52 Week Challenge: Question 9
What are the names of your brothers and sisters? Describe them.
Kristin:
The McClellan Kids: Jordin, Kristin, Kirk, Kelley, and Stacey
I am the oldest in my family. My sister, Stacey, is two and a half years younger than me.
River, John, Stacey, Dane
Stacey is married to John and they have two kids Dane and River. They live in a small farming community in WA about an hour and fifteen minutes away from me. Stacey works in a wheat quality lab for a wheat scientist at a nearby university. John runs his own business. He has a dog kennel and dog training business. Their family loves animals!! John is also a falconer and is teaching his children to follow in his footsteps.
Their family loves to hunt, fish, fly their birds, and camp. They have dogs, horses, birds, and reptiles at their house. Stacey is also one of my partners in our business Sisters Creed. Stacey loves cooking, reading, traveling, spending time with family, antiquing, wine tasting, and watching Dane play basketball.
Elle and Kelley
Kelley is the next in line. She is 5 years younger than me. Kelley has one daughter, Elle. We have lived in the same town for over ten years now which has been fun. Last year she bought a home that is three minutes from my house. My kids are in and out of her house and Elle is in and out of ours. It's been fun to have Kelley nearby and for my kids to be able to have a close relationship with her...she often runs carpool, picks my kids up from activities, supplies them with pizza, gets in their business, and keeps a watchful eye on them when we are out of town. My kids joke that Elle is an honorary Johnson. One day Kameron came home from school and made Elle a snack and was hollering for her to come and eat it and she wasn't even at our house that day. :) Kelley works in health care and does hospital billing for several states. She has been dating, Chris, a local restaurateur for several years. Kelley likes to hang out with Elle, cook, read, travel, paddle board, go wine and beer tasting, and rearrange furniture and decor. She was once a part of Sisters Creed but being a single mom and working full time made it difficult. She continues to be one of our biggest supporters and most loyal customers.
Meki and Kirk
My brother Kirkland is the only boy in our family. We were so happy when he was born. We wanted a brother really badly. He has been a pretty darn great one too. Kirk is ten years younger than I am. He lives in Utah. He is engaged to Meki. They have been together for several years. Kirk has a son Kaiden from a previous marriage and he has a son Kirin with Meki. Meki has two other children as well. She has a son Tarren who is Reilly's age and a daughter Kaiya who is Ailey's age. Kirk works in construction. Kirk is hilarious and always keeps us laughing. He loves to fish, camp, hike, ski, snowboard, boat, waterski, and wake board. He is a great cook and an adventurous eater. He loves to travel. He is the happiest in the mountains or on the water and... I am sure he would say hanging out with his sisters!! ;)
Jordin and Ramon
Jordin is the baby of the family. She is 13 years younger than me. She lives in Kansas City and is married to Ramon. They are the most hilarious couple!! Ramon is perfect for her. They have two kids: Jaylah and RJ. They both work in the health care field. Jordin recently completed nursing school and is an RN. Jordi and Ramon are super social. They have a huge group of friends who are like family to them and who are in and out of their house all the time. They like the finer things in life (actually we all do!) and work hard to achieve them. Ramon is the snappiest dresser around. I was in awe when I saw his closet for the first time. They love to entertain, travel, socialize, and they love to bowl. They are both on bowling leagues and travel to tournaments. Their door is always open to their friends and family. Jordin is an amazing cook as well.
I am blessed with wonderful siblings. They are all (spouses included) really good loving people. They are all interesting people who do interesting things. They are all devoted parents and wonderfully involved aunts and uncles. Family is important to all of us and we work hard to make sure that we all get together as much as possible. We love many of the same things in life...good books, travel, boating, time at the lake, the outdoors, time with family, and good food.
TYLER:
I have two siblings. One older sister and one younger brother. We live in three different states and don't get to see each other as much as we would like but when we do get together we enjoy it. We especially enjoy reminiscing about our childhood and laughing at all the devious things we did. Whenever we got in trouble we always stuck together and Lori would figure out a way to get us out of it. We were always a united front no matter who was the culprit. We've had some great times together throughout the years. We are also able to talk about our dad together. The three of us share memories and stories about him that no one else would understand the way that we do. We keep his memory alive.
Tyler, Lori, and me
My sister, Lorinda, is the oldest. Lori is two years older than I am. She lives in San Diego, CA. She works in the banking industry. She loves her job managing a Chase Bank branch and she is excellent at it. She really loves living on the West Coast and loves the California climate. She is a great tour guide. Kris and I had a lot of fun visiting her last June. She knows all the great places to go and good places to eat. She is very blunt, has a bawdy sense of humor, and loves to shock our mother. We all enjoy that! Lori is outgoing and fun. She is hard-working, ambitious, and loyal. I am proud of her and her accomplishments.
Marissa, Liv, Brett
Brett is my younger brother. He is three years younger than I am. Brett is married to Marissa and they have one daughter, Liv. They live in Utah. Marissa works for IHC in their HR department and Brett is a firefighter and EMT. He loves his job. It has been fun watching him find his career path and excel at it. I am proud of him. Brett is also loud and gregarious. I am the quiet one of the family. He has an extremely dry sense of humor like our Uncle Lew. Brett always has a funny or horrifying story to tell. He is a great dad and a good husband. His daughter, Liv, looks just like him.
