Monday, January 19, 2015

Kiora lost her FIRST tooth! Jan 13, 2015

Jan 13th Kiora lost her first tooth!  She is 6 years old and in Mrs. Comeau's 1st grade class!

Highlights from 2014


2014

Logan turns 8 and is baptized a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints

Feb - Loreen's Utah Teachers license is renewed

March - Kylie competed with Rocky Mountain Cloggers

April - Kylie was able to go on tour to California with the Delta High School Orchestra and Band for a Heritage Performance Festival in Anaheim California,  which Loreen chaperoned, and included a trip to Newport Beach and Disneyland!

Loreen produced the Blue Notes Spring concert " A Grand Night for singing" and will be Blue Notes President in the Fall

Kylie sang and played the guitar in her Freshman assembly in the Spring.

Kylie won 2nd place for her American Pride essay and she presented it at several Memorial Day programs

June & July - Family trip to Washington then Logan to see Loreen's family.   Saw Les Miserables and Bruce Ford (8 hands 2 pianos) perform at the Ellen Eccles theatre in Logan.

July - Tim (Scout Master) and Jaren enjoy scout camp together

Julaine,  Logan and Kiora enjoy British Soccer camp

August-  Continue to enjoy performing with the family at places such as the Fair, Cove Fort Days, and the Care Center. 

August 17, 2014 Tim & Loreen's 20th wedding anniversary

DJ productions summer musical Sleeping Beauty.   Loreen plays the part of the good fairy, Phoebe.   Tim, Kylie,  Julaine, & Jaren participate as well.

Delta Children's theatre group perform the Alice in Wonderland Jr. musical - Julaine (Daisy),  Jaren (Rock Lobster), Logan (Wonderland Creature)

Fall - Kiora enters 1st grade. (6 yrs)
Logan - 3rd.  (8 yrs old)
Julaine & Jaren - 8th. (13 yrs old)
Kylie - 10th. (15 yrs)

Julaine is told by Mrs Chandler,  her orchestra teacher,  that she is the best 8th grade bass player she has ever heard.

September - Loreen take her girls, Kylie and Julaine (and Kylie's friend Angel Barr)  to California to a One Direction concert

Dan and Nancy visit Delta!

Oct 11, 2014 - Meaghan Nix marries Dustin Hansen.  Bob, Judi, Tim, Loreen and family meet up with Josh and his family, Dee and Wilson Nix for the wedding in Salt Lake City

October - Family vacation to Oceanside CA North Coast Village.  Met up with Lindsey and Rick and family.

Nov - Loreen is pregnant with baby #6!  She is 43, Tim is 45!  Due July 13, 2015

Kylie participates in the Delta High School Musical Guys and Dolls as a Hot Box Girl Dancer

November 23, 2014 - Kylie turned 16

Thanksgiving in Washington with Loreen's family

Nov 22nd - Josh gets engaged to Sara Cark

Jaren and Logan love Lego Robotics and Karate.   Kylie and Julaine also enjoy Karate.  Julaine, Logan, and Kiora enjoy soccer.    Julaine and Kiora love dance.  And they all excel in music! Kylie plays violin,  guitar, mandolin,  ukulele, and piano;  Julaine plays bass and piano;  Jaren plays bass clarinet, clarinet,  cahone, and piano; Logan plays violin and is learning the piano;  Kiora loves to dance and they all love to sing.  Tim plays steel guitar and Loreen plays guitar, ukulele, piano and loves to sing.   Especially with her family!

Highlights from 2011, 2012 & 2013

2011

Feb- Loreen gets Lasik surgery

July - Kylie and Julaine sing 50 States in Rhyme with Loreen at the Liberty program

July - Kylie and Julaine record primary songs with Jenny Phillips and Kamie Bolen at a Young Singers workshop.

August - DJ Productions summer musical, Nunsense the Mega Musical.  Loreen was the Nun, Sister Amnesia,  Kylie, Julaine, Jaren were students.

Tim - Working hard planting trees and caring for our property on Gunnison Bend Reservoir.  Roofed our new Pavillion too.

Fall - Kiora at home (3 yrs)
Logan - Kindergarten (5 yrs)
Julaine & Jaren - 5th. Delta Middle School (10 yrs)
Kylie - 7th grade.(13 yrs)

Sep 2011. Loreen's sisters weekend in Las Vegas

Oct 2011 Family trip to Midway Utah

Loreen became a member of (NSAI) Nashville Songwriters Association International

Nov 2011 Hiked Badger Mountain Thanksgiving morning in Richland Washington with Loreen's family

2012

March 3, 2012. Kylie's clogging team won first place and are able to go to Nationals

June 3, 2012 Enjoyed the Bliss family campout near clay springs

August -  DJ Productions summer musical Peter Pan.  Kylie played John,  Julaine and Jaren were lost boys, Loreen was Tiger Lily, and this was the first year Doug Jenkins talked Tim into being on stage. .. Tim was dressed in black and helped fly John and Tinker Bell!

Julaine begins playing the upright bass in Delta Middle School orchestra

Jaren begins playing the clarinet in the Delta Middle School band

Fall - Kiora enters Preschool (4 yrs)
Logan - 1st grade (6 yrs)
Julaine & Jaren - 6th (11 yrs)
Kylie - 8th grade (14 in Nov)

Dec 2012. Holidays in Washington with Loreen's family

Enjoyed multiple performances throughout the year with the family including the opening of the new museum,  fairs,  Old Capital Arts and Living History Festival and the care center.  Tim, Kylie and Loreen also enjoyed performing with Old Time Fiddlers

2013

Jan - bought their first piano!   A 1952 Steinway Regency with a piano disc player.

