Fabulous Fosters

Grandma Foster turns 90

2012-01-15T18:30:00.000-08:00

Georgia and family

Ashley and Jake

Roger, Char, Art

Manuel and Nora

Mindy and Casey

Rebecca and Megan

Ashley and Mary

Sarah and Kendall

Carolyn, Mark, Vicki

Catrina and Chuck

Eva

Eva and Pauline

Fritz, Charlene and family

Don, Sarah, Cheryl, and Hannah

Fritz and Steve

Snyders

Shane, Brittany, Adrian, Eva, Sidney

Lenny and Kim

Kerry, Time, Kandy

Ingrahams

Velma holding Family Tree that Brittany and Adrian made

Greys

Barb and John

Jonaton

Davey

Mary, Mary Jo, Rebecca

David, Sebastian

Art, Robert

Mary, Amanda

Cousins

Isabellas baptism

2011-06-13T17:09:00.000-07:00

Isabella turned 8! She had a wonderful baptism.

mothers day

2011-06-13T16:57:00.000-07:00

we had fun on mothers day eating, playing games, and hanging out

fun with the Deardens

2011-06-13T16:43:00.000-07:00

Grandma got to hang out with Sarah's kids so she could celebrate her 10 year wedding anniversary with her honey Richard

prom

2011-06-13T16:25:00.000-07:00

Ashley went to prom this year. She didn't have fun and by the end of the night she was ready to kill the boy she went with..........but at least she looked cute:)

Rachel's boys

2011-06-13T16:09:00.000-07:00

Grandma and Grandpa hanging out with Sid. Grant showing off his fish and helping the pack win.

Megan gets her black belt

2011-06-13T03:14:00.001-07:00

Megan receivced her black belt today. It has taken her 5 years and 12 different belts, but she finally got it:) SO very proud of her!!!!!!

band trip

2011-04-09T06:33:00.000-07:00

Ashley got to go to Florida on a band trip. she had so much fun. can you guess her favorite part? harry potter! i was told " mom its so amazing"

2011-04-09T06:29:00.000-07:00

mama goes to Huston.

blessing day

2011-04-09T06:25:00.000-07:00

this is Sebastian's blessing day. such a cute family:)

winter fest

2011-04-09T06:23:00.000-07:00

this is Ashley going to winter fest

FROGS

2011-04-09T06:16:00.000-07:00

in January we went to Milwaukee museum to see the FROGS. big shock Megan LOVED It:)

maple fest

2011-04-09T06:09:00.000-07:00

we went to maple syrup fest in poynette. it was so much fun.we had a pancake breakfast, home-made maple ice cream, a wagon ride, and got to see all the animals. all in all a very fun day!

December doings

2010-12-17T03:56:00.000-08:00

Sarah and RichardAquariam visit for the Fosters

Art and Sanra

Art with tree and wreath his great-grandpa made

Davey and Jonny

Formal Ball with Sonny and AJBadger fans

Coi and Santa

Marlee and Santa

Isabella with Snowball

Martinez family plays in the snow

Ria with Santa-Not sure why it is upside down

Deardens

Ria and Coi with Snowman

Sonny and sister Shannon from Hawaii who came to GA

Santa comes to Baraboo

2010-12-13T05:05:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving

2010-12-13T04:34:00.000-08:00

Thanksgiving dinner was great as usual. Besides our immediate family being there, we were joined by the wonderful Boggs family, Chuck, Eloise, Justin, and Dennis. We ended up holding it at Grandma and Charlies place as the room in our apartment building was taken already.

Sebastians blessing

2010-12-13T04:17:00.001-08:00

I realized that I did not put on anything about the blessing day of Sebastian. We met on the first Sunday of November at the Baraboo ward. David gave the blessing while Daddy and Uncle Charley stood in the circle. Nummy food afterward of course.

It's official!

2010-11-30T19:25:00.000-08:00

That's right! We've signed the papers and gotten the keys and are in the process of moving in. We're so very excited. I'll put up pictures as soon as I can. But for now, be satisfied knowing that this is our new address:
19426 Gooselake Lane
Houston, TX 77084
Love you all!

I am back from GA

2010-11-14T17:13:00.000-08:00

I had a wonderful time in GA visiting Art, Sonny. Arthur and Marlee. Art took us around in the Yukon he bought. It looked brand new, even though it was used. It was good to see them again. Sonny works at Art's school as the secretary so she takes him to school and drops

Marlee off at a good daycare center

For lunch we went to CiCis. It is as good as they show on the TV ads

Grandma and I especially enjoyed the National Infantry museum. Art took us on a tour and was very knowledgeable about it.

Art showed off the clothing he wore and this is the night goggles he uses.

Art is an expert marksman and has fired all of these guns.

This is the badge he has earned.

This is at the front of the museum.

