A Little History:
Our story begins in Pocatello, Idaho, circa 1972, when the lovely Debby Christensen agreed to a first, though fateful date with admirer, David Croshaw. Long story-short, he bade her follow him, and they went arm-in-arm to the Logan, Utah temple for establishment of an eternal family unit, Generation 1, on May 23 1973.
From their first blissful summer in Salt Lake City, educational pursuits took them to Provo/Orem, Utah, birthplace of Leslie and Rebecca, and to San Francisco/Oakland California, birthplace of Colin and Matt. Then, for establishment of livelihood, expansion of the tribe with Abby and Dana, and for raising/unifying of Generation 2, it was back to the roots in Pocatello for a rewarding sojourn.
In time, driven by a raging, but commonly shared sense of adventure and independence, one-by-one, Generation 2 escaped the homeland to distant regions of the country and the world, each ultimately developing their own tribal expansions by pairing with worthy mates and initiating Generation 3.
Now sensing fulfillment of their purpose in Pocatello, Generation 1 has also left those roots and transplanted to Cascade Idaho, from which base, they anticipate more abundant contact with The Posterity, Generations 2 and 3, in the future. That contact however, awaits fulfillment of a call to LDS missionary service in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, wherein they hope to help the state of the world by sharing the love of Jesus Christ.
So now, including Generation 0 (Grandma and Grandpa Christensen) home base includes Yuma, Arizona, Pocatello, Idaho, Cascade, Idaho, Vancouver, BC, Fort Lauderdale, Florida, Spokane, Washington, Boise, Idaho, Los Angeles, California, back to Boise, Idaho, and on and on (Generation 3+) to infinity.
Our Mission Statement:
This is the blog of our eternal family unit. Initiated years ago, it served well as a journal, but even more so, as an archive of our personal interaction. It was a gathering place, a confabulation instrument, a unifying force for four generations of widely dispersed and progressively prolific posterity, and their valued associates. Though it served these purposes well for many years, it eventually took a back seat to new-kids-on-the-block, Facebook, and Instagram, and was sadly forgotten.
We now move to resurrect this blog with an added functional purpose of archiving the missionary experiences of Generation 1, of their movements and activities as they participate with The Gathering of Israel in the land northward. In so doing, we hope that via their own comments and posts, this blog will again serve to gather and unify the posterity and their friends.
As in the past, that the young and vibrant may know the old and tired, that enduring bonds may be fostered and maintained, that experience and encouragement may be openly shared, that posterity may embrace truth, and that hearts may be knit together, we must resist detachment despite our geographic divergence. We shall do so here. 
We had SO much fun this Halloween!! Colby was a monkey (everyone kept calling him a bear) and Eva was a lamb. First we went to the Trunk or Treat at the church and got to see lots of friends. Then we went down 18th (almost entirely consisting of ward members) and everyone LOVED Colby and Eva! How could they not? 
4 comments:
They are so darling. I love to see these pictures and videos. It helps to soften the blow that they're growing up so fast without me. (When I heard Eva say, "Daddy!" I gasped and said, "she talks?!" Shows how far behind I am, doesn't it?!) Thank you for sharing. Maybe I'll post some pics from my halloween adventures, but they're just not as cute!
P.S. Who else thinks Colby looks like Grace in that first picture? Anyone?
oh my gosh, that is so cute!! Our halloween was kindof a dud, Grace had what we thought was strep throat and had a really high fever. Grace puked all over her costume at the doctors office when they were doing her throat culture. She was so upset about not being able to go to trunk or treat at the church. But she had fun handing out candy with me at home. We also got to go to the Hallozooween at the zoo on Monday. That was really fun.
Dana, you look so good! It looks like you have actually lost weight since you have been pregnant. you look awesome!
Dana and Jason, what cute kids you have. I so wish you could come for Thanksgiving!! Jack was a monkey too but I just put a hat on him. I wish we could see you more often!
Lori
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