The blessing of Brent's and Andrea's baby Nash happened today. We all drove up to the chapel that was right near the mouth of Cottonwood Canyon. After we all retired to Andrea's parent house for talking and some food. It was fun. Good to see everyone. I think all the cousins that are down here were there except Dallin who is in Guatamela doing some humanitarian service.

I attached a picture of Brent and Graham with their old roommates.

Bailey Dance our daughter

Hannah and Jared are pleased to announce the birth of our daughter Bailey Dance on November 16th, 2009 at 12:18pm. She was 6lbs and 5 ounces and19 inches in length. Hannah and our little girl are both doing fine they are growing, healing, and smiling. Bailey has a little jaudice but thats all. She is a very calm baby and doesn't cry to much. We arrived home in Centerville on Wednesday and later received a nice visit from great grandparents on that day. We would like to thank everyone for their emails, text messages, gifts, and prayers. We three are truly grateful. What a wonderful blessing it is to raise one of God's children. Hannah and I are very excited to be parents and embrace this responsiblity. God be thanked for his matchless love.

Love, Jared, Hannah and Bailey

ps: check out our blog for pictures: http://www.jaredhannah.blogspot.com/

Been a while

Well fam- I have to say it was the best summer yet being around most all of you for the family reunion. Just wanted to let you all know if you have any medical problems you can now come see me (in case you don't trust Dance Doctors), in the past week we've learned injections and suturing. What else do I even need to know? : ) Overall school is awesome. Love the material, professors, classmates- everything. Shayne is enjoying work. He's taking on more & more responsibility. A new one: he has to sign off on all expenses that occur at the plant. Which means he has to know even more about everything that's going on. Life is good. Already looking forward to Christmas, we'll be in Seattle, who else?
-We went down to see our new niece Raquel the weekend before Conference. Wonderful baby blessing and she's pretty awesome. JeVonne and Paul have done well.
love you all

Ragnar Relay Triumph

The Ragnar Relay is over and it was great! Everyone ran well. Some highlights...-Johnny sleeping right through the rain.-Sharla feeding everyone with a hot spaghetti dinner. (Much cheaper than the advertised one)-Johnny and John taking on a partial 4th leg to help Joshua finish his 3rd after he sprained his ankle right at the beginning of his 2nd.-Grandma and Grandpa coming across the finish line with us and getting medals.-Everyone's great attitude. (John pointed out that 12 tired runners, 185 miles, and not one swear word.)-Bonnie and Dave fitting right in with our family.Overall it was a great experience. Thanks to everyone who helped, runners, van lenders, food providers, and cheerers. Till next year.And see you all at the family reunion!!!

Our beautiful little baby

Jared's Birthday Party

Hello Everyone! Hope all is well and that everyone is enjoying this wonderful Memorial Day weekend! Another very special holiday is soon approaching. My darling husband, Jared, is having a birthday on Friday, May 29th! To celebrate his birthday we invite all to come and share some cake, ice cream, and lots of laughs at our place in West Valley, Utah. Come and join us at 7:00pm Friday, May 29th. Please let me know if you can make it.

It's a BABY!

Jared and I are having a baby!! Yay! It's our first and greatest addition to our small family. I'm due November 27th, the day after Thanksgiving. So the holidays around here will be interesting. Morning sickness has been fun, especially with teaching in the classroom. I've been so lucky that it only hits me before or after school. I really want to stay home with the new baby so I won't be teaching next year. I will finish out this year and help out with the summer school program. Things with Jared's job at the credit union are going very well and we have decided to stay in Utah for the next year or two. We are so excited to be parents! Today we went to the doctor's and even got to hear the baby's heartbeat!!! Jared and I would love a little boy, but if it's a girl we would be just as glad. Either way, we are thankful to soon be parents and raise a little child of God in our family.

Welcome Little One!

Graham, Rhandi and Cayman are happy to announce the birth of

Huson Chad Orme

Born Thursday February 12 2009, at 2:54am

8lbs 3oz 19 1/2 inches 

More pics posted on our blog!

XOXOXO

Good News!

