Sad News

I just received some sad news. Amanda Applegate (Money) has just recently passed away. She was in a tubing accident.

I added Alisa's comment into the post so the details are right here:

The funeral service for Amanda will be held Friday, January 4 at Allnutt Funeral Home, located at 650 W Drake Rd, Fort Collins, CO. There will be a gathering at 1:00 and the funeral will start at 2:30. After the service everyone will be going to Larry's house in Ft. Collins... Hope to see you there....

Amanda had a wonderful website that you all can look at; it is amandaapplegate.com . Please take a look at what a magnificent women Amanda had become!

MySpace Group

Visit the Group Page

If you don't have a myspace, sign up just for this group. Then never check your account again. That's what all the spammers do :)

Hope to see you all there.

Meet Rogan!

Welcome Rogan James McKay Davidson. Born on August 22nd at 10:56pm to Ryan and Andrea Davidson. Weighing in at 7 lbs 15.4oz and measuring 21 inches long!

Being a dad is freakin' awesome!

- Ryan Davidson

Aunt Allison

Allison Osminer has some exciting news. Her sister-in-law had her baby on August 4th at 5:44p.m. The baby's name is Isabella Claire Osminer; she weighed 5lbs, 8ozs. Even though the little bundle came almost 5 weeks early due to mom having pre-eclampsia, they both seem to be doing well. Congratulations, Aunt Allison!

The Bowins! (Christine Frank's family)

Hello all! Here's the Bowin family update....

Andy and I have been married for almost 6 years now. We are living in Ord, Nebraska (central part of NE), where Andy is a Physical Therapist and I am a teacher. (Yay Huskers! Yes, I am STILL a fan!) We had our first son in October 2006. His name is Alexander. We are loving being parents, and can't remember what we did with all of our time before he was born. Since high school, I went to Concordia Seward, and earned my B.S. in Education. I taught for 1/2 year before beginning my Master's degree through a cohort program, again through Concordia. I earned my Master's in Education with a literacy emphasis and an ESL (English as a Second Language) endorsement. I am currently teaching Title I at my school in Sargent, Nebraska.

Andy and I moved to Ord a little over 2 years ago. We had been living in the Omaha area while he finished his doctorate program at UNMC. I taught at a small Lutheran school in the Omaha area for 2 years, and then worked in an administrative position for Head Start in Omaha for another year.

Here are a few pictures of my family:

Andy and Alex

Alexander on the swing with his ORNERY grin!

My handsome little man

Alexander and I
Alex wishing he could open the door by himself! :)
(I LOVE this picture)

I would love to hear from you! You can reach us at: thebowins@gmail.com
We also have a daily blog (that Claudia got us hooked on) http://thebowins.blogspot.com

Hope to hear from you soon!

-Christine

Other Authors

Through my exploration of blogger (the engine used for this blog), I've discovered I can have multiple authors for the blog. I believe, that you need to have a gmail account to be a co-author, but that is easy to create if you don't have one. Simply go to gmail and follow the directions to sign up. If you are interested in becoming a co-author and you have a gmail account, leave a comment and I'll email you.

Ryan Davidson's New Changes

Ryan and his wife, Andrea, have moved and bought their first home. If you’d like to have the address send an email to ryancdavidson@gmail.com

Also, if you’d like to know more about our lives getting ready for a new baby visit the baby blog at http://www.ryancdavidson.com/baby
- Ryan

The Smith's Vacation in Rocky Mountain National Park

If you can call an overnight trip a vacation, then, yes, Nathan, Claudia, and Steven vacationed. They saw some great animals and had a really nice time! Hiking was limited due to Steven's young age, but they walked around a bit, nonetheless!

(See, this is the kind of stuff I'm looking for. So, bring it on!)

Reminder

Just a reminder to everyone...

This blog is supposed to be an interactive thing. Email me anything interesting (new job, new babies {Ryan, Jen}, new house, new move or any "older," but still interesting tidbits) and I can put it right on the blog. Attach a picture(s) to your email and I'll add those, too!

So far, the blog is very boring, so let's add stuff!

Some Reunion Pictures

Some reunion pictures:
Just so everyone knows, I caption pictures at the top. It helps me maintain the perfect spacing I like with minimal amount of effort.

The group at dinner

Tom Marroquin and Josh Simpson

Mark Dyslin and wife, MaggieChad Bryant

Tom, Steph Klish, and Ryan DavidsonChad's wife- Megan, Chad, and Glen SamuelsChad, Mark, Ryan, and Glen (from left to right) Aaron's wife-Amanda, Dean's wife-Melissa, and Dean DensmoreJosh Simpson and his wife, Beta
The group at the picnicStephanie and Laura Salas (Koser)

The Smith's as they leave: Nathan, Claudia holding Steven, and Tyler (from left to right)

As I post pictures, email me if you see any errors. I'll fix them promptly!