Elder Ostler update

April 20, 2009

Dear Family,
This week went too fast but it was a really sweet one. On Tuesday we set a date with a lady we are teaching named Ester and had an great first lesson with her. She cried the whole time. We also earlier that day had a fish fry. We caught and fried and battered 13 blue gill, it was good eatin. I know dad would have been in hog heaven. It was also nice to have a LA family at church that hadn't been for 3 years and she was in tears as she left and had a great time. We also had a fellowship party at Sheila's home with some members it was a great time and good fellowshipping. Me and Elder Bowen are getting along fine. As for the work, it has been nice to see lots of people progressing and people who fell away coming back.
With love, Elder Ostler

Happy Birthday!

To a great Daddy and an even greater Husband! We love you Eddie!

Breaking News: Cookbook Shelves!

These are the cookbook shelves in my new office. Remodeling is turning out great! Stop by and see if you're in the neighborhood. My contractor says painting will start on the office area on May 3, but I'm not sure I believe it.

Jessica in a Disney Movie

For all you out there who love to watch Disney Movies Jessica my wife will be in one that premieres this Friday 8/7 Central on the Disney Channel (so six for us in utah). I'm not sure how much she'll be in the movie she was a Cheerleader for the show (no shock there huh?). Even still it should be really good for those of you with kids.

Happy Birthday Dad & Jessie

This was the best I could come up with for pictures because I don't have many on my work computer. Happy Birthday to both of you!! Eat some cake for me!

Prom Night Fairy Tale, WELL ALMOST

This is Becky, the pretty princess all dressed for the ball.

This is Travis,the handsome prince, sweeping the princess off her feet with his token of love and adoration. (and a rented tux!)

This is the prince and princess headed off to the magical evening. They started the day with her being kidnapped for breakfast! They they hung around and then went to a movie. Then they all went home to get ready. (It takes the princess longer than the prince) The group of 22 went dinner was at Rodezios - which is Prince' Heaven! (The Princess was also in Heaven!)

This is Utah Power and Light and Layton City replacing a telephone pole because the prince and princess had an 18 hour fun filled day and the prince was tired after dropping the princess off.

About a mile from his home, he could no longer keep his eyes open, and the next thing he knew he had wiped out a specialty ornamental mail box and ran into the pole - going 30 mph. All the prince had time to do was open his eyes, grab on to the steering wheel, and say a prayer while he hit it at full speed. (It happened in front of our friend's home, the family of Julia Barlow.)

We are sorry no pictures were actually taken of the pole, but the people there were all much more worried about important things - like the police questions, the ambulance medic questions, taking the prince to the emergency room, and so on and so forth) The pole created a great visual, hanging only by the wires!

This is the Fairy Godmother's carriage (aka mom) which was only lent for prom because it was a special occasion.


This was the star created by the princes' head that went over the little airbag that deployed. The prince received minor scrapes, bruises and airbag burns, seat belt burns, a concussion,
but no serious injuries!!!!! (The brain did slosh around some, but so far, the prince is still the same prince he was before!)

So next time, you are thinking of driving and you are exhausted,

PLEASE THINK AGAIN, and let the

prince remind you of a lesson:

DO NOT DRIVE!

BUT.....

ALWAYS, ALWAYS, ALWAYS BUCKLE UP!

IT WILL SAVE YOUR LIFE!

Happy Kenzie's Birthday

For her birthday she got one broken wrist and will soon be receiving a cast. Teenagers these days. :)Actually she's had a fabulous couple of days leading up to her actual birthday. After a surprise party and the new Rascal Flatts CD she's all smiles. Happy Birthday Kenz-kid!

HAPPY 22nd, JUSTIN

Wow! You are 22 today! It seems like just yesterday they handed you to us: a skinny - under 7# - long baby boy, as beautiful as we could imagine!

And here you are today: a tall - skinny - under 170# handsome man!

We all love you and we all hope you had a wonderful day!

These pictures were taken in Logan, when we went up to over the weekend to give him a happy surprise birthday party - one is never too old for parties!...

