The Amos Family

Amos Family January 2011

2011-03-04T07:28:00.001-08:00

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Benson's First Year

2011-03-03T13:52:00.001-08:00

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Ransom's First Family Picture

2010-05-09T19:49:00.000-07:00

Happy Mother's Day everyone! Here is our first family picture (taken by Mom--thank you!) It's pretty good considering that Benson was hungry, and it was extremely windy. Also, it was the only picture where Benson's hands weren't in his mouth. =) We're very happy that Mom decided to spend the week with us.

Benson is Growing Up!

2010-05-02T15:51:00.000-07:00

I (Gavin) have decided to commandeer this blog (or at least this post) and use it for some pictures and videos of Benson. So here we go!

Benson rolling over

Benson being tickled

Benson in his bouncy chair

And now for some pictures:

Baby Announcement

2010-02-21T11:58:00.000-08:00

The baby blessing is March 28th at 10 a.m. for anyone who wants to come! (17699 S. Camino De Las Quintas, Sahuarita, AZ)

Wayne and Jennifer's Visit (Summer '09)

2010-01-23T10:18:00.000-08:00

This is the first time Uncle Wayne and Jennifer met (after 12 years)! We had a barbeque with June and her family, Grandma Ashby, Jennifer and her family, Uncle Wayne, Tyler (Ashlee's now fiance), and the Kinikini's. Don't worry, Jennifer didn't have another baby. The baby she's holding is June's grand baby. It was Shaun's (Jen's new husband) first time coming to our house. Justin, Shane, and Cody (Jen's kids) couldn't get enough of Rockband. We had a lot of fun just playing games and eating, and we hope we can do this again soon!

Benson Taft Ransom

2010-01-20T15:37:00.000-08:00

Benson Taft Ransom born Jan. 03, 2010. 7 lbs. 19.5 in. 3:22 p.m.

End of Summer

2009-11-22T12:30:00.000-08:00

We realize it's a little late for this posting, but we still wanted to share all of the great pictures! These were taken at a BBQ at the end of the summer. Everyone was trying to catch a few more rays of sun before the fall. Kristen had fun but was miserable waiting for Nini to come, and everyone else had a great time. Hauie loved the pool, and Amber got to play a little football. The BBQ was held at our friend Nan's house, and we enjoyed her and her family's company as well as our friend Danell's family. Bye Bye summer!

Janine (Nini) Marseilles Kinikini

2009-11-20T18:11:00.000-08:00

Hey folks! Little baby Nini was born to proud parents (Kristen and Sione of course) on September 3, 2009 at 8:40 a.m. She was 18 in. and 7 lbs. 9 oz. She will be blessed on December 6th. We will try to send out invitation/announcement cards before then.

Ultrasound at 19 Weeks

2009-10-03T20:30:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone! We found out six weeks ago that Gavin and Deidre are having a little baby boy! Here are some of the ultrasound pictures. Enoy!

Camp Koholowo

2009-08-05T15:31:00.000-07:00

This year Mom got to go to camp with the girls. I'm sure Amber was very happy to have her there with her! How often does your mom get to go to camp with you!?

Fun Times

2009-08-05T15:13:00.000-07:00

Mickey wouldn't leave Ashlee alone while she was putting on her makeup. Mickey wanted some too!

Alex and Ahau are always so cute while playing with each other..

Father's Day

2009-08-05T14:52:00.000-07:00

Happy Father's Day Dad! WE LOVE AND ADMIRE YOU!!!

Visit to Arizona

2009-05-08T17:42:00.001-07:00

We recently visited Deidre and Gavin at their house in AZ. We went swimming, shooting, bowling, to the Sonoran Desert Museum, and out to eat on several occasions. It was nice to get out of UT and go somewhere warm! It was snowing in UT while we were there. BWHAHAHA!

Gavin and Deidre are building a house!

2009-03-19T15:39:00.000-07:00

Aloha everyone! Gavin and Deidre are building a new house! It will hopefully be done sometime in July. Here are a few pictures. Enjoy!

Christmas 2008

2009-01-20T15:48:00.000-08:00

Hi everyone! We're a little late on this posting, but we want to wish everyone a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Gavin and Deidre came up from Arizona to spend Christmas with us. After Christmas, they drove to Washington to go to a wedding, and then they drove back to Utah. After a few days, they drove back to Arizona. It was a very long drive, but it was worth it!

Alex's Third Birthday!

2008-12-11T13:51:00.001-08:00

For Alex's birthday, everyone went to Chuck E. Cheese's. Alex wanted nothing to do with the Chuck E. Cheese guy. Alex got a Cookie Monster cake; unfortunately, over half the cookies were "mysteriously" missing by the time he blew out the candles... Alex got a lot of cool gifts, but the coolest one would have to be the bike! He also had a lot of fun with his dad in the arcade, and he almost enjoyed putting the coins in the machines as much as the games! It looks like Ashlee and Tyler got the most tickets, though. Everyone stuffed themselves with pizza and cake. Amber was having a little too much fun with the cake; the little stink got blue frosting and smeared it on everybody's face, including Grandma and Ahau! Any ideas to get her back? Ahau had a cute "little monster" shirt on, and he even gave the camera a "little monster" expression. His true side is finally revealed! Gavin and Deidre, again, missed out on a family adventure. =( We wish they could've been here! At least they'll be here for Christmas. Kristen and Sione had to leave early, but they still had a lot of fun. Amy scored in basketball, and everyone was trying to out do each other. We all had so much fun! It was like we were all little kids again.

