What a total and complete Shock!! It is so fun to see everyone again. Can you believe it has been 10 years!!! Remember how I was the only one who was not 18 yet and I had to have written parental consent to go on the canoe trip?! Wow.

Now for the update on the last 10 years of my life...oh wow. After "The Program," I finished at Ricks and then Transfered to BYU-Hawaii on a full-ride. That was incredible. While in Hawaii I received my mission call to the Paraguay Asuncion North Mission and went through the temple out in my Hawaiian Paradise. I left shortly after graduation in 2002. My mission in Paraguay was a major defining moment for my life. I have missed it tremendously, and in some small way I feel like not all of me came home because part of me is still there. When I got back I continued to work as a counselor for EFY and later became a field Coordinator for the program.

I currently live in Provo. (I know, I became a Utard). I teach 3rd and 4th grade at a private school called Kids Village. I'm currently serving as the RSP of a singles ward. I use singles ward timidly because I'm pretty sure I'm one of the only ones from OLC/Vashon who is still not married. I look forward to that day, but in the mean time, I have kept myself busy working and traveling amongst other things. Recently I have traveled to New York, Italy, Spain, Hawaii, Disneyland, Texas, Vegas, and I'm headed out to Puerto Rico for 8 days in April. I'm super excited for that. I can't wait to hear more about your lives. Thanks for finding me!

Hola, from Idaho!

So you all remember me as Kelli Fife, now its Kelli Hessing. This is me with my husband Chad. We actually met in highschool, but it was after the badger creek-Vashon program that we realized we were perfect for each other. This is one of the only modern pics I have on my computer right now,( of us that is.) Anyway we dated a year, than Chad left for his Mission in Alabama. Wich was so hard, I went on my mission 9 months later to Tucson Arizona. We wrote every week, and I knew I would marry him when I got home. My mom actually did some of the wedding planning while I was gone. Kinda crazy I know! Chad came home in April 2002, and he waited for me patiently, and I came home that June. We were married July 20 2002. It has been so amazing, I am thankful we both served missions, and we did it together in such a special way, our letters, and tapes will be something wonderful for our kids and grandkids, I hope anyway!
This is us with our little man Kemper. He is 3 1/2 now. We were at my sister-in-laws wedding reception.

And this is our latest addittion Andie. She is 6 months, and so perfect. Chad is so crazy about her, she will be so spoiled by him. Kemper is protective of little sis, I never have to worry about her when he is around. Could they be any cuter? Anyway I hope to hear from everyone else soon. It might just be Annie, Racheal and I that are cool though!

Time Sure Flys When You are Having Fun!

Hi everyone! I seriously cannot believe it has been ten years! Wow! I look back with very fond memories of our experience at Badger Creek and Vashon Island. Probably the greatest thing about that program was the friendships that we all made. I am so excited to see what everyone else has been up to, and to catch up!

Here are some of the fun things I have been doing over the last ten years...

After "the program" I continued at Ricks until the summer of 1999, then I transferred to UVSC and majored in English-Creative Writing.

I served in the Italy Catania Mission from October 2001-May 2003. This one experience I consider the jumping off point for my life. Everything great that has happened to me has come from serving a mission. I loved it.

Speaking of good things that happened to me from serving a mission...

I met my husband Todd in the MTC. We actually started the same day! We went to Italy and we served together in the same city for the first two transfers of our missions. Todd and I were like oil and water at the beginning of our missions, we didn't mix well. :) After our first city we both were transferred and I never thought I would see him again. We ended up serving on the island of Malta for 9 months together and towards the end of my mission when he was my zone leader, we became very good friends. Such good of friends, after returning home from my mission I realized that I couldn't imagine my life without him in it. We wrote for the remainder of his mission and when he got home we quickly fell in love. We were married in the Salt Lake Temple on May 15, 2004.

Thatcher joined our family in March 2005 and Taggart in September 2006. They are 17 months apart, which has been fun for them and busy for me! I absolutely LOVE having two boys, and love being a Mom. It is all I have ever wanted to be, and I am grateful for such great kiddos.

We now live in Tucson, Arizona where my husband is an Electrical Engineer and I am a Stay at Home Mom. My days are filled with tantrums, dishes, Playhouse Disney, wrestling, bath time, nap time, snack time, vacuuming, hugs, cleaning, tears, Elmo, picking up toys for the millionth time, playgroups, kisses, cooking, and playing...and I wouldn't have it any other way!

Can't wait to hear from all of you!

--Rachael

word up hey!!!!!!!!!

Friends,

I've missed you guys so much. Those times on the road with Bro Ladle were great. Remember we would pull over on the side of the road, look at some rocks and call it our Geology lesson. those were the days.

I'm married, no kids yet, live in Oregon, am a graphic designer and just to update everyone, my stuffed animal Kimii is gone. I can't find her anywhere. However, I have some sneaky suspicions that she's hanging precariously off some bridge somewhere. Any ideas where?

Anyway, Thanks Rach for making the blog. I hope everyone posts stuff about their lives


Annie