Sunday, August 26, 2018

Where has August gone?

August 26, 2018

The first nice event this month was my birthday.  Kevin and Melany and their family came over early in the morning and suprised me on my birthday.  Danica came early as well.  Dan and the children came just a little later.  They brought a great variety of nice breakfast foods.  I was thoroughly stuffed when I was done.  After we ate they came and cleaned the church with us a service.  Sunday, Missy and her family brought me a delicious German Chocolate cake.  I was so blessed.  Craig also took me to dinner at the Red Lobster, one of my favorite restaurants.  A week before we helped a family move.  They asked we wanted their piano.  I was so pleased.  I have a lovely keyboard that Craig gave me, but there is something about the feel of a real piano that is better for my shaky hands.  I am so grateful.  I have kept busy gardening, attending the temple, playing the piano, working on a quilt and reading a good book, called "Belonging to Heaven".  We took a family picture for Debbie's family before Ian left on his mission.  Another Saturday, Charity called and said she would like to come over and do some service with me.  We cleaned the church and picked and bottled beans.  Later in the day, we took Kevin's children and  Dan and Danica and their children to the Dinosaur museum.
We went to the play "Daddy Long Legs"  yesterday.  It was a musical adaptation of the book.  It was a very sweet play and I really enjoyed it.
Birthday Breakfast

What a nice surprise!

A picture before Ian left on his mission.

I love the piano!

My yummy cake.

Charity's service

At the dinosaur museum

My first hibiscus bloom

tending Inalynn.

I loved this musica.

July This Summer

Inalynn loved the water

Some of the guys played soccer.

The water park was refreshing.

Katherine was good to help.







July 29, 2018

July has been full of good things.  We celebrated Emily's birthday before she returned to Michigan on July 4th.  Craig and I spent a quiet 4th of July catching up on some work and taking a walk in the mountains.  I got to go to my 50th class reunion on July 5th.  It was a nice evening.  Craig began taking me on bike rides early in the morning on Saturdays.  I have really enjoyed that.  We continue to work on family history and temple work.  We have been grateful for the cabbage, brocolli, cucumbers, onions and raspberries.  We love our yard and garden and we take great satisfaction in the things we have harvested.  On the 24th, we celebrated Danica's birthday by getting together for dinner and then we went to a park, where the guys played soccer and the children enjoyed the splash pad.
The highlight of our month was going to the temple
with Ian before he goes on his mission.

My reunion tag

Biking at Utah lake

You can tell this baby is number seven. At four months
of age she is tasting pizza.

Happy Birthday Danica!
Happy Birthday Emily!

Craig in the Canyon
on the fourth of July

Marshall loves squirt guns


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