Happy Hopeful Happenings

New Cousins!

2011-03-18T09:12:00.000-07:00

We have three new cousins to add to the mix!

1. Cameron - Alisha and Tommy's first.

2. Corgan - Marc and Candace's first.

3. Bryce - Mechelle and John's fourth.

2 Costner missionaries

2010-06-11T10:25:00.000-07:00

Kevin and Kyle are on missionsite.net search under Costner and you should find letters, pictures, and current addresses for both, thanks to aunt Linda.

Shannon's call

2010-04-24T06:24:00.000-07:00

Shannon (Karen's daughter) is going to the Cleaveland,Ohio mission reporting June 23rd. She will also serve in historic Kirtland,Ohio.

Kyle's updated mission call

2010-04-19T07:28:00.001-07:00

In the MTC Kyle got a new call to the Paris South Mission. His mission was split and so he was issued a new call. I think he's in Orleans, France now.

Jarom and Sara's new Addition

2010-04-08T08:01:00.000-07:00

Jarom and Sara had a new baby boy named Seth. I'm posting the pics. they sent me.

Hi All

2010-03-19T07:54:00.000-07:00

Hey everybody! How is everyone? I have recently opened my own business and was wondering if you could all spread the word. My site is The Littlest Daisy, my blog is http://www.thelittlestdaisy.blogspot.com/ and my shop is http://www.thelittlestdaisy.com/home. I am having a giveaway so whoever becomes a follower and leaves a comment gets entered into the drawing. I am selling interchangeable beaded watchbands, and the watch faces. I could use all the help I can get!

Thanks, love to all!
Mechelle

2009-09-27T19:56:00.000-07:00

The Daily Times Saturday Section B

Broncos' furious rally...

....Easton Sherwood broke a return to the Silver (City) 16, Hathaway found Kasey Costner for a 9-yard touchdown pass, and the Broncos trailed 34-28 with 14 seconds left.

Individual Stats: Receiving Silver City- Gonzales 4 - 52 Kirtland Central- Costner 3-60

Go Kasey

Kyle's Mission Call

2009-09-08T21:02:00.000-07:00

Kyle Costner received his mission call to the Belgium Brussels Netherlands Mission--French Speaking. He enters the Mission Home December 30, 2009

Kyle took 5 years of French.

5449 Janette Ave, West Valley City, SLC UT 84120
801-955-6394
Chris cell 801-635-9843
Kent cell 801-635-5226

Woo Hoo !!!

Carla and Connor

2009-09-01T21:48:00.000-07:00

Carla and Connor are doing very well. He is such a sweet baby boy.
Enjoy the pictures!

New Baby :)

2009-08-31T07:41:00.000-07:00

Carla had
Connor Jaxon Engstrom
on Sunday August, 30th at 11:55am
Weighing 8 lbs and 8 oz and 20 inches long

(pictures to follow)

Thanks Carla

2009-08-12T06:57:00.000-07:00

Our reunion was great, thank you Carla for planning it. I know I had to be dragged kicking and screaming to actually do it, but it was great when we got there. Carla, I would love to see your pics and Mechelle, you too, from the reunion. I had minimal ones.

2009-06-04T10:04:00.000-07:00

Daddy Ray might be good to visit with, he put up with my little jokes and songs the last two days. I don't think he is eating though, so we are praying he lasts til you come. Love Mom--Melanie

Grandpa

2009-05-27T19:04:00.000-07:00

OK, so apparently grandpa is in the hospital and isn't doing very well. He's having trouble breathing. That's about all I really know, I just thought I'd post this in case there are those of you who haven't heard yet. If you have more details, feel free to post. Lets all pray for him. Love to all!

2009-05-12T18:47:00.000-07:00

The First Annual Costner Reunion!

June 11^th, 12^th and 13^th 2009

June 11^th:

6pm at the Kirtland Stake Park Pavilion.

June 12^th:

8am at the Kirtland Stake Park Pavilion

Breakfast*, hosted by Karen and Melanie.

