Family pictures at Jordan Lake October 2025

Before Nicole left on her mission, we got some family pictures at Jordan Lake.

 

Apr-Oct 2025

 

Jake fishing nonstop! At Kofford lake house

Wake surfing

more fish!

Roses from England. They get sold out by fall so I had to order them for spring. Kept them alive all year before planting in the fall.

Nicole took her mission pic!

Katy is 11!

Mike's answer from asking a girl to prom

Bday party for Katy

Roses alive!

Diana and Katy on the same soccer team was pretty fun! Diana's knee and joints were giving her trouble thanks to accutane but she survived.

Some roses took MUCH longer to come alive

My first corsage making experiment. It lasted most of the night. 

Diana helped serve dinner

Nicole ready to shine

Mike and his date

Nicole helping dip strawberries for Mother's Day!

Flowers in the yard

The smell of gardenias!

little gift from one of the kids in the shower lol

Katy field trip

Diana loves sports can you tell? End of the year sports assembly was a blessing to her after all of the injuries and fighting she did to play.

Special Olympics is a sweet opportunity every year.

John's frosty after scoring a goal in his soccer game

date night! we went to watch our neighbors play at a local grill and ordered root beer floats

baccalaureate! Nicole got to conduct the meeting it was pretty special for her

Apex Ward grads

on the first day of finals jacob got appendicitis. It was also the night before I was shift coordinator for the first time at the temple. Also Jim got crazy news from work. It was quite the day. We put everything aside and were present for Jacob. He was very brave and dealt with lots of pain and uncertainty. Good young man.

Nicole got her mission call to Peru!!

My new bathtub installed. the dream is coming true!

First real food in a long time

Lots of loads of dirt to level the yard

about to pour concrete

stair rails in

last game! John is bright red!

Diana's bday party on the lake was a dream. Warm water and fun friends.

Nicole getting her endowment was so special! 

Lunch at alpaca to celebrate the mission call!

Nicole shopping for summer term at byu

Parent orientation to help us support the kids

All ready to go!

Brick House pizza tradition

First morning without us!

Nicole's mission president newly arrived in June

safely chopping onions

Jim's family reunion in Montana

Hiking up to snow....in summer! Felt so good!

Insane trek across slippery snow

Cooling off at the lake after hiking

Moose crossing our drive up to Jim's uncle's house

Someone got a pic of the crazy snow ice part. Diana took a detour...down the mountain lol

Entrance to yellowstone

Old Faithful

Random french pastries in bozeman. 

Say yes to chocolate bread

Long line for good cheap food before the rodeo

eat food in freezing cold windy rain

Rain stopped before the rodeo and was perfect all night

What a night!

Freezing river exploration, Mike carrying John so he didn't have to freeze. Good brother.

Four square and corn hole tourney

Farmers market

River tubing

Quite a crew!

Nolan took John everywhere

Ready to fly home

John with his bday present from grandma and grandpa ostler

Marian took the kids to museum of life and science

Nicole at BYU going to temple

concrete in!

Just checking to see if she made progress on her hike that she starting at 4am

Beach time!

Katy's cookies!

20th anniversary wedding ring to replace the original ring that broke- good timing lol

Temple with Kiersten and Daniel!

House is almost done!

Pool party with Diana's friends. They LOVED it when Mike and Jake served snow cones lol

Nicole studying hard at BYU

Girls made swedish meatballs all by themselves from scratch

new school shoes

Nicole's gone lets make a mess with legos!

Waited 5 hours to get mike's level 3. To find out he wasn't eligible for a month. That was hilarious. I laughed the whole way home.

Girls outing to the temple

Move in day! John was helping me set up bar stools. He is Colonel Klink.

Morning view. Hello deer.

New pool joy!

Digging the basketball hoop hole.

Rec room bliss. Space for toys!

Lizard on the way home from school

Good morning deer

oooh a buck this time. Jim was very happy about that.

Mike's drone shot. Before any trees planted. Let the fun begin!

Lake life!

Going to get kids at bus stop

Mom and Dad visiting on way back from Africa mission

Spontaneous swing dance

Time to plant a giant magnolia

Time with great grandma Davies

Sharing africa pics

Trip with Dad

3 generations

Mike's answer from a girl he asked to homecoming

My piano arrived!!!

Girls XC

Girls lunch

Baked Alaska for Nicole's birthday dinner

Chilling around the piano playing for great grandma

bday present from Robin in honor of her mission to peru

Nicole flying with great grandma back to utah

pioneer primary activity fun

nicole spending time with great grandpa and lydiia too!

And grandma kathryn!

beginning of prep for hosting over 30 kids for homecoming dinner

after race day

ready to garden this place!

mike finishing a xc race

rescuing a turtle

getting closer

arrivals

Mikes date Abby! She was homecoming queen and is super nice

The dinner!

Nicole playing piano as they entered

General conference

Last family band concert before nicole leaves

the new chamelon pacha

At the girls xc race

sunset pic from diana while nicole driving. no filters

 Nicole's farewell with the fam singing I Will Be What I Believe. Playing piano lets me cry without everyone seeing

Mike drone shots

Valiant Activities I'm in charge of now. Doing an escape room!

Nicole's last pool fun before the mission

Chilling watching andy griffith before nicoles mission

lake sunset

fishing success

stake dance setting up

last xc race

night before the mission

Our family mission map

dropping her off!

See you in 18 months!