FOURTY......FOURTY PICTURES AND POSTS!!!!!

I CAN REMEMBER FINDING THE LADDER TO GET TASHA IN THE HOOP AND MOVING IT FOR THE PICTURE.....JUST LIKE IT WAS LAST WEEK.......HOW CAN JUSTIN BE TURNING 40?????

AS ALL OF OUR PROFESSIONAL FAMILY PICTURES...THIS ONE WAS TAKEN AT MARY LOWES.....JUSTIN HATED HAVING HIS PICTURE TAKEN WHEN HE WAS GROWING UP AND NOW HE IS THE BEST CHILD TO LET ME TAKE A PICTURE.  I REALLY APPRECIATE THAT HE DOESN'T GIVE ME A HARD TIME ABOUT IT!

I THINK JUSTIN HAS SEVERAL CHILDREN AND NIECES AND NEPHEWS THAT LOOK A LOT LIKE HE DID AS A BABY.  IT'S THOSE ROUND EYES AND CHEEKS .....I STILL WISH I COULD KISS THEM.

JUSTIN WAS ALWAYS GOOD ABOUT US BEING THE ONLY FAMILY THAT WENT ON ROAD TRIPS WITH THE TEAM WHEN HE WAS PLAYING COLLEGE BALL. I THINK SOME GUYS WOULDN'T HAVE LIKED IT BUT JUSTIN ALWAYS MADE US FEEL LIKE HE WAS HAPPY WE WERE THERE.  IT IS ALWAYS GOOD TO FEEL WANTED.

JUSTIN DID BECOME A BIT OF A LEGEND WHILE HE PLAYED BASKETBALL, BUT HE REMAINED HUMBLE WHEN IT CAME TO THE GOSPEL.  I REMEMBER WHEN JEREMY TALKED AT JUSTIN'S MISSIONARY FAREWELL HE SAID, " IT'S GOOD FOR ALL OF YOU WHO THINK JUSTIN IS SO TOUGH BECAUSE OF BASKETBALL TO SEE HIM CRYING AS HE SPEAKS IN SACRAMENT MEETING."  I HAVE REMEMBERED THAT ALL OF THESE YEARS BECAUSE I THINK THERE WERE MANY PEOPLE THAT DIDN'T KNOW THAT TENDER AND CHRISTLIKE SIDE OF HIM THEN AND I WAS GRATEFUL THAT JER POINTED THAT OUT.

WHILE THE KID'S WERE HERE THIS SUMMER, HYRUM AND I WATCHED A LOT OF JUSTIN'S GAME FILMS FROM HIGH SCHOOL. I HAD FORGOTTEN HOW MUCH FUN IT WAS TO WATCH HIM PLAY.  JEREMY AND SHANNON WERE HIS BIGGEST SUPPORTERS
AND I REMEMBER THEY WOULD TELL ME IF THEY HEARD PEOPLE THAT HADN'T SEEN HIM PLAY WONDERING IF HE WOULD LIVE UP TO THE HYPE, AND WHEN HE STARTED TO PLAY THEY WOULD BE AMAZED AND THEY LIKED IT.  IT WAS A FUN BONDING TIME FOR THE KIDS.

THAT FOOTBALL HELMET WAS TOO BIG FOR JUSTIN HE WOULD NEVER LET THAT STOP HIM.  THESE BOYS WERE THE BEST OF FRIENDS.  I LOVE JUSTIN'S EYES IN THIS PICTURE.  YOU CAN SEE HE WAS READY TO MOVE!

....AND THEN THEY HAD SEVEN (WHEN ELISE WAS BORN).  THE KID'S WEREN'T AS INVOLVED AT THIS POINT SO EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE SMALL.....I THINK IT WAS EASIER FOR JUSTIN AND TASHA.  THEY ARE JUST ENTERING THE BUSY YEARS WITH THE OLDEST KIDS.  WHAT A CUTE FAMILY!!

