News from Osbornia

She's done...or at least almost:)

2011-09-14T19:48:00.000-07:00

Heather finished her last day of cosmetology school today! She has to take the state board on Friday and then she is completely done. Well...until she gets to California and takes the California Boards. By the way, Taylor and Heather will arrive in Temecula next week:) Congratulations Heather!

Just ETHAN!!!

2011-08-16T14:23:00.001-07:00

HE'S HERE.....

2011-08-16T14:02:00.000-07:00

Ethan G. Osborne

Goodbye MTC, Hello Colorado

2010-10-10T12:11:00.000-07:00

Nathan leaves on Monday morning for Colorado. This picture was taken on Saturday night with his cousin, Michelle, who teaches at the MTC.

He's on his way...

2010-09-28T18:20:00.000-07:00

Nathan entered the MTC on September 22. He should be on his way to Colorado on October 11th. His email address is: nosborne@myldsmail.net.

Sweet Baby James...

2010-07-25T14:11:00.000-07:00

...that says it all...Corey James Osborne was born on August 8th and he is absolutely PRECIOUS!

Family Fun in Utah

2010-07-25T13:49:00.000-07:00

We had a wonderful 10 days in Utah visiting family...and more family. The highlight of course was the birth of Corey James Osborne...pictures coming in his own post! Another highlight was hiking to Timpanogas Cave with Kevin, Karly, grandkids, and cousins.

Fireworks, baby showers, lunches, dinners, birthdays...never a moment to rest! It's always awesome to spend so much time with family!

She's Free at Last!

2010-06-27T20:19:00.001-07:00

She did it! She passed the test and she has her driver's license!

Osborne's Hamburger Throw Down

2010-06-01T11:40:00.000-07:00

With Nathan in town, we needed some sort of competition...so we had the first Osborne's Hamburger Throw Down. There was no official judging, but we did invite Dorothy and Breanna over just to critique. Each couple made two yummy hamburger creations, one to eat and one to share. We all agreed that they were all so different BUT so YUMMY...it was hard to choose a favorite. Each couple had their own signature ingredient...Kevin: cheddar-horseradish cheese, Matt: served on Texas toast, Taylor: roasted peppers and cheese, Nathan: deep fried patty stuffed with cheese and bacon, Karly: veggie burger patty. Enjoy the pictures!

A Great Day at the Temple

2010-06-01T11:30:00.000-07:00

Nathan went to the temple for the first time on Saturday and it was an absolutely beautiful day. Although Matt, Stephanie, Taylor, and Heather were there as well, we only got a picture of the 3 of us. The scaffolding around the temple is for some repair work that is currently going on.

Karly's First Prom AND First Date

2010-05-23T17:58:00.000-07:00

Many pictures were taken of the big event...here are just a few to give you an idea how the night started.

It's Official...and Eternal

2010-05-04T16:05:00.000-07:00

A beautiful day...Ellie Mae was sealed to Matt and Stephanie at the Newport Beach Temple on May 1, 2010.

Colorado Denver North Mission

2010-04-29T17:00:00.001-07:00

Nathan's call is here...and he's going to the Colorado Denver North Mission!!!!

She's Officially All Theirs!

2010-04-28T20:25:00.000-07:00

What a great day in court in Orange County!!! Ellie Mae is now officially a part of the Osborne family!!! She is one lucky little girl!!!

Karly turns 16!!!

2010-03-25T20:04:00.000-07:00

It's hard to believe that the "baby of the family" is 16...and will be getting her license in a few months...and has just a little over 2 years left before she heads off to college! So...we SURPRISED her with a party the night before her birthday...we wanted to really take her by SURPRISE...and it worked!

First we had a YUMMY steak dinner. Unfortunately I couldn't get everyone in one picture...but you get the idea!

Taking pictures on the MAC.

The DVD player in the family room wasn't working so we all piled on my bed and watched the DVD of Karly's life. So much fun to see Karly grow-up...and many of her friends, too!

...the party's over!

