Fred & Sheila Stewart Family Newsletter
2008

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We appreciate you and your cards, letters, e-mails, photos, and/or phone calls. Thanks!

We have had many blessings this year! We have 3 new grandbabies (see sidebar) : Matthew Mark Murdock Feb 27, Tysen Nicole Talley April 23, and Samuel Lewis Dalton Oct 22. It was fun to go help while our daughters recuperated. We were able to attend all of the baby blessings. We had 2 baptisms, Danielle Dalton in Utah and Kaelyn Stewart in Arkansas . Fred was not able to get off work, so I flew to Arkansas to attend Kaelyn’s baptism. It was fun to be with them for a week. We were able to attend Danielle’s baptism too. So, we’ve had lots of trips :).

In June it was fun to watch our headstone being installed at the cemetery, so we are ½ set :)

Keith & Lisa were in charge of our Stewart reunion in July in Show Low, AZ, and they did well–it was a big job! Most of our families were able to attend. It was the same week & the
same place as the McCleve reunion so we were able to be with them on Thur, Friday & Sat.

Fred is busy with his church callings (Finance Clerk, Indexing, and Home Teaching) and driving school bus.

I, Sheila, like to read e-mails and to be at home. I am thankful for my dear husband and family! I am thankful for the plan of happiness, so we can feel comfort and peace in these troubled times. I am thankful for our phones so we can keep in touch with our children, friends and relatives. It was lots of fun helping to plan my 50th high school class reunion which was in September. We had a good attendance and it was fun to see and be with classmates again. It is fun being the Webelos leader to 5 boys. I like to cut hair, make bread, paper airplanes & snowflakes.

Fred & I made a world temple map. We put a silver map pin wherever there is a temple. We are thankful that there is a temple in Snowflake, so we are able to serve there 2 afternoons a week. Most Wed. I do a temple session with my aunt, sisters, & cousins, then we to go out to eat and visit.

There are 64 members in our family--9 children, 41 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren.

Valerie & Grant, Kyle (22, Jr at USU), Shauna (21, Jr at USU), Kristen (19, Fr at BYU-I), & Kara (5 ½, K) live in Brigham City, UT. Grant works for Autoliv. Since Fred & I were in Utah to be with Jennifer & Mark’s children a few nights, Valerie & Grant hosted our Thanksgiving dinner in Brigham City. In June Valerie & Grant celebrated their 25th wed. anniversary. Grant is the Scoutmaster. In Oct Valerie was called to be R.S. Pres. Kyle is the Elder’s Quorum Pres. Kyle works as a supervisor at ICON. Kyle will go to Asia this year with the Huntsman Scholar program through USU. Shauna is the Gospel Doctrine teacher, & she works helping a paraplegic man. She likes to play the guitar. Valerie attended Kristen’s BYU-Idaho Mother’s Week. Kristen is the R.S. secretary & she works as an usher at special events on campus. Kara got a kitten for Christmas.

Shala & Adam, Abbie (4) & Robert (2 in Mar), our great grandchildren, live in Spanish Fork. Adam is the Scout Chaplain over “Duty to God”, and Shala is the V. T. Supervisor.
Adam is a project manager at Arrowstar Construction. Shala cleans in the temple 16 hours a month. They are finishing their basement. Abbie’s favorite game at her birthday party was playing ‘airplanes’. That makes me feel good :)


Collins & Cameron, Tristan (16 ½ , Jr in H.S.), Jonah (12, 6th gr.), Gideon (6 in Feb, K–home school), Isaac (4, in Feb., preschool ), & Felicity (1 ½) live in Kirkland, WA. Collins works for Nordstrom. He is an early morning Seminary teacher. This year he turned “44". Cameron co-teaches a preschool in their home. Cameron is happy her parents moved from VA to Idaho Falls. Cameron is the Primary Pianist. Tristan likes to read books. Jonah is a deacon & he earned his “Faith in God” award. He plays the trumpet. Gideon loves “pizza”. Isaac is “all-boy.” Felicity is a happy addition to the family!

Keith & Lisa, Baxter (16, Soph in H.S.) Spencer (14, 8th gr.), Maren (12, 6th gr.), Corrinne (7, 1st gr.), & Lauren (5 in Feb) live in Enumclaw, WA. Keith works for Boeing. He is the YM 1st Counselor over the 14 yr old boys. Lisa is the Laurel advisor/teacher. Their family had lots of fun going on the mountain to cut their Christmas tree. Keith likes to work on cars. His sons & he are fixing up their 1963 Jeep CJ5 M38A1. Baxter has his driver’s license. He takes piano lessons, and he earned his Eagle Scout Award. Spencer reads a lot & he is working on his Eagle. They have 3 paper routes once a week. Maren likes being in YW, and she has graduated to a full-size violin. Corrinne & Lauren like to dance and to sing. “Lauren is hilarious to be around”

