Hunter Herald October 2007

Hunter Herald

^{October 2007}

^{Happy Halloween!!!}

-NEIL & MIKE-

-Trevor & Charmayne-

-Haylee & Ryan-

-Kalli & Terry-

-Paij & Brent-

-Jarom-  

FC3 Hunter, Jarom

USS Germantown, OPS/OW FPO AP

San Diego, CA  96666-1730

-LAMONT & EVY-

Mission Address (needs 85 cent stamp):

Melnsila Iela 3-1

LV-1046 Riga

Latvia

Hello from the Baltics....

-The trees are wonderful colors- and the weather is getting colder and the days shorter- not too long from Christmas. We heard most of conference, loved to hear the great talks, a little in Russian and some in Latvian but then we did get some in English! How much we love to hear the music and the songs-thank you-Liesha it was wonderful we picked you out as three different people , but we knew you were adding to that beautiful choir and so although we weren't sure where you really were it was great! however, we talked to your Mom and we're getting a recording of conference so we can find you!

Last week we went to the Russian Branch for Sacrament meeting. LaMont bore his testimony and told them how much we loved them -he said whenever a new program or a change in policy is announced the Latvian people announce it over the pulpit and do what ever is asked -the Russians too- but along with that they have a PARTY! They do- they celebrate everything, great isn't it!
They really try to do everything asked of them. The Priesthood was sitting were they should be, to get ready to bless and pass the Sacrament (one of our Seminary teachers was passing) He and the other man passing were wearing suits, white shirt and tie. After the prayer was said they "ceremoniously" took off their jackets and laid them on the back of their chair. After the meeting LaMont said to Antoijn" why did you both take off your jackets, before passing the sacrament? He said, " our District President asked us to pass in white shirts and a tie- that's what we need to do." They truly are trying so hard to do things exactly the way they are told as far as the Gospel goes!! We really love them! We love being on a mission and are so thankful to be in the Baltics!!

-Chad & Nan-

-Jaimyn & Paul-

-Molly & Aaron-

-Justin & Jana-

-Melisa & Tye-

-LAYNE & FRANKIE-The months go by way too fast.

I have just been called to serve as the Young Women President. I am suppose to be released as a Primary teacher soon. Layne just finished his bluepring reading class, now he is teaching general metals. In our free time, we are meeting new doctors. The school district dropped Kaiser as an insurance.

Kara and Rebekah just attended their high school reunions in Fresno this past weekend so we got to visit with them and their families. Jeremy and Leslie dropped by on their way home from their vacation in Southern California to see Kara and family. Seth & Rayanna and Rachel & Rob also joined in the fun. Everyone attended our branch Halloween party. There were 31 children instead of 7 children playing games. We did give activities chairman a few days warning. If I would take pictures with the camera I carry, we might have lasting memories of these fun weekends.

-Rachel & Rob- Hello we are looking forward to Halloween.
Cody is going to be an army man, Alex a basketball, Boyd
a pirate, Dale a ghost and Elizabeth a cat. Elizabeth had her
4 month appointment and she was 17lbs 6 oz.  She is a
big girl.  Everyone else is doing great.

-Seth and Rayanna-

-Brandon & Laura-All is well for Brandon and Laura and Kids. We are enjoying life here in Utah. The weather has been great. Kylene is taking piano, Jarom has been in soccer, Dallin is looking forward to playing next year. Brandon is assistant coach for Jarom's team (most of the fun, with few responsibilities), Laura is enjoying having time at home with Brooke and Brooke is enjoying life as a toddler. Laura and Brandon are Webelos leaders.

Keep up the good work Jenna!

Brandon

-Rebekah and Seth-Wow, October already, soon it will be Christmas. Things are going well here in Bakersfield. Peyton recently visited Valley Children’s in Fresno, he goes every couple of months, and we found out that he had gained 3 lbs 6oz and grew 1 inch taller. This is great news! At the last visit he had lost weight. The thing is that if he can get up to & maintain his height & weight at the 50th percentile it can add up to 10 years to his life. With him being as healthy as he is we are looking at 30 years and if his weight goes up we are looking at more like 40 years. Now you can see why we are so excited.

