Merry Christmas

We just wanted to wish all of you a very Merry Christmas. We hope that Santa brought you what you wanted and that each of you had a great day. We are thankful for this season to remember and celebrate the birth of our Savior. He was the ultimate present given to us from a loving Father in Heaven. How blessed we are to have the fulness of the gospel in our lives. We love each of you.

Love, The Packard's

congratulations

Keith, Brant & Kyler,

Congratulations on a great start of the basketball season! Good Luck on your game on Friday!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING

HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL OF YOU! We hope that all of you have a wonderful turkey day! We love you and are thinking of you this holiday season! We just wanted to thank all of you for being great brothers, sisters, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephew, cousins, mom, dad, grandpa and grandma! You are all in our thoughts and prayers. We look forward to seeing all of you in a month at the wedding!

Love the Packard's

Happy Birthday!

Kayden & Alex,

We just wanted to wish you a HAPPY BIRTHDAY! We hope you had a great 16th birthday Kayden! I still can't believe you are that old. Man times fly!

Alex we hope you have a great birthday on Friday! Sorry to hear about the slide off but we are glad that you and Josalyn are okay!

We love you
the Packard's

Temple

I just wanted to let everyone know that I am going through the temple this Saturday, November 20. Please don't feel like you have to change your schedule to attend, but if you are available on Saturday morning I would love to have you there. I will be going through the Jordan River Temple and you need to be in the chapel no later than 10:00 am. If you have any questions let me know. I love you all and can't wait to see you in December!

Josalyn

Happy Birthday Annie

Annie,

We just wanted to wish you a very Happy 10th birthday! I can't believe your that old already. Man how times fly! We hope you have a fun birthday!

Love
The Packard's

We're Getting Married!!!

We have a date! As long as everything works out with the Boise Temple, Alex and I will be getting married on Tuesday December 21st in the afternoon. We will have a a dinner and reception that night and would love all of you to come celebrate with us! More details to come! We love you all and thank you for your support in this exciting time for us!

Love,
Alex and Josalyn

Good Luck Makenzie and Colt

Hey you two lovebirds. Have a wonderful day. I am thinking of you and wish you the best. I wish I could be there. Good luck and congratulations.

HAPPY LATE BIRTHDAY BRANT!

Brant,

We just wanted to wish you a late Happy Birthday! We have thought of you all week we just forgot to write on the blog on you birthday! Anyway we hope you had a great one.

Love the Packard's

Happy Birthday

We just wanted to wish Macy a very Happy 3rd birthday! We hope you had a great one.

Love the Packard's

Andrea with Great Grandma and Great Grandpa

Thanks Grandma and Grandpa for stopping by our new house. We loved having you there even for just a short visit. Note: Anyone else who would like to hold this cute adorable baby before she turns into a crazy toddler is welcome to come to our home in Twin Falls. P.S. Good luck Kinzey and Karen with all the wedding craziness that happens right before the wedding.

Pulled Teeth

Today I had to take Emmalynn to the Dentist because her bottom permanent teeth was coming in behind her baby teeth. The Dentist looked in her mouth and also saw that her other tooth on the bottom was going to come in behind her baby teeth also. So Emmalynn had to have 4 baby teeth pulled today to accommadate the two permanent teeth coming in. Needless to say she experienced her first shots at the dentist which she didn't enjoy but was pretty brave anyway. I told her that I didn't like getting the shots either. She did say that she didn't even feel the dentist pull her teeth which was good. She is very excited to have the tooth fairy come tonight. I think having 4 teeth at once may break the tooth fairy but hopefully the tooth fairy will manage. So the next time all of you see Emmalynn she will be getting her first permanent teeth. How she is growing up. She is excited to start Kindergarten on September 2 but her mom is feeling kind of sad to know her first baby is starting school.

We hope you all are enjoying the rest of your summer break. Brant congratulations on your basketball scholorship at Utah Valley! We are excited for you and proud of you!

A quick Happy Birthday to all of you who have one in the next few Days. Derek, Makenzie and Josalyn we hope you have wonderful birthdays and know that we love you and are thinking about you on your special day!

Love The Packard's

Family Fun in July!!

Happy Birthday Teagan and Chase

Sorry for the tardiness Teagan, but I wanted to wish you a happy birthday. I hope you had a very fun day. I can't believe how big you are getting. Happy Birthday also to Chase. I hope you are adjusting well to life with three kids and that they all let you get a little rest on your birthday. There is nothing better than spending time with family.

Congratulations!

Chase, Stephanie, Shawn & Maxin,

Just wanted to congratulate you on your new bundle of joy. We look forward to seeing pictures soon!

The Packard's

sorry I can't figure out how to turn it straight......oh well

Third place trophy at Award's Banquet!!

Outside the basketball hall of fame. Inside the "ball" area there is a huge basketball court.

the boys and I at Fenway Park

Keith finally found his guava in a Chinese market in Boston!

