Update on Leon

Dad is holding baby Veronica (Justin's baby girl).

Mom asked me to give everyone an update on Dad. Late last year Dad's doctors switched the type of chemotherapy he was receiving. The previous type was believed to be causing bowel perforations. After multiple rounds of the changed chemotherapy he had x-rays last week and we found out the results of those x-rays yesterday. Unfortunately, the news was not good. His tumors were not responding to the different chemotherapy and some had doubled in size. Yesterday they switched his chemotherapy again. He got his first round yesterday and he will have this type of chemotherapy weekly for six weeks and then he will have a two week break.

In other discouraging news it looks as though he now has Parkinson's Disease as well.

AJ (Jeremy's wife giving Dad a much-needed haircut!)

Ava (Jeremy's little girl) talks to "Poppy" as she calls him.

We appreciate all your thoughts and prayers and concerns on his, Mom's and our behalf. He is still very optimistic and wants to continue with his chemo treatments.

Looking fine after a good haircut!

Thanks again,

Kellie

OUR BABY IS 13!!!

Not only was yesterday Inauguration Day, but it was also Ian's 13th birthday! We had a family party on Monday night and were lucky to have Aunt Melanie attend. She was up here visiting for a funeral. Yesterday we took Ian and 3 of his friends to see the movie "Paul Blardt: Mall Cop". It was pretty good and funny. Then it was back to the house for pizza, cake, ice cream and presents. Here are some pictures of the celebrations and Ian as a cute little tyke. Happy Birthday, bud! Wendy Orme

Happy Birthday, Tynan (on January 16th)!

Happy 5th Birthday, Tynan! We love you! Love, Mommy

(from Becky Swanner)

Aunt Betty

Two years have flown by already. It is hard to believe!

IN LOVING MEMORY

December 11, 1939 - January 17, 2007

We love you and miss you so much!

Laura Dame Draper riding horseback.

By the way, we discovered that three neighbors in our Desert Rock subdivision here in Rexburg are related to us through the Draper line. Two through Fanny's older brother.
It's a small world, HUH?.
Hope you like the pics. I just thought they were neat old family pictures even if they are not direct line.
FYI......... Grandma Amy Zoe's father Doc Draper was thrown from a horse and drug which lead to his death. ( I believe this is what happened).

Laura Dame Draper

This is a photo of Laura Dame Draper just before her marriage. The URL for the page I was on is http://genmayle.com/gen/getperson.php?personID=I486&tree=Test (if anyone is interested.)

Daughters of Laura Dame Draper

This is a picture of Laura Dame Draper's (Amy Zoe's sister) daughters which I found on a Draper website. (By the way, the oldest one in the picture is one of the daughters and not Laura Dame, herself.)

Charles's wife Rosie and 7 of her children

Michael John Tolman

Madison and one of her new favorite Uncles

Madison Tolman......Amy 's daughter

Having fun with all the family.

Everyone is having a Great time

Remember when we could stay up until four in the morning

Aunt Lana ......always the life of the Party

It's 2009

Showing off the CORSETTE

Feeling a little Fuzzy?

Makes You wonder what they've been up to HUH?

Uncle Glen and Rhoda

Aunt Phyllis

Being able to have this blog and catch up on long lost family has been so much fun - for me at least. I'm learning so much about my extended family and I'm excited to hear what everyone is doing these days. I'm also excited for my children to learn who their extended family is. One thing I've come to realize though, is that there are so many of you that I don't know. How sad! I look forward to getting to know everyone better through this medium. In the meantime, here is a little bit about our family, just in case you were wonder!

Our Faithful leader, Arlo!

What an amazing dad and grandfather!

Wendy Williams Orme and husband Corey.

Wendy is a librarian at Layton High School andCorey is employed for

the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints at

the Salt Lake Temple.

Jonathan & Kristen Orme and son William. Jonathan works in a

pharmacy and Kristen is a stay at home mom.

Megan Orme Nelson and her husband Sven

and their two daughters Kynlei and Taitlyn.

Sven runs mortgage/real estate/homebuilding businesses

and Megan is a stay at home mom selling Usborn books.

Austin is living at home with Wendy and Corey and has

a 1 year old daughter, Aidyn.

Ian is turning 13 this month and the youngest child

of Wendy and Corey.

Chet & Jeanette live in Clinton with their 2 dogs. Chet is a mailman in Ogden and Jeanette is employed at Thiokol (0r whatever it's called these days!)

Becky Williams Swanner and Frank live in Salt Lake
with their four children: Madison, Kaelyx, Tynan and Ry'ak.
Frank is employed at Walmart and Becky is a stay at home mom

volunteering in her children's classrooms.

Melanie Williams McMillan is married to Brad. Their employment moved them nearly 9 years ago to Texas for 8 months and then to Arizona . Brad is employed with Sprint and Melanie works part time for a dermatologist.

Lindsay McMillan Bennett and David along with son Logan live in Arizona. David is working for Grand Canyon University and is getting his master degree. Lindsay is work from home mom for a wireless phone company, and more importantly, mom to Logan age 2. He just so happens to be the cutest grandson EVER!!!

Kip McMillan is also living in Arizona and working in sales. He is also working on his batchelors degree from a local community college.

Brein McMillan is living at home with Brad and Mel and working full time in the photography business while going to school to become a costmetologist. She will graduate this summer!

Cody Williams is living in Brigham City with his friend Rodd.

He works at the local Walmart in the pharmacy.

He enjoys keeping in touch

with family and friends.

Mel~