Peyton is trying to figure out the guitar. We have a couple of beginning books and I told him that if he practices and figures out the basic book I would pay for lessons. He has E, G, & F figured out. The book is pretty simple, so far. I blame his desire to learn the guitar on the whole family; he saw Beau play at reunion & has wanted to play ever since.

Gregory is working on the Trombone and Piano. He actually practices both before and after school. I hope that he continues to enjoy music as the years pass.

Elliana is just starting piano. She is actually splitting lesson time with a girl from church. They are both 6 & the teacher feels that 20 minutes is long enough for that young an age. Elliana LOVES to play. It seems that she is constantly playing the piano.

The mornings are very musical in that after Gregory is done with piano and Peyton with his breathing treatments; you came hear the melodious sound of Elliana on Piano, Gregory on Trombone & Peyton on Guitar all at once & all playing different songs.

We hope that this next holiday season will allow us to visit with at least some of you.

-Caleb & Ashley-

-Kara & Michael-

-Jeremy & Leslie-

-Benjamin & Megan- 

-Matthew & Karali-

-CALVIN & DONNA- All right. I know I am not supposed to write for my family. So once again... This is NOT something you heard from me.

But we had mice eat into our food storage. Then they moved into the whole house... sleeping in the bed, watching TV - saying family prayers with us - teaching the cats to play dead and ignore them... Some even took the missionary discussions! (No baptisms yet, but we're hoping!!!)

I was all right with it until there were two of them surfing the internet on my laptop, and they were slow, because they refused to use the computer mouse out of respect for their kind!

THAT was the last straw!!! so we've been entertaining exterminators and mouse trainers lately. Of course this little thing was more than a minor disruption to our basement, wherein many valuable family memories are (were) stored. All mingled with little mouse surprises. It was a horrid mess... and Donna has been doing yeoman's work sorting through things - and trying to get our lives back to normal.

Let's see... Oh sad news. Sam has discovered girls. I had hoped he would somehow spare us the whole teen-aged hormone thing. Oh well. Makes me appreciate the younger grandchildren all the more! Sam is still playing trumpet - marching in the Shasta High School marching band (like he would march in the what - SITTING band?)... They just had a haunted house fund raiser and Sammy was the cutest ghoul there (according to some girl named Nicole or something like that). I asked him how the spook alley went. He didn't know what I was talking about. I said you know- where you scare people and all that? Oh... The Haunted HOUSE. (Except it was in a mall - in an unused store - so really the haunted STORE, but try to convince HIM of that).

I guess spooky isn't a real word since the great hit by the group "Classics Four".

Alexandra is Laurel president and preparing for the elaborate "madrigal dinner" that the school puts on every year. It's awesome. Really. She's just the best. And she walks Sophie the wonder dog every day.

Donna the beloved is still the Primary president, and extremely busy. (We had a rodent problem, you know. By the way... anyone want some wheat with some extra dark kernels? It's priced right!)

Yucch. Now THAT'S scary.

Happy Hallowthanksmas everybody!!!
Calvin

-Damien & Kacey-

-Meredith & Bill-

-Hillary & Jason- Hello all Hunters! The Rogerson family has been busy and loving it! We just attended our first official school Harvest festival at Hunter's school. We had so much fun but the highlight was definately the pony rides! Reese, at 19 months, is getting bigger every day and is talking so much. She'll repeat ALMOST anything you say and can count to five! (She tries for ten but... not quite!) Ellie just had her fourth birthday on Oct. 20th! She is loving it! She had a fun party with mostly family and got enough headbands to wear a different one every day for a month! (It's her current obsession). She is also recognizing all of her letters upper and lower case and her numbers! Hunter is five and a half and LOVING school. She's the only one in her class in the accelerated reader program and is reading at the second grade level! She just had a field trip to a local pumpkin patch that Hillary was able to join and it was so much fun. She got to pick her own pumpkin! Hillary just completed the primary program as the chorister and is SO glad it's over! The primary is HUGE and sounded really good. Hillary will also officially be in her eighth month on the 30th of October. Can't wait to see what it is! Jason is SOOOO close to his Bachelors. (yes- we took the long route). His grade point average is just under 4.0 (it bugs him to no end!) and he'll be down to only 6 classes! Then..... on to the MBA! We're excited for Halloween! Hope all of you are well and as HAPPY as we are!!!!

