Brinley's hospital pic.

You can see a good close-up picture by going to http://www.our365.com/
Just type in our information (she was born on 11/4/08) and then Jaimie's name should come up. When you click on it, you will be asked for a visitor password which is 71111249958710. Hopefully that will let you see the baby's hospital picture. Good luck!

Brinley has arrived!

Here's some pic's of Brinley in the hospital and one from Halloween. As you can see, Jaimie was an oven with arrows pointing to her 'bun' and Mike was the baker, of course. We're happy to be home with our family of five!

Hello

Hey everyone! Just wanted to say a quick hello. Nothing new with us. We just recently had our pics done. Here are just a few of them. If you want to see more go see our blog. We love you all!

Gardiners

These are just a couple of extra pictures that Grandma C sent that I didn't have. These are from Joe's Eagle Court of honor from June.



Grandpa, Joe, and Grandma C. Proud Parents

Congratulations Drew & Ariel
July 14th 2008

Family Reunion

Hey Everyone!
Here are some highlights of the reunion. It was great to see everyone. We missed those who couldn't come. If you have more pics you want added please email. Hope you are all doing good. TTYL.
Love
Kelci

Joe's Court of Honor
Thursday, June 26th 2008

Dad wrote a poem about Joe's project and accomplishments.

Joe and Jade
The 2 newest Eagles in the family

Dad, Joe, Mom

Family Reunion Letter

Ellis and Carolyn Allred Family Reunion 2008

Dear Family,

What: It’s that time of year again. Its time for the Allred reunion. This year it is hosted by Jason and family.

When: July 10th-July 13th

Where: We are staying at a ranch house in Ferron, Ut. The address is:
945 S. State
Ferron, Ut
S. Camp Ranch House

The expected arrival time is Thurs. July 10th between 3:00-6:30. There will be a welcome dinner starting at 7:00.

Accommodations : There are 10 rooms in the ranch house. They are $44/night. They are all booked at this point. If there is a cancellation please let us know if you are interested. There is a park next to ranch that is available for tents and trailers. Bathrooms and showers are available in ranch house.

Brief outline/itinerary

Thursday July 10th:
Arrival time: 3-6:30 P.M.
Welcome Dinner 7:00 P.M.
Bonfire and Activities at ranch house

Friday July 11th:
We are spending the day on Ferron Mountain.
Hike to Ancient Indian Writings
Water Activities
Fishing
Sightseeing: Ferron Reservoir
Duck Fork
Wrigley

Saturday July 12th:
Water Activities at Millsite Reservoir (few min. from ranch house)
Beachy area
Cliff jumping
Fishing
Fun in the sun

BRING WATER TOYS!!!

Sunday July 13th:
Family Church Service
Visit ancestor grave sites
Ferron/Emery

What to Bring:
Food for lunches and breakfast
Snacks for family
Towels
Sun screen
Water Toys/Air pumps
Video Games and equipment
Fishing equipment
Camping Chairs
Etc...

MISC.
* There are 2 large fridges in the kitchen*
* T.V. available in Great Room: Bring own movies and video games and equipment*
* There will be a video game tournament for those interested! Please bring games and equipment that you own. The more the better! *

If you have any questions regarding the reunion please contact Jason and Jeannie at 801-280-4176. We look forward to seeing you there.
Love you all,
Jason, Jeannie, and family.

It's that time of year...

Hey everybody!
I just wanted to let everyone know that its time for the family reunion. Dad (Jason) and family are in charge this year. The dates to save are July 10th - July 13th. Please look for further information by mail, email, or on the blog. We hope to see you all there. Love you all.

Dollar Baby Update

We had our second ultrasound this week and we have a healthy baby! One of the babies didn't keep growing, so there wasn't a heartbeat or anything, but, it shouldn't affect the healthy baby. I got to see a strong heartbeat and a baby about the size of a bean, it was so great! We are feeling so blessed to have a strong baby!

Also, I guess the measurements were off from the last ultrasound, so they changed the due date, the baby is due on January 3rd, which only increases the chances of having a Christmas baby. I, personally, hope, the baby is born long before Christmas, Alex was 4 1/2 weeks early and Wes was 3 1/2 weeks early, neither had any complications, so as far as I'm concerned, the last month is unnecessary. LOL

Anyway, yeah for baby!

New Featrue

I just added a calendar feature at the bottom of the page. I'm still working on how everyone can add things to it, but it's a start! So, to keep up on upcoming birthdays and anniversaries, see the calendar at the bottom of this page.