Thanksgiving

2008-12-11T13:37:00.000-08:00

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! It seems like the Amos family had a "singles" Thanksgiving this year: The only people who were married were Janine and Stephen! Gavin, Deidre, Kristen, and Sione were in different states and unfortunately couldn't join. Kristen and Sione were in Oregon visiting Kristen's dad, and Gavin and Deidre were in Washington visiting Gavin's family. Don't worry, next year at least Gavin and Deidre will be joining us!

Halloween!

2008-11-03T10:33:00.001-08:00

Happy Halloween everybody! Some dressed up, others didn't, nevertheless we're calling Amber the "little stink" sitter! You'll understand why once you look at the pictures. She didn't even know she dressed up! Down in Arizona, Deidre's brother-in-law and sister-in-law are visiting. For Halloween, they went to the town of Tombstone, AZ, and they took a ghost tour of the old west town. It was pretty freaky! Deidre thinks that it just isn't the same when ever yone isn't together.

Happy Birthday Jennifer!!!

2008-10-26T19:21:00.001-07:00

Happy birthday Jen! We're sorry it took awhile for all of us to say that. We have decided that we need updated pictures from you; we're posting the most recent ones we have. We hope you had a wonderful day, and we don't think you look a day over 29!

Hello

2008-10-22T19:23:00.001-07:00

HI Family I just wanted to write and say I love you all!!!

The Miserable Marathon

2008-10-09T15:42:00.000-07:00

Cold, windy weather is not a usual phenomena in St. George, but where there is an important event, there is bound to be bad weather. This made a lot of the marathoners come in about 15 mins. after their expected arrival time. It also didn't help that Stephen was sick. The marathon gang sat in the hot tub at the hotel to warm their bodies, even though they're technically not supposed to so soon after a marathon (they don't recover as well). Amber had a little fun and pushed her friend Sam into the pool. Later, Stephen was honored as 20 years in the 10 year club (for the St. George Marathon)... so shouldn't that mean he should have been kicked out awhile ago?? =) We're all so proud of Stephen and Uncle Hal, and we're sorry the weather was so unagreeable. The last day in St. George was spent at "The Narrows," where either you go on a diet or enjoy the scenery on the inside of a plateau. Congratulations to Amber, Sam, and anyone else who fit inside the crack!

Ahau's hairdo

2008-09-26T23:31:00.000-07:00

Kristen usually does Ahau's hair, but I guess sometimes he just likes to do it himself! Click on the picture to enlarge it and to get rid of the blurriness.

St. George

2008-09-24T08:49:00.000-07:00

Hi everyone-
We would love to wish Dad good luck on his marathon next week!!! Sorry we are going to miss it but we will for sure plan on it next year. Everyone Remember to set you Calenders for Lake Powell in 2009 I believe the week of June 26th!!! Everyone needs to plan to attend if possible it's going to be a blast. We will have boats, house boats, 4-wheelers, wave runner ect!!! Lots of fun. I'm sure we will have Tongan entertainment. I figured since it's Sione's family reunion we can have a Amos family reunion as well. Let me know what you think!

Ofa lahi atu!

The Kinikini's

2008-09-22T09:53:00.000-07:00

Howdy! Yesterday, a barbecue with steak, potatoes, salad, and dessert was held at the Amos residence. Bryan, Alex, Kristen, and Ahau were able to come and play together. It looks like they had quite a fun time! No matter what anyone says, there's no better combo than food and family!

Gavin and Deidre's visit to UT

2008-09-09T21:37:00.000-07:00

Hello again! Gavin and Deidre came to UT for Labor Day weekend. Deidre's 21st birthday was during that weekend, so she got to celebrate that special day with all of her family. Stephen, Janine, Amber, Gavin, and Deidre went boating and had a blast. On Deidre's birthday, the family went out to eat at Tucanos where Deidre had to do a birthday dance in order to get her treat, Ashlee ate a chicken heart, and the family surprised Deidre by inviting an old friend. Then they went bowling...Stephen becoming the champion, of course. On Labor Day everyone went to the mall for the sales, and then sadly the day after, Gavin and Deidre had to return to AZ. They ended up being 12 hours early for their flight! Everything turned out all right in the end. They're looking forward to their future family visits! It was good to have them visiting, even if only for a few days.

Visiting Arizona

2008-08-21T23:54:00.000-07:00

Fun times in Arizona! Stephen, Janine, and Amber went to visit Gavin and Deidre. They visited an old Catholic mission site, a national park, Nogales, Mexico, Tucson, and more. They went swimming in Gavin and Deidre's backyard and walked along the walking paths where they enjoyed the beauty and ran into some wildlife (snakes, frogs, lizards, tarantulas, etc). Arizona is definitely more lively than they thought it would be. The weather was also very pleasant considering that it was monsoon season, which cools things off a bit. Gavin and Deidre are coming to visit Utah Labor Day weekend. They are looking forward to coming and seeing their family! It'll be a good time for a vacation.

Gavin and Deidre's Graduation!

2008-08-21T23:16:00.001-07:00

Hurray! Gavin and Deidre have finally graduated! This was one interesting day. It was sunny, then rainy, then it hailed and snowed, and then it was sunny again... this was all at the end of April. I guess that's what you get for living in Utah. Gavin graduated from BYU in Electrical Engineering, and Deidre graduated from UVU in General Academics. This was their last day in Utah before moving to Sahuarita, AZ, which is about 10 mins. from Tucson. They currently live in a house within a family-based community called Rancho Sahuarita. It is like a mini oasis. There's a lake, a club house with a pool, gym, water park, and kid's club, there are walking paths all around the community paved with beautiful landscaping and desert vegitation, and many parks. There is even a dog park complete with a dog playground! Gavin is currently working at Raytheon Missile Systems, and he enjoys his job. Deidre is currently the housekeeper. Maybe we'll have miniature Gavin and Deidre's running around soon!