POULSON FAMILY BLOG

2009-07-23T00:30:00.001-07:00

After a wonderful week in Alaska, we came home for a few weeks and then headed up to Provo to witness the birth of our 4th grandchild-Lyla Luekenga weighing in at 7 lbs. 14 oz. and 20 1/2 inches tall! She is a beautiful mix of both her mom and dad and just so sweet and lovable! Life doesn't get any better than this! With 2 grand boys and 2 grand girls-we are now ready to shop! It's hard to believe that our babies are having babies now! It is extremely rewarding and we can't wait to see what's next! So fun for Cami and Kalei to have cousins together and we look forward to all the family fun we will get to experience!!! Nana and Papa-here we come! Thanks girls for making us PROUD!!!!! LOVE YA

ALASKAN CRUISE

2009-07-22T23:30:00.000-07:00

Thanks to Grandma and Grandpa our family was allowed to cruise to Alaska together with all the brothers and sisters. We all had a great time, we made lots of great memories and it was a great bonding experience.

Leaving Seattle...

Kimberly Me and Joy: 1st day on the Ship

Formal night... and then going to dinner

Karey/Joy :: Grandma/Grandpa :: Kevin/Meg :: Woody/Helen

Our favorite waiter!
Kent/kimberly :: Kim/Cindy :: Kris/Sherri
Before the nightly entertainment:
great family entertainment with songs and dancing

Karey and Joy

The fishing outing in Alaska...
The best part of the fishing trip was the scenery and how we were entertained by an eagle soaring down next to our boat to catch its lunch... our fish!! It was amazing and we got to witness it several times. Hope you can see the eagle in the photos.
It was a beautiful warm day and it reminded me of being in Fishlake.

Our "big" catch of the day!!! haha

Kimball's favorite outing was the TRAIN RIDE in Skagway. We went up the mountain and were taught about gold mining and how they built the railroad to carry the gold from the mines. It was a beautiful ride and our favorite part was standing outside between the cars and taking pictures of the scenery.

Grandma sleeping....

MY most thrilling adventure was the helicopter ride to the top of a GLACIER.... Hebert. (named after my grandpa, well we can pretend right!?)
I felt like I was floating in the clouds up to the moon! (check out my MOON BOOTS!)
It was a beautiful ride and the only scary part is when I asked who one of the girls was on the helicopter and they told me, she was the PILOT! I didn't dare ask how old she was until we landed safely.
Juneo, Alaska is beautiful. When we got on top of the Glacier, the pilot told us to NOT walk where the snow was pure white or we might sink to the bottom. It was amazing standing on top of a glacier and I had to share the moment and take pictures on my cell phone and call my kids!
Later I found out the our pilot was ONLY 23 years old! ( i have a daughter that age!) She did a fabulous job, we made it all alive and had a great time. She even filled up my water bottle with glacier water! We gathered up Glacier rocks to bring home to our son-in-laws. ha Great present right!? ha

THANKS again Grandma and Grandpa for the GREAT TRIP :)

update...

2009-06-16T11:24:00.000-07:00

wow we are NOT good at keeping this blog updated. (if anyone looks at it anymore...) But we are all doing great. keeping busy, having more grandkids and trying not to grow too old. Kimball and I just got back from an ALASKAN CRUISE. We had a wonderful, time Kim DIDN"T get sea sick (best part) and we enjoyed ourselves with the whole Poulson family. We will post the pictures from our trip when I find some time. For right now we are getting back to "real life"
-Cindy

cami and kalei are better at updating their blogs if you want to check them out:
camiandjames.blogspot.com
kaleiandjake.blogspot.com

Poulson family update...

2008-10-30T16:00:00.000-07:00

A lot has happened in the Poulson Family but we've been a little slow at updating.... so here are a few events that has happened this year so far....

**Kalei was married to Jake Luekenga on April 30th 2008. It was a beautiful day and everything went so Perfect. They are so happy and so good for each other. We love them both are are so happy for them. They were married in the Salt Lake City Temple at 11am followed by a luncheon at Memorial Grove Park at 2:00. They had a catered pasta buffet, which was yummy. Later they had a program which both families talked about Kalei and Jake and they showed their wedding video. A lot of planning always goes into a wedding and it turned out wonderful and we had a great time. CONGRATS TO KALEI AND JAKE WE LOVE YOU.