Happy Birthday in May

(I don't have great pictures of the people for May, so please send me some if you have any!)

May 9- Jalen (5)

May 22- Erin (28)




May 23- Drew (22)




May 27- Jeannie



May 30- Cody (33)


May 31- Kimberly (29)

Jeannie and Jason Family Update

Jeannie and Jason's family have been very busy. All the kids and their activities keep mom and dad going. For those who havn't heard Jeannie's exciting news she has a new job. Mom is now working for a TMJ specialist and will be learning a lot of new things. Her schedule sounds like it will be just as flexible and her hours will be better so she can be home with the kids in the afternoon. Dad is staying busy with work. He is also Asst. Coach for Hunter's baseball team. Mom and dad have also been busy with 2 very active grand daughters.
If you have read the Gardiner update you know what Paul and Kelci have been up to.
Whitney just moved to Serengetti Springs Apartments in West Jordan. They are brand new apartments and are still under construction. She works at Working RX with Sarah. Whitney has also been enjoying the single life.Whitney is looking forward to a cruise next month with Paul and Kelci. She also has Nikki to keep her busy. Nikki is 3 years old and enjoys her new pre school and gymnastics. She also went to a new ward on Sunday and has made many new friends. One of them being my (Kelci) nephew. They are now in my sister in laws ward. I thought that was kind of funny. Nikki is total girly girl. She loves make up and nails. She's very energetic and talkative.
Sarah moved in with JJ and they now live in the Monarch Meadows Apartments in Herriman. Sarah is still working at Working RX. I believe JJ is in Construction or something like that. (Sorry if wrong) Sarah wanted me to let you know she has a new email address. You can reach her at sarah.porter@fiserv.com Sarah has been busy with a very active 1 1/2 year old. Halle is extremely energetic. She loves to talk and play at grandmas. She has total personality. Sarah and JJ are looking forward to a trip to Vegas at the end of this month. They are going for JJ's birthday which is April 20th.
Joe and CJ have been busy being teenage boys. They are both really into music. Joe is in the Men's Choir at Bingham. He has his spring concert this Friday the 18th at the Presbyterian church downtown Salt Lake. He thinks its at 7:00 but will find out all info tomorrow night. He made A Capella next year. Joe is also learning to play the guitar. He and CJ both love going to concerts and hanging out with friends. CJ is in choir at Elk Ridge. He is also a very talented artist. At least I think so. He has some amazing drawings. The boys are just being boys.
Courtney has been doing good. She is into riding motorcycles right now. She just got one fixed up and has been learning to ride. Her and her friends take trips to the desert to go riding.
Cassie's life has been dance. She is on a dance team. She has performed a lyrical and hip hop. She most recently competed in a competition in St. George. Her team took 4th place out of 20.
Hunter's life is all sports. He is currently in baseball and basketball. Both teams are undefeated. He is in the third grade and is enjoying that.
That pretty much wraps up the Jason Allred family. We were able to get together and celebrate/remember Hayden's birthday last weekend. We have a tradition where we meet at the cemetery and have a quick prayer and send of balloons that we all write messages on. We also enjoy the fact that we live so close and can get together often for family events. We love our Sunday dinners.
Dad wanted me to remind you of the family reunion. It is July 10th-12th at Ferron. They are still working out the details. He says to look for more updates. Mark your Calendars. We love you all.

Gardiner Update

Hey Everyone! I just thought i'd write and let you know what Paul and I have been up to. Tomorrow we are celebrating our 3rd anniversary. I can't believe how time flies by.
Paul is going to school full time to get his doctorate in Psychology. His hope is to have his own practice when all is done and over with. He also works full time at Fed Ex Kinkos. He stays busy with work and school.
I am currently working at the SMART Clinic. It is a pain management clinic. I work full time in the Physical therapy department. I also sell Mary Kay on the side. I love doing that. If anyone wants to order something or look through the catalogs I'm your girl. I am not currently in school but am looking into going back and going into elementary education.
Paul and I have both recently received new callings in our ward. Paul is now a ward missionary and also teaches the gospel essentials class. I went from YW Camp Director to Secretary in the Primary Presidency.
We have been very busy and Paul has been studying hard. We are looking forward to a vacation next month. We are going to go to Disneyland and also on a Cruise. Its part of our anniversary celebration. We are going to D-Land for a weekend then Whitney and my sister in law Rachael are meeting us in Cali and going on a cruise. It will be fun. Thats our life for now.

