Dustin:
Dustin is the youngest of 2. Both he and his older sister were adopted as infants through LDS Family Services (they have different birth mothers). Dustin's parents and sister all live in the Sacramento area and we get together on the first Sunday of every month for family dinner. We often get together throughout the month for other activities, like paint balling, four-wheeling, or celebrating family events.
Although his immediate family is small, he grew up in the Bay Area around all of his Aunts, Uncles and Cousins! His dad is one of six siblings; all of the siblings made a pact that their children would grow up together and be friends. And they have and are! Growing up around all of his extended family gave Dustin the opportunity to interact with older and younger cousins. The Wheeler family is very active and there have been many family White Water Rafting trips, camping trips, night games, hikes, and football games. All of Dustin's extended family has relocated to the Sacramento, CA area and the Wheelers get together a couple of times a month for "Dessert Fest," and it is just what it sounds like! Everyone brings a dessert and we spend the evening talking and joking. It's wonderful!
Landon:
Landon is the oldest of 5 - the family pattern is girl, boy, girl, boy, girl.
Landon grew up in a musical family and has fond memories of gathering
her siblings together to put on productions of "Annie" or "Joseph and
the Amazing Technicolor Dream Coat" for her parents. Now that all the siblings are older, they're all friends and love getting together! Although her family is spread out between California, Oregon and Montana, they try to all get together for Christmas or Thanksgiving (at least). And when they're together, it's a blast! They love playing games, quoting movies and TV shows, and just being together. You never know if they're going to bust out a song or a wrestling match. There's always a lot of noise and laughter when the Taylor family gets together.
Our Wheeler Family:
We have been a family now for 5 1/2 years and we couldn't be happier! We love to laugh and our home is full of laughter - our motto is there's always something to laugh about! Our Friday evenings are set aside specifically for Family Fun Night, when we do an activity like making finger puppets or making homemade pizza together. We love to play games and can often be found playing games with friends or family. Our favorites include Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Ligretto, and Bang! In the summer, we love to be outdoors: swimming, kayaking, jetskiing, or playing at the park. In the fall, we love to watch football together and we are huge BYU football fans! We also love going to Apple Hill every fall to pick apples and pumpkins. We love doing simple things as a family, like reading or going on walks (which we can do year round here in California). But truly, we don't mind what we're doing or where we are as long as we're together as a family - we can have fun anywhere!
Dustin is the youngest of 2. Both he and his older sister were adopted as infants through LDS Family Services (they have different birth mothers). Dustin's parents and sister all live in the Sacramento area and we get together on the first Sunday of every month for family dinner. We often get together throughout the month for other activities, like paint balling, four-wheeling, or celebrating family events.
Landon:
Landon is the oldest of 5 - the family pattern is girl, boy, girl, boy, girl.
Our Wheeler Family:
We have been a family now for 5 1/2 years and we couldn't be happier! We love to laugh and our home is full of laughter - our motto is there's always something to laugh about! Our Friday evenings are set aside specifically for Family Fun Night, when we do an activity like making finger puppets or making homemade pizza together. We love to play games and can often be found playing games with friends or family. Our favorites include Settlers of Catan, Dominion, Ligretto, and Bang! In the summer, we love to be outdoors: swimming, kayaking, jetskiing, or playing at the park. In the fall, we love to watch football together and we are huge BYU football fans! We also love going to Apple Hill every fall to pick apples and pumpkins. We love doing simple things as a family, like reading or going on walks (which we can do year round here in California). But truly, we don't mind what we're doing or where we are as long as we're together as a family - we can have fun anywhere!
