We find him cooing and talking to himself as he swings in his favorite swing. Lately we watch him coo and talk and he continues to make himself smile. He will say something and then respond to himself with a massive smile. It is funny! He is a little studly Mann and we love him to death.



Sharon is now back working again. She is now the designated night owl. Working a couple nights a week has Sharon back on her toes again. She loves being a nurse and really loves working in the cardiac unit. She enjoys the fast pace and intense patients. She was truly made to be a nurse, and a night nurse for that matter. She enjoys the night shifts as they are a little different than days she says. She actually has been put as “Charge Nurse” ever since she went to nights. They like her work ethic so they put her in charge, woot! Go Sharon! Sharon absolutely loves being a mom. She loves to hold Caden and put him to sleep. He often gets a comfortable night sleep on the couch when Sharon falls asleep before he does. I wake up in the morning for work and find them both asleep on the couch, Caden on top of mom. (we have slowly been trying to wean Sharon and Caden from this habit.) Sharon and Caden love time together and you can tell that Sharon was meant to be a mom as well. She is so sweet and loving to Caden all the time. Caden is lucky to have Sharon as a mom and I am truly blessed to have her for a wife.



I (Brandon) continue to attend UAA and learn more and more about aviation. I love going to school now and can not wait to be a controller. I have learned that you can actually “love” school when you love what you are doing. All those lame semesters of biology and math are done for me, thank goodness. This semester has all been about aviation and controlling, and I love it. Caden keeps me smiling and I love him to death. He has a special happy side for his daddy. When I talk to him or when he sees me, he will calm right down or listen right away. I love it. Sharon and Caden are the loves of my life! I hope everyone is doing great, and if anyone wants to vacation in Alaska…Free lodging here in anchorage from the Mann Family Bed N’ Breakfast.


We love you all!

Anthony & Tahnee Mann family

Hey family,

I can’t believe that it’s time for another newsletter already! Time flies too fast! And it’s even faster with a little baby at home! Tahnee and I are doing great, and feel we have been blessed far beyond what we deserve with our sweet little Elyza. She is the most content baby ever! She just chills and plays all the time, and only fusses when she’s tired or hungry.
Elyza is now 5 ½ months, and thriving! She’s in the 80th percentile for height and weight. She’s already too long for some of her 6 month clothes! It’s crazy! She’s learned to roll over, and gets into things she shouldn’t if we don’t keep our eye on her. She is now starting to sit up by herself, which is really fun. She is really smiley and happy when she’s sitting up by herself. Also, we just pierced her ears this last week, and she’s now officially the cutest girl around.
Tahnee enjoys her days at home playing with Elyza. She gets to see the achievements as they first happen. I get texts or phone calls when something new has been accomplished. It’s great. She enjoys spending time with her Sister, and has recently started a scrapbook for Elyza. She gets together with her sister to work on crafts every now and then.
I am still at UVU. I am studying Mathematics, and yes, I like it. J I am also playing on UVU’s Racquetball team this year. I am trying to get better so I can challenge a spot on the team that’s going to nationals. Hopefully I’ll get there soon. I am also still working at Fishbowl Inventory, as an Account Rep. It’s a job for now, and it will get me through college.
Well, we love you all and hope all is well! Until next time!

Anthony, Tahnee, and Elyza Mann

Marshall & Tiffany Haws

Dear Family,
We are all very busy with the move to our new home in Valley Springs. Yes, we are finally home owners!! Short and sweet... I need to get back to moving! We are all healthy and excited about our new place. We are very sad at the sad time. Our little Toni has moved to a new home. We were declined for adoption. We are hoping this isn't permanent. But not sure what the future holds for her. She is with a very nice family for now. But I am a wreck and the kids are not doing so well either. I hear Toni is very sad and depressed in her new home and just wants to go HOME! Our CPS system is totally jacked is all I can say. Hope you are all doing well. Please pray that Toni finds her way to wherever it is that God wants her to be.
Love,
Tiff, Marshall, and the kiddos