March 30, 2013 - Loreen's Dad, Lewis D Muhlestein remarried Janis Schoonover (Almost 3 yrs after Leda's death)

April - Kylie's volleyball team got 1st place and Julaine's got 2nd

May, June. Kylie and Julaine's dance group the Rocky Mountain Cloggers are invited to perform at Disneyland!
(Meet up with the Jenkins family while there)

Moved The Sno Barn from its spot at Quality Market so they can repave.  Continue to do events

July - Jaren received the Aaronic Priesthood and Julaine enters Young Woman's.

August - The entire family is a cast member of DJ Production summer musical production of Seussical the Musical.   Tim plays the lead of Horton the Elephant.   Loreen plays his love interest,  Gertrude McFuzz, Julaine plays the lead of JoJo the Mayor's son, Kylie plays the Mayor's wife, Jaren plays Thing One, Logan plays a Cadet and a Who, and even sweet little 5 yr old Kiora plays a Who!

Fall - Kiora enters Kindergarten (5 yrs)
Logan - 2nd. (7 yrs)
Julaine & Jaren - 7th. (12 yrs)
Kylie - 9th enters Delta High School.  (Turns 15 in Nov)

Jaren starts playing the bass clarinet in band

Kylie auditioned last Spring makes it into the Delta High School Chamber Orchestra her Freshman year

Oct - Trip to Arizona for Uncle Eddie's funeral.  Enjoyed time with Tim's cousins and families.

November - Loreen starts work as a substitute teacher in the Millard School District and begins the process of relicensing her teacher's certificate

Highlights from 2008, 2009 & 2010

Added this info to our family book and thought I would include it here.

2008

June 29, 2008 Kiora Lillie Bliss was born!

Blessed Kiora Lillie Bliss in our home on September 14, 2008

Fall -  Kiora - newborn
Logan -  2 yrs old
Julaine & Jaren - 2nd grade Delta Elementary (7 yrs)
Kylie - 4th grade (10 yrs)

Sept - Loreen's sisters weekend and family vacation to Logan UT

Thanksgiving with the Muhlesteins in Washington.  Celebrated Loreen's mom's 70th birthday early!

Dec 28, 2008 Big family gift exchange at the Bliss house!

New Years Eve - Big New Years eve party at Bliss house celebrating Nate's birthday.  With games and Rob lit fireworks.

2009

Kylie played Little Red Riding Hood in her 4th grade play

Purchased The Sno Barn - a shaved ice business. 

June 9, 2009 Oquirrh Mountain temple open house

June 29th big family party at our house to celebrate Kiora's 1st bday! 

July 11th Julaine and Jaren turn 8!!

Aug 1st - Julaine Leda Bliss & Jaren Timothy Bliss are baptized members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints.   Their cousin Oliver came to Delta too and was baptized that same day with them!

August - Loreen attends her 20 yr Richland High School reunion in Richland Washington.

Kylie starts playing the violin

Fall - Kiora at home. (1 yr)
Logan - Private Preschool (3 yrs)
Julaine & Jaren - 3rd. grade, Delta Elementary. (8 yrs old)
Kylie - 5th grade. First year 5th grade is at Delta Middle School. (11 yrs old)

October - Family vacation to Oceanside CA & Disneyland (with David & Brooke Baker's family)

October 22, 2009 Copper, our Golden Retriever is born.

Christmas 2009 the kids got a puppy for Christmas!

2010

Kylie (fiddle & voice) and Loreen (guitar and voice) start performing with Old Time Fiddlers (Tim joins later on his hound dog lap steel guitar)

January  26, 2010. Tim speaks to his birth son Josh Nix for the first time.

Feb 9, 2010. Tim drives to Red Oak Iowa to meet his birth son Josh Nix for the first time

Feb- Kylie's original musical composition Blue Blue Skies won first place in the school's reflection contest

March - Drove to Red Oak Iowa to meet Josh Nix and his parents Dee and Wilson Nix

March - Julaine participated in the Little Miss Millard pageant

April 7, 2010 Loreen's mother Leda Marie Law Muhlestein at the age of 71

May - Idaho Falls trip to Loreen's sister Melanie's for Joshuah's baptism

June - the Nix family, Wilson, Dee, Josh and Meaghan, visit Delta!

June 16th - purchased 22 acres of waterfront property on Gunnison Bend reservoir

August - DJ summer musical production of Brigadoon, Loreen playing the lead of Fiona.  Kylie, Julaine and Jaren were in it too!

Fall - Kiora at home (2 yrs)
Logan - Preschool Early Childhood center (4 yrs)
Julaine & Jaren - 4th Delta Elementary (9 yrs)
Kylie - 6th grade. Delta Middle School (12 yrs in Nov)

Jaren and Julaine auditioned and sang with the elementary choir.  The last year they did it.

October - Attended the premiere of Speed of Life, the movie Loreen starred in

Visited Loreen's family in Washington.   Went to the fun town of Leavenworth.

Kylie entered Young Womans at 12 yrs old

December - cut our own Christmas tree

Loreen performed with Charley Jenkins New Years Eve

Merry Christmas 2014

What a year!

Merry Christmas 2013

June 2013.  Loved this pic so much we made it our Christmas card.

Merry Christmas 2012

Better late than never.   Wanted to post a pic from then!