HAPPY BIRTHDAY TYLER - good excuse to have a party boat - literally. . .
Just so you know - we have some folks in our group that don't like to come together
on 3 day weekends due to traffic and the HEAT at that time -
so we all made a compromise this year and came together this weekend . . .
We are so lucky that our plans really did all work out and everyone arrive safely!
BECAUSE WE HAVE "things" happening that we knew would come
but hoping that it would be a long way down the road -
We will no longer be ALL living so close that we can come together within 4 or 5 hours
and congregate in either SLC, LV, BKSFLD or even SDiego and not have TOO LONG to drive!
And we have been blessed with the addition of #13 and #14 Grandbabies
Nikki is due with her fourth, a little boy, in January 2012
Katy is due with her third...all details are yet to be found out!
Stacie and Zach are working on #15 - so keep them in your prayers.!
OUR SMART CHILDREN AND THEIR SPOUSES all decided that we
needed more room and a potty and a slide and a grill and no sand under our feet
so they rented a party boat -
WHAT A SMART GROUP OF PEOPLE we are related to, we have always
done it the hard way! CAMP ON THE BEACH AND SUFFER
IN THE HEAT-SAND-WEATHER -
It was really nice for everyone and we appreciate that they
came up with a better way -
When we get to do it again
IN THE FUTURE -
We will have a better plan for our time so we can actually do
EVERYTHING WE LOVE
CLIFF JUMPING
PARASAILING
TUBING
BOATING
EATING
& most of all
laughing and enjoying each other!!!
I know that I am blessed -
We all are blessed to have such a great group of people
OUR FAMILY!
Love to you all -
THE ORIGINALS :: it's a hard-knock life. the comings and goings of our wonderful kids and posterity - We know JOY! We are GRATEFUL for all that He has blessed us with! Looking forward to spending more time together in 2012!
LABOR DAY. . .another change to our traditions -
No trip to Lake Mead this year for the holiday -
HOPEFULLY WE WILL ALL GET THERE in a few weeks!
Instead, we moved our last son Kyle to Utah and attended Steve's 40th HS reunion -
so we had a mix of memories and family time and hope that all will go well!
It was fun to see old friends -
It was fun to see our family -
it was fun to see both sides of our families in action -
Took a few minutes to show our kids off
even took a few minutes to enjoy some old memories with them
like Draggin Main and Peach City - HA!
BUT WE MISSED A FAVORITE - Maddox - next time -
It is definately nice when your son can get you a ROOM for nothing
because he is a world traveler - we hope to be able to do that some day !!
HOPEFULLY everyone had a good time thinking about how lucky we are!
Blessings come in all kinds of places - we are praying for a miracle!
HOPEFULLY WE WILL ALL GET THERE in a few weeks!
Instead, we moved our last son Kyle to Utah and attended Steve's 40th HS reunion -
so we had a mix of memories and family time and hope that all will go well!
It was fun to see old friends -
It was fun to see our family -
it was fun to see both sides of our families in action -
Took a few minutes to show our kids off
even took a few minutes to enjoy some old memories with them
like Draggin Main and Peach City - HA!
BUT WE MISSED A FAVORITE - Maddox - next time -
It is definately nice when your son can get you a ROOM for nothing
because he is a world traveler - we hope to be able to do that some day !!
HOPEFULLY everyone had a good time thinking about how lucky we are!
Blessings come in all kinds of places - we are praying for a miracle!
BACK to the FUTURE - - - We've had a quick but great summer -
Hard to believe - but we have had so much happen since I last put a message up -
We had Memorial Day. . .without going to Las Vegas???
I headed to a family reunion back east for my mother's family with Stacie for fun!
New little Grandson Thomas born in June to Heidi and Rich Doxey in Las Vegas -CUTIE!
Then we headed out on our LAST TRIP TO PICK UP ONE OF OUR MISSIONARIES -
Elder Kyle F. Nichols finished serving in PERU in July 2011
it was a wonderful trip to visit the people he loved and served and we were blessed as always -
They loved their young missionary as much as he loved them.
We were honored as always, to have the saints tell us that they were so thankful for
the message that our child had been able to bring to them - and we were grateful to be
in their homes and feel of their spirits -
We can never tell our children enough, how much we appreciate these opportunities
and blessings due to their testimonies and love for this gospel - THANKS FOR ALLOWING us this opportunity, we know we are blessed and are grateful for their service to our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ - and for their testimonies of the Plan of Happiness!
Look who my parents found during their travels to Peru:
We had Memorial Day. . .without going to Las Vegas???
I headed to a family reunion back east for my mother's family with Stacie for fun!
New little Grandson Thomas born in June to Heidi and Rich Doxey in Las Vegas -CUTIE!
Then we headed out on our LAST TRIP TO PICK UP ONE OF OUR MISSIONARIES -
Elder Kyle F. Nichols finished serving in PERU in July 2011
it was a wonderful trip to visit the people he loved and served and we were blessed as always -
They loved their young missionary as much as he loved them.
We were honored as always, to have the saints tell us that they were so thankful for
the message that our child had been able to bring to them - and we were grateful to be
in their homes and feel of their spirits -
We can never tell our children enough, how much we appreciate these opportunities
and blessings due to their testimonies and love for this gospel - THANKS FOR ALLOWING us this opportunity, we know we are blessed and are grateful for their service to our Heavenly Father and His Son Jesus Christ - and for their testimonies of the Plan of Happiness!
7.11.2011
We're So Excited, and We Just Can't Hide It!
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