Hey Fam! Hope everyone had a great Christmas. I'm already starting to get excited for the Family Reunion though it's far away. I have two pieces of news I wanted to share. First off...

I was alerted that the Brotherhood of the Frogs is at it again, the Dance Family Waterpolo team won their first game of the season!!!! Glad to see the tradition holds strong.

Secondly, I got a letter from ISU last week, and was offered a seat in their Boise class. So this August I get to start the Physician's Assistant Program! I'm glad to have plenty of solid examples of schooling from all the cousins.

Love you all and stay doing great!

We did it!

We did it!

Hey Fam,

Anne and I would like to announce the creation of our blog. Check it out: http://carsonandanne.blogspot.com/

Love you all,

Carson and Anne

We've Moved!

Jared and I have moved. If you would like our new address please email me and let me know.

Brennan, ten days old.

We're still getting to know this little man child. We love him more and more with every passing day! He sleeps a lot, cries very little, nurses efficiently, and grunts all the time.

This weekend was Homecoming at BYU. During the Homecoming Parade 3 Dances were ah... dancing. Megan, Emily, and Joshua all participated in the BYU Folkdancers parade entry. It was fun, long and tiring.

Brennan Richard Dance

Good news! He's 6 pounds 10 oz, 2 weeks early, and very alive and kicking. Definitely has a dimple in his chin. We checked in at 1pm and the baby came at 6:30pm. Couldn't ask for a better experience.

Staying connected

Here's a screen shot from iChat. It beats talking on the cell phone, especially since we don't get good reception in our apartment. And I got Mom to connect with me on her first try! Johnny and I type messages to each other while Julienne and Heather chat our ears off.

Fruitland Flora & Fauna

Some summer fun- We made the long and treacherous trip to Shayne's old mission. We stopped by Burley on the way to see Marielle, Muggs and Janelle. Marielle won her penning contest if you didn't hear- ask her about it. Try as Shayne did, the mission wouldn't let him back, it was fun to visit all the people he taught and worked with. They loved him- not too surprising though.
The all important potato.



We caught a wonderful little mouse in our kitchen about a month ago and decided to keep him as a pet. Unfortunately, Case got to the landlord's rat poison before we found him and only lived two days longer- at least he died in comfort.
Trying our hand at square-foot gardening, as you can see we don't have much of a backyard. It was a fun experiment, didn't yield a lot of flora, however we plan on trying again with a few improvements.

Walked out the front door this morning and found this friendly critter sharing my porch. Thought all the Orkin men would especially enjoy this photo.
Overall- life continues to be wonderful- just wanted to share a bit of the local wildlife. Shayne's work is going amazing, and I'm in the process of GRE studying and ISU applying. Volunteering in the PACU and looking for more work. Shayne just got called to be the 1st counselor in the Elder's Quorum and I'm still teaching the sunbeams. Love you all

A trip down memory lane...

Found these priceless old photos on a backup DVD while hunting down some old files... enjoy!

dancing through life together

Jared and I started our own blog. Check us out!
www.jaredhannah.blogspot.com

Tom, Maria, Jake, and Dallin went hiking to Lake Blanche (trailhead up Big Cottonwood Canyon) on a beautiful day (Sept 6). After Tom had us convinced the lake's man-made dam was from the Inca's and Aztecs, Jake decided to jump in. We discussed the bravery of Sir Richard in jumping in cold water, and Tom told how Cameron nicknamed Grandpa Richard the "King of Cold." Here's a couple videos. Jake's initial plan was to swim across the lake, but that changed quick!

Jared's Graduation

Pictures from Jared's Graduation. Thanks to all for you support!

Hello Family!

Hey everyone!  It has been great to see what you have been up to.  We sure miss everyone and look forward to the next time we can all be together.  Good news, the Dance home has officially been rented for two years!  We are grateful for all of your help getting the home ready to rent!  

Brent and I have recently started our own blog:  

http://bdancefamily.blogspot.com/

(I'm not sure how to add it to the blog.  If anyone knows how and could help us out with it that would be great :))

Love you all,

Andrea

  

Ragnar Relay - Northwest Passage

The team and support crew at the McDonald's before the drive up to Blaine.

Need I say more?

