Turkey Day

To continue our turkey story we show you "Al" amidst the snow as we traveled to our meeting place.

Sleep when the wind blows

With "fowl" weather being forecast for the next few days, we decided to enlist the aid of our friend "Alamo" as we finished up a few chores that we thought might be better accomplished while the sun was still shining.



Aunt Trish kindly shared some iris bulbs with us - so we got those planted and Dad is always glad for a helper when its time to hang the Christmas lights.

Now we are ready! Bring on the "fowl" weather!

Alamo the Great Gobbler

Perhaps some of you will remember "Alamo". He is our prize turkey from a previous trip to Houston.
Well here he is celebrating with us this holiday season.
Alamo, Dad and I wish you all a Happy Thanksgiving!

trick or treat

Found this picture while working on our family scrapbook. Thought it was a good time to share it. Aren't you all so cute? I love the shoes.

being a grandma

After spending a few weeks here in Houston I am re-working my definition of being a grandma. But rocking this little one to sleep has been part of my ideal of the
grandma job description even if I have to stand up sometimes to finish her off and my arms get tired cuz some babies aren't lightweights. (I think boppy's were made for Grandmas)
Maybe the best view of a grandchild is when they are sound asleep. No, I think the best view is when they look at you and smile.

Trip to Brighton

A few days in a big log home at beautiful Brighton, with lots of time for scrapbooking and reading while Roland taught his workshop.

Making the rounds

You can squeeze a lot of fun into a weekend if you are willing to drive a little.

Here is Grandpa Lee meeting little Sarah Joy Simmons for the first time.


Isn't she precious!


We watched Sam eat a "lallow pop" and then borrowed Kade and took him with us on our adventure.


Our first activity included Cody Lee as he cheered on his brother Kayson.


Kayson was competing in a Karate tournament and came away with victory ribbons.


We relaxed in Jim's backyard and enjoyed loving this beauty - Miss Becca Lee


We watched these three clowns - Dallin, Josh and Cody try to fit in the same wagon and convince someone to pull them around the yard.


We had all the kids ready for bed and family prayers - but we were waiting for Grandpa to put his camera away.


The next morning we found ourselves helping Grandpa with a chore for Barbie.


Kade, Keanon, Kelsey, Alyssa and Hannah played games in one of the newly finished rooms in Jim's basement.


Sunday we stopped for a fun and fanciful visit with the Maestri family - note they are still decked out in their Sunday best.


We returned Kade to his home where he was sorely missed and royally welcomed.


And we needed one more love and look at little Miss Sarah in yet another lovely outfit- then we headed back home.
A long drive, a busy weekend, tired bodies, but smiling faces. We love our family!

39 Years

To celebrate our 39th anniversary we pulled a handcart in the Days of 47 Parade in SLC.
I'd never make it as a pioneer. We walked 3 miles and I was exhausted.
A nice spectator from the side of the road hopped up to take this picture for us.

a great find

Last week we had a fun time with the Maestri family at the cabin. While hiking around we tried to show Emma and Ellie the fossils imbeded in the rocks around the cabin.
Emma bent down, dug a little bit in the dirt and came up with this and asked, "is this a fossil?". We sputtered in surprise and said, "No, but it sure is a good find." A good looking arrowhead.

red, white and blue

Some things never change! Some things are too good to change - like cabin breakfast. Diet or no diet there is nothing like bacon, eggs, hash browns, toast and hot chocolate for breakfast at the cabin.
As we left town and cell phone access I checked in with Jana to tell her we were headed to the cabin. She asked "are you going to dress up?" I didn't understand the question because no one dresses up to go to the cabin. But the next morning as Dad and I put on our red, white and blue t-shirts and posed by the cabin flag I understood her question.
Of course we are going to dress up - it's the 4th of July! And even though Dad and I were the only ones staying at the cabin we still celebrated in our traditional way.