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

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...

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...

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