Shannon's visit

Fall break for Blake's school was this last week so Shannon packed up the kids and drove on over.

Here are the activities that we did together.

Treasure Valley Park with Grandpa's wagon full of outdoor stuff.

Styrofoam planes and bubbles, but I guess I didn't get any pictures of that.

We also shared with another little boy that was there.

Then they played on the Big Toy.

I don't remember if there were naps that day, but then we went to the Children's Museum.

Dress up for M.

Engineering for the Men.

Dinosaurs.

Music.

Airport.

Pilot and Co-Pilot.

Grocery Store.

Wheel Barrow ride was one of the two specific requests made.

Then another park in town that Grandpa knows about.

This one I had not been to before. Grandpa has taken Corinne's family there.

At the nearby Farm there is a Fall/Halloween Event. We took these two there when they were about one and two years old. It was much more fun this time. 

 

We also took them swimming at the Community rec center. They've been there before so I didn't take more pictures of them actually in the pool, but there was also some kind of festival going on. It had something to do with the military. There were tanks and military vehicles there AND a helicopter. It took off while we were there. So the kids got to watch it take off. It sure did whip up the wind.

When Shannon heard the Cedar City Temple Open House was going on, she wanted to take her kids. We were able to go together. We got there at the perfect time. Got the shuttle bus before the line got long. Same thing for the line to start the tour and again on the shuttle to go back to the car. 

Shredding paper was the second request of activities to do while they were at our house.

We squeezed that in the last morning before they left to go home. 

Fred and I love that Shannon is willing to drive the 12 hours it takes to see us with her kids. It takes that long when you travel with little kids. It was a really good time. We probably won't see them again until Fall of 2018. It's going to be a Disney cruise then. Pretty Awesome!!

Salt Lake City Weekend

We went to Salt Lake this weekend to attend the sealing of friends we know from Bremerton.

Just so you  know. If you come to the state of Utah and it's over a weekend and we are free.

AND YOU LET US KNOW......

We will come to wherever you are.

This is Deon and Matt Seng.

When we moved to Bremerton as newlyweds, these two were about 10 years old.

In about 1986 or 87 Deon and I were in a melodrama at church. At the time, Matt's twin brother Mike had a crush on Deon. Now Mike is married to Deon's sister Suzanne as of this last March.

They had a nice luncheon afterwards. Deon and Matt were married last year, but were sealed today.

Starting from the right are her parents: Kathy & Bill Mackley, us, Deon & Matt,

Mike and Suzanne, Stephanie Fry  and Megan Mackley Claughton. 

Abby Turner came after we took this picture. 

Fred and I drove to the Draper temple and did a few sealings. 

It is pretty fancy up there. It's a beautiful temple.

We went to dinner at Goodwood BBQ.

It was good.

 I ate half of mine. Really - do they expect you to eat the whole thing?

We originally wanted to attend a session at the Provo City Temple, 

but it was the big BYU - UTES game,

so that is why we went to the Draper Temple instead. We just walked around the Provo City Temple

instead on Sunday.

It is lovely. We will have to go back.

I was so glad that Fred and I got to go. It was really wonderful to spend time with our friends and get  reacquainted. I just love doing that. 

Park City - Last Day Together

 Thursday was our last full day at Park City. I can't remember who found this Park down the street. It was just right for using the styrofoam airplanes that Fred bought for all of the grandsons. It was another hot day, but the boys managed to enjoy them anyway. Fred brought markers so the boys also got to customize them! 

The girls enjoyed the shady part of the park. 

The adults also found the place of rest.

Scott and Jess and Evan - I can't remember what they were doing this morning. 

I've waited too long to finish up this day's events.

They met up with us after lunch. 

After lunch, Fred and I met up with Corinne's family to ride the downtown free trolley bus.

 It's a cute old fashion trolley. It's air conditioned - so we were all about that. 

 The resort gave them a walking scavenger type tour so they wanted to give a try. 

We wandered downtown and finally met up with Scott, Jess and Evan near the end.

It was another very hot day. 

We headed back to the resort.

The boys went swimming.

I think we might have ate leftovers.

Gosh - I just don't remember now.

I think that this is a good picture to end on though.

Scott looking forward with a smile, Jess looking on at her family with an expression of love.

Very peaceful, content and happy. Just what we all want.

At the end of this week - it was pretty much what we hoped for.

Time with our family. Everyone was healthy.

No injuries. No one got lost. I don't remember any fighting. Actually no real meltdowns.

Our family gets along. I love that.

I Love Them.