April Birthdays & Anniversaries

Cameron Parker - April 10 (22)

Hayden Allred - April 12 (24) We think of you every day!

Jeff & Lisa Parker - April 13 (30)

Paul & Kelci Gardiner - April 15 (3)

Jade Gillman - April 21 (14)

Because we all know, the way to a man's heart is through his stomach!

Kimber and I decided to spend the day cooking for our wonderful husbands (and my boys, though they're quite picky and don't eat much). We planned out the menu, went to the grocery store, then spent most of the day cooking. Craig & Mike walked in to wonderful smelling dinner cooking in the oven.






We made Sheapherd's Pie & Chicken Pot Pie, one for each of us to take home and eat and one for each of us to put in the freezer for another day. MMMMMM, doesn't it just make your mouth water!?!

Justin's Baptism

I'm a little slow getting these posted, I'll try to do better in the future.... Last Saturday, March 29, 2008, we all go to go to Justin's Baptism and Confirmation. It was so amazing to see what a fine young man Justin is growing up to be. He was so reverent and respectful and set such a great example for everyone there! Thanks Justin!! We are so lucky to have you in our family!!!

Alex & Wes' Ballet Recital

For the last 4 months, the boys have been in a dance class; they have had so much fun learning all of the classic ballet moves! It's finally time for their dance recital... we would like to invite everyone who can make it. It will be held at Foothill Elementary (at the mouth of Provo Canyon, behind Cascade Golf Course), Monday, April 7 at 7:00 pm. Admission is free and it will probably only be a half hour program. The boys have been working very hard and are excited to show off their moves! Let me know if you are planning to come.

$ family update

We are very sad to report that we lost the baby. We don't really want to talk about it or rehash the details right now. We appreciate all your support, concern and prayers at this time.

Justin's Baptism

It's great to be 8!!! Justin has been looking forward to this for soooooooooooo long! He will finally be baptized on Saturday, March 29th. We would LOVE you to join us if you can! It will be at our church here in Heber at 11:30 a.m. There are 4 kids from our ward being baptized so the baptism is on a ward level. The program will be in the chapel, then we will have the baptism and confirmation. Of course we couldn't let a chance go by to get together for some good eats and visiting, so we will meet at Justin's house after the baptism for lunch. We love to share these important milestones with those we love - come if you can! Printed invitations will be mailed out soon.

Love you all! Vikki

Keller news

Hey family! Since I wasn't on-the-ball enough this year to write a Christmas letter in time, I thought I'd post this summary of 2007 to let you know what's going on with our family. (This letter was written for the annual Keller Family Journal that Mike's parents put together each year.) Also, we're expecting kiddo #3 around Halloween!
-Jaimie

