The Big Bear Family: January 2011

Monday, January 24, 2011

Kids loved the sleds they got from Oma (me) and Bompa...

Branden and Angie brought the kids down for a few hours on Christmas Eve... It was wonderful to have them at the house.

Christmas 2010

We had an amazing time together... Bryan and Tyler and there little families stayed with us for almost a week. Accept Amy had to go back to Idaho for work...

2010 "Christmas was the best ever

We had the best Christmas we have ever had, we saw all of our Sons, wives and Grandchildren. We also found out that Tyler and Amy are having a daughter in May, and Bryan and Becky are having another baby in July. We are so blessed. We went swimming, sledding, bowling, and just had so much fun!

We've Only just begun...

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

Monday, January 24, 2011

Christmas 2010

2010 "Christmas was the best ever

Grandma and Kash on the Quad...

Kaitlyn and Ashley

Feb trip to Bryans

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