Mary Jo and Marlee enjoyed the back patio

We ate at IHOP for Veteran's Day. At Applebees Art could have eaten for free but there was a 2 hour wait, so we went to IHOP

Art got this Drill Sgt award with a hat stand on the top where he keeps his Drill

Sgt hat

After IHOP we went to a yogurt bar named Chill. There must be about 20

kinds of frozen yogurt with all kinds of toppings. You pay by

the weight. It was so good.

Arthur is a great student in 3rd grade at his school

We were so glad we had a good time. Art and Sonny were great hosts.

Blessings

2010-11-04T07:53:00.000-07:00

Hello family! How are you all? We miss you and are sad that we won't be able to visit you until next year. The reason is that we're tight on money right now...but for good reason! If you haven't heard..we're buying a house! It's happened kind of suddenly but it's all been a huge blessing. The Lord's hand has been in everything and we're so grateful.
For instance:
We actually had planned to move out and had found a condo that we wanted to move into. It was going to be about $700 a month. We knew it would take us longer to buy a House but we needed space of our own. Right before that all finished and we were about to move, my parents' next door neighbor happened to be outside while my mom was getting home from her daily walk. She mentioned that they were selling her mother's home and that they thought it would be perfect for us. It's a 3 bedroom 2 bath for only 79,900! We went and looked at it and decided we wanted to buy, especially after they told us they would pay all the closing costs and what our down payment would be. We realized we could afford it. Everything with all the paperwork and loans has worked out so well. our credit score came back well and everything is just right.
then we had the inspection. That's where I thought that our blessings had run out. There were some things in need of repair that would cost some money. I was little worried, but we decided to just submit those things to the seller and see what they would be willing to fix. one issue was the oven. It had literally been there when the house was built...in 1975. The calibration was completely off. Well the sellers went and bought us a brand new oven and stove with a microwave built over the top. Blessing! Then the AC needed servicing so they brought in a repairman and got the compressor replaced. Blessing! There weer also some plumbing issues since the house hasn't been used in a little while. they had those fixed. Blessing! And finally, the toilet in the hall bathroom wasn't flushing properly. So they replaced it. Blessing!
Anyway, as you can see we are doing well. I cannot even express my gratitude. Also during the inspection I found 2 pomegranate trees, a pecan tree (that' huge and will house a future tree house), a lemon tree, and possibly some berry bushes. The yard is pretty good sized and has a beautiful deck. There is a lot of yard work to be done but Adrian's actually pretty excited about that. And there's a perfect spot for his vegetable garden! oh and did I mention that it's fully furnished and we can keep whatever we want (including a beautiful dining room table)? Yep, pretty awesome.
So hopefully if everything keeps on schedule we'll have a new address come December 1! It'll be 19426 Gooselake Lane Houston, TX 77084. But I'll let you know the exact date to start using that address once we get closer.
I hope everyone else is doing well! We love you!

I am home from Utah

2010-11-03T04:55:00.000-07:00

I had a great visit in Salt Lake City with my good friend Gloria. She was my roomie in Virginia. It was so good to be able to see her again.

We found some great pumpkins in Provo. The kids did a great job of carving them

(with help from Sarah and Richard)

We saw a 3 D movie on Dinosaurs at Thanksgiving Point.

There is such a great Dinosaur museum north of Provo. At Thanksgiving Point they

have more whole dinosaurs than any other museum in the world. Lots of hands on activities

for the kids. It was great.

This was such a great day at Lehman's cave

which is 2 hours west of Sarah's home.

I was able to see my adopted parents, Wilma and Laurence Potts.

It was such a wonderful experience.

I spent the night with Susan Potts Kimura. We were

roomies for 3 years while attending BYU

I had a great chance to eat at the Noodle and Company with Amy

and Dustin. Dustin was Art's old roomie while at BYU. Amy is heading

to the MTC on December 29th where she will be learning Polish before serving in Poland.

I was happy to get to Utah in time for a baby shower thrown by Tara for

Char. Lots of returned missionaries and Amy. There was Sisters Johnson, Morris, Barrett, Christensen, Gill, Klinger, Wengert and Amy. It was so great to see them all.

Went to Delta to see Rhett Arave and his new bride and parents.

He was one of the first missionaries that lived with us.

Richard has rabbits. This is his 'Jack'. While I was there the total bunny supply

was upped to 40. The doe litters are to be 12 and instead they had two batches

of 15. Richard wants to sell them and what they can't sell they eat.

Sarah and Richard after church

I was able to have a great visit with my brother LeGrande who had come

down from Brigham City.

Trick or Treat

Coi was a cute little witch

Ean made a great Pirate

Ria went as a Korean Princess. Sarah had gotten the outfit during her trip to Korea

Aunt Kathleen and Uncle Don still live in Salt Lake. She had just gotten out of the hospital after having her heart shocked to get it back in rhythm. Other than that they are feeling pretty good.

