Happy Constitution Day!

Hey, all you wonderful people, I just wanted to wish you a happy Constitution Day!

On this day, 220 years ago, the Constitution of the United States was signed by the delegates attending the convention in Philadelphia.

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

What powerful words! We truly are blessed, fortunate, privileged even, to live in a country where we can partake of "the Blessings of Liberty".

Not to get preachy on you, but what a solemn and important responsibility we all have to do our part to make sure each one of us, along with our children and grandchildren, our friends and our loved ones, enjoys these blessings forever. We all have the ability to stand up for what we know is right, and the beautiful thing is we all can do so in unique ways.

I love you, dear family! Enjoy this day that prepared the stage for us to live the life we live and to enjoy the gifts our Heavenly Father has poured upon our heads!

Let The Hunting Season Begin!

Who you think we are......


Who we really are.....haha!



Yes dear family, it is that time of the year again. If you are thinking that it seems a little early for hunting season that's because Matt decided to get into Bow hunting season this year. And I am proud to report that last night together we tracked and hunted down our first deer of the season.

I know I joke all the time about this being TOTALLY redneck, but I actually had a really good time getting all dressed up and everything. I could have gone without the whole gutting part, but they say that all the fun really starts after you let that first arrow or bullet fly. The funny thing was that for dinner that night the only thing I could muscle down was rice cakes cause they were dry and crispy....nothing that resembled in the slightest the horror that is gutting a deer. For more fun pictures and details, head over to our family site: www.postums.blogspot.com.

I am so proud of you Matt. Killing any animal with a bow and arrow is EXTREMELY difficult and you did it! What an amazing accomplishment Matt. I am so glad I got to be apart of it with you!

Mike is Home!!!

At 10:48 pm the flight from Atlanta landed in St. Louis, and Mike was home!

Mike is coming home

Mike and his favorite teacher.

Everyone who came to the temple on the day Mike and Amy were sealed to us.Grandpa and Grandma with Mike and Amy.
Elders Lindbergh and Ley. They are the elders that taught Amy and Mike.
Amy and Mike and Abby and Marshall at the Country Estates Pool.

Before we leave to go to the airport to get Mike, I just wanted to say that we are thankful for his service and that he had a successful mission. We are excited to have him home for a while. He is going to Utah and going to BYU in January.

Morgan's 1st birthday

Morgan turned 1 on Tuesday! Matthew and I sang Happy Birthday to her 1st thing in the morning. She thought it was the funnest thing. She's starting to dance whenever she hears music, esp at church. It's very cute. She's been walking for a couple weeks now, and is on the go non-stop, her babbling is just as frequent. Morgan and I spent the day by 1st taking Reagan (our dog) out for his walk, and then swimming in Sis. Castle's pool. The rest of the day was filled with a couple naps and party preparations.

(the cake picture is supposed to be here, instead of being the 1st thing you see... but alas, it is not)
We had a good turn out. Mostly family came, with the addition of a couple of friends of ours that are in our ward. The cake decorations were due to Matthew's great talent.

Morgan got more than plenty of very fun presents. She got a couple of toys that make noise (fun for mom, right?) and she got several cute outfits, some balls, toy cars, books, and a cute purse from my mother-in-law that has a debit card, mirror, lipstick, and cell phone, all the things a 1-year-old girl could ever need. It's cute.

Morgan was pretty timid about digging into the cake. She poked at it a little bit, but was much more comfortable with making a mess once we gave her a utensil to do it with. All in all I'd have to guess that she had a good first birthday. We love you Morgan!

Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday Brady and Morgan!!!!!

freedom is not free

I watched the flag pass by one day It fluttered in the breeze A young marine saluted it and then he stood at ease I looked at him in uniform So young so tall so proud With hair cut square and eyes alert He'd stand out in any crowd I thought how many men like him Had fallen through the years? How many died on foreign soil? How many mothers tears? How many pilots planes shot down? How manmy died at sea? How many foxholes were soldiers graves? No, freedom is not free. I heard the sound of taps one night, When everything still. I listened to the bugler play, And felt a sudden chill. I wondered just how many times that taps had meant "amen" when a flag had a coffin, Of a brother or a friend. I thought of all the children, Of the mothers and the wives Of fathers sons and husbands, With interrupted lives. I thiught about a graveyard At the bottom of the sea, Of unmarked graves in Arlington, No freedom is not free. Grandpa Bill

Scroll Back, Y'all

Hey guys...I found Aunt Marti's travel log in the "Drafts" file and posted it today, so go back and read up if you have a chance!

And hey, SV people! We want pix of Miss Morgan's first birthday!!!!

Mucho Amor--Jamie

Year Number Fifty-Eight

Gram and Gramp kicked off year number 58 of their marriage by attending the temple and spending the day in Mesa.

Happy Anniversary to you!

We love you guys!

(Sorry this post is so late!)

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I AM FAT

I really love the members of the church however they feel that they need to feed you every time you see them. I am not trying t to complain though. I am very grateful. How ever I want all my family to know before I get home that I am much FATTER then when I left. Just so you know I gained 30 lbs which puts me at 225lbs. I know I am a heffer. I think the reason I am telling everyone is because I am very self conscious and I didn't want there to be any surprises. I hope every one still loves me for who I am and not what I look like. You can just look it as there is more to love. Mom you look amazing, Sara you look amazing and that is all that I have recently seen. I hope that alot of the weight will come off when I get back home. Mom and Dad you guys just have to look for a short fat boy in a suite with a name tag coming off the plane and then you will find me. when you read this please past the word, That way no one is surprised. I am sorry i am so insecure about my self. That is how i have always been and hope and pray the lord will give me the strength to overcome that. I love you all and hope you would leave a comment. Take care.