The Very first video

First pictures

First moments of life.

It is such a miracle to witness the birth of a child. This little Carson looks like a wise little soul!

Steve comforts Carson

Steve didn't know I was videoing this. It was so sweet to watch him comfort Carson. He was a little afraid to touch him at first.

Leah enjoys her new baby boy!

This was Carsons bath after his birth. This labor and delivery nurse was great. Carson was a little apprehensive!

cat hotel w/dad

Here's little Edna with her favorite playmate, Brian. She is so excited for Noelle, Oliver, Katherine and Jr. Bonner to come for a visit!!!

Dear Family

We learned this morning that my youngest sister, Kari, passed away after a very long battle with cancer. Who can forget almost 14 years ago when she was diagnosed with a brain tumor and given less than a year to live. Kelby was barely 3 and Kaylee was just 6 months old. Amazingly, Kari lived long enough to see her daughters come close to adulthood and also see her husband Ken join the Church and become a faithful member. It was a pretty amazing journey -- and Kari was a real fighter. In some ways, it's hard to believe she is really gone -- she has endured so much.
I really admire Kari's husband, Ken, for all that he has endured these past 14 years -- what an example of patience and perseverance. Friday night, Grandpa Kelley and my brother Kevin gave her a priesthood blessing, releasing her from this life and promising her that her mother would greet her on the other side of the veil. Just the next day she had a series of seizures and at 10:00AM this morning she finally stopped breathing. Aunt Debbie was at her bedside (Debbie is a "rock") and is with the family now.

The funeral is set for this Saturday in Phoenix -- Grandpa Kelley and I will probably be driving over on Thursday. The following Saturday (November 22nd), there will be a graveside service for Kari in Logan where she will be buried. Any of you Utah or Idaho family, it would really be nice if you could attend that service in Logan -- I'll let you know later the specifics.

Thanks for all your prayers and thoughts. We love all of you and at a time such as this, I cannot imagine what I would do if I lost any of you.

Love, Dad.