See you soon

2010-10-20T04:24:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow I will be able to take a trip to Utah. Anxious to see Sarah and her family as well as many friends we didn't get a chance to see in April because of time restraints. We went out to Adrian's graduation 6 months ago and it is amazing the strength I have received since then. See you in a couple of weeks.

More Martinez family

2010-10-04T18:24:00.001-07:00

Sabastian Alexander Martinez is here

2010-10-03T07:22:00.000-07:00

He was a stubborn boy and wouldn't come on the due date, but finally made his grand entrance a week late. He was 8 lbs. 6 oz. born at 3:25 PM on October 1. Amanda had a C-Section because Sebastians heart would have problems with the contractions. Contrats to Amanda and David.

Odds and ends

2010-09-29T08:37:00.001-07:00

2010-09-22T11:33:00.000-07:00

Well, my mother wanted pictures of the family to put on the calendar, so I decided I would just share with all of you at the same time. These are just a random collection of things we did or just hanging out.

Kids trying to PuLL Richard off the couch

ChEeSe BaLl!! :)

At one of Ean's swim meets.

Loved "to death"

Riding in a wagon at the Arts Festival

Ean is teaching Coi to read.

We took cousins to the sand dunes and there was no wind when we left home, but when we got there the wind was whipping all over the place. Consequently there was sand whipping all over the place also. We didn't stay too long, and then we found sand in all sorts of places!! :)

Cousin Kelley

Cousin Zane
Coi did her mini-cheer camp again this year and at a football game went out and performed.
O.K...So after having our dress ups box put away for 1-2 years I finally decided to pull them out . This is the result. They were just too funny not to share!!

Coi and Ean's first day of school and the table/desk they sit at.

As you can tell these pictures are in no particular order. These are of the 4th of July float that the garage did. Notice Becca and Mary, this is what an actual float looks like, not just putting a sign on the side of a truck and throwing out candy!

....I'm just sayin'! ;)

Coi in her pioneer dress, waving.

Ria

"The General" (the name of that tow truck since it was an old army truck that was actually called the General.) They put a George Washington hat on the top of it.

Ean, Coi, Ria and cousin Kelley

Well there you have it family. That is what the Deardens have been up to!

Summer is over

2010-09-20T05:07:00.001-07:00

Art starts 3rd grade

Ashley starts 10th grade

At the Coke Factory

2010-09-20T05:02:00.000-07:00

Not only did they go to the aquariam but made.t to the Coke factory. Had lots of fune

Fosters in GA had fun at the aquarium

2010-09-17T10:45:00.000-07:00

AJ, Sonny and the kids had fun on Labor Day weekend. The visited this aquarium. The kids were especially delighted. Thanks Sonny for sharing.

Ashley does cross country at Spring Green

2010-09-17T09:55:00.000-07:00

Ashley did such a good job at Spring Green. She finished in the middle of the first half of the girls and Randall finished the 1st out of the Mauston boys.

Hello Is Anyone There!?!?!

2010-09-11T02:54:00.000-07:00

Hello My Loved Ones!
I am away in a foreign land with weird Americans! WRITE ME!!!!
I don't want to have to beg!
It would be nice to hear from you all at least once a week. As an added incentive I will promise you this, that if you do write perhaps I will send you something really cool in exchange!!! Like I said I won't beg, but......I will bribe! =)
Love ya all!
Eva

Rebeccas siding party

2010-09-10T09:54:00.000-07:00

Megan, Kaity, Wyatt passed out goodie through the window

Elders Julian and Harper put the garage door together

Hee Haw-The Rodeo came to town

2010-09-08T06:12:00.000-07:00

The rodio came to Mauston. First was showing of the flags for all the armed services. It was moving.Then the FFA held a giant flag while a solder who had just returned from active duty, saluted the flag. It was amazing to hear a lady sing the National Anthem.

Adoption complete

2010-09-08T06:01:00.000-07:00

The Boggs family has been adopted by the Foster Family. They have learned how

to play canasta. That is the official family game. We love you Boggs Family.

APPLES, APPLES and yes more APPLES!!

2010-09-06T14:56:00.000-07:00

Well I hope an apple a day won't keep Amandas doctor away, because we have had a lot of apples today. Mary and I (with Megan) went to Amandas house to make applesauce. Some good sister time. 35 quarts of fun later, Amanda now has some for the long winter.

While we where up to our elbows in fun ,David was having to do all the work playing with the kids outside and watching a cute movie. Thank goodness I didn't have to bite off any kids head today because David kept them out of our hair. Got to love a bro. in-law who helps me keep my sanity. (and his children alive;-)

Rebecca goes through the temple

2010-09-05T18:41:00.000-07:00

We were so happy that Sarah, Brittany and Adrian were able to be with Rebecca as she went to receive her endowments on the 3rd of July. It was also a special day for Carolyn Barton. We were so happy that they were able to have such a good day. Mary was able to watch Mackenzie for the morning which was a blessing.

