Criman Family

Anderson Anniversary

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Barbara Lynne Cullimore

Richard Lex Anderson

February 2, 1963

I am so grateful for wonderful parents who always support me in all I do. This year we celebrate their 49th year together. I love you Mom and Dad! I wish we could see you more. Thank heavens for the telephone.

Super Bowl Sunday

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Sunny and Beautiful Sunday

February 5, 2012

Our day started by going to Stake Conference. We got to meet in the American Fork Tabernacle. The stake speakers were wonderful and the Men's choir was beautiful.

After Stake Conference we went to get Tim from Kristen's. We thought we could watch him while they were at church. That way they could enjoy church a little bit more. :)

Sally enjoying the sun on the deck.

Tim loves to play the piano. I hope he'll love to play the piano when he get older.

We has plenty to eat while listening to the Super Bowl.

Ribs

Chicken Wings

Potato wedges

The boys watching the game.

As you can see.....Tim has toys everywhere.
He's enjoying his licorice.

Tim and Kevin

Kyle's Winter Play

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Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat

Kyle was part of the Children's Choir and Potiphar's Household

We weren't allowed to film the show. This is at the end, curtain call.

Mrs. Porter gets recognized.

Kev and Kyle after the show, 2/4/12

Kyle hates it when I take pictures. I'm the mom. I will take pictures.

February 2, 2012

Behind the stage in the orchestra room. The kids prepare for opening night.

The students gather in a circle before opening curtain.
Mrs. Porter gives her pre-show pep talk.

Mrs. Porter is in the black sweater, green shirt.

Warming up

Potiphar's wife: Kylee Powell

I loved her dress.

Mr. Mountain View Competition

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Kevin Criman

Mr. Mountain View Band Representative

Kev and Tim

Kevin during basketball half time waiting for the results.
His escort is Merideth Bates (Band President).

Ashley Hess was the Mr. Mountain View Director (purple gown)
She has several scholarship offers. She is also the Sterling Scholar for Drama.

The winner of Mr. Mountain 2012 is Alex Blackham. His yongest sister, Calista, is his escort.

Kevin and Merideth Bates
People's Choice - voted by the student body
Band - Organization Spirit Award

After the results all the contestants and their escorts
gathered on the stairs by gym.

Steven Tullis - Ballroom Rep

Steven and his mother, Mrs. Tullis.

Mr. Mountain View

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Mr. Mountain View Dance

Kevin's Escort

Kevin's Talent

Kevin's Interview

2012 Mr. MV

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Kevin's introduction for Mr. Mountain View

2012 January

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I love to take a picture after my temple visits. Notice. ....
WE HAVE NO SNOW.
Where is winter?

Our neighbor took this picture.
A great shot of the mountains.

Kristen and Tim at the park by the temple.

Wishing for snow so that Tim could make a snowman.

New Windows

Our old windows were the original windows from when the house was build in 1988.

We were so lucky to get the new widows installed on a beautiful day.

Tim is always helping.

Christmas 2011

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Christmas Morning

Santa must have come!

Kevin 17 1/2 years old.

Kyle 15 years old.

All the boys got a remote car from Santa (QVC)

Tim loves his new leopard sleeping bag.
He goes night, night.

Kristen and Jon made him a playing table. They cut the legs to make this DI table just his size.
Great idea!!! We gave him giant Legos.

December 2011

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Justin Heather, Caden, and Luke Allred, Nathan and the boys went to Logan to visit Heather for a dermatology appointment. This picture was taken when they all went out to dinner.

Allyssa Jex and Kevin

Allyssa posing during their "Box Date".

It doesn't take much to entertain these guys.

Ele and Justin in their box.

Tim and his new Snowman hat. Grandma and pa's neighbor, Florence Butner, made this hat.
Perfect for winter.

Below are Temple Square pictures. Kristen and Jon took Kevin, Allyssa, Justin, and Ele to Salt Lake Temple Square for a before Christmas date. Temple Square is beautiful with all the lights. Enjoy!

Reflection Pond

Tim found the Game Boy.

What's cook'n?

Kevin's band Christmas concert.

Paula made a stocking for Dessa's little Samuel. He was born in February 2011.

Tim is 14 months.

November 2011 Criman Creations

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Once again these pictures are random.

I need to post more frequently so that I can keep the pictures in the right sequence.

Kevin had a date and they watched a movie with theses boxes. After the date the boys got creative.

There's always a helper.

Kristen's creation for Thanksgiving. Way rich!

But pretty.

Jon showing how to "Tim Tam Slam"

Paula, Kevin Kyle, Beth, and Jody watch Jon demonstrate.

Don't ask.

Thanksgiving cheese-ball/cracker tradition.

Uncle Jody came from El Centro to visit.

SPECIAL

We finally got to meet Beth in person. I just love her. Apparently Jody does too :)

Love this one!

This one too!

I just wish Cinda was here.

