Let the Holidays Begin!

Our blog is wasting away....so I thought I'd put it to some good use with reminders of whose names we have for Christmas this year.

Katie - Ivan
Paul - Teresa Amazon Wish List
Ivan - Stacey
Teresa - Crystal
Stacey - Bryce
Crystal - Katie
Bryce - Paul Amazon Wish List (badly needs to be updated!)

Good luck with all of your holiday shopping. Let me know if you start a wish list and want it published on this site.

Names

I remember growing up, Ivan and I used to talk about how many people we thought had our name...and were both pretty sure he his was pretty unique. So I did a check to see how many Ivan Curtis' there are in the United States..and guess what, Ivan...you're not alone -- 32 -- who would have thought!

HowManyOfMe.com

There are 32 people with my name in the U.S.A. How many have your name?

Emi and Starr Morphed

MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Ancestors - Geneology

MyHeritage: Celebrity Morph - Family history - Family tree software

More wedding pictures

These wedding pictures are so beautiful -- I fetched them off of Amy's blog (Heidi's BF). I couldn't get the code to show them, so just click the link to see the slideshow.

http://www.photoshow.com/watch/PT3hK7hn

More pictures...

Since getting my camera back, I added more pictures to the wedding slideshow...we had a great time -- it pretty much captures our experience of the day.

Welcome Home Honeymooners!

You're not going to believe this, but we happened to go by Bryce and Heidi's house before they arrived home from their honeymoon and we found this mess....who in the world would do such a thing? Naughty people!!!

Presenting....Bryce and Heidi CURTIS!!

I snagged these photos off of Paul Shaw and Stacey's cameras. Mine is still MIA. Hopefully more of you will contribute later and we can add to the slide show. But for now, enjoy....

Little Dolls!!!

Ran into these pictures and couldn't resist posting them...

two great minds...sorry Izzie, Chelsi and Kenzie got you

Heidi's Bridal Shower...

The big day is getting closer - and Heid's bridal shower was just one step closer to the reality of it all. We had a great time - and it was so fun to meet so many members of Heidi's side of the family. The shower was at Heidi's friend, Teresa's house and I was asked to be in charge of the games.... here are a few pics.
This is Shaylene (Mignon's daughter) being the model for a tolite paper wedding dress. The lady in the red shirt is Heid's mom.



















More pictures of the wedding dress creations. We had about 4 models and Heidi had to pick the dress she liked best.
No, this isn't the only game we played, but the most fun to take pictures of. This is my cute neice, Becca.

And of course we can't forget the guest of honor with all of her loot.

Hair Growth

Those Mitchells are so darn cute. They've done a terrific job making many short movies - and they've even motivated my own kids to make some of their own, but this particular one really makes Aunt Teresa smile.

Curtis Camp out

Jared got a '10' for his tube ability! Go Jared!!

Ok so we all enjoy a little mud once in a while but these guys take it to a whole new level…Samuel and Ammon started with just a toe then a foot, before long well just look what happened…

Then bigger kids got in…

Caleb then Jared even Crista
This picture will probably come back to haunt her one day…I’m thinking at her engagement party?

But nobody beat Caleb, that’s one muddy boy!!!

Then the boys got this great idea, they would try to hug the girls! Yuck!

But these are smart girls, they just went deeper into the water and when the boys swam toward them the mud all washed away. Yea girls!

My zoom isn’t huge on this little camera but if you squint you can see Ivan driving and Caleb in the front, not sure who they are towing since I cut then accidentally cut them out of the frame.

Stacey was the first tuber but she didn’t like it too much, Paul and LaShaun seemed to enjoy it more.

Then the kids went out, this is Crista.

All the kids seemed to enjoy it.
The top was up on the boat because we had a little rain but nobody seemed to mind.

Serena knows how to enjoy the lake.

This is a shot of Caleb standing on a picnic table that is probably three feet under water. A lot of the picnic areas are still flooded. But these kids don’t care…

Jake even tried to climb a tree while the girls sat at the table.

Lots of time for swimming

And just playing…what a great family we all have!