...especially if there are Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle rings in the cupcakes!!!!!

Jaxon and Hudson.....

are excited to announce the arrival of their little baby brother EASTON CLAYTON TORSELL. Easton was born on April 15th at 7:34am and weighed 7 lbs. 9 oz. We are super excited to have him in our family!

Thingy of the whenever

Some of you already know about this thingy. The one on my shelf expires November 3. Good stuff :)

Anyone need a cute Kitten?

If anyone would like a little kitten Jessica and I have 5 little ones that need a home. We are asking for 15 Dollars or Best offer just to cover our cost of having them. If anyone is interested just comment or call Jessica or my self.

Jess 801-540-0266

Stu 801-540-0166

Happy Birthday Kayla!

Can't believe you're already one! Hope you have a fun time - we can't wait to see how much you love cake! We Love You.

Happy Birthday Valerie!

Wanted to be sure to send some birthday wishes to one of the most loving and generous members of our family! Happy Birthday Val! Hope you're having a great day.

Willey's Easter

Three beautiful Willey girls in their Easter dresses.The hunt is over....check out the loot!!
Beautiful Brezoff kids.....sans Easter outfits!

Willey grandkids...Paige is falling......

We all enjoyed an Easter egg hunt. We did not hunt hard boiled eggs, but other more interesting things....like candy & pop!!

Its not on the test

Just thought all the teachers (and others in the family would enjoy this song.

We talked about NCLB and high stakes testing in one of my classes today and the prof. played this song.

Enjoy.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFSN5AttlGk

Cooper's Cockroach!!

Cooper loved the hissing cockroach at the wild animal park.

So his Dad bought him one to have....He brought it to Grandma's house on Easter. Grandma was sooooo excited!

Grandpa Denny's New Address and Phone Number

HI everyone,

Just wanted to let you know G'pa Denny's new address and phone #.

Edgar Denny #250
Legacy House of Bountiful
79 E Center
Bountiful, UT 84010

801-383-3142


801-910-4590 CELL; but he has a harder time getting to it, opening it and answering it - though he carries it in his pocket; it's just harder to handle because it's little. Plus, if you leave a message, he might not get it, as he doesn't know how and so one of us has to do it every time and we often forget to look.

In a few days, a technician will come and forward his regular phone # to this one, and Pam will be cancelling the home one.

There is a phone hung up next to his bed, and a phone hung up next to his chair. He also usually carries his cell phone in his pocket, but if you leave a message, he might not get it, as he doesn't know how and so one of us has to do it every time, and we often forget.

He is surprised how comfortable and 'home-like' he is feeling, and he said he is at peace. He has had several neighbors stop by with a "welcome to the neighborhood" and he commented that this place is very much like a community.

We're sure he would love phone calls, letters and cards - especially from the grandchildren and great grandchildren. There are no visiting hours, so family and friends are welcome at all times.

California 2009

This past week Kara, Cooper, Sophie, and I went to California. Thanks to Rand and Bradley we had a wonderful place to stay. The weather was beautiful and we had tons of fun. I took tons of pictures and didn't want to post them individually so I made collages to post instead. Picasa is AMAZING!!!

Hollywood Boulevard, Santa Monica Pier, Third Street Promenade, and the beach in Carlsbad were some of the places we went to. We, of course, had to make a stop at Pinkberry as well. Cooper loved taking his picture with Batman, but Sophie wouldn't even consider it. "They were all too scary!!"

We played at the beach one of the days. I spent another day at the beach while Kara and the kids went to visit her friend Angie. I love the beach!

We walked the canals in Venice which are awesome. There are so many amazing, yet expensive, houses there. Plus a few random pictures of the airplane/car.

The Butterfly Jungle at the Wild Animal Park. This was probably my favorite part. It was this big jungle like thing with butterflies everywhere. They would land on you and just hang out. One of the workers said that they are attracted to the smell of beer and we saw many people with butterflies on their lips. It was pretty awesome!!

