Photo deadline

I need a head shot of everyone TODAY please. (Thanks for the reminder Laurene) Send the JPEGs to kimhannay@gmail.com

A Sacrifice

Today, we celebrated Easter in our ward. Keryn and I are on an every-other-year rotation with choir. One year she gets to participate, the next year I get to participate. It's my year.

I sat up on the stand for the entire sacrament meeting. I gave the opening prayer and then sang several songs with the choir with a couple of talks mixed in. It was a great meeting. The talks were great and holiday appropriate. The music was soul-lifting and spirit-feeding.

At least, that is how I saw it.

If you ask Keryn, I think you will get a very different report of the meeting. She spent much of the time wrestling different children and trying to keep everyone quiet. Heber really has a lot to say, even if he doesn't have many words to offer. The exasperation was evident on her face several times as children tested the extent of their free agency. It wasn't a very fun meeting, and probably not very inspiring. Even so, she smiled up at me at the right times and gave it her all.

Sometimes, having little kids at church isn't too uplifting. I think today, it was even less uplifting than normal for my wife. It was a sacrifice she made for me so that I could have a great experience. How cool to be part of a family that is willing to sacrifice for each other. I see that in my own little family, and in our broader family. Thanks to all of you for being so wonderful and setting such good examples of sincere love.

Blog Migration

Because of some changes in Blogger, we have had to move the family blogs to a new address.  The entire blog will move, with all the archives and pictures and all.  There shouldn't be any differences, just a new address to set your bookmark to.  This will take effect by tomorrow morning, March 18.



Instead of:


lavalane.org/ross


Set your bookmarks to:


ross.lavalane.org


Easy as pie.  Nothing else is changed, so you still go to Blogger.com to write a post, etc.

Happy Birthday, John!
We love ya!

Head Shots

Hello All,

I need a "head shot" of everyone for the reunion. Could you please email me a recent photo of each person in your family? kimhannay@gmail.com

If the photos are not received by 3/22 I will be forced to photoshop crop you out of a goofy family reunion picture. So, please... send me some great shots of each family member!

Thanks!

PS - Our family b-day list to the right of this post is missing... Blake, Jackson & Bo. When are their birthdays???

Reunion Evite

Personalize an invitation

Birth Order and Ross Granddaughters

Lauren is the oldest child in her family.
Mercy is the second child in her family.
Elise is the third child in her family.
Claire is the fourth child in her family.
Ralphette is the fifth child in her family.

And there you go.  That's some pretty precise placement on girls, there.

And don't worry about the name.  She won't be Ralphette forever, anymore than Ezra was Kronk, Mercy was Yzma, Gideon was Dule, and Heber was Baby Awesome.

What she WILL be named...now that's another story.  You know us and naming babies.  Everyone is welcome to give suggestions (remember:  unusual, spellable, and pronounceable), but don't expect to hear anything until after the birth!

Reunion 2010 #2

Here is the first draft of our schedule for this summer. Also attached are the costs. I need to get a count to see if we can qualify for group rates. Please let me know what you want tickets for ASAP.

COSTS

Lagoon Tickets(3yrs & older) $35
Family B-day Scrapbook $3
Kid's Pizza Night $2
Waterpark $20
Race $12
Banquet $8
Rodeo Tickets $12


SCHEDULE

Wed. July 21
9am-9pm Lagoon Day

Thur. July 22
9am Morning Kick-off - Breakfast and Theme Introduction
10am-4pm Head for the Hills- hiking, fishing, and dutch oven lunch
5pm Adult Night Out - Kids pizza night
7pm Ancestor Spotlight
8pm Craft Night - family scrapbook
10pm Cousin sleepover

Fri. July 23
8am Baptisms 12 & older
9am Breakfast
10am-2pm Head to the Waterpark
3:30pm Temple Session - nap time or Disney Movie for little ones
6pm Dinner at Grandma's Clubhouse
7pm Ancestor Spotlight
8pm Game Night

Sat. July 24 (all day in Spanish Fork)
7am Pioneer Day Race 10K & 1 mile Kid's Fun Run(12 & under)
9am Parade
11am-2pm Carnival
3pm Movies (Spanish Fork Theater)
5pm Dinner Out - banquet room reserved
6pm Ancestor Spotlight
7:30pm Rodeo

Ross Reunion 2010

Save the date for our "Pioneer" themed reunion. We will be honoring G. Peters and other of our fabulous ancestors. We will have various activities to please every age and interest. (Mom, this might be a good time to invite your bros. and their families to join us.)

July 21-25 in South Jordan!!!

More info to come.

Please RVSP here. (Yes, that means all of you! George Rosses, Skip Rosses, Gillelands, Martins, Brad Rosses, Deb, & Cantwells.)

Lauren's New Blog

Check out Lauren's cute blog HERE.

West Indies Mission No More?

I just read this on the LDS Church News Website:

To better align resources and adjust to the ever changing needs of the Church, 10 new missions will be organized in July, while 14 other missions will be combined with neighboring missions. The resulting number of missions will be 340.

Combine the Puerto Rico San Juan East Mission with the Dominican Republic Santo Domingo East Mission, Puerto Rico San Juan West Mission, and the West Indies Mission. The name of the Puerto Rico San Juan West Mission will be changed to the Puerto Rico San Juan Mission.

