Amazingly Awesome Ancestors...

Okay so there are many of you who do the "memory" blogs...Flashback Friday, Sentimental Sunday, etc... and I want to join in but don't want to seem like I am copying anyone. I love to be different!! So I have decided that I will blog about my ancestors. Over the last several years I have collected pictures, stories and basically whatever I could get my hands on for my ancestors. I have really come to know who I really am through these amazing people and want to share some of their stories with you.

Today has been one of those days that I wish I lived closer to my parents!! I could sure use a Father's Blessing right about now... So I figure that since he is already on my mind I would start with my Amazingly Awesome Dad!!

Keith Robert Welch is his name and fishing is his game!!! He was born on May ..., 19... most of you should know the info. I am not going to put that info on the blog... If you do need it for Genealogy reasons let me know and I can help you then!
Crystal, I put this one on for you!!! I think this picture of Karen really looks like you!! Steve is the oldest then Karen and then Dad (you figure out who is who in this picture!!)

How about this one!! Who does this look like? I am sure that you can guess. Yes, it is one of my older siblings!! With that clue, if you still can't guess who it is then you better come hang out with the fam more!! Nana says that Dad was helping build the outhouse at the Cabin in Oakley, Utah. They had to get that in before they could start on the actual cabin. Priorities I guess!!Nana told me that this was the last family photo taken before Todd died. So I put this on to show the whole family. On the back row we have L-R: Paul, Dad, Steve, Karen, and Marilyn. On the front row we have Papa and Nana holding Todd.
My Dad married his sweetheart in the Salt Lake Temple where they were sealed to each other for eternity! What a great start to our family. Because of their choices we have an eternal family as long as we achieve it. They started it and now we get to finish it!!Here we have my Dad and Mom with Chad and me. I believe this was still in the trailer in Kaysville. Please correct me if I am wrong. I will make the changes in my auto-biography I am writing one day!
This may be one of the only pictures showing how much hair he did have before he had all of us kids. This picture really shows that the younger siblings were the cause of him loosing his hair!! HAHA just kidding!!Here is an amazing story for you!! I remember many things about my childhood and this is one of them. I remember the day I got baptized. My Dad baptized me on the fourth of July. I remember leading up to this day we would practice him "dunking" me. I think he wanted to make sure I knew what to do so we could do it right the first time!! I believe we did GREAT the day of the actual baptism. Traditionally we had a get together after the service. I remember being so happy because it was the 4th of July and we ALWAYS got to get up on the roof to watch fireworks. But this year Dad was sick. He had kidney stones and was sick and probably hurting (I look at it the same as I did my gallstones!) but he still put on a smile for the camera and did his duty as a Priesthood holder and my Dad! I remember the next day when he confirmed me a member of the church and asked that the Holy Ghost be with me. I can't describe the feeling that I had. So hopefully you all know what I am talking about. It has always been so neat to me to know that my Dad did what he did even though he didn't feel good. By the way - now if you ask him - yogurt is the cure all for anything that ails you!!And for the last photo for today... This was on the hill behind our house and across the canal (all homes now :( ) Dad enjoyed taking us sledding and would capture us in the air just after we hit the big speed bump that we always had to build. This is me in the air. I am not sure if this was the one where I broke my tailbone or if it was a different trip but it was done doing the same thing!!

I am so grateful for my dad and for the great man that he is. I am grateful for his testimony of the gospel and for the many examples he and my mom have shown us kids. Some haven't been too easy to follow but well worth it!! I wish he were here to help me right now and to just love me!! He always seems to know what to say to make me feel better.

I have been so anxious and worried about him loosing his job, he is not one to just sit around. He has been busy for as long as I have known him. It has always been work, church or kids for many years!! But now I look at it like I did with Grandma and Grandpa Nelson... I just need to get Mom through to retirement and then they can spend their time doing fun things such as visiting their grands...hint, hint!! I know you do visit when you can but if there wasn't work to worry about you would have more time!!

I love you Dad and am grateful you are mine!! Watch out Mom... I have you planned for next time!!

This is for my honey...

For Valentines Day this year I put the following together for him. He asked me to put it on the blog to share with everyone but I didn't want to until now. Not because I want you all to tell me how clever it is (I already know it is!!!) but because I have found that this is the best place for me to put my ideas and thoughts and have them saved...please no one tell me about computer crashes because right now I just need to THINK that everything will be alright and I will have this FOREVER!!!

So if you don't want to read what I have to say skip it and go to the next one. Brooke wrote a really sweet book that I PUBLISHED on the blog!!!

Those of you who do want to read this just know that this is all about JayDee and my marriage. I took the lyrics from "He Thought He Knew What Love Was" (if you want you can look up the real lyrics to compare) and worded it to be about us....

Their first touch at seventeen was on the trek
And the sun was hot
He was beautiful to her
And his hair was blonde and his arms were strong
And his skin was warm
And he carried her
And she thought she knew what love was.

