The Byers Family Can Make It

Byers Family

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In late March, Bruce & Charlene came out from NC for a visit. We had a pretty good size crowd at the house. Lots of kids = Lots of fun!

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More Beach Fun with Cousins

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July Beach & Sleepover

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We went to Newport for the day and it was perhaps the most beautiful weather ever in OC. Water was perfect, waves were a little strong and we had good company.

Brooke & Aiden played well together. This is my fave picture . . . even with the cheetos around the mouth.
Allyson never got out of the water. She loved it!

Such cute cousins!

Handsome boys!!

Love the muscle shots.

Austin Maverick . . . Ready to Surf.

Later that night, we took the boys to get Slurpees and the girls had Yogurtland. Austin & Cody loved their GI Joe Slurpee tongues.

Almost asleep . . . ya right! They stayed up all night!

The Byers in June

2009-07-30T08:47:00.000-07:00

Jeff, Jennifer & kids came down for some fun in June. We spent a day at Brian & Courtney's riding in their boat, swimming and bbq-ing. The cousins had so much fun together!

This is Joshua. He is one of the cutest and easiest babies ever.

It took these kids awhile to get this organized. Jessica posing

Julia & Kelly

Jeniel & Julia

We loved the boat!

Getting ready for Cougar ball.

2 going on 22.

Such a sweet girl.

Jeff catapults Cody in the pool.

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Happy Baptism Day Allyson! Grandma and Grandpa were there to love and support. Thank-you for all your help. We love and appreciate you.

From Our Ginger Bread House To Yours

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Happy Halloween from the Olsons

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Can these kids get any cuter?

Jacob is a BYU Football player (guess which one?)

Kaylee is a Kitty-Cat.

And sweet little Emily is little orphan Annie.

Happy Halloween from SoCal

2008-11-01T22:57:00.000-07:00

So these aren't the best pictures, but at least they show their costumes a little. Cody was JangoFett (BobaFett's Dad). Do you like the flip flops? Kelly was a princess. Brooke was a Lady Bug. G&G Byers came down and went trick-or-treating with us. We had a lot of fun!
Back at the house, Brooke went crazy showing off her first year album to Grandma.

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We're on the countdown and couldn't be more uncomfortable-I'm ready.

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Allyson got in the spirit of the voting seasn and went as a cheerleader for Team USA, Austin was a ninja - don't mess with him, and Aiden was our adorable clown boy!

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Garden of the Gods In Colorado

2008-09-19T15:24:00.001-07:00

Also, the same day we went over to the "Garden of the Gods" and hiked some beautiful trails and were able to collect some more cool rocks (that was the kids favorite thing to do). It reminded me a lot of southern Utah with the red rock. it was an enjoyable family day.

Seven Waterfalls in Colorado

2008-09-19T15:24:00.000-07:00

When we were on our vacation we visited the seven waterfalls national park and to get to the top you had to climb over 300 stairs to the top. Of course I opted out due to the pregnancy but Byron decided he and the boys would see how far they could go and they made it all the way to the top. Quite the over-achievers. While they were gone Allyson and I hit up the gift shop and bought some cool crystal rocks.

Last Visit With Abbotts

2008-08-16T22:26:00.001-07:00

"Organ Donor"

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I had the chance of a lifetime this summer to attend the BYU Organ Music Workshop and had the opportunity to play the Conference Center organ with Clay Christiansen tutoring me.

Summer Fun with Grandkids

2008-08-16T21:45:00.001-07:00

Grandma & Grandpa at Emily's party. Family Lunch.

Fisherman Jacob

Skater Jacob

Prima Ballerinas at their recital.

Cleaning Grandma & Grandpa's graves.

The Olson Girls ride the train.

The whole Utah cousin gang

Fun Memories

2008-07-26T21:23:00.000-07:00

We had A & A over for a slumber party one night. This is what emerged from Cody's bedroom after lots of planning and discussion. I think they are Power-Ranger-Jedi-Knight-Richard-Simmons-Marshmallow-Gun Warriors.

Before Greg and I fell asleep, we decided to check on the kids one last time to make sure they were asleep. This is what we found. Cody was somewhere sprawled out on the couch bed. I haven't decided yet if this picture makes me laugh or want to cry -- because it's just so darn sweet.