Uncle Rod's Obituary

Rodric C. Beckham
Rodric C. Beckham "Stalag 17 Prisoner of War" Rodric Charles Beckham, 93, a former prisoner of war in Germany's Stalag 17 during World War II, died Saturday, June 21, 2008 in Lakewood of causes incident to age. Mr. Beckham was born November 27, 1914 in Chandler, Arizona, the son of Charles Marvin Beckham and Quintella Spurlock Beckham. He was the first child born in the newly incorporated town of Chandler. He played football and other sports and graduated from Chandler High School in 1933, aft er which he worked in air conditioning and the fruit industry in Arizona and California. When World War II started, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and became the crew chief of a B-17 bomber in the European Theatre. His plane was shot down over France in 1943, and he parachuted from it holding a wounded comrade whose parachute had been damaged. His leg was shattered when he landed, and he always credited German doctors for their expertise in repairing what could have been a permanent injury. He spent the remainder of the war as a prisoner of the Germans in the famous Stalag 17 concentration camp. Years later, he and other prisoners of war played in the movie, "Stalag 17," which starred William Holden. He attended the 63rd annual reunion last month in Tucson, Arizona, with other surviving Stalag 17 prisoners of war. They were freed by the Allies on May 5, 1945. Following World War II, he moved to Los Angeles and worked in several motion picture studios as an electrician and plumber. He then moved to Long Bea ch, where he owned and operated an appliance repair business for nearly for thirty years. He was a member of the Elks Lodge in Long Beach and a member of the Lakewood St. Pancratius Church. He married Mildred Jancar on October 17, 1949. She preceded him in death on August 30, 2002. Two sisters, Anna Laree Beckham Self, of Prescott, Arizona, and Lorraine Beckham Ashe, of Encino, California, also preceded him in death. He is survived by his brother, Raymond E. Beckham, and his wife, Janette, of Provo, Utah; n ine nieces and nephews; and Mildred's sister, Ann Nelson, Laguna Woods, California. Funeral services will be held today, June 25, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. at All Souls Mortuary, 4400 Cherry Ave., Long Beach, with viewing 1/2 hour prior to the services. Burial will be held at the Greenwood Memorial Park, I-805 and Imperial Ave, San Diego, California at 3:00 p.m. that same day. His parents and wife, and his sister, Lorraine, are buried there.

Bryce's Birthday

I've been meaning to post of picture of Bryce on his birthday, but I procrastinate. So here it is. I made him an icecream cake -- yes, you can be impressed, but don't -- because it was super easy. And next year, Heidi, this will become your job. :)

The date for the wedding ( as i know it)

Hi all,

Heidi and I are going to get sealed in the Mesa Temple on 7th of August. The ring exchange is going to be at 6:30 at the Regale Gardens in Mesa. The reception will follow that. We are going to have a open house at Kristi Sewell house in West Jordan ( i think).

I hope this help and will be seeing you soon.

Bryce

Heidi's BLING!

Bryce and Heidi stopped by last night, so I snapped a few pictures of her engagement ring. My camera's not the best at these kind of close-ups and the flash bouncing off that rock didn't help either, but this was the best I could do. The ring is gorgeous...you did good, Bryce.

Wedding Cakes...

Heidi & Bryce, I don't want to take away from the beautiful proposal, but I felt I needed to get my 2 cents in for wedding cakes ideas. I was eating my Krispy Kreme donut today and realized what a great wedding cake it would make. Actually, I like both of these. Whatta ya think?


Everyone loves Krispy Kreme (yep, especially me).






















Ooooh...and you wouldn't even have to freeze the top layer for your first anniversary, just put it back in the cupboard and it would probably taste the same -- may even keep until your 50th..who knows.

Attention Esteemed Colleagues

To whom it may concern,

Please be advised that as of 8:15 pm on Friday May, 9th, Mr. Bryce Curtis has been officially classified as in "off the market" status.

On said night, Mr. Curtis performed a remarkable feat in his endeavor to woo a Miss Heidi Goodwin. Please find the narration of the events detailed below:

"It was a shameless atmosphere of singing and dancing at the Desert Ridge - Marriott Resort in Scottsdale Arizona. The evening dragged on. Bryce slowly became tormented with emotions of anxiety. Hesitantly, Bryce approached the microphone. The spotlight nearly blinded him. He began to sweat. His pulse raced. Karaoke is not his strongest talent!

The music begins. It is Elvis Presley's, "I can't help falling in love with you" (a classic). Bryce begins to sing. From somewhere inside him, his voice finds strength and begins to serenade the young lady in the front row. Each line of words is more full with meaning than ever before. The song begins to carry more and more meaning. Tears stream from the eyes of the young lady as the song comes to a close and she realizes even more strongly that she is definitely in love with this man.

The music begins to fade and the lights come up slightly. Surprisingly, Bryce does not descend the stairs. Is he terrified of the "angry mob" of listeners throughout the ballroom? No. He softly returns to the microphone and says the following, "Heidi Goodwin, I can't help but fall in love with you. I want to spend the rest of my life with you. Will you marry me?"

Half stumbling, half running up the stairs and onto the stage, Heidi approached Bryce in front of the hundreds of onlookers. He took her into his arms and she exclaimed, "yes"! The ballroom erupted into applause.

What a magical night."

Thank you for your time.

Signed,
The future Mr. and Mrs. Bryce Curtis

Katie's Travel Stops

I'm sure everyone knows Katie's on a cruise with Glen and his children for a couple of weeks. She says postcards take about a month to receive, so she's been e-mailing me while on the ship and updates me to where she is and where she's been.

On 5/9 Katie says "We have been to three ports in the last few days first one in Soloveia (Koper), then we hit Croatia (Split and Dubonick) and now we are headed back to Italy. The last few ports are very old european cities that go back 2000 yrs. They are so beautiful...almost mid-evil looking with stone walkways and old stone buildings and very clean. Next stop is Bari Italy and then we sail for a day and I get to enjoy the ship (spa, library, pool).

Sounds like a great trip! And yes, Katie, we're all very jealous!

Croatia


Bari Italy


Silka


PS. If you click on the bottom 2 pictures it will enlarge it for a better view.