(on our stake pioneer trek he was in my family and on the first day I got heat exhaustion but pushed as long as I could. Just before our last break he and Mike Borgstrom came and carried me the next little ways. But if you were to ask him he doesn't remember it. He doesn't remember me at all being in his family. He blames it on his pre-mission mind! Come to find out years after the trek (after we were married) I was trying to prove to him that I was really in his family I pulled out my scrapbook and my journal so I could show him. Well guess what? I got the shock of all shocks...As I was going through my journal I found where I had written that he was the one that I would marry. I was so impressed with how polite and gentleman like he was. Yes, I truly had forgotten about that journal entry. I still don't remember writting it but it is there. Don't believe me come visit and I will show you!!)

Another touch at twenty-one on their wedding night
And the car was so neat
He was beautiful to her
And his hair wind blown and his lips so sweet
And his skin was warm
And he turned to her
And she thought she knew what love was.

(Okay for those of you who were at the reception would know that we were SUPER lucky to be taken down to our room in Salt Lake by Brother Al Garcia in his sweet car!!! We got to sit in the fold out seat with the balloons attatched to the back along with the "Just Married" sign (yes they were all intact when we got to SL). As we rode down the freeway (yes, I-15) we got many honks and many many waves. We got to CRUISE State Street before Al dropped us off. I don't think there is a better way to leave your wedding reception!!! Thank You so much Brother Al!!!)

And then again at twenty-two when their Brookey came
And the room was full
He was beautiful to her
And his hair was messy and his fingers steady
And his skin was warm
And he glowed to her
And she thought she knew what love was.

(JayDee and I had stayed up until about 1 am writing talks that we were supposed to give the Sunday we had Brooke. We left at 2:30 am to get to the hospital so he was quite tired and frazzled that day. He slept on the couch in the delivery room whenever he could. But we had quite the room full of people. We had his Mom and Dad and his sister Christy and of course the doctor and nurses. Knowing what I know now I didn't do that again. It is such a beautiful time and should be shared with your new baby and the one who helped create the baby!!!)

Later on at twenty-nine dancing to this song
All the kids asleep
He IS beautiful to her
And his hair is short and his smile is long
And his skin is warm
And he spun to her
And she knew that she knew what love is.

Their last touch is not so close today
But the day will come
He IS beautiful to her.
Have they lived the life they so wanted to
With their hearts so full
And they turned to each
And they knew that they knew what love was.

After all these years of laughter and tears
I know that I know what love IS!

(We are still writing the rest of this history. In many many many years I should be able to finish this journal entry but for now that is all she wrote...)

Brooke the Author...

The Love Book
by Brooke Taylor Guymon

I love Emmalee and I love Mommy and Daddy and Cora and Jayden and Anna and Gradpa andGradma and Birle (Brielle) and Evein and Carstin. And Cristie and Bret and Amin and Amy and Jayse and Dax and Grag and Trehr.

The End of the Love Book.


On Sunday I got to sleep in a little bit longer than usual and when I woke up this book was laying next to me. Brooke is so in love with writting lately and decided that being Sunday she would spend time doing this!!

I left the spelling the same as how she put it and for the most part I could tell who she was saying. The only problem I had was with Brielle (which is why I spelled it for you!) but who can blame her. That is a tricky name!!

Those of you not listed in this book don't worry...I have already spoken with her (being her agent and all) and she has agreed to do a sequel!!!

Strange Disguised Cuties!!!

Each Sunday JayDee and the kids draw an activity out of our Sunday box. Last weeks paper said we should bake cookies, ring the door bell and run away. Well the kids go to bed before it gets dark so this activity was going to be tricky. But leave it to my incredibly genius husband to figure out a way around that!! The kids usually pick the same people to give their treats to so that also makes it tricky because they already our kids will share with them.

Anna threw one of her usual tantrums just as they were leaving so she had to miss out on the fun. I stayed home to take care of the other cookies that were still in the oven and to take care of miss E!! Plus with not everyone going hopefully it would throw the neighbors off!! If they figured it out oh well the kids (Jade included) had a lot of fun doing it!!!

I did it again....

Please will someone take the scissors away from me or get me the training I need!!! Here is the before....






and here is the after...


























Not too sure how she feels about it. I had asked her if I could trim the dead ends off her hair. She said yes but she wanted it to look like Cora's. While I was cutting her hair she just kept on frowning and frowning even more. I was ready to cry myself. I would hate it if she hated her hair and it was my fault. She claims to love it and thinks it makes her pretty (I know she is pretty but she was pretty before!!!!). What is done is done and it is a good thing hair grows! (Just not fast enough for our family!)

Here we go again...

Here are the next list of movies...

Everyone's Hero
Rossini's Visitor
Race to Space
The Trial of Old Drum
Flicka
Gift of Love
Franklin and the Green Knight
My Little Pony
Who Gets the House?
Brother Future
The Angel Doll
The Country Bears
The Incredibles
Home on the Range
Sky High
The Adventures of Teddy Ruxpin
Franklin's Magic Christmas
Finding Buck McHenry
School House Rocks
Fever Pitch
The Muppets Wizard of Oz
Mel
Winnie the Pooh - Springtime with Roo
A Country Remedy
A Little Inside
One Fine Day
Home Alone: taking back the house
Chicken Little
Antz
The Reef


This is probably it for awhile. Unless you want VHS's. I have been giving them to the DI without listing them. If anyone wants to know what there is let me know!!