Picnic party at the Martinez's

2010-09-05T14:53:00.000-07:00

Madison-Vilas Zoo

2010-09-05T14:40:00.000-07:00

The Milwaukee Domes and the Picnic

2010-09-05T13:58:00.000-07:00

Mary has vacation

2010-09-05T12:55:00.000-07:00

Mary had vacation in July and took Ashley to see different attractions. I wasn't working yet so we saw several different attractions.

Mary had never been to House on the Rock so we went to see it.

Cave of the Mounds was wonderfully cool on such a warm day.

Little Norway. None of us had been to it and found it wonderful.

Terry and Ashley go to California

2010-09-05T12:15:00.000-07:00

Ashley and Terry had a great time in Calif. They saw lots of things including the Universal Studio, The Hollywood sign, the beach, and Hard Rock Cafe.

R AND R IN GEORGIA

2010-09-03T13:43:00.000-07:00

Fosters visit from Texas around July 4th

2010-08-30T20:43:00.000-07:00

It was so good to have Adrian, Brittany and Mackenzie come up to visit in July. They are residing in Texas now so it is no small feat, especially with an active little girl. They did quite a few things while they were here. We hated to see them go.

At PoynetteBrittany and Mackenzie enjoyed the open air

McKenzie environmental center is a tradition for the Fosters. We are now on 3 generations of enjoyment.

Life is restful when there is cotton candy on the job

Wisconsin Dells'the Witche's Gulch

Mr. Lion open your mouth wide so Mackenzie can get a drink

Mackenzie even enjoyed the horses at Circus World Museum

Megan loves walking with Mr. Boggs Tikwando class.

Adrian, Mackenzie and Rebecca enjoyed watching the parad

4th of July parade found Ashley passing out candy on her dad's float

Wisconsin Dells at Witches Gulch

Megan celebrated her 9th Birthday Party

2010-08-30T10:35:00.000-07:00

Megan celebrated her birthday with the Fosters and the Schaetzka's at her home. She was pleased with a Hannah Montana cake and lots of good food that her mom furnished.

Dress from Aunt Missy

Necklace Aunt Brittany made

Isabella, with Megan and mom

Hannah Montana cake

The boys enjoyed the ice cream and cake

Cousing Dalena got to join in the fun

New Twikando outfilt from her mom

Ashley and Davey swinging

Grandma Foster and Megan

Mary and her daddy relaxed

Finally June updates

2010-08-05T10:41:00.000-07:00

Amanda celebrated her 29th birthday. Charley and Mary Lou were here from VA and Catrina and Aaron were over . A good time was had by all.

Aaron an Charley

Amanda got her cheesecake

Mary and Ashley

Ashley and Mary Lou

Mary Jo, Mary, Ashley and Megan

Catrina

Charley and Jonny

Davey is always a good eater

Dalena and Isabella

Grandma Foster

Johnny

Rebecca

Art's graduation

2010-05-20T13:33:00.001-07:00

We are so proud of Daddy that his has concluded his 5 year schedule and received his Masters Degree in Marriage and Family Therepy He was hooded by the Dean

Ready to get his deploma

Rebecca, Betsy and Bob Boggs wrote on Art's window.

He kept it on so his cohart could see them.

GREAT JOB ART

WE LOVE YOU

Saturday at Portage

2010-05-02T05:24:00.001-07:00

On May 1st the family got together at our community room in Portage to celebrate that Mary Lou, Eloise, Dennis, Arthur, and Marlee were all in WI for a visit. People played canasta, jenga, and went to the local park.

Charley was up for a good game of canasta since it was too windy to fish.

Eloise came from Florida, Arthur from GA, Eva is in Baraboo finishing up her semester and MaryLou flew in from VA.

Amanda and her family came from Baraboo.

2 Months ago I had my operation to remove the tumor. I have received most of the use of my appendages back, but find some of my hair is falling out. Yuk

Mary and Rebecca had a fun time going up against their daddy and Charley in canasta. Amanda is a cheerleader

Beautiful Ashley was there getting rested up for her upcoming track meets

Megan loves her cousing Marlee that came up to visit

The kids were bored with being indoors, so David supervised their activity at the park. All had a blast.

Ean was baptized on his Birthday

2010-04-28T17:31:00.001-07:00

For his 8th birthday, Ean received this motorcyle and outfit from his parents. It was fun to see he and Richard ride it. We were able to give him his set of scriptures, which are just like his dad's He was pleased.
After the baptism, Ean stood with his family for a picture.

Ean then stood with his parents and grandparents.

It was such a good day. Felt honored to participate. Mary Jo gave the opening prayer, Art a talk on baptism and Adrian a talk on the Holy Ghost. We are proud of Ean and for the great job his parents and teachers have done at teaching his correct principle.

Utah was great

2010-04-28T17:04:00.000-07:00

After graduation we went back to Adrian and Brittany's home where it wasn't so busy.