Kent & Sheryl Stewart family

Dear Family,

Another newsletter means news about the people we care about the most...so here’s the news from the Stewart Family. All is well here in Moreno Valley, aka, Mo Val. We can’t complain because we are truly blessed in our lives.
Kent has been released as the stake music chairperson, and he finally received another calling. He is the assistant ward clerk, a job that he has had before. He has been REALLY busy at Bank of America. So, that’s good for Kent because he still has a job. He continues to work over at this mother’s house, across the street, in keeping her lawns beautiful.
I am still the Stake YW President and have had this job going on for 2 ½ years. It’s a calling that I have come to enjoy because I have wonderful ladies and stake leaders to work with. Soon it will be time for ward conferences again, and I enjoy going to the other wards. Life continues to keep me busy with school, and I am working on my 24th year of teaching school. Most of it has been in 1st grade. I still enjoy it after all these years even though I still love the vacation time too.
Kyle, or should I say, Elder Stewart, is serving in Ft. Wingate, New Mexico at this time, which is his last area. This area is on the Indian Reservation, and he was glad that he is able to finish his mission in Ft. Wingate because he has been there for awhile. He has 3 weeks left….can you believe that? He will be coming home on Monday, Nov. 23. YEA!!! He will be speaking in sacrament meeting on Nov. 29. All of you are invited to come see Kyle and hear him speak. He continues to enjoy his missionary experience.
Collin graduated in June, and all I have to say is YEA!!!!!!! He is taking 2 classes at the Jr. College. College life agrees with his life style. He has said that he enjoys college better than high school. Since he is a new student he ended up being in the last group to register, so there weren’t many classes available. Next semester will be better because he’ll be a returning student. He is looking for a job, which hasn’t been too easy, but we can only hope that one day he’ll find a job.
Life is good and it’s so great to have a WONDERFUL family. We had an awesome time in Mesa when we gathered for the parties in August. See you soon.

We love you all. Kent, Sheryl, Kyle, and Collin

Robert & Lorraine Haws family

Dearest Family,
We made it through a very busy summer! May we made a visit to Amy & Mark in Florida. We had a great time! We went to the keys and it was quite an experience - hot & humid. We got to see their apartment and lots of beautiful scenery. The company was the best! We surely enjoyed Marks wonderful cooking. We also made our first trip to Greer to open. Was cool and fun. May is always interesting with recitals, end of the teaching year stuff and Robert busy with after taxes get caught up stuff. June was mostly spent getting ready for Stacee and children to visit and Joshua to come home. Stacee got to Mesa on the 22nd of July and Joshua arrived on the 27th. We all went to greet him at the Airport. What a special time it is when they come home. They are so changed, yet so much the same. It is wonderful to have him home.
The first part of August was spent “getting engaged”. We, that is Sheryl, Lorraine, Joshua and Erin made a quick trip to San Diego to accomplish this. It was a special time. Kent let us follow him home after their trip to Utah and Arizona and was a gracious host offering their home for our “mission”. Thanks Kent and Sheryl for all you do for our family! Then it was on to planning, piano starting, wedding and all that goes with that. Mind you, we still had to cope with a newly returned missionary and all that goes with that adjustment. He and Erin were both wonderful and worked very hard at helping with everything. Joshua of course was looking for a job and finally found two. He is working at Johnson Elementary as an Aid and also at Staples. We are just grateful he is working. It is really hard to find a job right now.
On the 24th Brayson James was born to Jason & Laurissa and family. He is so cute and a really good baby. No complications for either Mom or baby for which we are so grateful! Then on the 25th we added another daughter to our family. Papa Haws also turned 80 on the 23rd. That Saturday it was fun to celebrate that milestone. Thank you so much everyone for supporting us at the wedding. We were elated when James surprised us and came. Amy also made the trip with her family to be here. We had all five together for the first time since before Joshuas mission. It was wonderful to be together. Jared and Nicki are expecting grandchild number fourteen in December. We are so excited about that!
Robert is still Ward Mission Leader, and I am still teaching. We are now “official” empty nesters. I must say it is quiet at times and is not too bad. We made a trip to Greer over conference weekend and stayed in one of the White Mountain cabins down in Greer. We really enjoyed getting away and seeing the fall colors. We are looking forward to attending Alecias baptism the first weekend in December. It will be the first time Robert has been up there. We love our family and appreciate all you do to support each of our families!
We hope you are all well and happy. Thanks again for all your support and love.
Robert & Lorraine