Easter fun with Grandma!


Hope you enjoy a few pictures! Love you all!

Happy Mother's Day

http://www.sugardoodle.net/joomla/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=6041:taught-by-their-mothers&catid=3804

I found this song about mothers and I thought everyone would enjoy listening to it or at least reading the lyrics. A special thanks to all my amazing aunts, my wonderful grandmother and of course my mom for being the most special women in my life and for teaching me the importance of motherhood.

Sweet 16

Kaitlin

Happy Sweet 16 Birthday! I can't beleive it has been 16 years since I received a call from the AP's telling me I had a new niece. I was so excited to hear the news but was sad that I would have to wait 15 months before I could see you in person and not just pictures. I hope you have a great birthday!

Love
Aunt Laree

Cute pictures from last summer

Thanks for being the best grandparents and great-grandparents. You guys are great examples to all of us.

Happy Early Birthday Kaitlyn

Hey Kaitlyn hope you have one Sweet 16 birthday this week. Hope you earn that $100 from Jos Ha Ha that is going to be the best day. I also hope Stephanie gets to add another Mecham birthday for the month of April. Life is good here in NV. Although, and I can't believe I am saying this, It is getting hot already and I am glad to get out of the heat this summer. Summer pregnancies are so fun!!! The only plus is that i have a really good excuse for looking fat in my swimsuit!!

Jarom

We wanted to let you know that Jarom will be made a deacon on April 11th at 2:15 at our church. We will have lunch at our house afterwards. I know, Jarom a deacon? Yikes. Also, a lady called from the national hoop shoot office. She is in charge of making a book for all the contestants. A part of the book is well wishes from home. So if you would like to send Jarom a note to be added to the book here is the website: www.elks.org/hoopshoot/greetings.cfm The last day to post is April 16th.
Tomorrow is the basketball banquet. Kindof a crazy day for us! This weekend Keith and I are going to St George to watch Brant and Jarom play in baseball tournaments. I'm hoping to sit in the sun!! Kyler is doing really well. He is having his first stress test tomorrow to see how his brain reacts. If he passes he will have to go through another one the next day that is harder. The doctor is optimistic that he will be able to play baseball soon. We think of all of you often! Have a good week!

We are going to Have a Girl!!

Hey everybody I just wanted to let everyone know that we are going to have a baby girl. Everything in the ultra sound looked good.

Sorry to hear about Kyler

We were sorry to hear about the concussion Kyler had. Hopefully the doctors will be able to figure out what is causing him to have them. What do you need from us besides prayers? Do you want a family fast? We would be honored to fast on his behalf if you want. Give him our love.

The Packard's

Congratulations

Jarom,

We just wanted to congratulate you on your big win! How exciting to make it to Nationals.

Love
The Packard's

Happy Valentine's Day

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY TO ALL OF YOU! WE HOPE YOU HAD A GREAT DAY.


LOVE THE PACKARD'S

In need of addresses

Family,

Emmalynn & Daniel want to send Valentine's to all of their cousins. The problem is we don't have all of your addresses. So could the following send us your addresses so that she can mail you a Valentine.
Derek, Josalyn, Chase & Stephanie, Chelsea & Charlie. We would appreciate it if you would send us your addresses.

Thanks
Emmalynn & Daniel

Foul Shot Star

Jarom,

Congratulations on you foul shooting! We are proud of you for winning the state competition. Good luck in Las Vegas!

The Packard's

Hi everyone! We haven't written for awhile so I thought I'd give you an update. Ten basketball games last week. Won about half of them. Kyler is the worst loser. He is very grumpy so we like it when he wins! I am Annie's coach again this year. We are 2-1 and have improved a ton over three games. Jarom started baseball practice with a new team this year. They practice in the Lazy Boy warehouse in Tremonton. The coach really wanted Jarom to be a part of the team so he comes to pick him up and brings him home afterwards. I think he knew that I didn't want to do that three times a week! Jarom has basketball the other days so he is keeping busy. The only bad news that we have is that our suburban is in the shop again. This time it is the transmission. So today we are trying to decide if it is worth the money to fix it. Hmmmm.
Hope you are all doing well and staying warm!
Love,
Brigham City Mechams

Hansen Update

Hello everyone. We are enjoying our time here in Springville Ut but I must admit that I am excited to get to warmer Nevada in March. I went to the doctor and he gave a me a due date of July 20th. So if all goes well my dad's dream of a 4 generation 25 year gap will come true. You can ask him if you are totally confused.
Charlie is still loving physical therapy yeah!! I don't have to worry about more schooling. Graduation is going to be here before we know it. Happy late birthday to all the packards and just in case, Happy early birthday to everyone else this year in case i forget to mention it on your actual birthday :)
Macy is getting so big and she loves to sing. She also is learning her ABCs right now and she never ceases to amaze me at how cool learning really is.
Stephanie and Chase we need to get together soon, maybe we could do a double date one night without the kiddos.