We all met after convocation before we went out to lunch

We were glad to see Dustin who was Art's roomie while he was at BYUFriday night we went to a wedding reception in Salt Lake area for Paula Richards. She is the daughter of James Richards, Art's old missionary comp. of 40 years ago.

Before we left for Wisconsin we were priviledged to see Richard baptise our grandson Ean. We really enjoyed being able to attend.

We were excited to get permission for Mary Jo to be able to attend the Utah events. We had a wonderful time and were so glad to see friends and family. Long drive for us old people, but the Lord blessed us.

2010-04-18T02:28:00.000-07:00

I have finally started my blog. It is the one "only the good parts" so check it out!

2010-03-10T17:49:00.000-08:00

MEGAN PASSED HER TEST AND RECEIVED HER TEMPORARY BLACK BELT TONIGHT. SHE WILL HAVE IT FOR 6 MONTHS AND THEN SHE GETS THE BLACK ONE. I'M SO PROUD OF ALL THE HARD WORK SHE HAS PUT IN TO GETTING IT. MEGAN YOU ROCK!!!!!!!

2010 solo and ensemble

2010-03-07T15:17:00.000-08:00

ashley and allyson got a 2nd on there class B
ashley and taylor got a 1st on ther class A. she did a great job on all her things. this was her last week of basketball. now it's time for track and feilds:)

Birthday Party for Davey and MJ

2010-03-01T04:13:00.000-08:00

On Feb 20th we celebrated Davey turning 3 and MJ turning 61. We had a fun time.

Here Davey is blowing out his candle. Then he wanted to start on Grandmas, but I beat him to it.

Davey got a train set which they set up with the wooden track and he loved it.

Davey got a huge tonka truck and he loved it as did Jonny

He even got some clothes

MJ was glad for all the movies she got and Megan even made a card

Revenge at last

2010-02-28T14:31:00.001-08:00

Since I go into the hospital early Tuesday morning, I decided to get my haircut. They are going to shave part of it on the left and I thought it would look stupid, so I got it all cut off. Amanda had a pair of clippers so we did it after church.

Eva cut it off on the sides to make a mohawk. Rebecca put the jell in and there we were.

This was the side view.

Then Amanda took over and took off the rest. I look like one of the Prisoner of War people.

Actually I named this picture revenge. The girls got back at me for when I cut their hair just like this when part of them were little. I know Rebecca, Mary and Sarah at least are rejoicing to see this picture and have lots of satisfaction in their lives right now.

They tell me it will grow back. I am glad

Before and After of Becca's NEW HOME

2010-02-23T11:32:00.001-08:00

This is Rebecca 's bedroom after painting. This is her new carpet. Lighter coat of paint got another coat on it
Rebecca's bedroom before

Megan has the East and West walls dark blue and the North and South walls light blue.

This is a picture of her new carpet. On the wall that the door is leaning up against she has a 10 foot long chalk board that she loves.

This is the north end of the living room with wood floors.

South end of living room

Living room before shows ugly panelling with ugly carpeting that had animal urine all through it. They had to sanitize the flooring underneath before the wood floor could be layed down.

South end of the living room

Opps

This is the kitchen cabinets on the south wall. Before the remodling there was only a stove on this wall.

North end of new kitchen

North end of old kitchen

South wall of old kitchen

Front porch as yet is still the same.

New shower on East wall. Used to be an old tub and a window directly above it.

Old tub with window in bath.

There were lots of people that came to help but the Boggs Family and Mark Jefferson put in many hours to do carpenty and electrical. They were truly a blessing from our Heavenly Father.

Blast from the Past

2010-02-18T06:52:00.001-08:00

Rebecca was looking at the old pictures I have been sorting and wanted me to post them here. Hope you all enjoy.

This is Mary Lou and Charley with Donnie, Jen, and Carrie 1973 on Easter Sunday

Charley was quite a looker.

Chuck in this fist picture is 2 1/2 months on his baptism day.

Eloise

Eloise and Fred graduate Catacism

Fred and Eloise used to sing and play the guitar together at events.

Fred and Grandpa doing hay

winterfest 2010

2010-01-31T06:03:00.000-08:00

this week was winter fest in Mauston. it's a spirit week kind of like homecoming. on sat they had a formal dance. so this is Ashley and Mr. Bobby Boggs be for the dance. it sounds like they had a great time:)

Birthday Party

2010-01-25T05:02:00.001-08:00

Ashley turned 15 on the 10th but we finally managed a birthday party for her, and Mary and Rebecca who will be 34. Ashley wanted her own cheesecake so here it is. She has on her Drivers Education shirt. The school doesn't offer it anymore, so she has her classes at 5 PM on Saturdays and Sundays. She is pretty excited.

Rebecca and Megan wants Mary's apt to smell fragrant with the new candle that heats the oil.

