To some fifteen years may not seem like much and to others fifteen years might seem like forever, but to us, the time has gone quickly and yet it has been filled with many unforgettable events. Things that have shaped and molded our lives...
*Buying our home, Cameron age 25 - Robyn age 23
*The births of our 4 children: Karina ('95), Kensington ('97), Karadie ('99), Kazen ('01)
*Business adventures: Aurora Imaging (photography studio), Aurora Investments (construction). Both adventures were a family affair.
*Places we've traveled together: Kaui-Hawaii, Alaska, South Padre Island-Texas, Washington D.C., Sea World/Disneyland, Baja Cruise (Catalina Island and Ensenada, Mexican Riveria Cruise (Puerto Vallarta, Cabo San Lucas, and Mazatlan), Star Valley, and numerous camping trips.
*Over coming children's health problems: Karadie's craniosynostosis (3 major cranial reconstruction surgeries), Karina's open-heart surgery, eardrum reconstrustion, and Turner's Syndrome Diagnosis, Kensington's numerous allergies, Kazen's premature birth and stay in NICU
*Cameron's and Karina's terrifying 2005 car accident
* Ma and Pa on 2007 Pioneer Trek
*Buying Land (Plots) and Headstone
*Loss of loved ones: LeGrand 8/02, Kazen 2/03, Dad 5/03, MaryAnn 6/03, Grandma Richter-Beesley 5/06, Garry 10/07.
*Opportunities of many callings serving in the Church
*Beginning Our Own Family Traditions: Creating Unique Christmas Pictures, Advent, Memorial Day outing, Family Reunions, Buying Old Navy 4th of July T-Shirts, Bear World in October, Camping, Planting a Garden, Stage Plays and Musicals, and Father's Blessings
*Things we like to Celebrate: Birthdays, Baptisms/Confirmations, 4th of July, Thanksgiving, Christmas, New Year's Eve, Halloween, and Major Accomplishments
*Important things we try to teach our children: Respecting Elders, Expressing Opinions, Honesty, Hard Work, Self-Worth, Service, Cultural Arts, Trying Things Once, and Faith in Gospel Principals
*Family Mottos: "Enjoy the Journey", "It's a Kent Thing", "CNEBEAR", "No one cares how much you know until they know how much you care", "If the odds are unlikely it will happen to us", and "Families Are Forever"
*Creating an individual song for each child
*Family Prayer and Family Scripture Study
*Singing on Road Trips. Favorites: Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, Les Miserables, Church Primary Songs, Collin Raye, Disney, and anything 80's
The last 15 years have been full of so many adventures. Some are happy, some are sad, some have been fun, some have been hard but all have been worth the journey!
6 comments:
Congrats!
Cute pictures and congratulations! This is one major reason why values and standards are SO important!
what a great list. I love it. I learned some new things. I LOVE the pictures.
Look at that superb lion like mane of hair. Woo hoo baby. Congrats on 15! I thought 8 was a lot, but 15 blows it out of the water.
Fifteen years is great, and WHAT!?--only 10 more years to silver? (heehee)
I was just at church up here in Moscow on Sunday and I introduced myself and said Dru and I had been married 7 years. So another girl stood up and said "Finally we're not the oldest couple"
So be grateful your not in this ward. You'd be considered SO OLD!!!
I loved this post.
Man like 2 Sunday's ago I was one of the YOUNG ones.
Oh well.
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