JayDee's great find....

So leave it to my incredible husband to find this amazing song. On Thursday as we were waiting for ER to begin I was on the computer and he was scanning the other channels and found the Celtic Women singing on both channel 7 and 11. He heard these very talented women singing the song entitled "Someday" he asked me after the song was over if I had listened to the words. But of course being distracted with the game I was playing I told him no. So he went to the other channel (either 7 or 11 which ever one he wasn't on already!) and had me come and listen to it. I thought it was a very beautiful song but really didn't get the words. He said this is all about what we are working for in this crazy thing called life!! So of course I had missed the true meaning of the song and today I got on the computer because he wanted me to add some songs to our playlist ("Someday" being one of them!). So I did but not till after finding the words to the song. That is what I want to share with you all... If you want to listen along with the song it is number 2 on our playlist that you can find if you scroll down a ways...

Here are the words...

"Someday, when we are wiser
When the world's older
When we have learned
I pray someday we may yet
Live to live and let live

"Someday, life will be fairer
Need will be rarer
And the greed will not pay
Godspeed, this bright millenia
On it's way, let it come someday

"Someday our fight will be won, and
We'll stand in the sun, in
That bright afternoon
'Til then, on days when the sun
Is gone, we'll hang on
If we wish upon the moon

"There are some days, dark and bitter
Seems we haven't got a prayer
But a prayer for something better
Is the one thing we all share

"Someday, when we are wiser
When the whole world is older
When we have love
And I pray someday we may yet
Live to live and one day, someday
Someday life will be fairer
Need will be rarer
And greed will not pay

"Godspeed this bright millenia
Let it come
If we wish upon the moon

"One day, someday....soon"


What a great thing we all have to look forward to. None of us know when it will happen...who knows it very well could be during our lifetime!! Boy wouldn't that be incredible!!! We all deserve to change our ways and better ourselves so that we can stand in the sun-"Son" and be blessed because we won our battles and the great war that is coming!!!

I am so grateful for my testimony. For my knowledge that I have of a Brother who loves me so much that He is always here for me. A Brother who loves each of us so much that He chose to take ALL of our sins (and I know just me alone there are more than there should be). I love my Heavenly Father for everything he has blessed me with and for not giving up on me during all the dark and lonely days I have felt. I have reached a special place where I again can feel the love of my Savior and my Heavenly Father.

I am so thankful for my loving husband who has never gotten fed up with me (Yet) and for all of my many friends that have been here to help me get to this place. I am so grateful for my parents, both have known when I needed the phone calls or a letter to help boost me up!! I am happy that my siblings don't hate me for all that I have put them through and hope that they understand that I will always be here for them.

I love everyone who has had an influence on my life and my families lives. I know that they are as strong as they are not only because of JayDee and I but because of the many friends and family and teachers that they have!!

I hope that this has helped more than just me and that we all can continue to "make" it through these hard and trying times!! Just like in the song we should all know that one day soon the millenium will be here and we will all understand the reason for these trials!!

I LOVE YOU ALL!!



PS Dad, I hope you are okay and will find something that you love to do. You know if you can't find anything down there we will always have room for you and Mom and Landon and even Carrie (if you can handle the cold winds!). We could put you to work on enclosing the back porch with JayDee and Mom, you could go work with the grands at our wonderful little school!! I know the kids would all LOVE hot meals every day instead of once a month. Landon and Carrie we can help keep you two trouble makers out of trouble !! (out here there is nothing to do) Plus your neices and nephews would love to have you here to play with them every day!! Carrie, I promise to let you have SOME (only some) of Emmy's incredible loves but only if you change a few of the dirty diapers!!! :)

Okay one more of Emmy!!!

Let's see what we can do for all of you who want pictures...

I can't promise that this will work but I will try!! I would hate for anyone to miss out on all this cuteness!!! But beware there may be a lot of them!!!

For right now the only new pictures I can get are all of Emmalee. You will have to wait until JayDee has time to help me find the other ones!!! UURGGG!!! I just uploaded them to the computer last Saturday and now they are gone!!! This is why I haven't blogged for a while. I realize how frustrating it CAN be!!!

So enjoy these of not so little Emmy!!!

These are of her birthday party!! We had our neighbors the Combs as well as a new friend from JayDee's work, Toby Turnage who is from Denver.

Great Accomplishments!!

Hello all!!

I know I haven't put any new photos of the kids up lately but we lost all of our icons on the computer and so I have to pull them manually and haven't wanted to!! I will get some up one of these days though. I need to share with you my big "one year old's" party!!!

In the meantime though please go check out this incredible video. It is such an inspiring story about a man with cerebral palsy who gets the chance to show everyone, who ever told him he would never walk, he can do more than that!!!

http://sports.espn.go.com/broadband/video/video?id=3696478


I promise I will put up a post on my family soon!!!