Spring in Michigan

2010-03-24T20:33:00.000-07:00

Kevin, Karly, and I had a great trip to Ann Arbor! The highlight, of course, was meeting Kate and playing with Brooklynn (sorry Derek, Janel, Karla, and Jeff!!!) Although the intent was to help Janel adjust to being a mother of 2, I think we just added to the confusion... but it was so much fun! And we even had beautiful spring weather...the snow was almost melted by the time we left. To add to the fun, Aunt Karla and Uncle Jeff drove up from Ohio to spend the weekend. We had an early birthday party for Brooklynn, and also for Derek, Karla, and Karen since we share a birthday. Somehow we missed Janel's birthday which is only a week after Brooklynn's:)

Freezing Rexburg

2010-02-20T20:09:00.001-08:00

FINALLY I'm posting about our trip to Rexburg. Kevin and I had a great time visiting Nathan and Taylor & Heather and although it was cold, it was well worth the trip!!! Life for Nathan was exactly as he described it...FINE and the newlyweds are doing great as they approach their one year anniversary. Highlights of our trip included great food, Nathan's basketball game, a fireside with Elder Ballard, double Church, Nathan's Book of Mormon class, bowling, campus tour, and a visit from Alisa, Trent, & Lucy.

Bowling at Teton Lanes...a favorite of Taylor's!

It's Karly's Turn

2010-01-17T15:47:00.000-08:00

Lately it's been all about Karly...after all...she is an only child now! This Christmas season I taught her how to make toffee...I've been making it for the last 30 years and I decided it was time for her to learn. And, as it turns out, she's a natural!
AND...even more exciting...she got her driver's permit!!! Since Nathan started school at BYU-I she has claimed ownership of the Fit and renamed her "Baby Blue"!

Karly-Girl:))

2009-10-06T20:10:00.000-07:00

Just posting a picture of me with my favorite daughter...Karly-girl! She is one amazing, kind-hearted, bright, talented, and beautiful 15 year-old young woman!!!

BYU or BYU-I?!?!?!

2009-10-05T19:31:00.000-07:00

Nathan has been officially accepted at BYU and BYU-Idaho for winter semester. Now comes the difficult decision of deciding between the two...

Nathan's Been Busy

2009-09-10T07:40:00.000-07:00

Here are some pictures of Nathan's latest activities. He served his 4-day mission in Meadowview Ward the last week before school started and on Wednesday night he completed his Eagle Scout Board of Review....he is officially an Eagle Scout now! He has also been busy teaching guitar lessons on Saturday afternoons with Brother Helmer and he's tutoring Math at "Mathnasium" with some private tutoring on the side.

Matthew George Osborne - Associate of Science Degree

2009-05-24T08:55:00.001-07:00

After several years of night school and online classes, Matt graduated from Irvine Valley College with an Associate of Science degree on Friday. The graduation ceremony was very nice and it was fun to see the campus for the first time. And of course, dinner at Houstons was delicious!!! What's next?!? Matt found that he enjoyed his online classes (so much more flexible with his busy work schedule) and is considering working on his Bachelor's Degree in Business...but first, a one year break!!!

New York City

2009-05-15T09:00:00.000-07:00

Kevin and I celebrated our 30th wedding anniversary on April 24th in NEW YORK CITY! We had an absolutely wonderful week!!! Some of our highlights would include the Manhattan Temple, Central Park, Lion King, and the Late Show with David Letterman. We were so lucky because they had very unusual weather for April...it was 80 degrees with beautiful clear, sunny skies. Our hotel, The St. Regis, was right off 5th Ave. It was so beautiful and luxurious and it was just a few blocks from Central Park and walking distance to almost everything. We did take the subway a few times to complete the experience. It was such a fun week... if we didn't have Nathan and Karly at home it would have been hard to get me to come home!

Pioneer Trek 2009

2009-05-03T12:30:00.001-07:00

Nathan and Karly went on the Temecula Stake Pioneer Trek this weekend. Every 4 years our stake does this for youth conference and I believe this was the 4th trek!!!
So, they weren't too excited at first...but it didn't take long for them to get into it!

Here they are with their "trek families." Karly's brothers might be particularly interested to see that Karly's "Ma" and "Pa" were Carrie and Larrie Tomseth!

If you look closely at the last picture you can see them starting on the trail. It was a perfect setting at Sundance Meadows and the weather was awesome! They were glad they went!!!

March Madness Winner

2009-04-14T16:40:00.001-07:00

Another March is gone and so is college basketball :(( This year's winner of the Osborne Family March Madness Draft is......Matt and Stephanie!!! Here they are receiving their award...a gift card to Olive Garden!!!

