BEN
I grew up in Wheaton , IL, living with my Mom, Kathy, and my sister, Sara. My mom invested so much time and energy into us, and I had a wonderful childhood. When I was about 5 years old, my Mom , sister, and I starting attending church and became Christians. My dad, Dave and step-mom, Karen lived in St. Joseph, MI, and we would have fun weekends together on Lake Michigan. My mom is a high school Calculus and Statistics teacher; my sister is a fourth grade teacher. Back in 1999, my sister married a great guy, Ben Cox. Ben works in marketing and sales. In July 2005, they became proud parents of our nephew, Braedan Josiah. My dad and Karen are retired and love to golf and spend time on Maui. I owe a lot to my parents, and I am very thankful for their love and support for me. I also have extended family, most who live in the Chicagoland area.

Top: Kristy, Ben, Mom;Bottom: Sara, Braedan, Ben

Dad, Karen, Kristy, & Ben (NYC April 2005)

KRISTY
I grew up in Wheaton , living with my mom, MaryAnn, and dad, Mike. My mom is a nurse and my dad is in construction. My parents worked hard to give us a Christian upbringing and education. I am the oldest of 4 children. My sister, Karly, works in restaurant admin. and childcare. My brothers, Michael and Luke, are sociology and communications majors at Northern IL University. Michael is married to a sweet girl, Margie, a special ed teacher. Luke is an aspiring actor. There are only 5 ½ years between the oldest and youngest, which keeps us close. For me, it has been so much fun growing closer to my family as we all get older. I have a father, Kevin, who lives in Florida with his wife, Karen. I also have a large extended family that lives mainly in Illinois and Florida. We pray that God continues to draw our family close to Himself through the years.

Ben, Kristy, Dad, Mom, Margie, Michael, Karly, Luke

Sibings over Labor Day 2005