-Cayle-

-Sarah & Ryan- 

-Natalie & Jared-

-Emma- Since nobody in our family has sent news in for the past century, I'll fill you in on our uneventful century. We're all pretty much doing the same things (work, school, etc..), and we're all plenty happy! Alex just turned 18 which is creepy, and we threw her a "Pickleman" themed birthday party. For those of you who don't know, Pickleman is a comic that Alex draws on occasion that used to frighten me. Is it sad that I can't think of anything else to report? Love you all! Emma

-SHEILA & LYLE-

Wendi had her baby, mom went to visit.
Jenna blessed her baby.
Jenna had her baby, mom went to visit.
Spencer blessed their baby.
Adam and Moana blessed twins. Didn’t have to travel.
Bryce and Jessica still doing great.
Tanner doing fine in spite of parasites. He’s on the beach instead of 13,000 feet elevation.
Leisha still playing violin.
Lyle still not getting rich.
Not much else.

-Jenna & Kevin- Hey Family! We are all doing great. Kaden gets his cast off this Friday and he can barely wait! We are all getting excited for Halloween! We had a neighborhood pumpkin carving Family Night at our house Monday. On Halloween we will hold our 3^rd annual neighborhood Chili cook-off! We’ve been down here in AZ for 5 years now! I can’t believe how quickly time flies! The boys all wrote Chloe love letters for her baby book and I took pictures of them. (see below! J) They are so sweet and love her so much! Love you all! Jenna

-Spencer & Shanille-

-Wendi & Aaron- Haden Aaron Shinkle was born on October 18. He was 8lbs and 19 ¾ inches long. Anthony loves him! He is fascinated with his cry and his little body.

-Adam & Moana-Aloha Everybody! We've had an exciting month watching the boys grow up! They both learned how to suck their thumbs at the same time, and a few weeks later they both laughed out loud on the same day! Twins or what?! We are having a blast, life couldn't get any better than this. Adam got promoted at his job and now he's a Financial Coach! He just loves it. He actually is coaching someone right now in Gridley CA. who knows Greg and Lisa! Small world. We're so excited for Halloween! We carved pumpkins last night for F.H.E. at Lyle and Sheila's. We carved two ghosts into our pumpkin! Love you all...Have a great month.

Adam, Moana, Kenneth & Chandler

-Bryce & Jessica- If you’re wanting to snuggle close to someone this Halloween,
the Mortimer Haunted House is the place to be. It’s held in Lyle and Sheila
Mortimer’s yard, at 1790 South 400 East in Springville. It’s one night only. Bring
your friends, family, and enemies. Starts 7pm-11pm. There is a suggested $2
donation, (not required). Takes about 20mins to go through the haunted house.
I’m warning you, it will be scary. The Mortimer Family ALWAYS goes all out.
Please pass this on to people who may want a fun scare this Wednesday
Night!!!!!! (I thought this would be fun to look back and remember the awesome
Spook Alleys we did!  Hope you have fun guys! Love, Jenna)

-Tanner-

Mission Address:

Elder Tanner Boyd Mortimer

Peru-Arequipa mission

Edificio El Peral

Avenida El Ejercito 710, Oficina-703

Cayma, Arequip

PERU

-GREG & LISA- 

-Beau & Shannon-

-Zachary & Kaylee-

-Shae-