Lov'n Jon's hair cut. Long story....Kristen.......

Tim is 13 months

A great blessing!

Almost 23 years!

Grandma and Grandpa Criman with Tim.

scary!

Getting ready for Christmas.

Tim's helping.

2011 Fall

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The back yard after mowing. The leaves just keep coming.

This was before mowing.

Tessa (left) and Sally (right) under the willow tree.

Kriten and Tim before Nathan's play "Children of Eden".

Kenny's new family puppy. So cute!

Jon, Kristen, and Tim go for a ride.

Jody and Beth

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Jody introduces his new girlfriend to us. Her name is Beth Murphy. We go to meet her over the Thanksgiving holiday.

October 2011

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These pictures aren't in order by date, but I wanted to share what I have. When I downloaded the pictures they came up this way.

Boys talking to Grandma Anderson on the phone.

Owen and Samuel Dale in Gardner, Mt

This rose was peaking through the Davis' fence in our Cul de sac.
A great surprise for October.

Dessa and Own Dale Yellowstone.

The Rogers Family Dental Crew
Brad graduated from dental in school last spring.
We are so excited to invite him to the practice.

Kevin and his buddies.

The kids get older and they still was to dress up. Tressa Stars,
Justin Kelson, and
Kev got into the trunk of costumes.

The boys!

Tim loves his Uncle Kevin.

Kevin created a booklet full of notes and kind wishes for my birthday.

Kyle joins FCLA at JGJH.

Kyle and Tim.

Lex Anderson dresses-up for Halloween.

Own Dale helping make dinner in his new house. Gardner, Mt.

Samuel Dale, Gardner, MT

Tim with Kyle

Tim and Kristen supporting Kevin at the Maple Mountain Football game.

Tim's 1st Birthday!
#1

Tim helping clean the church. His first job :0

Brad, Kristie, and Dr. Bob Rogers

Tim found the pizza box.

Dr. Rogers and Kristie

Tressa helps with Tim during the Shakespeare competition.

The Dale's new backyard in Gardner, MT.

August Pictures

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Sunset at the Bountiful vs. Mountain View Game.

Nathan and Kyle watching the game.

Bountiful Temple

Looking out toward the Great Salt Lake

#82
After the game. We are so proud of Kevin.

Sometimes it's just easier to stick Tim in the tub.

Nathan took the drywall off the framing that had been water damaged.

Kristen and Jon went up to Bridal Veil Falls.

Tim playing with Brandy's little boy.
Some of the drama students, from years past, organized a reunion for the Mt. View Drama kids.
Nathan has been teaching at Mt. View for 17 years.

Nathan with Soni Scott Neilsen. She is expecting her first child.
She was in EVITA and played Evita.

Tim is 10 mos old, on the left. Yes,he has a bump on his left eyebrow.

Nathan with Soni and her husband.

Our neighbor Jeff Wilson was running for City Council.

A ride up American Fork Canyon with Justin Allred and his family.

Kevin got so dirty. This was under his helmet.

American Fork Canyon.

Kevin's car was attacked by some friends.

Kyle and Time playing and swinging.

Grandma takes Tim to Walmart.

Tim doesn't stop.....

Tim gets into everything.

A great shot at Tim's eyebrow. He's always getting a bump or scratch somewhere.

He loves to go shopping in the cars.

Finally! Just pooped.

Swinging at Grandpas.

Exploring outside their apartment.

September 2011

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Jon's first day of school at Utah Valley University.

Jon and Tim playing at the park.

Kevin's room all tiled. Nice and clean after the flood.

Tim sneaking into Grandpa's shower.

On my day off, Thursday's, I try to make it to the temple. A great way to start my day off.
We are so blessed to have a temple so close.
I love to see the temple!

Kristen, Jon, and I were at the mall. Tim loves playing in the Dinosaur play area.

Tim also loves playing in the bathroom drawers.

Tim is learning to feed himself with a spoon.

Tim, playing in the park slide.

Our future "techie'!
This is one of my favorite pictures.

Tim! Tim! Tim!

A clean baby is a happy baby!

Mr. Mountain View

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Kevin has been busy these last couple of weeks preparing for a school competition called Mr. Moutain View. It's basically like a Miss America, but more silly, and for guys! It's one of the ways that the drama club raises money, so it's not just silly, but for a good cause!

Kevin was asked to represent the Band Club!

That banner was made with all the family and Tressa Stars. Team Work!

Tim loved watching all the boys play on the stage! So proud of Uncle Kevin!

They held the award ceremony during the basket ball game's half time!

Kevin won People's Choice!!!

Mr. Mountain View 2012 and his escort!

Kevin's escort was Meredith Bates. She is the band president this year.

All of the contestants and their escorts!

Steven Tullis and Escort

Basement Blessings

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Family Room and Kevin's Room.....

Nathan has been hard at work.

