Merry Christmas

Merry Christmas Everyone,
Well the Fultons celebrated the Birth of Christ as an entire family. The Wise 5 and the Eddy 2 all showed up and we had a ball. Santa Claus showed up and surprised the kids, and David almost stole his beard! We had a great time and enjoyed eachother's company. We are keeping busy here in Lindsborg, preparing for one more semester of school, and a possible move to God knows where! We pray it will be a place with great people and a nice neighborhood to raise David in. Other than that all is normal around here. We look forward to a few visitors in January and we are also looking forward to our college friends returning from all the ends of the country! Take care and have a happy new year!
Peace,
Ben

Let it snow, Let it snow, Let it snow

Greetings Friends,
Well I'm sorry it has been a while since my last post, but life has been pretty hectic around Lindsborg this month. I finished up with the Fall semester at Bethany College and we only have one semester left! David continues to grow and learn new things every day. To explain a few of the pictures, today the 17th of December we are in the process of getting up to 9 inches of snow! For those of you that know me well know that one of my favorite things in the world is lots of snow! I was out doing an initial run of shoveling on the drive way and Janielle and David came out to see what was up. Life is good for us and we continue to be blessed with great friends and family. Merry Christmas to you all.
Peace,
Ben

Happy Turkey Day Everyone,
I hope all of you had a great day to give thanks for all the wonderful things in your lives. We were most grateful for David Aaron, and all of our friends and family. We spent the holiday with the Fischer's in Oklahoma, then we stopped in for a visit to Grandpa & randma Fulton in Wichita. The end of the semester is nearing and we are ready for the break. We are looking forward to David's First Christmas and starting our own traditions as a family. Take care and we will talk with you all soon.
Peace,
Ben

What A Stud

Dear Friends,
Well here is our pride and joy in all his handsomeness. We are proud of our little guy and he is growing so fast. He can roll over now and his favorite activities include hanging with his Mom during the day and playing with both the folks in the evening. It seems like he learns something new every day. Everything else is going well here in the Borg, and we are preparing for Thanksgiving. I hope all is well with you all and I look forward to hearing from you all soon.
Peace,
Ben

Happy Halloween

Happy Halloween Everyone,
Here are some pictures of David in his little Grizzly Bear costume. We stayed up and passed out candy to all 12 of our trick-or-treaters! Hope all of you are well.
Peace,
Ben

"Hey it's good to be back home again" (John Denver)

Greetings Everyone,
Well we made it through the big 10 day trip! Janielle went to Topeka for a while and I was in Grantsburg, Wisconsin then Duluth, Minnesota. I was at the Lutheran Outdoor Ministries Administrative school and conference. What a beautiful part of the country. The trees were in full bloom and the color was incredible. Another added attraction was that there were 10,000 cranes migrating, and we got a chance to see them too. It was hard being away from the little guy for so long, but all is well now that we are all back together. I hope all of you are well and enjoying the cool fall weather. Take care and God Bless.
Peace,
Ben

The Fulton Men

Greetings Everyone,
Well today David and I had a little outing to the college. We went and had pizza with the other ministry minded students. David as usual was a hit and everyone loved him. We met Professor Bishop and got to play with Miss Brenda who has become one of David's favorite people at the school. Dad and David got to dress alike for the first time and we even had the same kind of hiking boots on! Not long before David is bagging peaks in Colorado with old pops.
Peace,
Ben

WE MADE IT!!!!

Well Friends,
We made it out of our first Hyllingsfest ALIVE! That is a miracle. I worked at the coffee shop Friday, Saturday, and Sunday, and it was CRAZY! I have never seen so many people in our little town. It was a good turn out though, and everyone seemed to have a good time. Grandma and Grandpa Fulton came up and walked around with David and Janielle, and David got to see his very first parade. It was a good experience, but we are happy to be back to the small town life where a traffic jam consists of four people at the one four way stop in town at the same time! The pictures are of David and his first haircut this week, David adn Grandma Fulton at the Hyllingsfest, and our cute little guy just yukking it up! Take care and I hope to hear from you all soon.
Peace,
Ben

Hyllingsfest Weekend

Greetings Friends and Family,
Well Friday starts the beginning of this Swedish festival called Hyllingsfest. I will be working at the coffee shop for most of the weekend, and it is expected to be super busy! Life here is hectic as usual, and it seems that this year is just zipping by. I do have some prayer requests though. A professer here at Bethany College has developed cancer, and he and his family are really struggling. His name is Roger Bishop, and he has been a good friend and teacher to me. He is a Psychology professor, and has been at Bethany for Years and Years. Please keep him and his family in your prayers. Thanks and I hope all of you are doing well, Please leave me a note and let me know how you are.
Peace,
Ben

Ben & Joe

Hello there Friends,
This is a picture of me and my good buddy Joe. We have been friends since High School and have grown into brothers. This picture was taken in 1995 or so and since then we have both been married, had kids, and been in numerous military deployments around the world. It is always nice to know you can count on your good friends. Thanks Jose.
Peace,
Ben

David on 9/27/2005

Hello again family and friends. This is the first time that I have written a greeting so I hope it turns out ok!! Today was a good day here in Lindsborg Kansas David is becoming more adorable by the day and is growing by the second. He will be four months old on October 4th and will soon be getting more shots. I am not to sure who it hurts worse David or his over protective mother. Ben is doing well and of course keeps me on my toes with new ideas. This weekend we will all venture out to Topeka for drill weekend and will look forward to see some of you. As for me nothing new to report I love staing home and watching David grow my family makes me so happy and proud that I of course can't wait to add more but will have to wait until the time is right. Last week while Ben was in Neb. David and I went to Topeka for a week for a visit while we were there mom and I went to Perry Lake for a trail ride (which I have not done in a long time and my horse Jessie has never done) everything turned out well and Jessie did great I can't wait to do it agian soon. I wish all of you well and hope to hear from you soon.
Janielle

It's Good to be back home!!

Greetings Friends,
Well I am back home from Nebraska safe and sound. David seemed to grow up so much in the days I was gone. The trip however was probably the most significant one of my career so far. The people I worked with this week are with out a doubt the best in the business. These people know how to do ministry. I am encouraged and excited to start doing more ministry with these folks. The pictures are of my little man in his coolest hats! I am sure the Grandma's and Grandpa's will love these!! I know I do! Any how all is well here in Lindsborg, and we have given up counting our blessings, because that would take too long! Hope to hear from you all soon.

Life Is GREAT!!

Greetings Friends,
Here are some pictures to illustrate our lives the last few weeks. David spent time with both of his Grandmas at the State Fair last Friday. He loves giving his little horse big hugs and kisses! Dad will be going to Nebraska this week to work on his internship with Nebraska Lutheran Outdoor Ministries. That is what the picture is of just to the left. Life remains hectic and we remain thankful for such a wonderful little boy and for such loving families. I spent the last weekend in Topeka at UTA and got the chance to celebrate the Utech's 50th wedding anniversary. I hope all of you are doing well, and I really appreciate all the notes that everyone has left. Take care and we'll give you all an update soon.
Peace,
Ben