CONGRATULATIONS! WE DID IT!

I want to give a big shout out to all of you who read the book!  It was so fun to see all of you on Sunday and discuss the book!  Singing to Scott via the cell phone was just icing on the cake.

For those of you who were not at the dinner/book discussion, we are going to go to the Draper Temple as a family and also possibly visit the Carl Bloch exhibit at BYU (not on the same day :).

Thanks for being a great fam!  Love you!

What was your favorite memory at grandma and grandpa's house?

The last game was so fun that I decided to start another.

One of my favorite memories that makes me giggle to this day is when grandpa gave the cousins rides in his tractor.  However, they were not "ordinary" tractor rides.  We would sit in the scoop of his front loader while he would move it up and down while driving down the streets of Mt. Pleasant.  I am not sure if that would "fly" in today's world, but boy..............was that fun.  Whenever I tell my kids this story, they ask me if they can do it someday and I abruptly say, "NO!"  They usually reply with something like, "You were so lucky when you were little.  You didn't have to wear seat belts growing up, either!"
Below are a few photos when grandpa gave us a ride:

Driving down the streets of Mt. Pleasant (KrisTina and I are in the front loader).

 Oops Grandpa....I hope the grandkids can swim.  Most of them could.  :)

 Boy was that fun! 

Nathan Staker

I have included links (below) to learn more about Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker, but here is a link about Nathan Staker.

http://mtpleasantpioneerofthemonth.blogspot.com/2009/04/nathan-and-eliza-cusworth-staker.html

Download "Jesus the Christ"

You can download the audio version of "Jesus the Christ" and listen to it if you would like.  Here is the link:
http://lds.org/mp3/display/0,18692,5297-60,00.html

A true heroine

For those of you who were not able to attend the "Family Fireside" on Sunday, here is the link below where you can read Eliza Cusworth Burton Staker's story.  No wonder our family is so tough!  :)

http://mtpleasantpioneerofthemonth.blogspot.com/2009/05/pioneer-of-month-eliza-cusworth-burton.html

Here is another link about her:
http://pioneerancestry.com/getperson.php?personID=I6970&tree=francom

President Hinckley referenced her in one of his talks:
http://lds.org/ldsorg/v/index.jsp?hideNav=1&locale=0&sourceId=c8ab49f833f3f010VgnVCM100000176f620a____&vgnextoid=2354fccf2b7db010VgnVCM1000004d82620aRCRD

EMAIL ADDRESSES

I need ALL of the Staker Family to email me their email addresses so that you can post directly to the blog (if you would like to) without having to use the comment section.  That includes you, grandma! :)
By the way, if you were to create an email address for grandma, what would you name it?  Put your own ideas in the comment section.  Here are a few of mine:

bestpancakegrandma@gmail.com

houseonmain@hotmail.com

nomoreredroof@msn.com

strangerthanfiction@comcast.net

Jesus the Christ