Jerry & Bea, Mason (18 in May, Sr in H.S.), Victoria (15 in Mar, 9th gr), Bryson (13 , 7th gr), & Grayson (11 in Mar, in 5th gr) live in Lehi, UT. Jerry works for Norton's Symantec. He is a High Councilman in Aug. He rode in the 109 mile bicycle race el tour de Tucson. He flew to Australia & to Florida. Sept 22 Jerry had jaw & knee surgery. Bea is the Ward R.S. Pres. Mason just lacks the paper work for his Eagle. He works for Kohlers, & he plays brass instruments. Vixy plays the piccolo, flute, and piano. Bryson plays the saxophone. Grayson plays the piano.


Natalie & Justin, Maile (15 in Feb., 9th gr.), Kiana (9, 4th gr), & Dylan (4) live in Cheyenne, Wyoming. Justin is a doctor in the Air Force. They will be moving to San Antonio TX in June. Justin and Natalie rode their bikes in the 109 mile el tour de Tucson on her birthday. March 5 Justin flew in from Germany where he was for 6 months. He is happy to be home! Justin & Natalie are Co-Sunbeam teachers. Maile teaches the Media class, enjoys friends & reading. Kiana’s favorite class is “Art”. Justin took Dylan hunting for the first time. Dylan likes transformers, and anything with wheels. He likes to color and to draw.

Jennifer & Mark, Kaylee (15 in Mar., 9th gr.), Lori (13, 7th gr), David (11, 5th gr) , Rachel (9, 3rd gr), Michael (7 in Feb., 1st gr), John (5 in Mar, preschool), Kristi (3 in Feb.), & Matthew (10 mon) live in South Jordan, UT. He works in the Church Audit Dept. They have nearly finished their basement. In June Mark was called to be the Elder’s Quorum Pres. Jennifer is a VT supervisor & ward Historian. Kaylee enjoys texting, artwork, & baking. Lori plays the flute & piano. She is a good student, good with children, creative. David finished his Arrow of Light & he did all 20 Activity Badges for Webelos. He plays the piano. Rachel likes Activity Days, is good help with children, a good student. She plays piano & on a basketball team. Michael is doing well in school, esp spelling. John & he played on a baseball team. John likes to color & draw. Kristi is a princess. She loves to wear dresses. She likes to play with her cousins. She likes to get into makeup. She calls polly pockets "wolly pockets." Matthew walks aroud with us. He crawls on all 4s--he did a butterfly crawl lfor 3 months. He is a good climber. He is a cutie with lots of hair. He looks like his Dad with his brown eyes. Check out their blog: www.10sidesofasnowflake.blogspot.com


Melvin & Nicole, Kendra (12 in Apr, 6th gr), Kaelyn (8, 3rd gr.), Sierra (5) live in Bentonville, Arkansas. Melvin works for Wal-mart. His title is Sr. Finance Technology Manager. He went to NY in May. Melvin teaches the CTR 5 class. Melvin surprised me and took me to his Wal-mart team kick ball games. This year he turned “33". Nicole is the ward chorister. Kendra is an ‘A’ student. She plays the piano and the viola. She likes going to the gym in the morning with her mom. In Mar they had hail the size of quarters. Sept 13 Kaelyn was baptized & confirmed by her father. I’m glad I was there! Sierra learned to do the hula hoop.

Amy & Josh, Danielle (9 in Apr, 3rd gr.), Tyler (6, K), Cassidy (4), Benjamin (2), & Samuel (2 months old) live in West Jordan. Josh works for Datamark. He participated in a Utah Table Tennis Open. He teaches 10-12 yr old boys in Primary. Amy keeps their family blog up-to-date. Amy is the ward choir leader. Danielle is taking piano lessons. Tyler took karate lessons. Cassidy likes to entertain. Benjamin is sweet, has long eyelashes, and he loves cars. Samuel is a calm baby. See their blog: daltonites6.blogspot.com

Jessica & Sean, Zoe (3) & Tysen (8 mon), are living in SLC, UT. They both live close to family. Jessica is close to 3 sisters and a brother. She loves going to their homes to help, and to visit, and to cut their hair. Sean has been doing concrete all year. Jessica went bowling weekly in NV before they moved to UT. Zoe likes to put puzzles together & play with cousins. Tysen is a happy baby.

We will be glad to hear from you! May we have His Spirit with us throughout this New Year.

Sincerely, Sheila & Fred

Number Fun! :)

Fred and I have been married 46 years and there are a total of 64 in our family.

We were married Aug 23 and we have 23 granddaughters.

Fred’s birthday is 9 - 18 and we have 9 children and 18 grandsons.