Taylor Returns to Mexico

2009-04-14T16:29:00.001-07:00

Taylor has been dying to go back to Mexico (he has been home for just over a year now) so Kevin, Taylor, and I headed to Tijuana to visit one of his companions. We drove to the border and then walked across where Jershon picked us up and drove us to his home. His mom, Sophia, made us a fantastic authentic Mexican lunch. We also took a short tour around the town (not the tourist parts) and stopped at a local mall and had some delicious gelato. It really was great to hear Taylor and Jershon talk about their missions and to see that mission sparkle in Taylor's eyes. He loves Mexico!

More Wedding Pictures

2009-04-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Here are some of the wedding pictures from the wonderful photographer, Lisa Webb. She did such a great job. This will give you a little bit better feel for the wedding day.

2009-03-27T21:11:00.001-07:00

At last the long awaited slideshow of the wedding. It was a beautiful day and everything was perfect!!!!

Taylor & Heather 03-06-09

2009-03-27T21:03:00.001-07:00

Great Oak Basketball

2009-03-15T09:09:00.000-07:00

Another basketball season is over! Although it wasn't the best year for Great Oak High School, Nathan came away with a few awards at the Awards Banquet last week: Varsity Letter (again), Integrity Award (voted on by the players), and Coaches Award. Next year should prove to be interesting with a new coach (still to be named) and Nathan's freshmen team playing together again!

And of course, the Varsity Team would not be complete without the "stat girls," Karly and her friends Jessica (and Melina who was not there when I took pictures.)

It's February!

2009-02-01T10:24:00.000-08:00

So...it's February and I still haven't posted about Christmas and so I decided to post one picture of Kevin and I and links to my kids' blogs and you can read about Christmas there:
www.osborneherald.blogspot.com and www.derekandjanel.blogspot.com

I'M BACK!!!

2009-01-19T07:14:00.000-08:00

I'm back to blogging at last and I'll try to make a few posts covering the last 2 months!!!

Nathan received the "Reflection" Award at a recent awards ceremony. We are told these awards are the most prestigious awards given at Great Oak High School. Each department selects a student to receive an award for one of the following: Scholarship, Passion, Involvement, Reflection, Integrity, and Team (S.P.I.R.I.T). Nathan received his award from the science department from his Physics teacher, Mr. Garcia. After noting his A+ in the class, Mr. Garcia made this observation: "Nathan is not the 'brainiac' student who wastes everyday away because physics is too easy and he couldn't be bothered - instead he manages to complete every assignment and shows a propensity for physics by doing well on all his test." I thought he described Nathan well! Congratulations Nathan!

They're in the books!

2008-11-25T19:48:00.000-08:00

Matt and Stephanie have finished all their forms, tests, visits, etc. and they are finally in the LDS Adoption Book! This means that now a mother can choose them to be her child's adoptive parents. It could take a while, but we hope and pray that they have a baby placed in their home soon. Won't he or she be a lucky baby to have such wonderful parents?!?!

Our day at Disneyland

2008-11-21T15:35:00.000-08:00

Karly and I spent the day on Thursday at Disneyland and California Adventure with Grandma and Grandpa Page, Aunt Jeannette, Uncle Roger, Alan, Lauren, Megan, and Grant. They've been at the parks all week visiting from Utah. It was so much fun to see them and enjoy a beautiful, uncrowded day at Disneyland.

In response to popular demand...

2008-11-21T15:23:00.000-08:00

I've been asked for the story behind Taylor and Heather's proposal and so I copied it from Heather's blog to share with all of you:

"hey we are going to have a change of plans tonight" was the text message I received at work today. I had no idea what that change of plans would be. Taylor picked me up from work in his gym clothes. He told me that the racquetball courts were full so we were going to play tennis instead. He had surprised me with a new pink tennis racket. He had brought me some of his gym clothes and my sneakers. I ran in the lounge and changed.

We got to the tennis courts and started hitting the ball around. {background info: anytime we play racquetball or anything the bet is always that if I can beat him we will be engaged by Christmas} and this time was no different. The game started and it was a close one. Game point and i nailed it. I HAD WON!!!! It was a first. I was so excited I didn't even know what to do. I made a comment on how one of our first dates was on the tennis court and now we decided that we would start eternity, at least by Christmas, on the tennis court too. It was getting chilly so he decided to call it a game. I was fine so we started to gather the tennis balls. Taylor sent me to go and get the one that had flown far over the fence.

