Pulse with an "H"

Hello! We are the Hulse Family: Johnny, Melody, Daniel, & Jaxon.

Johnny and Melody have been married for almost seven years; we have two boys, Daniel (2 1/2) and Jaxon (13 months). Johnny grew up in downtown Mesa, off of Stapley and Broadway. He makes sure everyone knows he was a Mesa High Jackrabbit. Melody grew up in Hemet, Ca. and moved out here to go to college in 2000. We met shortly after Johnny returned home from the Pittsburgh PA mission and were married a year later in the San Diego temple. Johnny completed his BS in business marketing the same time Melody completed an MAED in Adult Ed and Distance Learning.

Our two very active boys keep us always on the move. Daniel loves anything with wheels or buttons. He loves basketball, swimming and going to the P-A-R-K. Daniel keeps us always learning what not to do as a parent! Jaxon loves anything he can put in his mouth, including dog food. He will try to copy anything his older brother does. His dimples are sure to melt any heart. Jaxon has a condition called Eosinophilic Esophagitis (try saying that 3x fast). Basically he is allergic to the protein in food. We are trying to figure out what he can eat, which so far is not much. We love our two boys, they are a great blessing. They bring such joy to our lives. I don't believe I have found anything in this world so beautiful as my two boys both asleep at the same time!

Johnny is in the Sunday School and Melody is the second counselor in the Young Women’s. We both love playing sports and especially love board games. We are always on the look out for other competitive couples who might be up for a game of Settlers! We look forward to getting to know more people in the ward.

The Huber's

Hi, We are the Huber Family; Chad, Ashley, Ella, and Carson. We were married November 22, 2003. We grew up 1 mile from each other our whole lives, but didn't really know each other. While Chad was on his Mission in Chicago, our wards rearranged and when he got home we were in the same ward. We were in the same young adult class, and he asked me out on a date. The rest is history. We dated for a year and a half before we got married. We had our first child, Ella Claire on October 14, 2005, what a joy she has been in our lives. She is full of energy, and has such a sense of humor. She sure keeps us on our toes:) We just had our 2nd, Carson on January 7, 2008. He has been such a great addition to our little family. He is such a good, and happy baby. I am lucky enough to be a stay at home mom. Chad has worked for T-mobile for the past 3 years doing site acquisition work(cell phone towers). He just opened a Spanish Movie Theater in April of this year. Life is so busy! We are truly blessed! We have a family blog also http://www.ashandchad.blogspot.com/.

The Maldonados

We are the Maldonados; Brent and Terina, Bosco and Bentley. We are both Arizona natives. Brent was born in Phoenix and raised in Chandler. Terina was born and raised in Prescott. We have been married almost 3 years. We met at a rock concert in Mexico. It was a great way to meet! Brent was living in Flagstaff going to NAU and Terina was living in Gilbert working at Seagull Book. About a year later we were married in the Mesa temple. We have been in the ward about a year and a half, but we have been in primary just as long so you may not know us, unless you are a parent of a CTR 5 child! Over the 3 years of our marriage, our two dogs have joined our family. They are great! They make us laugh almost everyday! They probably think they are our children!! Bosco is a 4 year old Boxer and Bentley is a 3 year old Yorkie-poo. Brent has worked for SRP in the billing department for the past 3 years and plans to retire there. Terina is a Massage Therapist and works for herself from home and traveling to others homes (feel free to call if you need and appointment!) We love to travel even if we don't get to do it as often as we'd like. We also enjoy a good movie, a good book, and The Office! Brent likes to play the guitar and bass. We also enjoy out door activities when the outdoors are hospitable. We love to get to know new people so feel free to call or stop by! We're in Muirfield Village. We also have a blog of our own, www.brentandterina.blogspot.com We look forward to meeting and becoming friends with all of you!

The Lee Family: Stephen, Tiffany and Tabitha

(We have 700 pictures on our camera and I can only find two of the three of us together...and we have 3-D glasses on in both!)

