Ryan & Carisa (Huntington) Mann

Well I do officially feel old. After my 8 yr. old cousin explained to me what a MP3 player was, and I told her that they sound like Pocket Rockers we use to have in Elementary that we played Debbie Gibson's 'I Think We are Alone Now,' and she said, 'Debbie... Who? Pocket... What?' I guess that makes us old!

After High School I lived in St. George for 3 years. I graduation with my associates after 2 years but couldn't bear to leave the hot sun and stayed for another year working at a Pest Control Co. as their secretary. That was my hard earned associates degree being well paid off. After deciding I didn't want to talk to people everyday about their pest problems (no offensive to anyone in the biz) I decided to go to SUU and start my Early Childhood Development Program. I lived in Cedar City for a year where Ryan & I dated long distance. In November 2002, I finally became a Mann (I never thought I would say that). Ryan convinced me that EC wasn't all that bad, so we bought our first home in Cleveland. That was the end of my official training in Early Childhood Development, but I soon began a more personal endeavor. Soon after we were married, we had our first little girl named Madisyn, who now is 5. Madisyn is a perfect example of what Ryan would look like as a girl. She's beautiful! She is her daddy's little shadow. She, without blinking a eye at age 3 could tell you the whole process of killing, skinning, taking the meat from the bones, displaying the horns on the wall, and eating the meat of a deer. (I personally thought as her mother it was somewhat disturbing.) I now know what else could I expect with Ryan as her Father.

In 2005 we were blessed with twin boys, Parker & Ryker, who are now 2. They are really active, fun loving boys. Parker acts more like Ryan and Ryker acts a little more like me. They are big trouble makers together and on a daily basis I catch them trying to sneak out of the house. The saying, Two minds are greater than One, definitely came from a mother of twins!!!

After High School Ryan worked at a saw mill for a short time. After that, he began working for the coal mines where he has been ever since. He has worked for West Elk in Colorado, Genwal also known as Crandall Canyon, and currently West Ridge near East Carbon. In his short career he has had numerous job promotions and is currently the Long Wall Maintenance Foreman Coordinator. He is a very hard worker and continues to be one of the youngest bosses at the mine. Ryan is also quite the handyman, we just finished building our new home where he did a lot of the work himself. We enjoy spending our time camping, fishing, riding 4-wheelers, boating at the lake, golfing, and of course, Ryan enjoys hunting. It is so fun reading about everyone, look forward to seeing you in August.