As I got back we put the stuff away and started walking to the car I made a comment about how winning would be a blog post. Taylor agreed that it would definitely be a blog post. Then he gave me a little side hug and turned me towards him and before i could realize what was happening, he was down on one knee with a ring box open towards me. He quietly popped the question, "heather, will you marry me?" I was speechless.

After a few long seconds I said "YES YES" and then the tears started coming. I was so happy and SO surprised. After we left the court we went to Idaho Falls to Johnny Carino's to celebrate and eat dinner. It was a perfect engagement and I cant wait to be married. Keep March 6th open...that is the date!!!

Osborne breakfast special!

2008-11-19T20:06:00.000-08:00

Nathan has created a new breakfast special for Saturday mornings...brown sugar-cinnamon oatmeal topped with vanilla ice cream. He's been working on perfecting this delicacy and says it will be even better this Saturday when he adds an apple topping! It would be worth coming for a visit just to experience this treat!

XCC comes to a close

2008-11-19T19:56:00.000-08:00

Karly had her cross country banquet tonight. Here's a few pictures with mom, dad, Coach Soles, and teammates: Kim, Karly, Jessica, and Christina.

It's Finally Official!

2008-11-18T21:53:00.000-08:00

Taylor and Heather are finally engaged! They'll both be coming home from Idaho at Christmas to start planning the wedding which is planned for March 6th. Then they'll head back to BYU-I in April for Summer and Fall Semesters '08 and Winter Semester '09. We are so happy to be having Heather join our family!

Karly runs at league finals

2008-11-07T20:43:00.000-08:00

Karly ran her last race of the '08 cross country season. The meet was held at the Diamond Lake reservoir on Thursday afternoon. It was a beautiful day for a race! Karly loves competing and cheering on the team when it's not her turn to run...she definitely adds a great spark of life to the team!!!!

Taylor and Heather on the News!

2008-11-07T20:25:00.000-08:00

Taylor and Heather were on the news in Idaho! Check out this link http://www.kidk.com/news/34069574.html

More Halloween!

2008-11-02T08:56:00.000-08:00

Taylor and Heather dressed as tacky tourists for Halloween. Check out their shoes...don't they look like me and dad on vacation?!?

Happy Halloween

2008-10-31T15:08:00.000-07:00

Can you guess which Osborne's posed as Wall-e and Eva for Halloween? Matt and Stephanie, of course!

Go Big Blue!

2008-10-31T09:24:00.000-07:00

In keeping with a recent tradition, Kevin and I headed out of town the day after Stake Conference. This time we flew to Detroit to spend a few days with Derek and Janel in Ann Arbor. Derek arrived at the University of Michigan last July to begin 5 years of graduate school to earn his doctorate degree in Biophysics. We enjoyed touring the campus, seeing the fall colors, and playing with Brooklynn (I should have put that first!) This was my first time ever to visit Detroit and it reminded me a lot of our days in Wisconsin. It was a great trip! You can see more pictures and details on Derek and Janel's blog: www.derekandjanel.blogspot.com

What's New This Fall?

2008-10-31T08:02:00.000-07:00

The new school year brought a few new adventures fro the Osborne's. Karly is a freshman this year and is running cross country. It's been 7 years since Derek's senior year and his last cross country race. After 8 years of cheering for Matt, Corey, and/or Derek, we've missed cross country so we recruited Karly. She was hesitant at first but has rekindled her love for running and we love watching.

Also, in September I started teaching seminary. It's been a bigger challenge than I even imagined, but I love it! I teach 20 freshmen and sophomores from our ward including Karly. They're a great class and although it's tough, I love teaching AND learning. Since Karly and Nathan are attending seminary, I might as well be there too! I also have a blog for my class if you're curious: www.redhawkseminary.blogspot.com.

Taylor's Homecoming

2008-10-31T07:42:00.001-07:00

To celebrate Taylor's return from his mission to Chihuahua Mexico, we had our family reunion in August at Waipouli Beach on Kauai. It was wonderful to have our entire family (all 15 of us) together for a week without work and other interruptions. I'm including pictures which will tell you more than I can describe in words...it was an amazing week! Be sure and scroll all the way down to see the slideshow.