Family Pictures.

Games – Bring your tennis shoes so you can run, jump and race!

Bring your own sack lunch.

Variety show – Prepare a skit or talent to share for yourself or your family.

Bring pictures of the past to show**.

June 13^th:

12pm at Melanie’s house in Bloomfield.

BBQ* on the back porch, hosted by Kent and Cliff.

Make a Grandma book complete with pictures.

Bring a 8 ½ x 11 three-ring binder and call or email Melanie to order (505-632-3120) (mom@animas.net).

Bloomfield Splash Park - from 5-7pm.

$5 – 15 and up $3 – 3-14 Free – 2 and under

*Please call meal hosts for special dietary arrangements

**Bring your favorite story about Grandma

Marc who is this?

2009-05-10T11:09:00.000-07:00

Okay no hints from any of you. You really should know who this is and he shares something big in common with you beside your grandparents.

We're Moving

2009-05-07T16:30:00.000-07:00

I don't remember the address, but we are moving in about a week.

This is the model of the house that we are getting.

It's pretty exciting. The only downside to it is actually packing and moving our stuff.

Our current house we will be renting out to some people that John knows from work. They have an intent to buy, if their daughter likes the school. We are feeling quite blessed. We really wanted to find a house with room to grow, and a bigger yard, for less than we paid for this house. And we did!

Cliff and Lara's Carlsbad '08 trip

2009-05-03T18:53:00.000-07:00

CLiff and Lara's family at the entrance to the Slaughter Canyon Cave after a hard, hot hike! White Sands was also amazing for those who have never gone. We visited Commandment rock near Las Lunas, NM which is supposed

to be a part of the Ten Commandments in modified Hebrew?

Cousins Marc might not know

2009-05-03T09:48:00.000-07:00

This should be fun for Marc. Most of these people are your cousins. Maybe one or two is the date of or wife of or cousin of your cousin. But the for most part you're related.

Devin and Hank go to Prom

2009-04-24T05:12:00.000-07:00

Devin Signs (Dianna's) and Hank Costner (Cliff's) went on a triple date to prom. They were all sunburned because they had to go to our Bill Slade Memorial Track Meet that day.

2009-03-08T20:32:00.000-07:00

Uncle Tommy had some kind of knee surgery and then he was finally home with a walker no less and Aunt Babs went outside on her back porch to see what the dog was barking at and she was bit by a rattlesnake! Uncle Tommy then proceeded to kill it with his cane. They flew her to Phoenix and gave her anitvenom. That's all I know.

Carla

2009-01-28T16:45:00.000-08:00

I'm pregnant!
Due sometime in September.

Reunioning

2009-01-23T08:24:00.000-08:00

So I think that Early June is good for the reunion. It's been a long time since we all got together, everyone is all grown up, mostly. It was nice to see Kent's family at the Moody reunion, but I think all the Costner kids and grandkids need to get together. I don't know about you, but I miss my family.

So lets all work together to get together!

Jessica Comes Home!!

2009-01-22T11:28:00.000-08:00

For everyone's information, Jessica will arrive at the Farmington airport on Februrary 3rd, Tuesday night at 8:00 PM! Everyone is welcome to come and see her. See you there!

2009-01-20T14:56:00.000-08:00

Keri said: I was able to submit nearly 600 names for baptism & endowment, nearly 500 sealing to parents, and 140 sealing to spouses.

Melanie,

I actually found it harder to do the Smith & Dobbins names, so that is interesting what you say about the DNA. I didn’t get any pictures off of Ancestry.com. Do I need to have a membership to get them?

The names are at the Albuquerque Temple in the Kirtland 5th Ward file. Anyone can ask for them (I think at the recorder’s office? I’m not sure how the Albuq. Temple works, exactly. I know it’s different than Provo.) You and all of the other family are more than welcome to do the names! My name will be on the cards. I have submitted a few other families from my husband’s side, so it is possible that the names come from his lines, though. As I was going through my research, I could tell that someone had done several periods of work on the Gililland line (some in the 70’s and some more recent, but I can’t remember the dates.) I’m guessing that was some of your work I saw.

