Update

Ok, so here are some pictures over the past few weeks..
our Thanksgiving dinner, Clara posing for the camera and a few Christmas ones.

This last week we have been potty training Clara and it has been going great! We have not changed a yuck diaper in 6 days! We are so proud of our little girl!! She is so funny because she will take all her clothes off before getting on the potty. Also she must have books to read. Lets see over the last few weeks we have been working like crazy. I am hoping to get an intern for my dentistry soon and then I would have a more stable job. I like the photo studio but wish it was more hours. Dustin is enjoying working with the kids at school. He is now able to drive the car/bus on the little field trips and all who know Dustin know he loves to drive. Anyways life is going well in Idaho, it is suppose to snow tonight and holy cow is it cold! I hope to update more soon... Oh 1 more thing on November 20th Dustin and I will be married 5 years! Yippy I Love my hubby!

For those of you who don't know this is a 5 generation picture! My great grandma and grandpa Harris to the left then my dad Lane next to him is my grandma Anndra Harris Turville, in front is myself Christine and on my lap is our little Clara. This photo was the last one taken at our family reunion in July of this year. My great grandma passed away this week on Monday and I'm so greatful that she was in our lives as well as the time we got to spend with her and grandpa. Your always in our hearts!

Emma Margaret Koller Harris
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Emma MARGARET Koller Harris 1923 ~ 2009 Margaret, age 85, passed away Monday, August 31, 2009 in Cheyenne, Wyoming at the home of her daughter.She is survived by her loving and devoted husband, James Kenneth Harris. Margaret and Ken were married in 1942 prior to Ken's service in the United States Merchant Marines. They managed to meet each other as his ships reached various ports during World War II. They were sealed in the Salt Lake Temple and married 66 years. Margaret is dearly loved by her surviving children Anndra (Dennis Turville) Newbury Park, California, Russell Kenneth Harris (Margrit) Austin, Texas, and Joanne (John Russell) Cheyenne, Wyoming. She has 13 grandchildren, 19 great-grand-children, and two great-great grandchildren. Margaret was born September 16, 1923 in Stadthagen, Germany to Emma Augusta Schoettelndreyer and Ernst Georg Koller. She is the oldest of three children, with surviving brothers Georg Wilford Koller, Salt Lake City and Ernst Frank Koller, Ogden. As a four year old girl, she immigrated to the United States with her family. She graduated from South High School in Salt Lake City, one of the "Ten Typical Teens." At LDS Hospital, she ran the elevator and later worked in the office. She worked at Kress's, GMAC, the IRS, and was a teacher at Redwood Elementary. She was an active member of the LDS church helping as Young Women's President, Stake Relief Society Board Member, and Stake Primary Secretary, and in the Family History Center. She has researched well over 10,000 Family History names. She and her husband served an Employment Mission in Independence, Missouri. Margaret had a vibrant and loving personality which connected deeply with those around her. Graveside services will be held Wed., Sept. 2nd, at 12 noon at the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Ave and N Street. Visitation will be held Wed. morning from 10:30-11:30 a.m. at Larkin Mortuary, 260 E South Temple. Online condolences at www.larkincares.com

So over the last few weeks we went to California for Brandon's (Dustin's brother) High School Graduation. Then the week of July 4th Dustin's dad Gary and our soon to be mother in law Mari came to share Idaho Falls great fireworks show! It was a great show and unlike last year Clara enjoyed it and didn't cry! We then went up the Yellowstone with them and had great fun even in the little rain that happened as we waited for Old Faithful and even saw a bear! The next event was Clara turned 18 months and we decided that was the day she no longer would have a binkie. It's been rough on her but it has to be done. Then on July 12th I turned 24! Holy Cow how did I get so old! We had a great family party with pizza and a movie. Dustin even made me a strawberry cake with blue frosting! Yummy! Our next adventure is going to Kansas City for a family reunion and I'm dreading the flight with a 18 month old! TTFN

I'd hate to be on this plane

Our hearts go out to the Gearhart family with the passing of the young Tyler Brent Gearhart age 23 Christine's cousin. RIP you will never be forgotten.

Ok so I'm a little slow posting this...

In the past week we moved to another apartment but in the same building. It's now a 2 bedroom. Clara now has her own room again; thank goodness. The pantry is a walk in and it has the laundry with it. It's about 2x the size of the old one and yes there will be pictures sometime soon. So what else is new with us... Clara got another tooth this week,we took her temp. and it turned out to be 103.5. It was so sad we put her in a bath and oh man did she hate that! Then Dustin ran to Walgreens at about 1 in the morning for meds, thank goodness that they are open 24hrs. It's been snowing and windy like crazy for about a week now. It hasn't been much fun at all. I went to school last Saturday and learned how the rubber dam clams work and had to put them on every tooth! I am really liking my class and have met a new friend in it. Her name is Amber and she also has a little girl she's 15 months born the day after Christmas named Emily. Today is Friday and Emily came over with Amber to have a play date/study review. Clara was really shy and didn't know what to think. Emily loved our cat Findley and wanted to hug him a lot of the time. The girls had fun talking up a storm with each other and to the fish. That about sums up this week more later... good night from the Brueckner's

This weeks Pictures

1st day of school

Ok so this Saturday was my first class as a dental assistant. I learned when the numbers of the teeth are and how many we had. The best part was working on one another and getting into our gloves. I got to clean someone's teeth right after lunch oh yeah best time right. Anyways I used a lot of the tools like that drill that everyone seems to hate because of the noise. We used the sucker and got all the spit cleaned up and out plus cleaning our station was very odd. You go and spray with cleaner with no gloves then you put gloves on and clean it all with alcohol swabs and last take off the gloves and spray. Now this is done after every person. I have 6 hrs of homework so this is all for my first day I will keep updating when I can.

On my mind...

Ok, I which is Christine has signed up for an 11 week program to be a dental assistant. I am super excited and it's only on Saturday 8-5. I will have 6 hrs of homework yeah not fun but oh well. Then after the 11 weeks I will have to do a 300 hr intern so I'll keep you up to date as much as I can..

The other thing on my mind is how super cute Clara is. I love all the new words that pop out of her mouth.... dad,mom,that,yeah and uh ohs. The other thing she loves to do is walk everywhere and eat anything! She has come to find that if mom puts her shoes on that means bye bye and she will go to the front door and hit on it. She is working on her 7th and 8th teeth at one time not fun! She loves to draw and eat with her own fork or spoon. She is like mom in the way that any book that you have will be hers. She will grab a book and then sit in your lap as u look at the pictures together. We love her so very much and look forward to the days that she can talk more.

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