Blessings come in different ways. The other day we were preparing for the soft water guy to come and fix the water softener machine. As we were cleaning the basement, behind the couches, we noticed a problem. To make a long story short our kitchen pipe has been leaking for quite awhile and we never noticed it. Nathan has been cutting out the drywall to get to the problem. Literally from ceiling to floor - from family room to Kevin's room. If we hadn't had to prepare for the water softener guy who knows when we would have found the broken pipe. A blessing in disguise.

And......the part for the water softener will be replaced with no charge. It was a factory defect.

Count your blessings. Name them one by one.

June Girls Camp

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I have been in meetings since January planning our stake girl's camp. We had a meeting most every week, if not twice a week. These are just a couple of pictures that I have. There are pictures online from our official stake photographer.

What a great experience. I will have to write about it later. I really need to.

Here is a link to all the pictures:

https://picasaweb.google.com/105399316792392133268/YWCamp2011?feat=directlink

We had a stake camp song. Here is the link for the song, "Believe":

https://lds.org/youth/music?lang=eng

July 2011 Camping

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We went camping with the Wrights, Hursts, Daniels, Jones, and Zabriskies to Smith and More House in the Uintas. This was our third time to this camp. Kyle caught plenty of fish. We fished by the dam and had great success.

After fishing Kyle cleaned and prepared his fish for dinner. He put them in the cooler. That next morning there was aluminum foil all over the ground by our trailer, but no fish. The raccoons had opened up our cooler, unlatched it, and had a feast. They took Kyle's nicely prepared fish and ate them all.

Kristen and Jon met us at camp on Friday evening. These pictures were taken during breakfast on Saturday morning.
Kyle has a new job. He is volunteering for our scuba friend, Mark. Trying to bring in business for Mark's shop, "Rock Bottom Diving", in Pleasant Grove. I took these pictures on my way home from work. It had to be 90 degrees out there.

Kevin and McKay Get Wet

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They love it!

This water was freezing. It was snow just a few minutes ago.

The 4-Wheelers

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Exploring the canyon:

Nathan and Lori's turn.....

June 2011

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June was filled with many activities. Anywhere from the mountains, to the ocean, to the rodeo.

Strawberry Days Rodeo
Tim keeping busy and exploring our world.....his way.
Camping with the Daniel Family up Daniel's Summit. No relation :)

Main Canyon by Strawberry Reservoir.

Nathan took the boys to San Diego, California after visiting with Jody and Katy in El Centro. The boys went scuba diving at La Jolla Beach.

May 2011 - Art Wheless

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Uncle Art

Art died April 15, 2011, at home in Bellevue, Washington at age 90. Born January 13, 1921, at Fort Worth, Texas, he was the son of Arthur Davis Wheless, Sr., and Ruth Ella Grieve Wheless.

Art was preceded in death by his parents; two wives: Decillion (Dixie) Million Wheless and Josephine Bradley Wheless; two sisters: Cara Alice Wheless Larsen and Mary Ruth Wheless; two children: Frances Van Woert Lewis and Mark R. Wheless; and one granddaughter.

Art is survived by his wife Leanne Cullimore Wheless; eight children: Dianne Thorniley, Penelope (Dwayne) Hawkes, Michael (Marilou) Wheless, Noelle Million, Jennifer Silverton, Lucille (Harris) Lege, Brian Wheless, Rebecca (Eric Smits) Wheless, 14 grandchildren; 20 great grandchildren; one great great grandson. He is also survived by Leanne’s children: Annette (Simon) Wong and Scott Blair; one granddaughter and three great grandsons.

Art worked for The Boeing Company from September, 1941, until he retired in February, 1985. Most of his years with Boeing were spent in the Seattle area; however, he also was located for eight years in New Orleans, Louisiana, and for shorter periods in Rochester, New York; Paris, France, and Friedrichshafen, Germany. During his many years with Boeing, he worked as a Manufacturing Engineer on over 30 aircraft and space programs including Apollo and AWACS. Near the beginning of his employment at Boeing he worked as a tooling designer in the original Red Barn. In New Orleans Art as “Tillie” was with the Boeing Klown Klub, who visited and entertained sick children.

Art loved to tinker and build and remodel things. After he retired, he volunteered with the Visiting Nurse Service, installing grab bars, wheelchair ramps, etc.

Art had many interests in life. Two of the biggest were traveling and dancing. He traveled throughout the world both with Boeing and personally. He square danced, round danced, ballroom danced and informally “people” danced all over the U.S. and in Canada, Europe and Mexico.

At Art’s request there will be no funeral or memorial service.

Leanne Wheless is my mom's older sister. Art was a special man. I remember how kind and loving he was. My last visit to Seattle, many years ago, he made sure we were entertained and taken care of. He gave us a great tour of Seattle.

April and May 2011

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April 2011

Tim love to be entertained and he doesn't stop moving.

Tim on Easter Sunday. Toys!

