Thanks for the tip Polly, I have been wondering where that site is!

Well, Reno was awesome- we really like most of the town. If we can manage to keep our gambling urges in check- it will be nice. :) Just kidding, the strip is kind of trashy with all sorts of strip joints and such, but that is very avoidable- in the center of the town. We would never have to go there if we didn't want to. Otherwise, the interveiw went well. Chris is pretty impressed with Dr. Nowak, and hopefully he was just as impressed with Chris! We should hear by the end of this week. They would want him there as soon as he graduates, so we have alot to do in one month!!

Hey eveyone Joey let me know an easier way to write him. It is called Dear Elder.com They will print off and deliver your letter for the cost of a stamp. It is cool. They also have packages they can mail him freshly baked cookies. Everyone needs to support him and write their missionary.
We are doing OK Brock has herpies. He has cankers all over his mouth and hasn't ben sleeping or eating. It has been a long week.
Congrats to Ben! She is beautiful. I love her name! what fun!
Well I better go!
Polly

Polly, so I deleted your e-mail address before I added it to my book...um could you send it again??? Thanks! So did you figure out if you are going to be able to meet me in Reno or not? Call me, or e-mail in the next couple of days so we can solidify some plans if you can.

Congrats on the boy Angela! Did you get my e-mail??

Where is everyone? Do you ever check this anymore???

Hey Ben, you will be glad to hear Chris just applied to Colorado State! Just covering our bases per say...it would be fun to live near you though.

Ben, CONGRATULATIONS!!! She is a cutie! So glad all is well.

pictures of Cassidy are up HERE

Hi all. I'm getting ready to post some pictures of our latest addition, Cassidy. Julie and Cassidy came home from the hospital Tuesday, she was born Monday morning at 4:30. I'm still recovering from it all...Julie's fine. I got to take the week off and work sent a big beautiful bouquet of flowers, far nicer than what I had gotten Julie.

I'm trying to start my final project for graduation. I'm procrastinating it big time. When I finish the project I'm done forever, so you might think I'd be more motivated to get it out of the way, but you'd be wrong.

Juliette and Chris, if you move to Kansas we will come out and see you. We also need to get over to see Julie's sister and husband out in Missouri. That would be quite a trip, but it would be fun. Of course if you move to Nevada, well, that would be great for Polly.

Hope everyone is happy and healthy and all that.

Polly,
Hey, I got your message about not coming up here- shame on you! :) Just kidding, I understand. It is hard to have so many people that you know in one area, pretty impossible to visit them all. I do have some good news though, Chris and I are coming to Reno! I decided that if I was going to live there, I wanted to see it first. We are coming in on Sunday April 13, and will be there until Tuesday. We fly out at like 1:30 Tuesday afternoon though, so not much time that day. We will be staying in the University Inn, and are renting a car. I guess Chris has a bunch of stuff to do on campus Monday so maybe you could come and show me the town? I am just bringing Bryce along, so we could have some fun! Let me know if you want to come, it would be fun to see you!
Love, Juliette


Polly I tried to e-mail you this and it was rejected. Can you e-mail me your new address? I tried the andnpolly@desert-express.com?

We are still torn as to go North or South after Andy's house. I think that we will probubly end up going to Mom's because she has my portacrib. I accidently left it in our hotel room and she went and got it for me. So I really need that. We will see though. It all depends on Andy. I will call you though and let you know.

Hi Polly, I wish I could go to Reno too, but alas the extreme lack of money stands in the way. Oh well! It would be nice to see you. I would love to have you come here and see us! Just let me know and I can arrange a dinner or something. The dentist sounds awful! Sounds like Abbey inherited my teeth, they are bad! Fortunately my boys haven't had any cavities yet, and they love the dentist, they are due for their cleanings pretty soon. Well, I guess that's it, let me know when you are coming!
Juliette

Juliette and Chris taht is really exciting. We hope you get to go where you want to. Let us know the exact dates you are going to Reno maybe we could meet you there. Let us know.
I just got back from Reno on Friday. I took Abby to the dentist. It looks like I am going to pay to put her under to get her two cavities drilled. She had two last year and she screamed the whole time. So this time they are going to sedate her. I can not believe it.
Well nothing else is really going on here. We are going to Andy's parents house this weekend. We will probubly stop by Lisa's and I am going to call Angela and tell her maybe we will meet at your house Juliette?
Polly

The trip to Kansas was very nice. K-State has a whole bunch of money and very unique research opotunities. The eastern part of Kansas where the campus is located is not the stereotypical Kansas. There were lots of rolling hills and lots of trees. I am still wating for an official offer from the school, which should be coming in the next week. I was also contacted recently by the University of Nevada Reno and I will be heading there for a visit in about two weeks. This is another well respected school in my field, but I don't think they have quite as many resources as K-State. We are trying to keep an open mind about all of our options. We should know by the middle of April where we are going.
Chris

