The Palmers and baby Abby

Here is the most recent picture of the Palmers. Taken September 2013. 

Little Abby will be 6 months old October 8th. She is rolling around now, and smiling every chance she gets.

Tiva is teaching high school history still, she is in her third year. She is head coach of the girls varsity soccer team. They have only lost one game in their region. 

Ryan is in his final year of college at Weber State University, plans to graduate in April 2014 with a BS in Business Multimedia and Technologies.

We are living in Ogden, UT, enjoying life, and making memories.

Matthew and Lauren Mitten Welcome Jocelynne Louise

Yesterday Lauren and I welcomed into the world Jocelynne Louise Mitten. She was born at 12:26pm weighing 7lbs 4oz. We are so excited and blessed to have her join our family.

Florida Tampa Mission Reunion 2013

FLORIDA TAMPA MISSION REUNION 2013

Friday, October 4, 2013

6:30 - 9:00 p.m.Please join us in the chapel at 6:30 p.m for a brief meeting followed by visiting in the cultural hall.

Draper Crescent View Stake Center

11626 South 300 East

Draper, Utah

We hope to see many of you at our reunion.  Please let me know if you plan to attend.  The time since our service together is passing by quickly and we would love to get the latest update on your lives.  It seems that many of you are passing through the channels of school in Utah and beginning to venture to all corners of the world.  Let us see you before you journey too far!

Please post this notice on your Facebook page and pass the information along to all the former FTM missionaries you are in touch with.  I do not have all the email addresses and so I am counting on you for your help.

You might want to send me pictures of you and your growing families to my email address - kacolton1@gmail.com.  We also love seeing those of you who have not yet made the big jump into matrimony.  Don't feel that you have to have some big life event happen before sending in an update.  We are interested in all facets of your lives.

Senior Missionaries!  We will plan to have lunch at the Chuck-A- Rama as we did last year.  We will meet there at 1:00 p.m.  on Friday, October 4th, 2013 (the afternoon of the reunion).  Please let me know by September 1, 2013 if you are planning to be there so I can reserve the appropriate space for us.  The address is:

Chuck-A-Rama

12344 Minuteman Drive

Draper, Utah

84020

Tele # 801-748-4850

Here is hoping to see you at the reunion.  We love you and think of you often.

Love,

The Coltons

Word from Jennifer Briscoe

I just wanted to send you an update on what is going on for me. I currently have 3 callings/ assignment. The one that I have had the longest is the Relief Society Secretary in my ward. I was also recently called to be the Employment Specialist, which is very ironic since I myself am looking for a job! Also I was asked to serve as an Ordinance Worker in the Rexburg Idaho Temple. That has been quite a challenge for me as I haven't tried to memorize anything for quite a while. But I am slowly making progress through each of the different ordinances. I am also part of a Singles Stake that encompasses 16 Family Stakes. My Stake President is Edwin Sexton,  and he told me that he remembers you, President Colton, from when he was a Stake President in Virginia. We just had an amazing Stake Conference last weekend. I am also having some fun with my Sister and her husband, and her 4 children! I hope you two are doing well and having some great adventures!
Jennifer Briscoe

David and Katie Folkner Reporting In

We are doing so well right now.  We are very happy with our decisions in the recent past.

Katie and I both graduate in May from Utah State University and absolutely loved it.  Although the 100 hour weeks of thesis grind at the end was quite taxing!  I was lucky enough to have many opportunities out of the gate, including getting full time wages from the Air force Research Lab in Edwards while getting a PhD from USU.  I turned that down though, for a fantastic lifestyle/opportunity at GE Oil and Gas in Minden Nevada.

My job is a general mechanical engineering job, but I'm already getting opportunities to use my fluid dynamics expertise here.  

Here, we live in a very small town.  The entire valley has about 30k people, but we're only about 20 minutes from Carson City and 45 from Reno.  We are also just a stones throw form Lake Tahoe, infact Katie  is working up at the lake.  It is perfect.  We get small town feel on a day to day, arts/concerts and fun activities up at the lake, and big time shopping near by.  We live about 2 miles from my work, so my bike is getting lots of use.  It is truly a great place to live.

We also bought a small house that we just love.  Our neighborhood has several members, but not too many!  Just right!  It's cute, adorable and conveniently located.  And best of all, we got super low interest!  

We have a puppy coming our way in a week.  She is adorable and named Ragnar.  She is a mini australian shepherd to match my high energy.  We are excited to have her in our house.

Between going to concerts, volunteering in backcountry ultra marathons, working, and kayaking we've been keeping busy.  We are crossing the atlantic to go on a cruise out of Venice with Katie's family this month and are extremely excited for that too.  My brother isn't too far in San Francisco, so that is going well.

Ellie Beth Hardy Arrives

I was just thinking about how I need to send a little update for the blog.  I finally have a few minutes to get on my computer while I'm not holding a baby!  HA! 

 

We welcomed Ellie Beth Hardy into our family on April 12, 2013.  She weighed 7 pounds 6 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.  She is growing so fast!  We can't believe she is almost 7 weeks old already.  We are adjusting to being parents slowly but surely.  Landen is working full time as a machinist and getting ready to go back to school. Aubrie is lucky enough to stay home with little Ellie.  We just bought a house in Smithfield in January and we love having our own place to call home.  Life is good! 

 

Trenton Gates in Hawaii

I just wanted to let you and president know that I am here in Hawaii working for Living Scriptures selling the animated DVDs on the Book of Mormon and the other scriptures. If you want to put that on the blog that would be nice.
It's hot and humid just like Florida. But unlike Florida I can sleep every night with the windows open at night and not feel like I am suffocating in my sleep. It doesn't rain as much here as it does in Florida. I got to see Josh Graham and his lovely wife. I am going to be here all summer long. Right now I am on the island of Oahu and will be here till about the middle of June, and then I don't know which island I will be going to next maybe Maui. It's been really challenging for me to be out here; a great tax on faith for sure.