The year 2007 was a good one for our family. In fact, Michael says it was probably the most enjoyable year he has had since we got married seven years ago, owing mostly to the fact that he is finally done with school and can, at least several nights a week, stop working when he comes home at night. Following is a review of the noteworthy events in the Keller family:
January- We bought our first home!! Jalen became a Sunbeam, and Jaimie took over the world record for the slowest, most inefficient unpacking job in history. (Our house was barely livable for quite some time, with a rate of only two boxes per day… on a good day.) Jaimie is still trying to figure out how to get anything done with two kids in tow!
February- Just eleven days after we moved into our new house, we took off on a trip to Disneyland with the Parkers. Jalen was sad after our attempt to sneak her onto the Grizzly Bear River Run with kleenex in her shoes failed. It should be noted that she was an extremely brave three-year-old, riding on the Tower of Terror, Space Mountain, and anything else she was tall enough for. We found it funny that Preston got his first tooth on his half-birthday, just like Jalen did.
March- We enjoyed a visit from Betty and Elmo, who were subjected to our unfortunate (for Mom!) tradition of celebrating half-birthdays. Luckily for our guests, we also had some traditional entertainment that weekend with some tickets to the Tennis Channel Open, a new pro tournament that is held in Vegas. The bad news this month was that Jalen tripped on a hose in the driveway and broke her elbow. (At least the cast was purple!) Michael attended Baseball Spring Training in Arizona with his firm, and also attended a missionary reunion which, due to the President’s strict rules about not leaving your area even on P-days, was more like a blind date than a reunion. Really, most of them didn’t know anyone else there! Thanks to Aunt JoLyn, our house is finally starting to come together.
April- We got a quick visit from the Moody and Wright women and children. Due to the timing of that visit, we were forced to let the cat out of the bag that we were taking Salsa lessons. Michael and Jaimie were also asked to be counselors for the mini-EFY that was put on for our Stake Youth Conference, and we’re happy to report that our group won 1st place (out of twelve) in the ‘Mormon Idol’ Competition!… ok, we admit that we rigged it just a little. Also, this month we took a quick weekend trip to Oceanside with our friends the Wents, but didn’t luck out with great weather.
May- Jaimie was diagnosed with trigeminal neuralgia- “the most painful condition known to medicine”- we just love to say that for the shock effect. The saddest part was that she had to stop nursing Preston cold-turkey, which made him very distraught for awhile. Jalen had her fourth birthday party at Little Pastry Chefs, where the kids each got to make their own pizza and cake. We took a trip to SLO, where we visited a petting zoo with Michael’s friends Cliff and Chris and their families, went to Pismo Beach, and mostly enjoyed the company at the Kellers’ home. For Kimber’s birthday, Jaimie had the chance to go with her to see ‘Wicked- a new musical’ in Hollywood, which now holds the title as her favorite musical.
June- This was a busy one. We got ahold of some free tickets to see Danny Gans at the Mirage for Michael’s birthday, the big 3-0! Michael took Jalen to the Summerlin Campout (at the park, which is as close to real camping as he dares.) Jaimie and the kids flew to Denver to meet Cameron who was coming home from his mission in Ukraine. The whole Parker family bought fake tickets (refundable) to somewhere so they could actually meet him right at the gate. Due to an unfortunate series of events, Michael missed the big moment. Earlier that day, we were able to drive to Boulder to visit our old friends from CU. We attended the Allred Family Reunion in St. George, and we were happy to have another visit from the Kellers and Wrights- a major benefit of living right in between California and Utah!
July- Jaimie again traveled solo with the kids, this time to Utah to see John perform as Joseph, which was well worth the trip! We also got to celebrate Kaden’s birthday and attend the 4th of July Parade while in Utah. We (even Michael this time) went to the beach with Parkers for a few days, and Michael attended a conference for work in San Francisco, a city which he was thoroughly impressed with and wants to go back to when he has more time for leisure.
August- Our most exciting week of the year was during our trip to Hawaii. We stayed on the island of Kauai, a first for all of us. We swam, hiked, snorkeled, rode kayaks, explored caves, went on a helicopter tour of the island, visited Hanale (from Puff the Magic Dragon), and attended a luau. Jalen took a hula lesson and was even in a show, and she was obsessed the whole week with origami after seeing it on T.V. the first day. In fact, it is still one of her favorite hobbies. We even squeezed in time for a professional family photo shoot, which didn’t go well thanks to Preston being absolutely terrified of both grass and sand. Also this month, Michael took Jalen to a USA basketball game, and Preston turned 1!
September- Jalen started a new preschool with the best teacher in the whole world, Jaimie and the kids took a very quick trip to Utah for Kimber’s bridal shower, and unfortunately, Preston got a concussion from climbing out of his high chair and landing on the wood floor.
October- We had our first run-in with a homeowners’ association and were forced to speed up the process of re-landscaping our front yard. Jaimie was uncharacteristically domestic and made pomegranate jelly from the trees we inherited in our backyard.
November- Jaimie’s sister Kimber got married in Las Vegas to Craig Hughes, and Jaimie was a less-than-stellar host to the Moodys who were here that weekend… picture no beds set up, finding that we didn’t have enough sheets and blankets, and Kimi and Jon trying to sleep in the family room with our possessed light which would turn itself on and off throughout the night. (Jaimie hopes you’ll come again so she can redeem herself!)
December- By the 28th Michael had met his required hours for the year (with 3 to spare!) so we decided to take off and spend some family time in Park City. We got to snowboard & ski, ice skate, and swim outside in ten-degree weather. Mark and Bev were nice enough to brave the roads and come up to have dinner with us one night. We had a great New Year’s Eve, as Jaimie’s aunt Vikki kept the kids at her house overnight so we could go see the Jazz beat Portland, see National Treasure II, and (the biggest luxury of all) sleep in the next morning!

