The Big Bear Family: May 2010

Sunday, May 23, 2010

I had a great time this weekend... Hubert and I went to Brandens to help with the sprinkler system, I got to play with the kids. Tucker is 10 months old and will start walking any day... he is the cutest. Gentry is 6 years old is a little doll. Such a good little baby sitter for Tucker. Kai is daddy little helper...at 4 years old he liked filling in the wholes after dad and grandpa put the pipes in the ground.. The kids and I walked down to play at the playground...on the way we found some beautiful horses. Later we went to dinner in Mount Pleasant.

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Hubert and I met at his high school graduation May 1972. Me with my boyfriend... He with his graduating class. Later, the following Sept we met through my sister who met him and his friends dragging state street. I know... (long story) I had just broke up with my boyfriend... I was only 15yrs old... he was 18. He was not a member of the church at the time, but he agreed to take the discussions and he said that the gospel felt right and made sense. Hubert was baptized 1 year later, We were married in the Salt Lake Temple on August 1, 1975. The summer I graduated from High School. It was hard for him to be married where his family was not able to be there with us. But they were very supportive. Our oldest son Branden was born on May 4. 1977. After he was 6 months old we decided to have another child close so they could grow up together and be friends. It took me until 1981 to have another son Bryan. Our youngest son came in 1983. Hubert had his 3 sons to go hunting... I had to have a hysterectomy the following year. So, I started collecting dolls to fill my girly desires. Hubert played professional soccer with the pioneers for the couple of years while they were here before they folded. He then refereed the professional soccer team while they were here in Salt Lake City several years ago. He started his own business "Big Bear heating and cooling" in 1994. Although it has always been a challenge keeping the work and money coming it has given us a lot to be thankful for. We enjoy water skiing, and horseback riding, camping and especially spending time with our family. We also travel to Columbus to see our son and his family while he goes to dental school every other month,and Fairview monthly. Next month we will be going to Idaho monthly to visit our youngest son and his family while he goes to Idaho State University.I worked in my home doing Hair for 22 years and loved being home while raising our sons. In Aug 2000, The day after our 25th wedding anniversary I was told I had stage 3 breast cancer. I had the mastectomy, radiation and chemo... I had a missionary in Portugal, one in high school, and my oldest son just married. It was real hard losing my hair and being sick but I still believe it is the hardest on the caregivers. I was really blessed... My hair grew back and since.. I have been blessed with seeing my other 2 sons marry and my 6 grandchildren. Hubert and I have always wanted to live north so last year we were able to sale our hone in West Valley City and move to Centerville.

The Big Bear Family

Gentry, Kai & Tucker

Oma and Kash

Gentry & Kai

Fun with the sleds

Fun at Grandma & Bompa's un at house

Kash & his First Candy House

Tucker and his dad

Candy houses

Gentry and Kai at the shooting Galer

Candy Houses

Kash and Bumpa

Helping with the sprinkler system

Mamma and her Buckeye girls..

My Hunters

Bompa reading to Kash

Grandmas little man...

Travis & Grandma

Visit from Travis family

Tyler and Kash looking cool after their haircut...

Bompa and Trigger just chillin...

Followers

Ginger bread houses

Our first dinner after they arrived

Our Family at the luncheon for Grandpas Funeral

Bryans & Becky's girls

Tucker Branden Hendriks

Branden with kids at Bear Lake

Kash

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Grandma and Kash on the Quad...

Kaitlyn and Ashley

Feb trip to Bryans

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