I couldn't resist submitting Kenny's pose. Yes, this is my brother, but most of all I wanted to show his new trailer with Lex peeking out the window.

In May, Kristen and Jon were babysitting for the Rollins in our neighborhood. They stayed at their home with their four children, while the parents went on an anniversary cruise. Tim was on his best behavior.

These are pictures of Kristen, Jon, and Tim in a Provo park. May 2011

Tim 7mos

2011 Kyle's Band Concert

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Pleasant Grove Jr. High

Kyle received a treat and band award at his final 8th grade band concert.

May 2011 Jr. Prom

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Kevin asked Tressa Stars out for the Jr. Prom. For their dinner Nathan entertained. Well, I don't think he was suppose to, but he did provide dinner. Jonathan helped.

Who came to dinner?

Trevor Severson and Breanna Long

Trevor Baxter and Rachel Bassett

Masquarde

April 2011 - Spring Break in Moab

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The following pictures were taken on our spring break. We headed to Moab and enjoyed exploring the great-outdoors.

We went hiking up to Delicate Arch and got a permit to hike the Firy Furnace.

We met some friends there. The Allred's use to live by us in Pleasant Grove. They now live in Logan. Heather had a medical conference in Moab, the same week we had spring break.
Of course we went for a ride on the 4-wheelers. Heather took me for a great ride on the side-by-side. We had Luke and Caden sitting in the back in their car seats.

We stayed in Arch View Campground about 10 miles outside of Moab. I got a new "Hang Loose" t-shirt from the Allred's from their Hawaii trip. I'm pretty spoiled, but Kevin got a hula girl for his car.
We went on plenty of hikes, but the scenery was amazing.

April 2011

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Guess what our joy is? Tim keeps growing and wanting our attention. Well, he gets it.

He eats almost anything....more than a 6 mos old baby should be allowed.

Well, we got our April snow.
The boys go out to dinner, while Kristen and mom have Bunko at the house. Tim is obviously part of the boys!

March 2011

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In March, Nick, Courtney, and Matthew Muir came to Utah to visit from Boston. They had Matthew sealed to them in the Mount Timpanogos Temple. These pictures are from when we all went out to dinner at the South Provo Mall at the Red Robbin.

Cinda and Chuck cam to visit from Lander, Wyoming. They went out to lunch with Kristen, Jon, and Timothy on afternoon. Then one evening they went out to dinner with the other "Criman Clan", Nathan, Lori, and the boys.
Tim continues to grown, respond, and entertain.....

March birthday celebrations:
March is full of birthdays. Kevin, Kristen, and Grandpa Anderson share March birthdays.

Above - Kristen gets new PJ's, Kevin get a tie, Great-Grandpa Anderson poses with Tim, Great-Grandma Anderson keeps Tim amused, and Cinda and Chuck visit from Lander.

It's weird typing "Great-Grandpa" and "Great-Grandma". Can't believe it.

February 2011

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We were given some tickets to the Utah Jazz game. It's always fun having dinner at the EnergySolution Center. And getting ice cream. The Jazz were playing the Lakers. You'd think that it was a home game for the Lakers. Not fun. Lakers fans are nutty. And that's being nice.

Kristen and Jon took Timothy to the Midway Ice Show.
I was doing a little genealogy and found this picture posted on ancestry.com. I've never seen my grandparents grave marker finished. They were wonderful people and did so much for our family. They hold a special place in my heart.
This collage is a mixture of February.

The Last Seven Months

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It has been too long since I've added pictures to this blog. We have been soo busy. I've been so busy. But we still seemed to snap a few pictures along the way. Our love goes out to all our friends and family. Please enjoy!

January 2011 Soldier Hollow - Midway, Utah

If Timothy was fussy the person to find was Kevin. He had the magic touch.
The boys (Nathan, Kevin, and Kyle) at the Crator in Midway, Utah.
Kevin was in the play "Anne Frank" at Mountain View High School. He played Ann'es boyfriend, Peter Van Dan.

Updating.....

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Wow, I haven't been on my blog for months. I have spent all night updating my pictures, cropping, making collages, downloading.......I have put six months worth of pictures on my computer. Now I will get this blog updated. Not tonight. It's late and I must get to bed. I can't wait to get the pictures on so all family and friends can see them.

Until next time......

Moose Chair

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Rocky-rocky!!!

I just had to share this cute picture. Kristen and Jon went IKEA to explore the big store. They text this picture to me of Baby Timothy. Timothy is even grabbing the handle. What a cute little boy! He is twelve weeks old this week.

Tocanos Tradition

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It's a tradition that we take the kids to Tocanos once a year. Usually during the Christmas holiday. We finally made it this weekend. This year we had a couple of extra new-comers. Last year Jon was in Casper and Timothy wasn't born yet. The tradition continues. Kristen was actually eating meat (beef), and Taconos lost their money on Kevin. Mr. Healthy(Kev) didn't have salad and couldn't get enough meat. Timothy just stared at the food. Maybe next year he can have a bite of some fruit or vegetables. We all left with happy tummies.