Here a few pictures from their special day....

Pictures are coming...
Still waiting to get them from Kalei

Pre-wedding events.....

We had a couple bridal shower for Kalei, one at Cami's house and the other At Debbie Christensen's house. We had a great time showering her with gifts. Thanks to all that helped out with it and for making Kalei feel so special.

Here are a few photos....

When Kalei and Jake got their engagements taken, we all were there for the occasion! It was fun to watch. they are both so photogenic and are such a cute couple! here are a few random pictures from that day...

**Next, Chelsi has graduated from esthetician school!!! We are so proud of her and love her very much. She has been one busy girl, from finishing up with Cosmetology school in January, she moved to St. George to start Esthetician school and was finished in May. Chels you have worked so hard and we are so happy for you. She is living in Richfield working with her mother at Salon 56. she is having fun.
Another thing is she has now passed both her Cosmetology AND Estetician tests!! They are VERY hard tests and she spent lots of hours studying but it has paid off and we are SO proud of her. GOOD JOB CHELSI

Here are a few pictures of Chelsi at her Graduation...

The boy in the last picture would be Jake Anderson. Chelsi and him have been dating now for 7 months and he is a great guy. He treats her good and that is all that matters!

There has been 2 additions to the Poulson family... James and Cami had their TWINS on September 25th and they are doing great. They named them Adam Klar and Abigail Mae Graham. Their middle names are after their great-grandparents Klar and Mable Jorgensen (Cindy's parents) Adam weighed 5lbs 15oz and was 20 inches long and Abby was 5lbs 14 oz 19 inches long. They were born heathy and Cami is doing great and recovery well. They have moved to Richfield and they are doing good. Their little Parker is now 3 years old and he has done great with the twins, he is a great big brother and loves his little brother and sister! It's a little busy at their house but it has been great as Papa and Nana live close and can go visit their 3 grand children anytime they want!! Cami is our only hope so we are glad they have chosen to live close to us. If it is a short period or long, we are happy they are here! They are great parents and love their 3 kids so much.
Here are a few pictures....

Also, Jakelle is a photographer and has been doing it for awhile now. She has a website now so check it out and if you ever need pictures wedding/baby/family etc feel free to call her, she'd love to take your pictures!!!
Her website is: www.purephotogallery.com
It's still new, so she'll still be adding to it as she just got it going, so continue to check it out
THANKS

SLOW BLOGGING..

2008-05-27T16:24:00.000-07:00

YES WE HAVE LOTS TO UPDATE AND MORE WILL BE COMING SOON.....
LOVE THE POULSONS

Kalei and Jake

2008-05-27T16:17:00.001-07:00

Here is a slideshow of Kalei and Jakes engagement/pre-wedding pictures! There were lots taken but here are a few favorites....

PALM SPRINGS CALIFORNIA

2008-01-21T12:41:00.000-08:00

For Christmas Mom and Dad gave all of us kids an All Expense Paid Trip To Palm Springs California. We were all excited to go as we were leaving the day after Christmas and staying for 4 days. The best part was everyone was able to go except for Jarick because he had to catch his flight back to Boston. We all rode in the same car all the way to Cali, we were crammed in there but we had a fun trip down with a few stops on the way. We pulled into the resort pretty late so we all went to bed getting some rest for the next day. The resort was called, Palm Springs Canyon Resort and Spa. It was beautiful and some of the amenities included: 2 huge pools with slides, hot tubs, basketball court, gym facility, pool table, ping pong table and a spa room. We all had a great time. We spent most of our time relaxing by the pool and just hanging out. We'd go to dinner in town at night and walk around the shops. We went to a place called boomers one night and we played miniature golf, rode go-carts and played arcade games. Thanks to our parents we had a blast, it was a wonderful vacation spent with family and the best Christmas present ever!!

THANKS MOM AND DAD

CHRISTMAS CARD 2007

2008-01-04T15:39:00.000-08:00

Here is our card for the year 2007! It was an eventful year and you can read about it in our newsletter. Just click it and it will enlarge. Hope you had a Very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year as we did!

