Gibson Helping Grandpa

Brekken's Blessing

SPRING AND SUMMER 2011

Wow its been along time since I last posted. Lots of fun things have happened I'll try to get somewhat updated. This April Trudy and Jeff became parents of a health 8lb 1oz baby boy which they named Brekken Thomas such a sweet addition to our family. Trudy is such a great Mom and it has been fun to watch her and Jeff enjoy parenthood.. I was able to spend almost 2 weeks with them after Brekken was born it was really hard to leave them being a Grandma is so great. Also in May I picked Jeri up at the SLC Airport and traveled down to St George so she could spend time with her Sis and new Nephew. Gibson and Ellie also traveled with her and were complete angels. We stayed at the condo and did lots of visiting and swimming, Jeri and kids hadn't seen the sun for months so you can guess where Gib and Ellie want to be. Matt and His Mother travel down that weekend to see Brekken. Thar Sunday Matt was also able to give Brekken a nice blessing with the whole family their. Trudy prepared a nice luncheon it was a specail day for everyone.

Jeri and Jayson planned a trip to Italy so Jeri flow home and the grandkids stayed with us. Jayson's parents live in Logan so we took turns watching them they stayed in Utah for almost 3 weeks.. It was so nice Matt and I did lots of fun things with them from Swimming to going to Boondocks, each day was filled with fun!!! Boondocks is definitely one of their highlights of visiting Grandpa and Grandpas. Jamie and Justin, Jayson's sister and brother in-law was planning on meeting Jeri and Jayson halfway but the last minute Jeri and Jayson decided to make the trip to Utah and visit a few days, before heading home it was a pleasant surprise. It was fun to here about their trip to Italy in person.. In June we travel back to St George to surprise Trudy for her birthday. Matt and I were able to spend some much needed time with Brekken. In July I was able to travel back down to St George and watch Brekken for Trudys last week of full-time work. August 1st she was able to go part-time which is really a blessing to her and Jeff she will not have to have a babysitter and that's just what she wanted. Jeff will be able to watch Brekken while Trudy works and then Trudy will be home in time for Jeff to work so they both are pretty excited. Trudy says it will be quite a sacrifice but one that will be well worth it. I'm so thankful I was able to be a stay at home mom. I think my kids were really blessed because of this.. Thanks Matt for that gift..

A WEEK FULL OF ADVENTURES

Matt and I have had such a wonderful week Gibson and Ellie our grandkids have been here visiting from Seattle. Each day brings a new and fun experience. They arrived last Sunday and we have been on the go since, feeding horses, taking care of baby chicks, visits to McDonald's for a happy meal and time on the playground and attempting to fly kites! Then it was off to color eggs and get ready for the Easter Bunny. So many things to do and so little time.

Our Trip To Mexico

December 3rd, Matt and I spent 6 days in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico. The weather was perfect while we were there the temps ranged from 85-87 degrees. We spent our time warming our toes in the sand, sitting by the Beach, Snorkeling, Deep Sea Fishing and viewing some of the most beautiful Ruins in the World, Chichen-Itza and Tulum. The Grand Princess Riveria was outstanding and I would recommended it to anyone. The meals and drinks were included so we also spent lots of time eating good food. Beside being on the Beach this Hotel has 7 different pools lots of activity going on all day, so if you were to get bored it would have to be your own fault. Matt and I met some great people while on our excursion Amanda and Derek from England, Jason and Pam from Canada and Ryan and Amy from North Carolina these couples really our day trips. I will attempt to post some pictures

Will we get an Indian Summer

Summer is officially over. I have been in denial for the last 2 weeks hoping somehow we would get more warm weather but no I don"t think so. I had to go to our storage unit yesterday and find all my fall and winter clothes so I wouldn't have to freeze any longer I found everything except my shoes. Hopefully I have some Boots, Closed Toe Shoes anything! Maybe I'll have to go and purchase some..... that's not a bad thing I guess. I have lots of updating to do just never take the time to get things in order and spend some time catching up on my blog. Girls Weekend, Seattle Trip, 30th Class Reunion and actually Scouting for the upcoming Deer hunt hopefully in the next few days I will be able to post some pics except for the Seattle Trip I must have taken at least 250 pics I wanted to have pics of everything. Then on our way home from Jeri and Jayson's I decided to take a look at all my pics pressed the wrong button and erased everyone of them I was so sad and mad at myself and there wasn't one thing I could do to get them back. Matt says hes buying me a disposable camera that way i can't press any buttons. You can bet I won't ever delete any more pics unless I really want to!!! I know how to do that now...

ITS SUMMER TIME

This is my favorite time of year, I know its HOT but I can adjust to the heat alot quicker then the cold.I'm going to continue to enjoy because I know that the snow will fly soon enough. I was going to do a better job at updating my blog and now I look and see I have failed. Matt and I have made several trips to St.George, a trip to Seattle, survived Fielding Fun Days and just last weekend a fast trip to Jackson Hole. While we were in St.George Trudy was nice enough to take some pics of Matt and I! I'll try and post them . We also took lots of pics in Seattle but I somehow erased them all from my camera so we have nothing to show for it except great memories. Gibson and Elliott are growing up so fast I wish we were closer so we could spoil them more. Maybe someday soon.I.m going to try and post the pics I do have so wish me luck if that doesn't work I'll recruit Trudys help she'll be up this weekend I can't wait to see her and Jeff