At the Beach

2008-07-17T11:13:00.000-07:00

We met up at the beach one evening to watch Steven surf. While he was out tearing it up, the kids had fun frolicking on the beach. Here are some fun pics from that night.

This is Allyson's Sports Illustrated Pose.

This is Austin's WWF pose.

Is this not the sweetest face you've ever seen?

This is the raddest picture ever. If you click on this picture, you'll see that Aiden is smiling from ear to ear. Thanks for the wings, Uncle Steven.

The Olsons go to Ohio to visit the Abbotts for Spring Break!!!

2008-06-29T19:56:00.000-07:00

The Olson family at Historic Kirtland, Ohio -- April 16, 2008
We toured the village including The Newel K. Whitney Home and Store, the sawmill, John Johnson Inn, the schoolhouse, and the ashery. Also, we took a quick drive to the Kirtland Temple (very interesting), and to the Johnson Home--where the Prophet Joseph Smith was tarred and feathered. What a testimony builder to witness the actual places where many revelations and early church history happened. So grateful for the prophet Joseph Smith and other early church leaders who sacrificed so much and were constantly persecuted for their religious beliefs.

BYERS Rock! Nancy in front of an old construction crane with the company name BYERS on it...found off the side of the road in rural Ohio.

Amish Country Buggy Ride -- April 17, 2008

Jacob and Kaylee, Aubrey and Tyler getting the ride of their life in an Amish buggy. No gas pedal or power windows, just a horse and buggy gets the Amish people around town just fine. Very interesting seeing and learning about the Amish people, so simple and disciplined. Jacob couldn't understand why the kids choose to not watch TV or play video games!

Cinncinatti Reds Baseball Game -- April 18, 2008

Jacob, Katelyn, Tyler, and Kent at Cinncinatti Reds Baseball game. Can't beat the cotton candy, hot dogs, great seats, and watching some good ole' baseball at the Great American Ballpark. Go Reds!!

Kelly's Preschool Graduation

2008-06-17T11:52:00.000-07:00

Kelly graduated from preschool last Thursday. She sang The Ants Go Marching One By One, Bringing Home My Baby Bumblebee, Cuckaborough, and This Land is Your Land. The highlight of the day was when Grandma & Grandpa caught her before she walked into the graduation ceremonies, and gave her a pink tassle hair-tie. She lit up and felt like the superstar of her class because of her pink hair accessory. Thank you Grandma & Grandpa Byers.

Every graduate also had to state what they wanted to be when they grow up. There were police officers, vets, princesses, doctors, etc. Guess what Kelly wants to be when she grows up? A Butterfly.

Dad and Mom are in!

2008-05-31T22:18:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Jenna the Byers family is up and running! We now are in business---even if we have an ocean between all of us!
We'll here's our week and we're looking forward to hearing from all of you and how your week is going!
We will be uploading our Holy Land Trip pix soon and we'll post several of them for all of you to view.
After having a great weekend with the Abbotts and saying our goodbye's we got home and hit the pavement running! We our entering our last week if institute this week and then one more week of Piano and bring on Summer Fun! We will resume institute in the fall and will be teaching Book of Mormon next year----we're excited!
I'm so excited to have this new way of communicating to help us be more connected!
Incidently---I missed the Nielsen "mini" renuion but Uncle Weston brought a disk that Genet will be copying of me to share with all of you with "25" generations of Nielsen Family History! That's huge and I'm to excited to get all of you copies----we'll hook up with Aunt Bonita and get the Byers side and try to get organized! By the way JEFF as I remember you did quite a bit of Family History updating info---right---we need to cooridnate all we have.
We'll that's all from Dad and I
We love you all and pray for you daily
Love to you Dad and Mom

A Trip Down Picture Lane

2008-05-30T23:30:00.000-07:00

Just thought I'd post some family pictures of all of us throughout the years. Some were good . . . and some weren't so good (I'm, of course, only referring to the Sears head photo which is by far one of the most memorable for me for various reasons). Please use this as your launch pad for your own postings. Happy Blogging! August 2007

November 2006

July 2004

July 2004 (retake)

August 2001

November 1997

May 1997