Here Comes Easter 2011.....

Don't know about the rest of you, but the people at our house are EXCITED for Easter!! Hopefully we will see lots of you there. We will miss Jacob, Teisha and Wyatt!!! (You have to be there next year! :)

Easter 2010...a little late! :)

Yes, I know it is August. I was just going through some picutres on my computer and realized that we didn't ever post anything from this Easter. We had a great time as usual!!

Sorry this is a little blurry! Teisha, Preston, and Jacob hiking to the cave at Black Dragon Canyon.

This is over by that dinosaur bone thing. We hid a geo cache with Aubrey's dad's help. If we go there again, we would love to take others over to it!

Before the annual Easter Egg hunt! It is so fun to have more kids from our family that can do the egg hunt. Can't wait until next year!! (Hopefully Teisha and Jake will come with their new baby, and Mel and Kam will come-even if it has to be without Kent!!)

The Twins Are Here

Chad and Aubrey had their twins! Gavin was born first, and weighed 4lb.4oz. He was having some breathing issues, but is doing very good! He is adorable and has lots of cute hair.

Then came along Emma. She was 6lb.6oz. She is really doing, and is so darling!

Aubrey is doing great! She was such a trooper through this pregnancy, especially the end. She followed her doctors instructions to the letter, and is definitely blessed by these two sweet babies! Watch back on their family blog, because I'm sure when things setttle down they will have tons of cute pictures!!

New Addition To The Family

Introducing the newest member of Kathy's family. Shasta, the cutest puppy ever.

Kathy recently got this sweet puppy, and she is going to keep her at the horses. She invited us down to see the new dog. Needless to say, my boys LOVED her!!

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Larsen Reunion July 5th

We hope everyone can come to the Larsen Family Reunion on Monday, July 5th, at the Twin Creeks Pavilion at Fish Lake. If you like, you can watch the 4th of July Parade and visit the park and then come up to Fish Lake. It is pot-luck except for meat and rolls. Please plan on coming!

Big Announcement!

We're pretty sure everyone has probably already heard, but since no one has posted anything on this blog for a long time, we thought we'd post about our BIG news!.......We're having TWINS! Aubrey is 11 weeks pregnant with twins! We couldn't be happier! The official due date is September 4, but twins often come early - up to 4 weeks early is still considered normal. Also, we are buying our first house! My uncle Jeff and his family moved to Arizona, so we are buying his house, and should close on the loan at the end of this week or the first part of next week. It will be a great place for us to start our family! Thanks for all of the thoughts and prayers as we have tried to start our family. We are grateful for such awesome family and friends!!!!

Grandpa's Headstone

At long last, Grandpa's headstone is now at his grave site. We think Grandma and Kathy did such a great job on the design.

It's a wonderful headstone, for a wonderful man. We love you Grandpa!!

COME ONE, COME ALL--LARSEN REUNION

When: July 24, 2009 Eat at 5:00 PM
Where: Richfield Lion's Park (Near Swimming Pool)
Bring: You, all your family, and a salad or dessert (If you are traveling far, don't worry about bringing something. There will be plenty for all.)

Plan to arrive whenever you can. There will be games, activities, swimming if you want, and lots of visiting.
FUN! FUN! FUN!
We decided to do it in Richfield instead of Fishlake for convenience, however, anyone who wants to go to Fishlake on Saturday is welcome. If you want to stay overnight, they will have church on Sunday up there. Just let one of us know, and we will make arrangements to stay at either Grandma's cabin or Kathy's.

Thanks to everyone for a fantastic Easter weekend! It was so fun to see all of you. We missed those of you who weren't able to come...hopefully you'll be able to come next year!

Here Comes Peter Cottontail...

Hello family! We are getting so excited for the Easter holiday coming up. Andrea and Grandma were trying to get a count on how many kids would be there for the Egg hunt on Saturday, and it looks like we will have quite a few! We are so blessed to have such a great family and a fun tradition. Love you all!
-Melissa

Sorry this is small again. I don't know how to change the size on a JPeg. Anyway, Andrea wanted me to put the birth announcement on the family blog for everyone to see. Josie is such a little cutie! They will be blessing her March 29 in Aurora at their ward. If anyone wants further details, just let us know!

Baby Josie Lynae Winkler

Intoducing baby Josie...Yes, these are tiny pictures, because I stole them off Joel's Facebook, and couldn't get them bigger. Sorry, I'll have them email me some so I can post them later.

Anistyn is a very proud big sister!

Lily also really loves the new baby.

Andrea is doing really well, she is up and about. Lily broke her foot on Sunday, but it didn't slow her down at all!! She is quite a handfull, but very cute and loving. Anistyn seems to be adjusting well to Josie, and held her for over an hour today. Cute girls!

Congratulations to Andrea and Joel

Hey, we want some pictures and details. Thanks

gone private

Hi everybody-
My blog went private. I think that I invited everybody who left their e-mail address on my blog, but I may have forgotten someone. If I did just e-mail me and I will send you a invitation. teishaandjake@gmail.com

Reunion

Everyone mark you calendars for July 24. It's a family of Robert & LaRue Larsen reunion. It may be at Fish Lake or Richfield. We'll let you know more details, but don't plan anything else.

We just wanted to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. Hopefully, we will see lots of you over the holiday! Grandma's garage is all done and looks great! Also, her foot is doing really well. She has a doctors appointment today to see if they will let her start walking on her foot. She has been using a walker a little bit with the physical therapist. Happy Holidays! We love you all!

Annoying Private Blog

Hey everyone! I'm following the trend and putting our blog private. I really do hate that you can't see current updates etc, so I am SORRY, but I feel like I should. At least for a little while. If I haven't sent you an invitation that means that I don't have your email. Just email me and I will send you an invite soon! melissa_0902@hotmail.com

It's been awhile!

Well everyone, it's been awhile since anybody wrote anything, so I thought I'd break the ice!
Nothing too exciting is happening in my household.
I'm getting WAY excited for Christmas and all that comes with it! I cannot wait to see my siblings--I SOOO wish we were closer! I'm coming with the 3 boys (Jer is of course working) on the 27th or 28th and staying for as long as I can--hopefully the boys will be healthy and the Nelson house won't be TOO crazy! I'm wondering what all the Richfield clan is doing? I definitely want at least a day there to see everyone and let the kids play!!! It's been WAY TOO LONG!
Hope everyone is doing great. Sorry you won't get Christmas cards from us this year, as well as most previous years. I'm in charge of our ward Christmas activity (we're doing a Night in Bethlehem--lots of prep) and along with neighbor gifts, shopping, getting sick, taking care of my 3 monkeys, and having Jer gone all the time, I decided I wouldn't stress about cards this year.
Well, now that I've rambled for awhile--I'm good at that--I better go read some books to the kiddos and send them off to bed.
Much love to you all!
Les

Grandma's Foot Update

The doctor took another look at Grandma's foot and decided to have a CAT scan done. Well, surprise, surprise, it has "at least 5 fractures." They just didn't show up on the x-rays. We feel so bad for her!!! She is a real trooper. We love her.