nathan:

enjoys sports - both playing and watching. his favorite teams are the steelers, jazz, pirates, and penguins. he also likes watching cycling and anything on espn. he also is an active participant on fantasy sports teams.

he loves to wakeboard and ski (neither of which he gets to do much anymore). he also bikes and plays basketball and softball. he loves the outdoors and likes to camp and hike. in all things he is very competitive.

he is very handy around the house and has a lot of skills (napoleon dynamite would be jealous). he thinks video games (xbox, wii, ds and computer) are fun and likes to play them in his free time.

he is very smart and knows a lot of stuff (some of it being absolutely useless, but mostly not). when he is in school, he is an accounting major. he is quite funny, loves to debate, is skeptic, and very easy to like. he was born in idaho and raised in utah. he has 2 sisters and 2 brothers. he is the middle child. he works at his dad's business, Bunyan, mainly as the office manager.

he is a great husband and dad. he is very popular around our house. oh, and he loves ribs and Dr. Pepper (DP).

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collette:

enjoys music - the top four are madonna, harry connick, jr., rufus wainwright and 311. she "plays" the piano and loves to go to concerts (which is a rare event these days). she likes to read and is part of a neighborhood book club.

she also enjoys using the computer to blog, make videos, edit photos, etc. she likes hiking and camping (not as avidly as nate though). she also likes running and is trying to get back into it so she can run in some races.

sewing and scrapbooking are other hobbies of hers, as well as taking pictures. she enjoys organizing and hates cleaning. she loves trying out recipes and generally likes to cook.

she was born and raised in iowa, moving to utah just over 9 years ago. she is the 3rd of 4 kids - a brother and 2 sisters. her full time occupation now bears the all inclusive title of "mom," which is a stressful job!

 she loves being a wife and mom. she also loves mountain dew and pizza.

ezekiel (zeke):

loves "signing time" and avidly uses his signs. he is learning to talk and his current favorite word is water (wah-duh). he loves cars and will do the sign for it when he sees them or hears the engine or horn. he loves splashing in the tub or in his pool in the backyard. he likes walks and looking at books. he is very active and very stubborn. he is also very sweet and loves his brother.

alexander:

loves to laugh and smile. he is learning to crawl and likes to follow people, the cats, and even the vacuum. he likes making new sounds and being snuggled. he is very sweet and cute. he adores zeke and is still quite fond of his parents too.