JUSTIN WAS SO MUCH FUN AT THIS AGE....HE HAD OUTGROWN HAVING A CONTINUAL EAR INFECTION OR RESPIRATORY  INFECTION BUT WAS DOING SUCH FUNNY THINGS!

THIS POOR KID JUST WANTED TO PLAY BALL BUT HE HAD TO SIT AND PUT GRAPHITE ON HIS WHEELS AND SPIN....AND SPIN THEM....HE DIDN'T TAKE THIS SERIOUSLY BUT HIS DAD DID!

JUSTIN LEARNED FROM HIS PARENTS THE WAYS YOU SHOULDN'T HELP YOUR SON EARN HIS EAGLE SCOUT.  I THINK HE HAS TAKEN A LOT OF THE THINGS WE DID WITH HIM AND DONE A BETTER JOB THAN WE DID.

I REMEMBER WHEN I THOUGHT THESE PARENTS COULDN'T GET ANY BUSIER....THEY HAVE PROVEN ME COMPLETELY WRONG!  THEIR FAMILY HAS BEEN ADORABLE AT EVERY STAGE!

WE SHOULD HAVE KNOWN THAT WHEN JUSTIN MAKES UP HIS MIND...HE HAS MADE UP HIS MIND.  HE CAME HOME FROM HIS MISSION IN JUNE AND THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN ON AUGUST 13TH ( NATE AND SHANNON'S BEAVER RECEPTION).  ON JULY 27TH, HE AND TASHA HAD DECIDED THEY WOULD GET MARRIED IN 2 YEARS.  WHO REALLY DOES THAT AND GOES THROUGH WITH IT???  YES!  JUSTIN!!

JUSTIN HAD BECOME SO CLOSE TO MARK AND MARTY HUIE WHILE HE WAS ON HIS MISSION AND THIS PICTURE WAS TAKEN THE MORNING OF HIS WEDDING IN THE TEMPLE APARTMENTS IN ST. GEORGE.  AS YOU CAN TELL FROM OUR SMILES....THIS WAS A JOYFUL OCCASION THAT WE WERE ABLE TO SHARE!

THIS WAS SUCH A NORMAL SCENE OF SUMMERS WHILE JUSTIN WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND JER WAS ON HIS MISSION.  WE WOULD SPEND A WEEK IN VEGAS WHILE JUSTIN WAS AT SOME KIND OF TOURNAMENT, WHERE HE WOULD COMPETE AGAINST THE BEST PLAYERS IN THE COUNTRY.  COLLEGE SCOUTS WOULD BE THERE FROM ALL OVER.  THIS IS THE REASON HE WAS SO HIGHLY RECRUITED OUT OF HIGH SCHOOL.  HE WAS TRULY DEDICATED...AND SHANNON WAS A GOOD SPORT TO HANG OUT WITH US IN GYMS AND MOTELS THAT WEREN'T THAT NICE.

JUSTIN WENT FROM BEING DEDICATED TO BASKETBALL TO BEING COMPLETELY DEDICATED TO THE GOSPEL AND TASHA.

I THINK HE STILL HAS HIS MISSIONARY LOOK IN THESE PICTURES.

ONLY HIS HAIR IS SHORTER THAN WHEN HE CAME HOME FOM HIS MISSION.

THIS HAS ALWAYS BEEN ONE OF MY FAVORITE PICTURES OF JUSTIN (AND HYRUM).  I REALLY CAN'T SAY WHY EXCEPT IT JUST CAPTURES THEM!

THE FELLER'S TOOK THEM TO DISNEYLAND FOR THEIR FIRST TIME (WHILE THEY WERE LIVING IN OMAHA).  JUSTIN SENT ME TONS OF PICTURES AND I KNEW HE WAS REALLY HAVING A GREAT TIME.

JUSTIN WORKED OUT IN STRENGTH SHOES WHEN HE WAS IN HIGH SCHOOL AND IT WAS A WORK OUT THAT LEFT HIM DRIPPING LIKE HE HAD SHOWERED WITH HIS CLOTHES ON.  AS YOU CAN TELL....IT HELPED HIS VERTICAL A LOT.  HE EARNED THAT!

