Wynn-er's in our Family Circle

So I guess I'll introduce you to our family. Mike, my husband, is a computer programmer for the Church Family History Department. (We are members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints) He is the second oldest of 6 children, only second oldest by a few minutes, as he is a twin, & a gentleman even as an infant, by letting his sister, Michelle, come into the world first. (He did eat most of the food in utero, he was the biggest of the two.) He loves waterskiing, (even in November), racquetball, camping & scouting, hiking trips to the Uintah's, swimming, movies & serving in his Church callings. He is a super-great Dad, & spends a lot of time with our kids, (they are so lucky!) Recently, he has become interested in Tri-athalons & is a Swim Official Starter/Judge for the high school & club swim teams here in American Fork. He graduated from BYU & also served a Japan Okayama Mission at the same time I did. That is where we first met, but we didn't realize what a great match we were until we got home & began dating. (Sorry, no scandalous "mission romance" for us). Jesse is our oldest son. He is a Senior at American Fork High School. He is interested in engineering, flying, RC airplanes, wakeboarding, snow boarding, previously played on the high school soccer team & is delighting us all with his classical guitar skills! He is waiting to hear if he has been accepted at BYU for the Fall. He will go to college for a whole year before he turns 19 & goes on his mission. He are proud of the young man he has become. Seth is our 15 year-old, sophomore at American Fork High School. He is already 6'3" tall, passing up Jesse & his Dad. He is on the American Fork High School Swim Team & is one of the top swimmers on the team & in the State. He was on the State Men's Relay Teams last year as a Freshmen. We are proud of his accomplishments in swimming. Mike was a high school swimmer, and it has been fun to have Seth follow in his footsteps, maybe I should say wake. Seth loves cooking too, makes an awesome omelet. He's a traditionalist when it comes to waterskiing & is awesome at slalom skiing. Also, on the slopes, he prefers skiis to a snowboard. He is amazing on the piano & is discovering his "playing by ear" skill. I love to hear him play the piano. Camille is our beautiful 13 year-old. She is an 8th grader at American Fork Jr. High School. She has many talents. She was an answer to our prayers when she arrived on the scene just 25 minutes after arriving at the hospital. We really wanted a girl to add to our family! She loves to dance & has been studying dance with Tami Meacham at Timpanogas School of Dance for 6+ years. She is learning to dance en pointe now in ballet, loves Jazz & Hip Hop. We love seeing her dance in her yearly recitals, and at Christmas in the Nutcracker. She plays the piano, loves crafts, sewing, spending time with friends, making crazy videos & is also a "fish" in the swimming pool. She is on the HAST swim team, & serving in her Young Women's class presidency. She has a funny sense of humor & creates crazy videos, along with her friends, Jill & Annie. Maybe she will be a comedian or actress someday?? She sings in the Women's Choir at school too. See, I told you she has many talents! Ammon is our 10 year-old son. He is in the 5th grade at Legacy Elem. School. He is an awesome big brother to Liesel, who is a 1st grader there. He enjoys singing in the Chorus at Legacy, led by his 3rd grade teacher, Mr. Botitta, one of his favorite teachers. He loves soccer, basketball, & tolerates going to summer swim team. He really is a good swimmer, I think it would be a shame to give it up. He is learning to play the piano & he & I are avid readers. Recently, we have read together outloud: the Fablehaven series, several Harry Potter's, all the Spiderwick Chronicles, Tale of Despereaux, & currently, the Leven Thumps series. We are anxiously waiting for the fourth book in the Fablehaven series to come out, & are thinking about reading the Inkheart series too. We love our daily reading together! Ammon is an awesome student & is currently competing in a class Chess Competition. He is in the final four! He's hoping to give me Chess lessons, as I have never learned to play. Liesel is our energetic 7 year-old. She came to our family as an answer to her big sister Camille's prayers, as Camille was sure she was going to be the only girl in the family. (Camille wanted to name the baby "dishwasher" if it was a boy, she did not want another brother!) Liesel is full of love, hugs, kisses & love letters. She writes love letters & notes for everyone in the family, especially to me!! She is almost always happy, except when Camille is hogging the bed. (They share a bed, I'm not sure how much longer this arrangement will work??) She is my sunshine & I love blowing kisses to her when she leaves for school each day & signing 'I love you too' as she skips off to school. She enjoys dancing too & tumbling. She wants to learn to play the piano. She has lots of friends & is outgoing to everyone she meets. We hope her happy disposition will last throughout her teenage years & into her adulthood, she's a "the glass is half-FULL" type person. What a great quality!! Last of all, is Caleb, our 'caboose.' He loves trains by the way, especially Thomas the Tank Engine & the Polar Express. He is 4 years old & loves going to Ms. Barbara's Little Friends PreSchool 3 days a week. He loves to spell & sound things out. Of all our children, he is most interested in reading & spelling things at this early age. He loves to ask me "how do you spell__________?" & can spell many words on his own. I think it's because he has so many teachers in the family. Caleb loves to go to the swimming pool with Daddy & loves his 'woobie.' He loves to snuggle & get cozy with Mom. He doesn't like running errands too much. Well, that pretty well gets you acquainted with our family. We also house a dog named, Dash (short for Dasher), a parrot named Roxy, with a celebrity past, & a bunny named, Daffi (short for Daffodil). Our family's motto for 2009 is: "In order to be Wynners (winners), the team (family)must have a feeling of unity. Every player must put the team (family) first, ahead of personal glory(themselves)." -Paul Bryant, football coach We are working on that, it's a process, somedays we do better than others.