Ashley loved the new purple socks.

Adrian and Brittany gave Ashley a new book which is similar to that of New Moon and is endorsed by its author. One of Brittany's students is mentioned in the forward.

Would it really be a birthday cake without Aunt Mary Lou's chocolate cake recipie.

YW Program

2010-01-09T18:01:00.000-08:00

The Young Women had a wonderful program called Strong and Couregeous. The Presidency was to sing a song, but after I got sick last week I couldn't sing so Ashley and Taylor filled in to sing. It was wonderful. Ashley did great on her solo also.

Foster Clan at Christmas

2010-01-01T13:07:00.000-08:00

Winter begins for the Foster Clan

2009-12-21T12:03:00.001-08:00

Isabella playing in the snow.Coi has red colored water.

Ean has green water to spray snow.

Sarah fixing Ria's hair before Ward Chrismas Party.

Megan got Rapunzel Barbie at the Schaetzka Family Party.

2 beauties ready to go to ward party

Uncle Charley with Elder Kraus from the Chech Republic and

Butikofer from Soda Springs, ID

Almost ready to sing.

Coi and Megan dig into jello.

Sarah and Richard enjoyed the ward Christmas Party.

Ashley plays basketball

2009-12-15T19:15:00.001-08:00

I had the day off an was able to go to Ashley's Freshman game against Wautoma. Wautoma is a tough team. Even though Mauston lost the girls have really improved over the games I saw last year. We are proud of you Ashley. She made the shot below. She also made this one.

She got fouled and made the 1st of two shots.

The Grinch visits Friendship

2009-12-12T10:15:00.000-08:00

The Electric co-op had the Grinch come visit. Megan left a couple of toys for Toys for Tots and then went back to see the Grinch. They gave away popcorn, ice cream, necklace set, bells on a string, and a ruler. Megan painted the Grinch mask green. Rebecca had never met the grinch so he was able to get her picture taken also.

Ashley is very active

2009-12-07T19:55:00.000-08:00

Went to see Ashley in her Christmas concert. She does a great job. Kandy Horrer, Mary and I all participated in their Spaghetti dinner. Mary also had to bring 2 doz. cookies that were part of the desert. On top of all her other activities, Ashley has helped out as a bell ringer at the grovery store. She and Janae even sang and danced for the people. They brought in lots of money. They are doing it because they want to instead of being forced into it. We are proud of you Ashley. In the video, she is sitting on the left half of the band.

Thanksgiving

2009-11-29T05:01:00.000-08:00

We had a wonderful home grown turkey grown by the Boggs family and it's food provided by Rebecca. Our very own Pilgram, Isabella was able to come.Jonny and Grandpa became buddies. It was fun to see Jonny walking.

What would Thanksgiving be without canasta.

Davey loves the trucks alot.

Isabella and Megan played fish with David and Amanda

Martinez clan make ready for Winter

2009-11-17T10:25:00.000-08:00

The Martinez Family had a great garden, but finally disassembled it. Even the kids helped.

Round 3 of Foster Clan Halloween time

2009-11-17T10:18:00.000-08:00

The Martinez Family had fun carving their pumpkins

Isabella wanted to be She-Ra after her hero on TV

Jonny was the contented Lion

For Trick or Treat Davey was SR. Fantastico

cross country banquet

2009-11-15T19:07:00.000-08:00

Ashley had her cross country banquet tonight. she lettered in cross country and received an award for the most improved.because she started out the year as a JV and ended it as a very strong varsity. I'm very proud of her. my baby's getting so big:')

Ashley and coach DeVou

Birthday boys celebrate 1 year and 60 years

2009-11-14T17:00:00.000-08:00

Amanda fixed an upside down cake for Jonny with 1 candle. We didn't put 60 on Arts so we wouldn't burn down the house.Isabella gave Jonny a card.

Isabella gave Grandpa a card

Isabella with Jonnys's card.

Mary and Ashley gave Grandpa a gag tie they thought was ugly. Haha on them as everyone else like it. They gave him several ties they thought were proper.

Megan couldn't come because she was sick but she gave grandpa a wonderful card. Rebecca bought some Cashew Crunch which is one of his favorite things.

Jonny got a key ring for teething. Amanda says they are drool rings

We had Pizza Hut Pizza and even Jonny enjoyed a piece.

Mary and Ashley had a good time.

Davey Boy loved the pizza and the chips with Eva's dip

Grandpa and Grandma loved being with the wonderful kids and grand kids.

We also were favored with Entertainment from the gang.