Baby Timmers

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January 2011

Baby Timothy is growing so fast. We are having so much fun with him. We are anxious to see him grow even more this 2011 year. We are truly bless!

Christmas in St. George

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After church on Sunday, December 26, we headed to St. George, Utah to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Anderson. The weather was terrible, roads slippery, but we made it in one piece.

We spent from Sunday to Wednesday in Southern Utah. My parents are staying in a RV park in Washington Utah. It wasn't much warmer than Northern Utah, but it was great to get together.

We spent the evenings playing Dominos. I'm pretty sure there was some cheating going on, but no one will confess.

On Monday we went to the Rosenbruch Wildlife Museum. It was amazing. Animals from all over the world displayed in their natural habitat. A new place that we didn't know about. I am glad that we went.

http://www.rosenbruch.org/

Each of us had a recorded remote for a self-guided tour. Grandpa Anderson is sitting by the sheep listening to their story. Grandma Anderson posses by the giraffe from Africa.
At first Grandma Anderson was upset the tourist were on their cell phones. Guess what? She had one too (the remote). She couldn't figure out why all these people had their cell phones on. I guess you had to be there.

Pioneer Park

Grandma and Grandpa Anderson found a place to hike and repel. Kevin brought his ropes and gear ready to climb. Of course Oliver and Tulip loved the walk.
Kyle went first. This was his first time repelling off a cliff. It's a lot different than repelling in our backyard. He was awesome.
Kevin is superman. He really enjoys this danger stuff. I had a hard time watching. He was very cautious and made sure everything was hooked up correctly. They made it to the ground safely. Wow!

Nathan brought his scuba gear so the boys could go scuba diving in the pool. We rented some tanks from a St. George scuba shop. They dove both Monday and Tuesday in the pool at the RV Park where my parents are staying.
We headed back to Pleasant Grove on Wednesday morning. There was a big snow storm moving in and we wanted to beat the storm. Well, we became part of the storm. Cars were off the road, sliding with the icy conditions. We made it home safely, but it was a nail biter.

We are grateful for Grandma and Grandpa Anderson. We sure enjoy getting together and having so many laughs. We can't wait to see them again.

Sally's Ride

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Can you believe this? One spoiled dog. Nobody

forced her to ride. It's what she wanted.

Christmas Day

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MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!!

Santa Came!

Grandpa bought the boys shirts!

Baby Timothy slept the whole Christmas morning. Grandpa cooks up some baby :)

I was so excited for Nathan to open his gift from me. Well, he was so excited for me to open my gift from him. Believe it or not.....we opened the same thing. We both opened a Camp Chef kettle from Cabela's. It is a pot with a spout at the bottom. It's for boiling water or making hot chocolate and you can pour the liquid from the bottom. Everyone was laughing. We really have been married for 22 years. (I took one of the pots back.)

Kristen got Jon some "Indiana Jones" cuff links. Go figure. I've never seen anyone so happy in my life. His expression was priceless when he opened them. Amazing...
Kevin and Kyle received watches that Nathan had fixed. They use to be Grandpa Criman's old watches. They are still ticking. Kristen took Sally for a ride on the four-wheeler. I couldn't believe my eyes.

Christmas Eve

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Nathan had some surprise visitors.

While I was talking to my mom on the phone the dogs were barking obnoxiously. I yelled at them to stop. O course they continued to bark. I finally peeked out the front window and what should appear??????????

Three people were building a snowman in our front yard. I was laughing so hard. I watched the whole thing while talking to my mom on the phone. I ran to get Nathan and he could see them too. They were a few of his old students from MVHS last year. So sweet.

They finished their project, rang the doorbell, jumped into their truck, and took off. They texted Nathan a Merry Christmas. I said good-bye to my mom and we took this picture.

Nathan has taught at Mountain View High School for sixteen years now. There are many students to remember. They are all so talented and have so much to give. This time they gave a Merry Snowman.

Thank you!

Twenty-two Amazing Years!!!

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December 22, 1988

December 20, 2010

22 years

Nathan and I just celebrated our twenty-second anniversary. Our Heavenly Father has truly blessed our lives. We are very blessed with many family and friends and especially each other.

I am grateful for all that we have and I am especially grateful for Nathan. He works so hard and takes care of all of us. Nathan, I love you. Thank you for all you do!

December Temple Square

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Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas Concert

On December 18th, we went to the Mormon Tabernacle Choir Christmas concert. We had an early dinner at Mi Mi's Cafe in Sandy and then headed to SLC. We arrived early so we walked around temple square. Kevin was helping Justin Allred in Logan install a wooden floor so it was just Nathan, Kyle and I. It had been a long time since we walked around the square. It was very beautiful with the Christmas lights. We need to go back soon when we have more time to see the exhibits. Kyle doesn't remember much about temple square. He wasn't very old when we were there last.