"El Jefe" showing an excellent baton pass to our captain "Jazzy John".  Why "Jazzy John"?  I don't know, it just came to me at the moment.  And besides... it sounds cool.  Eh, John?

Johnny hands off to Joshua.  I don't think Joshua stopped smiling the whole 24 hours.  And group consensus from runners we encountered vote Johnny the cutest runner at the 2008 Northwest Passage.

The victorious Dance4Ever team at the finish.

189 Miles...

12 Runners...

1 Family!

That about sums up the amazing experience we had at the Ragnar Relay - Northwest Passage.  We ran, sweat and bonded for 189 miles over a 24 hour 15 minute period.  Each runner ran 3 legs totaling 12 to 18 miles depending on the leg assigned.  We started at 12 PM Friday, July 25th at Blaine, WA (on the Canadian border) and finished at 12:15 PM Saturday, July 26th in Langley, WA (an island in the gorgeous Puget Sound).

I am extremely proud of our team who, while fighting injuries (Ryan, Brent and Rhandi) and lack of preparedness (everyone), ran faster than we estimated.  Our projected time was a team average of 8:17 minute miles we finished with a blazing average of 7:41 minute miles.  Out of 152 teams we finished 20th overall and 4th in our "Open Male" division.  Not bad for one family (and one friend) with 2 females (one being prego-Rhandi) and a 13 year old (Johnny was the youngest person to compete in the race).  A side note: we did not qualify for the "Mixed" division because we had more men than women and, AND ... the "Open Male" division champion finished 2nd overall.

Although entirely exhausting (we each averaged less than 2 hours of sleep during those 24 hours) and "ragnastally" difficult, the Ragnar Relay was one of the best experiences of our lives.  Being with close family and sharing the hardship together, rooting each other on and working hard for our team was truly remarkable.  Thank, Uncle John, for orchestrating the event and organizing a crew of 12 different schedules and availability into 1 lean, mean, efficient crew!  Thank you, Diane, Sharla, Jeanna, Kaeli and Kari for your support and time.  Without you it would not have been possible!  Thank you team Dance4Ever for the race of a lifetime!

Summer Fun on the Malibu

Richard tears it up-- as usual. Yep, that's my dad.

Momma Dance slalom skiing! Woohoo!

Johnny goin' for a 360... settling for a 180.

Jake clears the wake, again. Or is this Logan?

MTC

President and Sister Dance at the MTC, June 21, 2008

Lila Lawrence

The other day I got an email from Grandma Dance's cousin, (I think?). Her name is Lila Lawrence and she lives here in Idaho close to Rexburg. She says hello to Alan and Julie and is excited for them as they begin their mission in Alaska. Lila would like to keep in touch with Jared and I and hopefully get together for a visit sometime before we leave in December. I thought this was a wonderful idea!

It is amazing how close family can be when you think you're in the middle of nowhere (like Rexburg). Love you all!

-Hannah

Love to Be a Dance!

We recently took a road trip to Illinois for a niece's wedding. It was so much fun to see John's family. We also got to see many church sites along the way. It is truly testimony building to be in those places, hear the stories and feel the Spirit. I am so thankful for the faith of those early Saints. I am also so grateful to be a member of the Dance Family! We happened to run into several people who knew our relatives. The Dugals (spelling?) in Missouri ranted and raved about Dave and Chan and our talented Sharla. In Nauvoo we met a mom of someone that Uncle Matt used to "run around with" in his younger days! :) (Does he read this?) Again, she only had good things to say. Point is, I'm so glad to be able to ask, "Do you know so and so?" and then proudly say, "That's my relative!" Thank you all for being good, kind, fun, talented, wonderful people wherever you are. We are so blessed to have all of you. We love you!

Maria's Graduation

From Richard: It was sad yet joyful to see Maria's last concert last night at Rice University-- she was selected to play for college graduation! Just like she played for high school graduation, she played for college graduation. It was a modern duet for violin and double bass that sounded very good. Here are a few pictures from the event.

From Logan: It's hard to believe my sister is all grown up! For those of you that don't know, she has accepted the invitation to attend the University of Utah's School of Music, on scholarship, to get her Master's!