Not the clearest announcement I've ever read. What do you all think? Does this mean the West Indies Mission is no more?

Happy Birthday! Sunday, February 7, 2010.

Lots of pretty flowers!

Kim & Steve and kids, Brad & Keryn and kids, Lauren and Debbie came to dinner Monday night to celebrate Grandma Peters 92nd birthday. We had a fun time visiting and catching up.

Gandma loved receiving notes from the grandkids. She loves it when they come over.

Kim gave Grandma a clock to put by her chair so she can see the time. Her eyes are having trouble seeing the small clock she currently has there.

We did a four generation photo since we hadn't done one since Lauren was a toddler.

Reunion 2010

We were thinking a destination reunion would be fun this year. Nicole had the fab idea of a beach house. The prices on that are a little out of reach. But, we have some friends who stay here every summer and love the location in the San Diego area.

We could go to Sea World, Disneyland, and the beach! We are thinking any week in July. Please post the weeks that will/won't work for your family and if you are in or out. (Brad & Keryn are not traveling this summer due to baby cinco.)

Seth is now a Deacon

Thanks to the Martins for making the drive for Seth's ordination! He was so glad someone came for him (2nd child complex ya know). :) We are sad the Rosses couldn't make it too! We love all of you guys and are so glad Seth has so many terrific Grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and Cousins to look up to!

Compare to Prepare

I have started an new weekly blog. See it HERE.

We are all gathering great ideas for preparedness in our home towns. I though we could share ideas and tips to help each other! Please leave a comment if you have any ideas on this weeks topic.... Year Supply.

Thank you!

Martin boys, Great Grandma Peters absolutely loved your thank you notes! She has commented on them 2-3 times each day. She said, "Isn't that wonderful that they could buy what they wanted". She is always thrilled to get mail.

Ezra, she told us all about your going into her room and talking to her on Monday. She thought is was so cute and she really enjoyed it.

We took her for a pedicure on Wednesday, which she thoroughly enjoyed. Friday we made a trip to the doctor for an eye infection. The medication seems to give her side effects like she had in the hospital so we have had to discontinue it, hopefully the infection can clear up on its own.

Grandma Peters birthday is Feb 7th. She turns 92, so if anyone is so inclined, she would love a card.

We'd love to have you

Seth is turning 12 at the end of the month (27th) and he will be ordained the next Sunday. We would like you all to know you are invited to come. :)

Keryn
Happy Birthday!
We love you!

Happy New Year, Everyone.

2010 will be a great year.
We love you!

Finally!!!

Yes, I have really been working on this quilt for three years! Okay, more not working on it than working on it. So I got a new fun quilt rack with this quilt in mind, and hence the motivation to finally get it done. Yay!!!!

More Mouthwatering Morsels

Did I mention how much we are enjoying our Bosch?!!!
Theo uses his pizza making skills. Just like riding a bike, you never forget....

Cinnamon rolls, need I say more about these....

Love it!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

A Deligthful Dinner

Thanks to generous parents and a loving sister, I am now in baking heaven! One of our family favorites is to make bread bowls with Michelle's yummy broccoli cheese soup. In my BTB (before the Bosch) life, I had to make the bread bowls in stages since I mixed all of my dough in my bread machine a loaf at a time. Now, I have entered a breadmaking utopia. Here are some pictures from the maiden voyage of the Martin Bosch machine!

Here I am mixing a whole bunch of wheat bread dough...

The delicious bowls, fresh from the oven....

The creamy and flavorful soup awaiting the freshly steamed broccoli....

The satisfied consumers. Yummmmmmmm!!!!

THANKS MOM AND DAD AND GILLELANDS!!!!!!!

Thanks to All

We are so blessed to have such a wonderful family. It was special to hear from each of you during this wonderful time of year when we reflect more frequently on our Savior and his great love for us. We are so blessed to live in the great country (with all of its flaws). The Lord has truly watched over us this year. Thank you for all that you do for us.

Christmas Eve

Happy Birthday, Gideon

Look what Grandpa has!

Christmas caroling to Grandma Peters before dinner and the party

Everyone loves birthdays.

He loves balls of any shape or size. This was perhaps his favorite gift.

Gideon is a pro at blowing out his candles!

Here's Ours

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Send your own ElfYourself eCards

Merry Christmas from the Bradley Ross Kids

Reunion

Brother and sister reunited after about 15 years. Grandma Peters is 91 and Uncle George is 88. Mom hadn't seen Jean or Janice, two of Uncle George's 6 kids, for many, many years. It was fun to see them again.

Cousins

Janice Davis is younger by four years and Jean Hansen and I are the same age. Janice and Mike live in St. George (Santa Clara) and Jean and Marlowe live in Payson very close to where we considered buying a house. Janice and I became friends when we were both at BYU. Jean wrote to us every month while we were on our mission. Jean looks a lot like her mother Stella.

George and I went to Uncle George's 86th birthday celebration before we went on our mission. The girls both remarked how much one of Jean's girl's daughter, Heidi, looks like me. She was at the party and I snapped a shot of her that I have been unable to find so I could post it.

Last football pics

State Champs