THANK YOU JUSTIN FOR THESE FUN MEMORIES!!

THIS PICTURE WAS A HARD ONE FOR JUSTIN AND HIS FAMILY.  THEY HAD A FAMILY PICTURE TAKEN AT THEIR HOME IN BENNINGTON,NE, WHERE HE WAS THE BISHOP, BEFORE THEY MOVED TO AZ AND THEN FARMINGTON.

THIS IS THE NORMAL PICTURE OF JUSTIN WHEN THEY ARE DISCUSSING SOMETHING AFTER FAMILY SCRIPTURE STUDY OR WHEN THEY ARE JUST GATHERED AS A FAMILY.  HE LOVES HAVING HIS FAMILY AROUND HIM.

JUSTIN WOULD LOVE TO HAVE ENOUGH MONEY THAT HE COULD TAKE HIS CHILDREN ON FAMILY VACATIONS OFTEN.  HE LOVES MAKING FUN MEMORIES WITH THEM.

I'M NOT SURE WHERE THIS PICTURE CAME FROM BUT I THOUGHT IT WAS SUCH A NICE COUPLES PICTURE OF JUSTIN AND TASHA.

THIS IS HOW JUSTIN LOOKS DAILY BUT INSTEAD OF HIS BELOVED MISSIONARY TAG...HE WEARS HIS WORK TAG.  HE DOES LOOK LIKE A MISSIONARY.

JUSTIN CELEBRATING EASTER....THE SATURDAY BEFORE..AT HIS HOME IN OMAHA.  IT LOOKS LIKE HIS FAVORITE KIND OF PARTY.  HE LOVES TO BE WITH HIS FAMILY.

JUSTIN FINALLY GOT SETTLED ENOUGH TO GET ALL 3 BOYS IN JR. JAZZ THIS YEAR AND I THINK HE REALLY ENJOYED HAVING THEM PLAY...AND THEY LOVED IT TOO!

THIS PICTURE WAS WHEN WE HAD THANKSGIVING AT SHANNON'S AND JUSTIN WAS ARM WRESTLING THE BOYS.  HIS FAVORITE MOVE WITH THEM IS TO COME UP BEHIND THEM AND BEAR HUG THEM SO THEY CAN'T MOVE.

JUSTIN USED TO IMAGINE WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO IN A GAME BEFORE THE GAME.  HE WOULD KIND OF ZONE OUT SO IT WAS GOOD THAT CALVIN WAS JUST TELLING THEM TO RUN ROTATION OR MATCH UP.

JUSTIN LOOKING SHARP AND HAPPY AS THE BISHOP IN OMAHA.  HE DIDN'T WANT THE JOB BUT HE WAS A GOOD ONE AND HE WILLINGLY SERVED.

JUSTIN AND TASHA IN ROCHESTER.  AS WITH JER...HIS LIFE WAS SO MUCH MORE SIMPLE THEN.  HE DIDN'T LIKE THE WINTERS THOUGH.

JUSTIN AND ALL OF THE FAMILY LOVED BEING ABLE TO SEE THE GILBERT, AZ TEMPLE FROM THEIR HOME THERE.  WHAT A BETTER SIGHT TO SEE FROM YOUR HOME!

WHILE JUSTIN WAS IN MN. ,HE DID ADDED SCHOOLING AND EARNED A FELLOWSHIP IN ADDITION TO HIS MHCA.  JUSTIN TOOK EASIER CLASSES THAN JER AND SHANNON IN HIGH SCHOOL, SO WHEN HE GOT IN COLLEGE, HE HAD TO STUDY HARDER TO PLAY CATCH UP IN HIS CLASSES.  HE MANAGED TO HAVE ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS THROUGH COLLEGE AND GRADUATE SCHOOL.  HE TRULY WORKED HARD.