In Newspaper about Art's Grad from Drill Sgt School

2009-11-14T15:38:00.000-08:00

Staff Sergeant Arthur Foster, after 11 years of service in the infantry and two tours in Iraq has graduated his nine weeks of training to become a Drill Instructor at Ft. Benning, GA. He will shape and lead tomorrow's soldiers. We are so proud of our Soldier! His wife of nine years Sonny, and two beautiful children, Arthur his son, and Marlee his daughter support him. He will continue to serve his country for the next two years at Ft. Benning then its on to another duty station where he will complete his service for a total of 20 years. He has received many awards for his participation and service in Iraq and here in the states. He has also won the EIB or Expert Infantry Badge. He trained at many places around the world and was a trainer for the Striker, which is an armoured assault vehicle. In his free time he enjoys spending quality time with his family and friends. Arthur is a graduate of Adams-Friendship High School. He is the son of Arthur and Mary Jo Foster of Adams and Grandson of Eva Foster of Friendship.

Round 2 of the Foster clans Halloween

2009-11-08T06:48:00.001-08:00

October and Halloween happenings for the Foster Clan

2009-11-01T06:52:00.000-08:00

Marlee went as a bumble bee and Art as a python. Sonny played a great temptress.

Adams-Friendship ward had Trunk or Treat. Ashley dressed as a runner

Art and Sonny's family went pumpkin hunting

Megan dressed as a witch for Trick or Treat

Megan and Deseree

Adrian and Brittany went to the Cougar games.

Enjoying the pumpkin

The Schaetzkas carve Pumpkins

2009-10-29T18:59:00.000-07:00

Rebecca and Megan went out to Sue Schaetzka's to a Halloween Party. Megan carved a pumpkin all by herself. It is her first one. Together they brought 5 home. The picture of the guy with the saw was showing how men carve pumpkins-he was not playing Freddie Kruger.

run ashley run

2009-10-23T11:32:00.000-07:00

here are some good cross country pics of ashely.

Portrait of Megan

2009-10-12T17:42:00.000-07:00

School photos have come along way over the years!!

You know you're Mormon IF........

2009-10-12T12:57:00.000-07:00

You Know You're Mormon If...-its not "the early bird catches the worm" its, "the seminary student gets into college"
-you say "provo", "salt lake", or "palmyra" without the state and automatically assume that the whole world knows where those places are
-there is a son on a mission and mom is pregnant with another.
-you know what a "fireside" is
-You go to a church potluck and there is every type of jello imaginable
-8 kids in a family is "average"
-your 14th and 16th birthdays are the best birthdays of your life
-you think "heck" is the place for people who do not believe in "gosh"
-you know how to pronounce and spell Mahonri Moriancumer
-you know what ZL, DL, AP, PPI, BYC, SYC, YSA, GA, EQP, EFY, YC, CTR, and BYU all stand for
-Modest is Hottest
-Youth Conference, EFY, and Girls Camp are the best 3 weeks of the year!
-mormon movies are amazing and Kirby Heyborne is your hero
-you drive into the church parking lot and at least half the lot is filled with 12 passenger vans
-you "Bless this food to nourish and strengthen" your body before eating doughnuts
-going 24 hours without eating is no longer a challenging thing
-a "Caffeine High" is eating a king size chocolate bar
-pick-up lines are the greatest things ever!
-"How many wives does your dad have?" is often the first question asked when someone finds out that you're mormon
-parents are disappointed if their kid "only" got into Harvard
-buying a prom dress is the most difficult thing of your life
-the "EFY Medley" is your favorite song
-writing in your journal is a daily event
-"I can't...I'm Mormon" has been an excuse on more than one occasion
-piano was your first instrument
-your mom is pregnant at the same time you are
-you have 3 or more BYU sweatshirts/shirts
-John Bytheway is your favorite comedian
-you refer to the Cougars as "we"
-you're the fastest one on the road
-a keg party consists of rootbeer
-BYU has been you're dream school since you were 5
-you either live in, have many friends from, or are from Utah
-"So, what color is your toothbrush?"
-being a "rebel" is drinking Mountain Dew more than twice in one week
-lumberjack, the newspaper game, and ride that pony are your 3 favorite games
-there are more women pregnant in your ward than not
-you consider a great date watching The Princess Bride!
- The laying on of hands has nothing to do with physical violence.
- Your hobby is work for the dead.
-you've ever pushed 120mph in a 55mph zone on the way to a church dance
- You've ever had your alarm set for 4:45 am
- Your first date was when you were 16 to a Church Dance and your parent was a chaperone.
-all your dishes have your name written on them with masking tape
-you think Jell-O is one of the basic food groups
-at least one of your salad bowls is at a neighbor's house
-you have never arrived at a meeting on time
-you have more wheat stored in your basement than most third world countries
-you've already got your order in for volume 50 of "The Work and The Glory"
-you think it's all right to watch football on Sundays as long as a direct descendant of Brigham Young is playing
-you have to guess more than five times the name of the child you're disciplining
-you automatically assume that BYOB means, Bring Your Own Burgers
-you go to a party and someone spikes the punch with Pepsi
-you arrive to an activity an hour late and are the first person there
-"Oh my Heck!" is your idea of swearing
-before "The Discussion" in fifth grade you think people get pregnant by praying for babies
-You say "the scriptures" instead of "the bible" and people are confused
-You knew how to iron your own white shirts/dresses before you were ten
-Quadruple combinations are passed down through generations
-The best present on your eighth birthday is a set of scriptures with your name EMBOSSED on the front cover
-You are the only person in your high school's theatre department who knows how to tie a necktie . . . and have to do so for every guy wearing one on stage . . . and you're a girl
-An evening's hi-jinks involve "heart attacks" or "forking"
-You go to college and only know how to cook dishes in amounts of seven portions or more