Jalen has kept busy this year with gymnastics, dance, and swim lessons. She loves dolls, art projects, and pretending anything. Her goal is to learn how to jump rope “fast like Brandon.” The secret that she loves to tell everyone is that she never sleeps; she just plays on her bed all night(she truly believes this). Jalen is an amazing big sister and consistently puts Preston’s needs and wants before her own. She loves him very much and says she wants to marry Preston when she grows up!
Jalen’s quotes of the year:
“I can’t believe that I’m so close to being a grown-up but I still don’t have one loose tooth!”
“Mom, your baby’s crying.” –slightly annoyed because she couldn’t hear her T.V. show.
After Mom said we needed to set the table: “But wait! We need to wipe it off to make room for the new crumbs.” –wisely capturing the essence of motherhood
“Daddy, don’t you get so bored at work just making money, money, money, money?” –with Dad wondering if J pictures him at work holding out his hand as dollar bills are placed in it for hours on end.
Innocently, while watching the hula dancers at the luau: “Sad! Mom, are you thinking what I’m thinking? Let’s get some of our extra cloth and give it to them so they can make shirts that fit.”

Our little guy is a happy, yet demanding, toddler. He requires Mommy to give him her undivided attention most of his waking hours, which is taxing, but enjoyable nonetheless. Currently, Preston will pretty much only eat ‘fishies’ (goldfish crackers). He went straight from crawling to sprinting, which led to several bumps and bruises daily. He’s still not the most careful baby you’ve ever seen, but he’s getting better. Things that make him happy are tickling Jalen and Dad and being outdoors. His two greatest loves are his silky blanky and his thumb, which we are afraid might actually disintegrate one of these days! Talents he is currently working on are building a tower of blocks by himself and stepping off the curb without having to turn around and slide down on his tummy. He is learning lots of words, most recently calling the slide a “weeeeeeeeeee!” and for some reason calling the VCR the “no, no, no!” Also interesting to note is that he wears the same size of socks as Jalen (3 ½ years older!)- see comments below. Preston is the entertainment in our home and can light up a room with his cute smile- just like Daddy’s.
Comments we’ve heard from friends & strangers about Preston:
“Whoa! His feet look like Fred Flintstone’s!!”
“How does he balance on them; they are so round!”
“There is so much padding underneath that his toes aren’t really resting on the ground!”
“I couldn’t get my kids to stop laughing at Preston’s feet all during Sacrament meeting.”
“Now there’s a future football player if I ever saw one!”
“Chubby babies are the cutest!” – and we have to agree.

Now lest we give off the impression that everything is always peachy keen, let us assure you that we have our fair share of bad moments. Tantrums are becoming a daily experience with Preston rapidly approaching age 2, Jalen routinely outwits her parents, dust accumulates, and yardwork is never finished. This year Jaimie had a root canal, Jalen already had a cavity at age 3, and Michael got a really, really bad haircut. We paid twice as much as we needed to for our lift tickets in Park City, due to not reading the sign carefully. We’ve had all kinds of “learning experiences” relating to home ownership, of which I’ll site just a few. We paid an electrician to come out and ‘fix our outlets’ – and watched him flip the breaker switch. We spent literally months trying to open our fireplace before we were told that it doesn’t open; it’s for decorative purposes. We tried to pull off the covers of all the air vents in the house (which do not come off) because we thought that was where we needed to change the air filters that we kept hearing about. (We couldn’t believe that we had 25 of them!) And finally, Mike brought a sparkler into the kitchen to show Jaimie that “it wouldn’t light,” and of course it burst into flames on the spot and ruined both our kitchen table and wood floor. We are currently dealing with a scorpion problem and wondering what it will be next.
In all seriousness, we are very blessed and very happy. We are grateful for the gospel in our lives and for the best families ever!

March Birthdays & Anniversaries

March 1 Kai - 4

March 2 Todd

March 12 Justin- 8- Watch for his baptism info!!

March 16 Paul- 23

March 30 Grandpa & Grandma's Anniversary- 55 Years!

Crusing

Vikki sent me these pictures from the cruise, if anyone else has any to add it would be great!

Vikki holding her new friends, exotic birds, in Jamaica

Maybe the cruise was too much fun! Sleeping on the airport FLOOR, waiting for our plane.

Vikki, JoLyn and Jeannie excited for "more shops!"

Heaven on Earth...chocolate melting cake!!!!!

At Tulum, notice the color of the water!

Outdoor karaoke on the ship

Hiking up Dunn's River Falls in Jamaica

THE BEST DAY EVER!!!!!! Snorkeling at Grand Cayman

On the ferry going to Tulum.

the family at the Mayan Ruins of Tulum

Brian sampling fresh conch fish which our tour guide had just pulled out of the ocean.