Mark & Amy Ryan family

Hello from Sunny South Florida!! Wow, our weather sure has been gorgeous! I just wish that the humidity would go down a little bit, but one could only wish. Mom and Dad got the feel of the humidity when they came to visit. We spent a few days in the Keys and stayed in a beautiful house on the water. Mom acutally went jet skiing!! And so did Dad. We had such a time together. Key West was interesting, but fun. The water was a gorgeous blue! It was a bit too hot, but we managed. Thanks mom and dad for coming. We sure enjoyed having you visit. Well, here is our latest news:

Mark just had his yearly conference for the state employees. He had to drive three hours north to Ocala for his meeting. He was gone for five days. We sure did miss him while he was gone. But he had a great time getting to know more about his co-workers and learning more about what he does. Mark loves this time of year. The weather is so beautiful for golfing. Today is was so windy. 30 mph winds all day today. It was hard to golf in that today. So when it's not so windy, the golfing is great. Mark has been a great father and a great husband and we're so happy to have him back home. (We missed his cooking!)

My job has been very stressful this flu season. The H1N1 and seasonal flu vaccines and appointments has had my head spinning all day every day for weeks now. It has been the busiest flu season I've ever experienced in the time I've been working in pediatrics. But we've also had more sick patients this season than any other season. More with "flu-like" symptoms than ever before. I've been working long hours since the flu season began. It's been crazy. But I love what I do and I love helping to comfort the worried moms.

Ayn had a great summer! He took surf lessons for two weeks. He really enjoyed it. He's so happy to be back at school, though. He loves being in the second grade. He doesn't like the amount of homework that he has, but he really enjoys the reading time that we have as a family before bed. He's getting into the chapter books and loves reading them. He is ahead of his class and doing above and beyond his classmates. He is in tap and jazz class. He is also taking drum lessons this year instead of piano. He wanted to try something new in music. He is also getting close to getting his second black stripe on his yellow belt in Tae-Kwon-Do. He had his second sparring class in karate yesterday. He is so little compared to the other kids. Being a mom, it raises the anxiety level just a tad. He's doing great, though. No major injuries. Thanks goodness. We are so proud of him.

Jaden is just a cute as a button! We had a MAJOR breakthrough this month. Jaden now knows the concept of using the toilet!!! She is not 100% potty trained, but we haven't bought pull-ups in weeks now. She loves her "big-girl" panties! (That one is for you Jen! Love ya!) We are so excited that we have passed a milestone in potty training. She loves her new three year old classmates. Her speech is so much better and she just has the best personality. All of the teachers in her school just love her. We were worried about her development and speech and the doctor told us that we needed to take her to therapy. She has just blossomed on her own this month. No therapy needed. What a sweet joy she is!

Okay, Okay. I broke down this year and took my kids treat or treating. This is my first year doing it. I'm not realy big on the Halloween thing and something came over me this year and I changed my ways. Jaden was a pumpkin and Ayn was Darth Vader. We went for about 15 minutes and the kids were too hot in their costumes. It's hot down here and the costumes get so uncomfortable for the kids. But we got lots of candy and the kid's had a great experience. We also went to the Miami Zoo for Halloween. It was Mark and I's first trip to the Miami Zoo. It was a two hour drive. It was record breaking heat and it was sooooo hot The kids spent most of the time playing in the water area to cool off. The animals were fead pumpkins and we got to watch them eat the pumpkins. The animals were so close, it was amazing. There were booths for the kids to trick or treat which made it even more exciting for the kids. We really had a great time, despite the heat.

It sure was so much fun to see everybody in Arizona for Joshua's wedding. What a beautiful wedding it was. Erin made such a beautiful bride, and Joshua was so handsome. Congrats to them. It was so wonderful to see family! What a great family we have! We had a great time.

No hurricanes this season! Yeah! Yankees win the World Series! Yeah! Well, ta ta for now! Love you all!