I believe I’ve seen the Nielson names as the sources on many of the names that were listed on FamilySearch. I should probably contact them to see what they’ve done & what they can offer.

--Keri Chipman

2009-01-18T21:07:00.000-08:00

http://moodystories.blogspot.com/

http://costnerchronicles.blogspot.com/

http://snydertales.blogspot.com/ --Dad is working on this one

you are all invited to these sites too

2009-01-18T20:49:00.000-08:00

Periwinkle, Myrtle, Vinca minor--all names of the same--these are evergreen, they were across the front of the house and on the other side of the door where the dog sat on them.

periwinkle is a perennial, evergreen herb in the dogbane family (Apocynaceae) that was originally native to the island of Madagascar. It has been widely cultivated for hundreds of years and can now be found growing wild in most warm regions of the world, including the Southern U.S. The plants grow one or two feet high, have glossy, dark green leaves (1-2 inches long) and flowers all summer long. The blooms of the natural wild plants are a pale pink with a purple "eye" in their centers, but horticulturists have developed varieties with colors ranging from white to hot pink to purple.

Both the Phlox and the Bouncing Bets had to be broken down to the ground in the early spring, so the new growth could start again. I have descendants of the Phlox in my yard against the fence.

ps Carla needs to know if you have a preference of time for the reunion in June? Love Melanie

bouncing bets

2009-01-18T16:28:00.000-08:00

these pictures certainly look more like what mom had but were hers evergreen?

Flowers

2009-01-18T14:15:00.001-08:00

Mom planted Bouncing Bets under the fruit trees, then tried to kill them out when Kevin and Kelly were allergic to them. (the article says they are also Soapwort.) Her phlox looked just like Fauna's? picture. Bouncing Bets have earlier blooms and tall Phlox bloom in late summer.

http://www.plantanswers.com/bouncing_bet.htm There is a short Creeping Phlox that blooms in early spring, good for rock gardens.

excuse me but I don't know what I'm doing on this blog thing

2009-01-18T10:24:00.000-08:00

I am trying to show a link to my food storage blog SURVIVALSENSE but I don't know how...I will have time later to do it right i hope!

2009-01-18T09:23:00.001-08:00

I will figure out how to digitalize our families pictures ---until then just think of us Bigger than Life---it might just be true.

answer to dianna's flower question...

2009-01-18T09:02:00.000-08:00

the pink and white flowers in the driveway were phlox....if I can find out how to post a picture I will find a google image of one similar. This isn't showing the pink aaand white but you will have to use your imagination.

Costner Family Reunion

2009-01-18T06:53:00.000-08:00

We are planning a reunion for the Ray and Freeda Costner family for sometime in June. We need everyone's schedules so we can plan it for the optimum time. It will be held in Kirtland, NM.

Matthew Michael Decker

2009-01-17T18:13:00.000-08:00

Aunt Dianna said:
Jarom married Sarah James of Kirtland in the Monticello, Utah temple December 27th, 2006. They live in Rexburg, Idaho and are currently going to BYU-Idaho. Jarom is majoring in Physics and Sarah is majoring in Math.
They had Matthew Micheal Decker on Sunday November 23rd, 2008. They blessed him in Kirtland, New Mexico on December 28th, 2008(yes Melanie and Kasey's B'day.)
Shannon is also going to BYU-I and is majoring in Elementary Education. She is home right now as she is on the spring/fall track.
Jessica is coming home (Kirtland) on February 4th from the Buenos Aires south mission.

2009-01-05T13:36:00.000-08:00

YOO HOO, Yay hoos, we are searching for News of your families. We need more information on the Jarom Decker family--I didn't tell the kids about the wedding, and now there is a new baby???--send Pictures!