The Hiester Family in a nutshell - a big one, like a coconut or something

We are a family of a whole bunch of random people, thrown together in one small house, who all happen to look alike. Each member of our family was hand-picked by God... that's the only explanation for the saga that is our family. Here's the story from the beginning... My husband, Todd, was married before me. His wife's name was Carrie, and together they had 3 kids: Tyler, Kurstin & Elissa. Todd's parents were divorced and his mother remarried. Her new husband, Don, had 2 small children: Ally & Wesley. Their natural mother was killed in a car accident when they were 8 & 11. One year later, they lost their dad and Todd and Carrie took them into their home. 6 months after Ally & Wesley were added to the household, Carrie died of cancer at age 26. Her own children were 3, 6 & 9 and Ally & Wesley were 10 & 13. And Todd was alone with them. Think Lord of the Flies. So when I fell in love with Todd, I got these 5 kids as a bonus. We married about a year and a half into our relationship, with the kids as our wedding party. We made it all official with an adoption lawyer and lots of money, ensuring that we are LEGALLY their parents. They even had to take oaths saying they would perform the duties of sons and daughters, which I think means I have someone to change my diapers when the time comes! After 2 years of marriage we added Robben Carey to the mix. And now we've welcomed Livi Claire...the seventh, and final, Hiester kid (unless, of course, God has other plans). Todd and I are 37 and 35, respectively, and our kids range in age from 1 to 21. It's great because we're cool and always the youngest in a crowd of high school parents.

Saturday, March 7, 2009

:) Smile, I Love You

hello.(: this is ally. i m the oldest of the daughters and sisters. my life so far is wonderful. I want to give a shoutout to my family for always supporting me and loving me through everything i do. i want to update you a little bit on my high school life. i have lots of friends. they are all doing fabulous. a couple of short stories i would like to share. as many of you may have read my poem, i got a 120/120 on my poetry anthology. that is a book you put together with all the poems you have written. my english teacher says i have great potential in poetry and that i should share my thoughts in poetry with the world. i one day want to publish a book of all the poems i have ever written, good or bad. volleyball is doing good. we did a marvelous job at our tournament last sunday, we earned the first place ranking in our braquet. i am greatly dissapointed because i have to miss sadies for a volleyball tournament. i am deeply saddened.
i have a riddle for you guys to figure out:
two brothers we are, great burdens we bear,
all the day long we are very full,
but at rest we are empty.
what am i?
p.s. for a hint for the first time, this "thing" is not alive....

once an apache,
always an apache.

two people can do anything as long as one of them is GOD.
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  1. Tara Lyn HiesterMarch 9, 2009 at 8:28 PM

    Hello Ally, I love that you are writing poetry! I used to write all of the time, I have a whole book full, but I am terribly self conscious about them. You just keep doing it! Good luck on your upcoming tournaments sweetheart. I love you beautiful girl!
    Aunt Tara

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