We are the Lee family. Stephen grew up in Scottsdale and graduated from Horizon High. I grew up in South Carolina, but moved to Mesa when I was a sophomore in high school. I graduated from Mesa High. Stephen and I met in a singles ward in March 1997. We were married six months later in the Mesa Temple. After years of longing for children, we adopted our wonderful daughter Tabitha in July 2005. She came to live with us on her 5th birthday. The day we sealed her to us was a great day! I can't believe how fast she is growing up!! She is now 8 and was just baptized.

We are also foster parents to some really loving kids. At the present time, we have a sibling set of three kids ages 6, 5, and 2. They keep us on our toes, but we really love having a big family. The hardest part about foster care is letting kids leave and go back to their families. I wish I could post pictures of the kids we have now, they are really adorable, but it is a breech of our contract to have them shown, so just look for us at church and see for yourselves! :0)

Stephen works for Hometeam Pest Control. I taught kindergarten for 11 years before becoming a stay at home mom. Our family loves to spend time together, travel, play games and go swimming.

The Steele Family

We are the Steele Family. We have lived in the Ellsworth Ward for 6 years, and AZ for 7 1/2. Lee was born and raised in Delta, UT. He always says Delta is not the end of the world, but you can see it from there. He is the youngest of 5 children. Carla was born and raised in Connecticut, and the youngest of 3 girls. Lee served in the CT Hartford Mission. His first area was Carla's home ward. A friendship began and when Carla left on her mission a year later they stayed in touch. Carla served in the Chile Concepcion Mission, and upon returning met up with Lee. The sparks flew and they were married 8 months later in May of 2000 in the Manti Temple.

We have 3 children. Kristian is 6 and loves soccer. He will be starting the 2nd grade. Jillian is 3 and she loves babies and girly things. She will be starting pre-school this fall and is very excited. Kedrik is 2 and he loves Bob the Builder and motorcycles. We love the Ellsworth ward. Our testimonies have been strengthened by our association with so many wonderful faithful people in this ward. We love the Lord and are grateful for all of our blessings.

The Bish-Ip's Family

Hi, we're the Ipsons.

As evidenced by the retiring of the big green 15 passenger van, our large family is dwindling as our children are growing up and moving on to new and exciting things. We are so blessed to be able to share in their experiences. Jarom currently serves in the Chile Vina Del Mar Mission, Landi has been serving in Taiwan and comes home VERY soon (YAY!), and child #4, Justin is in Italy on his mission. Megan, child #3, just graduated from BYU and begins her teaching career in the fall. Kara graduated from high school and will attend a local community college on a Cross Country athletic scholarship. That leaves three...Kristen and Jordan who are also into running, and Kylie, who is looking forward to 2nd grade.

Lance is an Accounting Manager by day and busy church worker by night. Valerie is in to writing and reading and has a home business selling vinyl lettering. She occasionally does respite and habilitation care for special needs children through Metro Care Services.

This all began when Lance and Valerie met at a BYU Ward Opening Social Dance (seriously) and the rest, as they say, is history...

The Campa Lampa's

Blogging is very new to us, so here goes the first attempt. There are 3 in our family; Tommy, Marilyn, and Andy. We have lived in this ward for about 8 years and love being here as we have made long lasting friends. Andy who is 20 likes to play basketball, video games including "Rock Band." It is a kick to watch him and all his friends get into the game. Tommy is the avid golfer plays in the 110+ degree heat as often as he can. He also is a kid at heart playing sports with the youth in the ward. He works for SRP and is hoping to reach retirement in a few years. We'll see! Marilyn has been retired from the City of Mesa for about 2 years but has occasionally done contract work. Right now she is unemployed, but busy. She likes to scrapbook and travel. Our family just returned from a trip to Mexico City where we visited family, saw some of the country, and ate, ate, ate! We had the best enchilada's ever. We would go back? You bet, in a heartbeat!