The Christmas concert was beautiful. David Archuleta was the guest singer and Michael York

was the guest reader. They were amazing. Very professional and enjoyable to listen to. And of course, the Orchestra at Temple Square and the Choir were spectacular. We haven't gone for several years so it was great to be able to attend this year. It was a great way to start the Christmas season.

The set was amazing. It looked like a Thomas Kinkade setting of an old fashioned Christmas.

Of course Kyle was a great trooper being with "Mom and Dad."

Kyle's Science Project

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Stain Remover

Tide, Oxi Clean, Resolve, or Shout

Kyle had a science project to complete this week. I will say this just to get it out of my system... Why do kids have to have these big projects going on while we are trying to prepare for the holidays? Well, we did it.

Kyle used four products and tested them on four stains. He tried removing mustard, spaghetti sauce, bbq sauce, and syrup. To make a long story short....None of the removers totally removed mustard. Oxi Clean had the best results, but the other products weren't far behind.

Primary 2010

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CTR 4

I AM A CHILD OF GOD

I have had the great blessing of teaching these beautiful children in primary this year. I have taught with Janet Rodham and Marilyn Patch. I will cherish their friendship forever. They are beautiful women, both inside and out.

All of these children are 5 years old now. Some are in Kindergarten and some are still in preschool. At the beginning of the year they were scribbling, not reading, always wanting a drink, and some were hard to understand. Now they can spell their name, stay in the lines when they color, answer questions about the stories told, and talking more and more. Their sweet personalities shine as the song sings, "Jesus wants me for a sunbeam."

Next year they will move on to a different class. I will remember and love them forever.

Pleasant Grove High School Preference

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December 4, 2010

Laura Harper and Kevin

Laura Harper, a long time friend, asked Kevin to the PGHS Preference Dance. Kevin wore a tux and Laura's mom, Shelly, made a beautiful dress for Laura to wear. These two have grown up together. Laura is just a year older than Kevin. Harper's use to live across the street from our house. Now they live around the corner. It was cute to see these two friends go to a dance and have fun together. Soo cute!!!

Grandma and Grandpa Criman

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It is so fun to be a grandma and grandpa. Of course we are too young for this, but we are enjoying the role. I have to admit I don't handle the crying very well, at all, but we love having Kristen, Jon, and the baby near by. It is fun to to see him grow. Everyday he's changing.

Baby in a Manger

2010-12-16T14:42:00.001-07:00

Having a little one at Christmas is a great treasure.

Baby Tim

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Sooo Bigggg!!!

Zabriskie Family

2010-12-16T14:34:00.003-07:00

Just some fun pictures of Kristen, Jon, and baby Timothy.

November 2010

Thanksgiving Day

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We gathered again for Thanksgiving. My mom and dad were here, visiting from St. George. We got to spend the whole week with them. They got see Nathan's play (South Pacific), baby blessing, and be with us for Thanksgiving dinner. Paula and Laura also joined us for dinner.

Kyle is taller than grandma-- Kristen, baby, and Jon crash -- Mom shows Kevin her hip exercises -- and of course Oliver and Tulip joined us too.

Blessing Day

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Timothy David Jens Zabriskie

November 21, 2010

Orem Utah

Kristen and Jon had their baby blessed in their Orem ward. We were so blessed to have so many family and friends attend. Jon gave a beautiful blessing with Great Grandfather Richard Anderson, Grandpa Nathan Criman, Grandpa Dave Zabriskie, Kevin Hurst, Bill Daniel, and some of Jon's friends in the circle.

After the blessing we all met at our house in Pleasant Grove. I think there were three shifts of eating. We just kept serving food and everyone was happy. I think there were 30 people in our little front room. I wish I would have gotten more pictures of everyone. Kind of crazy.

The Zabriskie's came from Casper, Michelle and Kim Despain, Hurst family, Daniel Family and many others. It was great to meet everyone.

We love having baby Timothy in our family.

New Baby

2010-10-21T11:31:00.004-06:00

The Big Day!

At 5am Kristen and Jon checked into the American Fork Hospital. Kristen was having contractions every five minutes. The nurse evaluated to situation and was going to send Kristen home when.......her water broke. The nurse said, "I guess we will be keeping you."

The contractions continued to be very strong and Kristen became uncomfortable. She soon received an epidural and she was more relaxed. Without getting into too much detail.....Several hours later a baby was born. There were several times when we all became very nervous, but with much prayer, the expertise of the staff and doctor a miracle took place.

Tuesday, October 19, 2010

At 7:40pm a precious baby boy was born.

Timothy David Jens Zabriskie

8lbs 2oz

19 1/2 inches long

At one day old, proud grandparents get to hold baby Timothy.

Yes Lori and Nathan are grandparents.

Fall Activities

2010-10-15T23:31:00.003-06:00

This fall is going by so fast. Nathan is busy with Drama stuff, Kevin with football, and Kyle has just finished soccer. Wow, life is good!