Dells CF Walk

2009-10-04T08:10:00.001-07:00

Mary, Ashley, Megan and I walked in the Dells yesterday with our teams for CF. We had a light rain, but it was still fun.
This is Mary, Ashley and me with our team members.
This is Megan with her team members.

Ashley and Megan walked 3.5 Miles. Mary and I walked 7 miles. The CFF raised almost $6,000.00 and 1/6 of that came from are teams so a BIG thank you to all of you that donated to us. Our next walk will be in the Dells on Saturday May 2rd.
If anyone wants to walk with us next time or join the team we are equal opportunity all are welcome!!!:-)

Arkdale Gatherings

2009-10-04T06:32:00.001-07:00

The 2 fish cookers, Charley and Rebecca

Eva turns 29 for the 7th time

2009-09-27T13:56:00.000-07:00

Eva celebrated her 29th birthday again (for the 7th time) She was born in 1974, so you figure it out. She is loving school and is so busy she hardly has time to sleep. She has a part time job as and ITech. She is taking the equivilent of 16 or 17 credits, plus does kid ranch and gives tours. She is off the road though, so she is happy. Eva insisted on making the chicken and Alfredo sauce with spaghetti, sugar free salad, and jello cake. Mama made an angel food cake and cinnamon rolls. Rebecca brought pull apart garlic bread. As you can well imagine this is another meal where we all starved to death.Green is Eva's favorite color.

Charley went to see Dr. Sankran the other day. He pinched an inch Charley's tummy and tells him he needs to loose some of that.

The cousins love getting together.

Thanks to Amanda and David for opening their home and giving us some of their tomatoes and onions.

homecoming

2009-09-26T19:57:00.000-07:00

Ashley and bobby boggs went to the homecoming dance together. they looked really sharp if i do say so myself;)

wo-zha-wa

2009-09-26T19:16:00.001-07:00

Mauston band played at the wo-zha-wa parade in the dells on Sep 20th. this is just 1 of her 3 parades she's been in in the last week alone. it's been a very CRAZY week with band, cross country, and homecoming. i guess that's what i get for having a high schooler

Megan's Field Trip

2009-09-25T16:06:00.001-07:00

Megan and her class went on a field trip today in Westfield. Megan's Aunt Missy lives in Westfield so she was nice enough to chaperon for me. (Thanks Missy for chaperoning and for the photos!!) The field trip was about pioneer days and all the things they did in the good old days. This is Megan smiling poking the pig at the petting zoo.
Megan hauling water with a yoke.

Megan standing in front of one of the methods of cooking back in those good old days;-)

This is Megan's teacher Mrs. Bougie trying to be a blacksmith

Megan holding a mink pelt

Amazing Grace being played.

Ashley's School pics

2009-09-18T02:50:00.000-07:00

I think that these have to be some of the best school picture's that Ashley has taken.

Red Belt Test

2009-09-16T19:03:00.001-07:00

Megan tested for her RED BELT tonight. She did really good. It was a hard test for her she was very nervous about her two board breaks, but did awesome on them!! Next test will be even harder because it will be for her temporary black belt. It's crazy to think that soon Megan will be a black belt.
This is a picture of Megan with her class.

This is one of her board breaks. It is the "Turn back side kick". She has three boards that she is breaking through. The 1st time she kicks you can here them crack because she broke the one in the middle, but not the 1st or last one........I kind of thought that was pretty cool.

This is her doing the "Spin hook kick" with one board.

Megan getting her LAST color belt certificate;-)

Apples, Apples & more Apples

2009-09-16T18:48:00.000-07:00

I AM APPLE SAUCED OUT!!! ;-)

Amanda and her kids came over on Saturday to make apple sauce with us. It was a lot of fun and made the work easier with someone to talk too as you worked. It only took us 4 1/2 hours working as a team.

Then on Tuesday I went out to Aunt Marylou's house and picked 1/2 the apples on her tree. (The other 1/2 is for Bill) Sooooooo needless to say I have a lot of apple sauce. That is a good thing seeing I babysit for two two-year old and a almost 10 month old. The apples that Megan is holding came from 1 of our trees.

2009-09-09T17:08:00.000-07:00

Isn't thanksgiving dinner looking GOOD!!! He is even bigger then the wild turkeys now;-) Happy, Happy, Joy, Joy!!!