More Wild Animal Park

Kudos to Amanda

Just had to share --

Amanda and her team (Hilary and Amelia) was awarded an Honorable Mention in the 2009 Toshiba/NSTA Exploravision competition. Each team selects a technology that is present in home, school, and/or the community. They explore what that technology does, how it works, and how, when, and why it was invented. They they predict what that technology could be like 20 years into the future.

Amanda's team project was Binocular Contact Lens and the region they competed in covers 10-12 states, so an Honorable Mention is something to be proud of with that kind of competition!
Congratulations Amanda -- You're Awesome!!

Blake Evan Bateman

Heather and Danen are proud to announce (but a little busy, so Aunt Jenn is stepping in) the arrival of baby Blake Evan Bateman. He ranked in at a whoppin' 8 pounds 15 ounces and 20 inches long. He was born on Sunday, April 5, 2009. Today Heather and I decided we like him and we're gonna keep him around. Big brother Bridger likes him too! (We'll post more photos later.)

Photos from the Funeral

Just a few photos I took the day of Norma's funeral and I thought people might like to see them. Sorry I couldn't have been there later to take more pictures when everyone was there.

Mary Jade, looking very cute!

A bunch of Denny, Ostler, Stouffer kids. (Sorry Jake, but Amanda was making a face in the other one and I thought she might care more than you do.)

Another cute smile from M.J.

Does this look like anyone you can think of?

Finally, another picture of the handsome marine!

UPDATE ON MATT

Just wanted to update everyone on how Matt is doing: He is still loving the Marines!!!

He is finishing up combat training and will be at Camp Pendleton another week and a half before he flies out to Maryland (Ft. Meade). All last week he has been 'playing' with all kinds of weapons and learning a lot and the rest of this week he is on a 4 day 'mission' where they simulate everything as though they are in battle. He graduates next Tuesday and will very likely be promoted to Lance Corporal.

Most of his buddies will be going home after this training because their schooling is backed up. His MOS (schooling and training) - "Combat Correspondant" - is a very rare one, so he's excited because it's so different than what most others do. He's done well in the academic parts of his training so far, so he's not too worried. He'll be there probably through the end of summer and then be assigned somewhere. He is going to try to save up his leave to come home for the holidays, so we might not see him again until Thanksgiving-ish.

He does have phone privledges this weekend and then when he goes to MD, he'll have his phone back every night after 5:00 pm (their time). He would love to hear from you, so if you have a few minutes - call him up and leave him a message! He would be so excited to hear/see lots of messages from family and loved ones! 801-510-4629 (You can leave a voice message and/or a text.) For you facebookers: He hasn't had much time to update on Facebook, but once he gets to MD, he'll have more time.

He doesn't have time to ever write, so he said when he gets to MD, he'll send us an address.

Thanks to all of you for your love and support of him!

We Need Your Help.....

We have a baby boy coming in 9 days and we need your help. He doesn't have a name! We have a few names that we like and we want your vote. Please let us know your favorite name!


1- Grayson
2- Garrison
3- Tyson
4- Dalton
5- Easton

Paige is Growing--Her sisters love her

Paige is getting bigger....she looks like her Dad. I'm pretty cute aren't I!!
Help! Grandma, I think they are going to drop me!

Semi-Annual Spaghetti Factory Dinner

Yesterday was "the girls" semi-annual Conference dinner at the Spaghetti factory. We had finished eating and were headed over to the Cotton Candy Store and guess who we ran in to....the Easter Bunny! Sophie was so starstruck! We went and did some shopping after the Cotton Candy Store and Sophie kept asking to go back to see the Easter Bunny again. She must take after her mom in the celebrity gawking. It was really cute.

Getting so BIG!

Laynee turns one on Easter this year so we went and had her pictures taken. We are having so much fun with her - she is saying a few words, doing sign language like crazy, and taking a few steps at a time. For her birthday we are having a huge Easter egg hunt & BBQ and we wish all of her family from out of town could come!!