Mark, Amy, Ayn and Jaden

James & Stacee Haws family

Dear Haws Families,

Greetings from WASHINGTON!! We made it to the one year mark in August. How the time has flown by. This past year has gone by faster than I thought. Seems like the past 6 months has been a blur; so much has happened! The summer was fast and very exciting! My parents visited for a few days in June; along with my brothers and their families. It was good to see family, like always, even if it was for my grandpa's funeral. Then July was here before I knew it and it was time for me to drive to Arizona and stay for about 4 weeks. The drive down was good. Kids did well. Seeing friends and family was a blast. We had lots of family dinners and parties and activities going on. Seeing Josh come home from his mission was fun. I got to see lots of extended family!! The kids enjoyed seeing old friends and they LOVED seeing their grandparents. They still ask to go to Papa's house, or Aunt La La's house!! Can you tell they had a great time?? James flew down in August and stayed for about a week. We had lots going on that week he was there. We had fun with family. Can't wait to start planning my next trip to Arizona! After we got home from our trip, we decided that James needed to fly down for Josh's wedding. At first we told him that he wasn't coming and then we decided it would be fun to "surprise" everyone and have James just show up for the wedding. So, that is what we did. For weeks we said that he wasn't coming. It was a hard secret to keep too. James flew down the day before the wedding and surprised his parents by just showing up at their house. They were TOTALLY surprised!! Our plan worked out great. We were glad James went.

It seems like the excitement never ends though. Right now we are in the process of trying to buy a house. It is taking longer than we would like. Since we still own our hose in Arizona, they are taking longer with our loan. We really don't know when we will move, but I know for sure that by the next time we do our Family Newsletter, we will for sure be in our house. We probably won't be moving until beginning December or beginning of January. Just cross your fingers that we get the house!!!

James is keeping busy with work. He is learning lots everyday it seems and he likes his job. He goes back and forth between days and nights, so we don't see him much at times. He does like having 7 days off each month though. It's kind of a different schedule, but now these days you can't complain. We are glad he had a good steady job! We are blessed that we found this job when we did. I continue to babysit, haven't been as busy and it has been nice. The girls are in school and are doing great. Kylie is in 4th and Alecia is in 2nd. Alecia is getting baptized this December and we look forward to having family come up for her special day. Zach is 4 and Jacee is 3. They are into EVERYTHING it seems. But they are doing well and we have all been healthy. If anyone is interested in seeing my blog, send me your email address ( I now have it private). s_haws@hotmail.com

We hope all are doing well. We hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving, a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. We miss all of our family. Can't wait until we see you again.



Love,

James, Stacee, Kylie, Alecia, Zach and Jacee Haws

Jason & Laurissa Haws family

Hello Everyone!

The time of year is here again for the family newsletter. It's hard to believe that six months has past already, so many things to report about. Our family is doing great. We had a fun summer seeing lots of family that came to visit and hanging out by our pool, where we spent most of our days due to the heat. Jason is doing great. He's working full time at Patterson and working part time for the City of Mesa as an umpire still. As well as working full time and part time, he is working towards finishing his Bachelor's in Criminal Justice. If working and going to school isn't taking enough time away from family, Jason is busy being he Elder's Quorum Secretary and is gone with meetings almost every Sunday. He is just one busy man! I am busy with four kids now. Yep, four. I had our newest addition on the 24th of September. We had a little boy who we named Brayson James. Life with four kids hasn't been to bad so far. The only challenge for me so far is balancing time with each kid one-on-one. I'm sure there are more to come though. Hunter is now in first grade and loves it. He is at the top of his class in every subject so far. His teacher says she uses him as an example to the other kids on just about everything. Besides school, Hunter has been helping with his little brothers and sister. Preston is now in Kindergarten and enjoys it very much. He goes to school with a smile on his face everyday. He is in Speech Therapy two days a week and is learning to to pronounce his letters and their sounds. Even with speech though, he is at the low end of his grade level, due to his hearing issues. He works hard at school and at home. He loves playing with his siblings and he always giving everyone "loves". Alexis is just a 'spit-fire' little girl. She is always on the go doing something, either singing, dancing, playing, running, whatever. She loves Brayson as a little brother, always sees to be in his face. She really likes playing house or school with the boys. We have been kind of potty-training her and she knows what to do, but whether she goes on the potty or not is a different story. Brayson is doing great so far. He seems to want to eat a lot the last few days but that just means he's growing. He looked like my side of the family when he was born but everyday I see more and more Haws in him. He sleeps pretty good throughout the night and has been staying awake more often during the day. He is such a joy to have in our family and we're glad he's finally here. Our family hopes your last six months has been great for all of you and we cant wait to hear how the next six months is going to be. We love you all!!

Jason, Laurissa, Hunter, Preston, Alexis,& Brayson Haws