Amanda (Stephens) Downing

I cannot believe it has been 10 years. It sounds like everyone is doing well. All the pictures I have seen of everyone are so darling. I went to Utah State for two years and then I transferred to University of Wyoming where I finished my bachelors in Family and Consumer Science, with a minor in nutrition in 2003. Janell (Near) Langlois introduced me and my handsome husband Kalon Downing from Woodruff, Utah (Rich County) just three days after he got home from his mission. We dated for a year and a half and were married in August of 2002. We finished school in Laramie and then worked on a Ranch in Battle Mountain Nevada.
We traveled between his Dad's Woodruff Ranch and the Nevada ranch until we were expecting our first child, Jayken K. Downing, in June of 04. He is almost four years old now and our daughter, Faith Ellen, is now 19 months old. They are such a blessing and so much fun, but they keep me running. My husband ranches and works for his Dad in Woodruff now. He is also a PRCA saddle bronc rider and does mostly the Wilderness circuit. Someday we would like to go all the way and make the NFR, but family comes first. He is very talented at it. We recently built a home outside of Woodruff where we plan to stay for quite a while. My husband and I also host the Black Gold Cattle Co. Testicle Festival in Woodruff (Rocky Mt. Oyster). Ya, you heard me right. It is a lot of fun and we get a lot of people who come to our ranch rodeo and participate in the Rocky Mt. Oyster Dinner. We do a benefit auction and raise money for poeple who have had medical complications or in need of financial assistance. It is May 22-31 if any of you want to try and oyster!!! Our slogan this year is " Do you Dare have a Pair at our Cowboy far!" It's a lot of work, but a lot of fun as well. I am a stay at home mom and enjoy helping my husband ranch. That is where my heart is. We ranch and run about 80 head of our own cows, re raise bulls, and we show pigs and run the testicle festival, and a Laser engraving business. So we are crazy busy but I guess we like it that way. I cannot wait to see everyone.
Amanda (Stephens) Downing

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