Besteman Christmas 2022

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Across
  1. 1. Grandpa & Grandma ___ pick blueberries & make jerky for us.
  2. 4. This year Taylor read over 120+ ___.
  3. 5. ___ National Park is located north of Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Park. Our weather was beautiful, sunny and 53 degrees.
  4. 9. Some of the trails we ___ were: Mist Trail, Vernal Falls, Nevada Falls, John Muir, May Lake, and many others.
  5. 11. I grilled for our family in Yosemite and fix meals on my ___ griddle on camping trips.
  6. 13. I coached 8th grade basketball. My team was 11-1 We lost one game by one point.I am doing well in fantasy football too.
  7. 14. Hudson is the apple of Grandma's eye and loves hugging ___ (Breslin, Huxley, and Remi)
  8. 15. "In every walk with ___ one receives far more than he seeks." John Muir 1838-1914
  9. 17. We stayed in this city for our first two nights on our trip. The home had a hot tub, pool, massage chair, lemons, putting golf course, and other amenities.
  10. 19. Enjoys being out in the woods and made breakfast smoothies on our family trip.
  11. 20. I am a wonderful father who enjoys spending time with my family.This year I 'pushed'a deer to Drew on Thanksgiving morning after I shot my deer.
  12. 25. We visited this national park first by hiking the Lodgepole Trail rather than taking a bus. It was busy when we arrived.
  13. 27. I am Hudson's mom and I am currently 13 weeks pregnant.
  14. 29. The ___ ___ Tree is the biggest tree in the world based on volume. The tree's girth is over 109 feet around the base at the bottom.
Down
  1. 1. At Thanksgiving my parents dressed Hudson in a t-shirt that read 'Big Brother' to announce my arrival.
  2. 2. Jared and Summer pulled a Half Dome ___ on May 31, 2022. So proud of your efforts!
  3. 3. Baby Besteman's due date is ___ 5, 2023.
  4. 6. I sold 17.5 vehicles in one month at Jackie Cooper Imports, in Oklahoma.
  5. 7. Shot a nine point deer on Kooistra's property.
  6. 8. Cody fell 15' from a ___ tree in Moddersville in November. No broken bones. Praise God! Continued prayers for a full recovery.
  7. 10. I learned to walk at fourteen months old.I like to play outside. I am helpful and the pride & joy of my grandparents!
  8. 12. There was a ___ day window before we left where masks were no longer required on flights. Also, ___ days after we left there was a wildfire. Our rental was evacuated.
  9. 16. I enjoy spending time at my parents cottage and preparing meals. Cody & I saw several bears in Yosemite.
  10. 18. Jared liked to immerse himself into the ice cold ___ water in California.
  11. 21. This is the name of the log cabin rental we stayed in. It is also the name of a 3000 vertical granite rock formation.
  12. 22. Luke & I both shot a buck on Thanksgiving morning
  13. 23. Lindsay likes to go ___ in their travel trailer with Luke & Hudson. She takes care of the children at Helen DeVos Hospital & loves her family.
  14. 24. ..."Today in the town of ___ a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord. Luke 2:11 (NIV)
  15. 26. I have a taste for expensive vehicles and I enjoy working out.
  16. 28. Loves being a grandma, mom, and wife.