What were your favorite toys as a child?
What is your best advice when it comes to raising children?
Who inspires you?
What do you like most about your siblings?
Did you have any serious accidents as a child?
The history of Susan Shumway. Her storyworth book on audio. Pictures of the book can be found on the ninekids FB page.
Where did you go on vacations as a child?
What were your Grandparents like?
Where did you go on vacations as a child?
What would you consider to be your motto?
On this episode we talk about our amazing mother, Susan H. Shumway. She was Miss Orem when she attended BYU for Education. While at school she met our dad Joe Shumway. She and Joe raised nine kids plus hundreds of foster kids in their day. Grandma still loves to spend time with her grandkids whether it's reading, piano lessons, going to the pool or her famous movie nights. She is involved! Susan's passion for music and performing has shined through in all of her children and grandchildren in some way. She has an in credible voice and is an outstanding teacher. She is a strong, funny, compassionatne, talented and a faithful member of the LDS church. To hear more about Susan, listen or watch the full episode here.
On tonights episode we talk about our dad. The guy who kept us all alive at Vedauwoo and always had great advice when we needed to hear it. He taught us all in unique ways and always tried to make it fun, for us kids. To the dad of all dads....We love you!
Happy Birthday Grandpa
Kinsee (Sam's Daughter) is about to take the next step in her life and wants advice from the people she knows have her best interest at heart, her family. Tonight we hear from all nine kids and their spouses. We may not have all the anwers but we have learned a lot through the years and are still learning. Welcome to Nine kids.
On this episode it's all about our youngest sibling Codee. We saved the best for last as she was literally the apple of everyone's eye when she joined our family in 1995. She has a heart of gold and a personality that can't be replicated. When you are around Codee, you are having a good time. She is the life of every party and usually the most beautiful person in the room both in looks and inner beauty. Codee is married to Eden Pires and has two amazing children that are possibly the cutest kids on the planet (in our families opinion). Codee is an exceptional parent has a zest for life that is like no other. On this episode we go into more detail about Codee and all the wonderful qualities and memories we had of her growing up. Here is Codee Mckinsee Pires (the most beautifulest) !!
It's all about Kevin! The last boy of the family and the most handsome of them all. Kevin went through alot as the youngest sibling but that never stopped Kevin from being the awesome successfull person he is today. From winning state in Diving to finishing his Doctorate in Pharmacy and moving to be closer to his side kick Nate, Kevin has always been one to watch. Here are some of our memories of our brother Kevin!
Tonight we talk about the memories we had with our brother Nathan. He was the 7th child and 6th boy in the family. He has always had a great sense of humor and throughout his years he has shown this through his writing and infamous stand-up routines. He has written many songs and stories that are discussed on the podcast. He graduated with his Law degreee and still practices in a Wyoming. Nathan is married to his incredible wife Heather. Together they have created a beautiful life together. They had 5 super cool and extremely talented kids that keep them busy. Nate is a great piano player and singer and wrote some of the hits found in Hermon-O (The band the brothers started together). Nate made a few mistakes as a kid but he was mostly just good kid. He is voted as the funniest sibling in the family and a close second in looks. Here is........drum roll.......... Nate the Great!
https://docs.google.com/document/d/1rurUMV2KBmv2q3JaOW512t9NN9nxPwxzMOyyiieauqk/edit#
On this episode everyone discusses what it was like growing up with Cassidee. She was the sixth sibling and second girl in the family. Cassidee had to be tough to deal with all her brothers. She didn't put up with any crap and made sure everyone knew she was the boss. Here are the memories of Casssidee.
On this episode we talk about our brother Peter James, also known as PJ. He is married to Stephanie and is currently living in Wyoming with their two kids. PJ might have been the most neglected child in our family but that never stopped him from succeeding at life. He is known as the brother that is good at everything. Here are some of our memories we have of our brother, PJ.
Tonight we talk about our fourth sibling in the family, Joseph Daniel Shumway. He was always known as the peacemaker of our family as well as a natural born leader. We dive into all our memories of him and the type of sibling he was/is to all of us. Here is Joseph's episode!
Tonight we talk about our brother John and the memories we each had with him. He was third child to be born in the family and the most handsome. He definitely impacted us all in different ways.