JUSTIN LOVES TO WATCH GAMES WITH HIS FAMILY.  THE BOYS ARE OLD ENOUGH THAT THEY REALLY UNDERSTAND THE GAMES NOW AND THEY LOVE TALKING TO HIM ABOUT THEM. NEEDLESS TO SAY...THEY LOVE OHIO STATE. (JUSTIN'S AL MA MATER).

.....AND ON TO DANCE DAD!  HE WAS SO PROUD OF HIS GIRL'S AS THEY DANCED IN THEIR RECITAL...AND ALEXIS IN THE NUTCRACKER.

HE LOVES IT WHEN ALL OF THE COUSINS CAN BE TOGETHER, AND IT WAS SO FUN FOR US TO SPEND THIS DAY TOGETHER, SHORTLY AFTER CHRISTMAS!

JUSTIN LOVES TO GO TO THE KID'S SCHOOL AND BE INVOLVED IN ANYTHING THEY ARE DOING.

A HIGHLIGHT FOR JUSTIN THIS YEAR WAS TO BE ABLE TO TAKE TASHA AND THE OLDEST KIDS TO THE SUNDAY AFTERNOON SESSION OF CONFERENCE AT THE CONFERENCE CENTER.  IT WAS THE SESSION WHERE THEY ANNOUNCED SEVEN NEW TEMPLES (RICHMOND, VA....AND LAYTON, UT) , THAT THEY WOULD COMBINE HP WITH ELDERS QUORUM, AND THAT THEY WERE REPLACING HOME AND VISITING TEACHING WITH MINISTERING.  IT WAS TRULY A MOMENTOUS CONFERENCE AND ONE THEY WILL NEVER FORGET. I WAS THRILLED TO GET THIS PICTURE.  WE LOVE JUSTIN AND HIS FAMILY SO MUCH!!!

NOW FOR THE INTERVIEW I WAS GOING TO DO WITH HIM...BUT HE WAS BUSY SO I AM GUESSING AT ANSWERS LIKE I DID ON JER'S.

FAVORITES:

COLOR: BLUE

GAME: BASKETBALL

FRUIT OR VEGETABLE: ASPARAGUS

TV SHOW OR MOVIE: SPORT'S CENTER

EAT FOR LUNCH: GRILLED CHICKEN/ WITH FRESH FRUITS AND VEGGIES.

FAVORITE SNACK: SWEDISH FISH

FAVORITE ANIMAL: I  DON'T THINK HE HAS ONE

SONG: A CHURCH HYMN...I DON'T KNOW WHICH ONE

BOOK: BOOK OF MORMON

BEST FRIEND: TASHA

CEREAL: OATMEAL

TO DO OUTSIDE: SHOOT HOOPS

FAVORITE DRINK: SMOOTHIE

HOLIDAY: CHRISTMAS

BREAKFAST: EGGS, BACON, PANCAKES...THE WORKS

BIRTHDAY  DINNER: STEAK DINNER

HE WOULD NOT WANT TO BE THE PRESIDENT

HE IS AFRAID OF HIS CHILDREN GOING ASTRAY

ONE THING HE DOES REALLY WELL IS PERSONAL AND FAMILY SCRIPTURE STUDY.

DESCRIBE WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A GOOD FRIEND: HAVE INTEGRITY

FAVORITE TIME OF DAY: EARLY MORNING SCRIPTURE STUDY

I WISH THERE WAS A LAW THAT SAID: NO CUSSING IN SCHOOLS

WHAT MAKES HIM SAD: KID'S DISOBEYING

WHAT MAKES HIM HAPPY : KID'S OBEYING

WHERE DO YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION: HAWAII

WELL JUSTIN....I DID MY BEST AT GUESSING ON THIS....SEE WHAT YOU THINK??

WE WISH YOU COULD BE OFF WORK AND WE COULD BE THERE TO CELEBRATE THE BIG 4-0 WITH YOU.  WE LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW AND WE ARE SO THANKFUL THAT 40 YEARS AGO YOU WERE SENT TO OUR FAMILY!  HAPPY 4OTH BIRTHDAY!!  WE LOVE YOU ALL!!!