Love,
Chelsea

We witnessed a miracle

Today in church we witnessed a miracle. A young father 4 months ago had the H1N1 flu and pneumonia that turned into some respiration disease that I don't remember the name. He had been in ICU and on a ventilator for 3 months and ended up in Denver in a rehabilitation hospital. He finally got back to Pocatello before Christmas in a rehabiltation facility here. Today he was at church walking with a cane and a little skinnier but he was there. What a miracle! Our ward and stake has been praying a fasting for his return to health and we are seeing the answer to those prayers. He is finally home with his wife and 2 little girls (age 3 and 1).

We hope that all of you are doing well and that this new year is going well for all of you. Good luck to all of you who are involved in activities this week.

Love the Packard's

We survived!

We survived our birthday week at our house. We started with mine and ended with Gary and in between we had Gary's dad and Daniel. Needless to say I am tired of cake and pie. We can now start our New Years resolution to get in shape.

Thanks for all your help with Gary's surprise party. He was very surprised and it was his first one ever. He had a great trip to Cabela's in Lehi and will now be the best dressed hunter in the fall.

Daniel got a tricycle and thinks that it is the greatest thing ever. It is hard for me to believe that he is already 2.

Emmalynn is doing well with preschool and has made great friends with a little girl named Emma and they like having play dates each week. It is fun to see her grow and mature. I can't believe that she will be starting Kindergarten next fall.

We hope all of you are having a great new year. We look forward to hearing from all of you.

The Packard's

Happy Birthday to Daniel and Happy 50th to Gary in a few day!

We hope you both have a great birthday. Even though I wished Laree happy birthday on the phone I will also say Happy Birthday again.

Sounds like we missed a great party in Brigham City. I hear that Brant had a good game. That is awesome.

We are all doing great. Work is picking up. We are looking forward to coming to Brigham City to watch Brant and Kyler play during Presidents weekend. Hopefully, work won't keep me in Meridian.

We love all of you. We are so greatful to belong to such a great family. Sorry we have not posted for awhile. I will do a better job this year of writing. It is my news year resolution to write more often on the blog. I know we all get busy. It is fun to read the posts.

I thought I would share an experience that happened to me about October. After the new Bishop was called he gave his initial talk to the ward. He asked each of us to be a temple going people and promised that we would be blessed for doing so. As I listened to him speak, I had the distinct impression that he was talking to me. I have not been a very frequent temple attender in the past. I ususally went 6 to 12 times a year. When this impression came over me, I decided to comit to go each week while the bishop is the bishop. It has been a very rewarding experience. Each week I attend I feel the spirit. I have time to ponder in the Celestial room and still make it to work before I usually arrive. I know that I am very lucky to live so close to the temple and to have this opportunity. I know that everyone cannot take advantage of this type of opportunity but I want you to know that the Temple is an incredible place to receive peace and refuge. It was amazing the other day while I was there, I was sitting in the temple and decided to stay a little longer. Finally, when I went to leave, I noticed a brother coming into the temple. As we approached each other, I recognized him as one of the missionaries that was in my first apartment on my mission in Mulhouse. I said Elder Aldous how are you doing? He said, you are better at names than me. I said no problem because I probably had changed the most. It was nice to chat with him for a few minutes. As I left the temple, I pondered my decision to linger a little longer and the blessing it gave me to say hi to one of my old missionary buddies. I am thankful for the temple and especially for my wife who has been a great inspiration and example to me in many ways and most notably is in temple attendance. She is a hard act to keep up with.

Thanks for being such a great family. I couldn't have hand picked a better one. I am thankful for the love that we share. I am happy and sad for Diane at this time. I am sad that they couldn't work things out together and seek a gospel solution. However, I am happy that she is trying to make a change in her life and hopefully she will be able to make a difference. My prayers go out on her behalf.

Love Always,

Bryan

Happy New Year

Dear Family,

We just wanted to wish you a HAPPY NEW YEAR. A lady in our ward told us that even number years were great years. So here to 2010.

I was hoping that I could enlist Karen & Robin's help for a surprise birthday for Gary. We are coming down Friday night to watch Kyler & Brant and wanted to do Pizza and Cake & ice cream after the game to surprise Gary. I was wondering if Karen could order a cake for me from down there. I will pay you for it when I come Friday. Have some great cake that talks about turning 50, being over the hill, something along that line. Robin, I was wondering if you would be willing to get some balloons and decorate your house on the turning 50 theme. Please let me know what it costs each of you and I will pay you on Friday. I would like to have this as a surprise. I figured we wouldn't expect something the weekend before his birthday. If you can help out let me know.

We are looking forward to seeing you on Friday. Bryan, if you want to come down that would be great to have you there but understand if you can't be there.

We hope that all of you had a wonderful holiday season and that the New Year is starting out well for all of you.

Kyler & Brant, good luck with your upcoming games this week.

Love
Laree & family