Every year I take pictures of the kids on the the first day of school. The first day of school came upon us too fast. This is what we have. Kyle started 8th grade at Pleasant Grove Jr. High and Kevin is now a junior at Mountain View High School.

Kyle played soccer the Pleasant Grove City. He played goalie a majority of the time. His team played other teams from American Fork and Lehi. It was so fun to see each game. Each week they played better and better. Their games were very exciting to watch. Kyle is the one with the yellow goalie vest on.

Kevin is playing Mountain View football again. He is playing on the junior varsity and varsity team. He has been playing defensive corner and on the kicking team.
We have traveled to Timpanogos, Salem Hills, Lehi, Provo, and West Lake High Schools. The JV team haven't won a game yet this season, Kev is playing very well. He says he can say he has done his best. I have to agree. He has made some great plays. The varsity team has won a few games and Kevin has been able to play in a couple of them too.

Kevin has worked very hard all season. We'll have to see what happens next year.

Baby Shower

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TIMOTHY DAVID JENS ZABRISKIE

DUE OCTOBER 20, 2010

Kristen 8 mos pregnant.

Friends join together to celebrate the upcoming new baby in Jon and Kristen's life.

Sani Scott Neilsen and Mary Scott had a baby shower for Kristen. They are so sweet and went to a lot of work. The food was incredible and Sani presented a couple of fun games.
Sharon, Heather, and Jessica Zabriskie drove down for the shower from Wyoming. We sure appreciate their love and support.
Sani had the jungle theme for the shower. She found a parrot hat. It was a hit as you can see.

Thank you Sani. Kristen received so many cute things. Baby Timothy will have clothes to wear and blankets to keep him warm.

BYU Football

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BYU VS NEVADA

LAVELL EDWARDS STADIUM

SEPTEMBER 2010

Nathan, Kyle, Kristen, Jon, and I had the opportunity to attend a BYU football game. This was the first BYU game that Jon, Kristen and Kyle have ever attended. This was the first game Nathan and I have attended in over 20 years. It was so exciting to rejoin cougar country and cheer for the blue.
Many memories of BYU days passed my mind. It was great to watch the marching band and see them perform during half time. I remember spending many hours memorizing music and learning field shows for the games. I really do miss being in the band.
Yes, BYU did lose. But, I am so grateful for the beautiful, sunny day we got to be apart of the 60,000 plus people in the stadium. It was a beautiful site. What a perfect backdrop.......the Wasatch Front. You've got to love Utah.

East Coast Family

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When the family gets together......

Scenes by the pool. Never a dull moment with this crowd. Beth put together a special lunch-birthday for Halle and me. Halle turned 8 years old on Sept. 8. And of course, no body let me forget my birthday, this day, Sept 11th. I try to be quiet about it, but I really do appreciate the well wishes. Thanks to everyone.

I was very excited to see Beth's mom, Kitty, and her sister, Colleen. They are sooo cute.

Pool Time

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Beth and Tim had a pool get-together. They have a new beautiful pool. When I grow-up I really want one. It was a beautiful day. Couldn't ask for anything better. Everyone had a great time!

Pennsylvania Visit

2010-09-12T20:22:00.002-06:00

Family on the East Coast

Above: Hannah (10yrs) sewing with Grandpa Anderson, Lynzee (2 yrs)Tim and Beth, Tim and Kenny, Halle (8yrs), and Hannah.

Wednesday, Sept 8th, Tim and Kenny came over to Dad's with their families. It was great to see everyone again. Their families are so cute. Hannah, Halle, Lynzee, and Lex kept busy while the big kids visited.

Grandma Anderson's Hip Replacement

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Spring Mill in Phoenixville

Hannah and Halle visiting grandma.

She's on the mend.....

On September 3, 2010, my mother had hip surgery in Paoli Hospital and then on Sept. 7th she was transported, by Dad, to Spring Mill Rehab Center in Phoenixville. I am so grateful for the opportunity that I to go to Pennsylvania and visit my parents, siblings, and their families. I really wanted to be with my dad while mom was in rehab.

We got to visit everyday and hear about the improvements that mom was making. She has physical therapy and occupational therapy everyday. Yes, in occupational therapy she got to make crafts. I think they did that just for her. They must have know she was coming.

She is doing well and hopefully will be home this next week. We love you mom!!!

Labor Day -- AF Canyon

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Tibble Fork Trails

On Labor Day afternoon Nathan, Kyle, and I headed for the hills. Kevin had football practice so he missed out. We went up towards Tibble Fork Reservoir and went on the trails. We took a trail we've not taken before. On one of the trails we found an old shack. Kyle wanted to go in, but I encouraged him not to. I was afraid what was in it or if the floor would even hold him.