Julie, I am excited for you and Chris. What a neat adventure! I finished my Thesis presentation and my big certification exam and I am plugging along. I am telling everyone via email that I am planning a big graduation party on May 2-3. I am not going to go through the big grad ceremony, just the hooding ceremony for my Masters but I am glad to be almost there! I have a job and life is not so bad. Dan is in Detroit this week and I am moving bedrooms around, working and feeling glad that spring weather is here even though we need snow so badly. Ben, as far as the reunion is concerned I could help you if you want me to. Let me know. It was really good to see most everyone and Joeys address at the MTC is: Elder Joseph Ammon Whitehead, MTC Mailbox #40, FRA-TOU 0429, 2005 N. 900 E., Provo, UT 84604-1739. I challenge you all to write at least once! He is estimated to leave April 29. Lets see if we can make his day and let him know he does have some brothers and sisters who are thinking about him!

Ben, we will have a better idea of whether or not we are going to Kansas after this upcoming week. Chris is flying out there March 13th through the 16th for an informal interview/tour the campus/meet everyone. His prospective professor is paying for everything so we took that as a good sign that he will be accepted. When Chris made the travel arrangements with the K-State travel agent, she told him that there was only one other student that Dr. Knapp was doing this for. If we do go to Kansas, we will be moving probably the last week in May. That is all for now, we will update everyone when we know for sure.

Hello. It was fun to visit at Tyler's place for awhile. Glad we could see most everyone. So, Julie, are you moving to Kansas for sure, or what? You're sure welcome to stay here for a few nights on your way. Still no solid plan for reunion. I've been busy with work, work, work, and school. I have no life. It's finally decided to snow here, and we've been blanketed for two days. It's pretty cool.

Is someone that knows Joe's new address going to post it on this for everyone? Sorry that we took off with out saying goodbye to those that we did not see. Andy had to get back to work. We loved seeing everyone. We have a new e-mail address we will send it to everyone!

Well that is great Juliette but I really wanted you to move to Reno so I would have family closer.
Well we have decided to go to Utah for Joey's thing but we have to go early we are going to get there Thurs. and we have to leave Sat. Andy has to get back by Sat night for work on Sun. We would love to see you all. We got a hotel at the Fairfield the same one that used to be the Travelodge. For Friday night. Thanks to Angela we got the room for $64 they quoted me $74 until I asked about other family. So they gave me the same rate. Thanks Ang.

Well, it looks like we might be going to Kansas!!! Chris got an e-mail yesterday from the professor he is looking to sponsor him, and he wants to fly him out for a visit! We take that as a good sign that he will be accepted. This is also the school that has the best offer (full tuition waiver and $18,000 stipend). Also, we found out this morning, talking to the institute secretary at KSU that this professor, Alan Knapp is LDS. Out of 2 wards in the whole area, Dr. Knapp is in her ward! :) That is a very good sign that he will be more understanding of family and church responsibilities, in addition to graduate school work. We haven't recieved an "official" acceptance letter yet, but hope to know for sure very soon.

Ben, I am sorry I have neglected the Blooger as well. I am trying to get graduated soon and work. I asked for it, as usual life on the edge is great! I vote for June. Anywhere from the 7th on. Scout camp isn't until the latter part of July (over the 24th) and Trek is the 12,13 and 14 of June. Other than that we are open. It would be great to do it over a long weekend versus during the week days due to Dan's time off work. We will do whatever. Some ideas...your house sounds great! Vegas isn't the best for little kids but we could meet soewhere. Someone needs to plot the coordinates of everyone and pick a spot right in the middle and then go to the nearest spot of civilization and have party, invite everyone and have a contest ot see who can show up first. Call me Ben, I have some ideas and connections. We can talk. As far as the rest of you please feel free to pitch in ideas.

Ben, I am disappointed!!! Oh well, it wouldn't be as fun with not everyone attending anyway. We could use the money we sent you too! :) We don't have any big plans yet, but I think we will probably be moving in the beginning of June. We don't know where we are going yet, but it most likely will be Manhattan Kansas, or Reno Nevada. If we move to Kansas, we are hoping to stay at your house for a night, because it is half way. But of course, it is still all speculation for now. We are up for camping, biking, Vegas (if we live near there!) or whatever!

Vegas would be great for us but just because we live so close or closer than all of you! But it could get pretty expensive. We think June is a great month. We would like the reunion to be a little closer than Colorado. Like somewhere in Utah or Idaho. We have no specific dates but Andy's five day is the weekend of the 6/21-6/25 so that would be a great weekend. We would really like to get to the outdoors and enjoy nature. We are up for most anything camping, lodging etc. We do not own bikes Ben so no Biking for us!