JORGENSEN CHRISTMAS PARTY

2008-01-04T14:27:00.000-08:00

This year we had Jorgensen Christmas Party at the Bowling Alley. We were able to spend time with family, eat lots of good food and bowl as much as we wanted too!! Everyone helped with the food, bringing their famous soup, appetizer or salad. We had a great time, mingling with everyone is always fun then eating dinner, yummy as always. The cousin present exchange was next as the singles and young kids are apart of this. Santa came later and all the kids got to sit on his lap. But all and all it was good to see family we don't see everyday. It was nice to have Jarick with us, to spend time with him since he lives so far away. Grandpa J was there in his big chair so we got to spend time talking with him too. He still has his humor, doesn't say a lot but when he does it sure is funny! It's not the same without Grandma around but we do have a great family and it is all because of her! The party was great and it brought the Christmas spirit near as it was only 2 days before Christmas plus it's always nice spending time with loved ones.

2007 Family Events

2007-12-24T14:05:00.001-08:00

MOM AND DADS TRIP TO NEW HAMPSHIRE

2007-12-20T20:13:00.000-08:00

We arrived in Manchester, New Hampshire late at night on Saturday, October 13th after a lot of flight issues which caused us to be over 4 hours late arriving. It took us nearly an hour and a half to get to the Resort by Lake Winnepasaque but it was well worth it. The two bedroom unit was a cabin style with a Kitchen and the view was spectacular over the valley below. We rested on Sunday and got a little familiar with the area. The restaurant atmosphere and the food at the Resort was a first class. The Restaurant also had a view that looked over some of the Lake area.

Jarick and Daryl drove up on Monday from Boston to spend the day with us on Monday. We drove down many back road highways into Vermont and spent the day sight seeing. The trees had just changed for Fall and we were amazed at the vibrant colors of the landscape of both New Hampshire and Vermont. We went to a Farm area that let you try different cheese and product samples prior to purchasing. It worked and we bought many different little goodies to eat. Then we traveled along more of the country side away from the Freeway. It was so breathtaking at times it is hard to put into words.

Daryl had to go back to Boston so Jarick stayed with us the remainder of the week. It was fun to drive the back highways and visit places like Sharon, Vermont the birthplace of the prophet Joseph Smith and to be able to view and handle at Dartmouth College, a copy of the first printing of the Book of Mormon. We went to many fine eating establishments while there and just enjoyed a wonderful time together. We don't get to spend a lot of time with Jarick since he has moved back East to Boston and so Cindy and I just really enjoyed our 1,500 miles of driving to various areas throughout New Hampshire and Vermont.

The weather was wonderful and didn't rain until Friday when we went to Boston to visit Jarick's apartment in Cambridge. The main River runs just across the street and several of the Ivy League colleges were preparing for a race on Saturday. It was great to watch them practice. We went to the Cape Cod area in the afternoon and Daryl knew a secluded Beach there that we were almost the only ones there. The day was just picture perfect, good company and great places to see. We went to Plymouth Rock and had lunch overlooking the actual Plymouth Rock and did some sight seeing. It didn't start raining until the afternoon but then it came down in torrents. We had dinner at Jarick's apartment then headed back to New Hampshire. Jarick drove back up with us and reluctantly checked out on Saturday morning. We drove down just South of the Manchester Airport and some friends of Jarick and Daryl meant us there to pick apples at a orchard. It was great and we were able to meet some of his Boston friends.

We went from there to the airport and flew back to Las Vegas. Cami, Parker, JaKelle and Chelsi came and picked us up at the airport. We had a great lunch and headed home. It was a storybook trip and one that both Cindy and I said that we would do again in a minute.

A FEW MORE PICTURES FROM OUR TRIP.....

2007-12-20T20:10:00.000-08:00

Orderville Canyon Hike

2007-11-15T12:12:00.000-08:00

This year dad set up a trip for the guys to hike the Narrows. The hike started up in Orderville Canyon and 13 miles later ended in the other end of the Narrows. During the trek, they had to repel a few times, shimmy over cliff edges and swim through the freezing cold water. They started off running and 7 hours later hobbled into the lodge. Kudos to everyone especially papa Kimball for completing this adventure. As you can see in the pictures, they all had a great time. It was beautiful hike and as treacherous as it was they all said they'd do it again!