On another trail we found some stranded 4-wheelers. A man and his wife from Murray, Utah had slid off the road and a tree was the only thing keeping their 4-wheeler from going down the hill. Nathan immediately got out his tow ropes and wench to assist to their rescue. After many tricky maneuvers and slippery moments we pulled the bike back onto the trail. I honestly don't know how they survived this one. The bike was pinned against the tree and tipping on two wheels. Pretty scary. They weren't doing anything very dangerous. Just riding the trail and hit a real soft spot the wrong way.

Rexburg Visit

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Recently we went to Rexburg to visit Paula. While there, we went to the Rexburg Temple. We also got to see Paula and Nathan's old bishop from El Centro, CA. Bishop and Sister Lusk met us there and we were able to perform temple work together. We are so blessed to have temples all around the world.

Yes, I had to get glasses. I'm not too thrilled, but I sure can see better. I need them to drive and to read. What a humbling experience. I still think "they" are making the print too small these days.

Kevin Bruin Time

2010-08-29T20:40:00.003-06:00

Once again Kevin is playing Bruin Football. He is on the JV team at Mountain View High School.

This means he plays on Thursdays and dresses ready to play for the Friday night varsity games.

He's been working really hard in the weight room, running on the field, attending practices, and watching what he eats. His team practices daily. Kevin is always asking the coaches how to improve. What can he do better? He admires his coaches and takes in every word they say to the letter. I have to say....I think they like him too. They have him playing defensive corner-back.

He's pretty "buff". Often Nathan and I find him looking in the mirror checking out his "six pack". He's actually pretty humble about the whole thing. He's a great kid, "Man".

Pretty fun!

Kyle Soccer

2010-08-29T20:29:00.005-06:00

KYLE'S PLEASANT GROVE SOCCER TEAM

This fall Kyle is participating in Pleasant Grove Soccer. I have to say....he does a pretty good job. He hasn't played for four years and keeps up with the other kids very well.

He has been playing goalie and defender. He's been diving and grabbing the ball to prevent the other team from scoring.

It has been really a joy to watch. It is just hard for me, the mom, to sit still and not yell and voice my professional coaching opinion.
They are playing teams from Pleasant Grove, American Fork, and Lehi, Utah.

First Day of School 2010 - 2011

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Kevin stared his junior year, 11th grade, at Mountain View High School. He's got quite a heavy schedule. I definitely won't be able to help with homework. He has:

Seminary Technical Theatre

Calculus Wind Symphony (trumpet)

Physics Sociology

English Health

PE - Football training

On "A" days school starts at 6:20am. On "B" days school starts at 7:40am.

Kyle started 8th grade at Pleasant Grove Jr. High. He also has a tight schedule.

"A" days: "B" Days:

English Drama

Algebra Spanish

Percussion Science

US History PE
School starts at 8:15 for Kyle. He catches the bus a block away from our home to get to school and takes the bus home. Kyle is still recovering from his wound from Scout Camp. Hence the red dot between eyebrows.

This picture is taken by the "picture tree". Tradition. I just didn't get up early enough to take Kev's picture. Besides it was dark when he and Nathan left the house.

Nathan Criman Family Summer 2010

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Summer Vacation

This was our first summer vacation with Jon.

We had a wonderful time and can't wait until next year.

Next summer we will have a Baby Zabriskie.

The Bill and Martha Criman Kids

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Once upon a time, so the story goes..... a couple of teachers hid in a furnace closet...

On Dec 14, 1956, Billy Lee and Martha Jeanne Criman were married in El Centro, California. Below is a collage of their children today - 2010.

Lucinda Agnes Johnson - Retired elementary teacher from Lander, Wyoming.
Paula Lejean Criman - Teaching in the Medical Assisting program at BYU-Idaho.
Nathan Jens Criman - Teaching Drama at Mountain View High School, Orem, Utah
Jody John Criman - Administrator at the Calipatria State Prison, Imperial County, CA.

My Favorite Reunion Pictures

2010-08-20T13:19:00.005-06:00

GREAT MEMORIES

Nathan, Paula, Cinda, and Jody

Grandpa Chuck Johnson and Owen Dale (17 months)

Chuck and Lucinda Johnson

Paula Criman - Yellowstone National Park

Dessa, Morgan, and Owen Dale

They are expecting Dale #2 in February 2011.

Morgan Dale and Kyle are fishing on the Yellowstone River.

Morgan is teaching Kyle a few of his casting tricks.

Nathan and me standing together at BYU-I campus.

Kristen and Jon hiking together in Yellowstone.

Kristen is 26 weeks pregnant.

Jody Criman with Kyle and Kevin. The boys always love to be with Uncle Jody.

Love One Another

2010-08-19T16:26:00.001-06:00

I am so grateful for family, friends, and the Gospel of Jesus Christ. I feel so blessed for everything I have and enjoy. Please know of my love for all of you and my appreciation for all that is done for me. I am humbled and my heart is full.

Please enjoy the following short video. May we always show love to one another.