Fun with Family

We had a nice time going on a trip to St. George with Cheri and Steve.  Then meeting up with Karen and Doyle.  It was Doyle's birthday and fun to be with them to celebrate.

We were able to borrow Jeremy's BIG van (12 seater) so we could all go together to Las Vegas.  We had tickets for the Donny and Marie show at the Flamingo.

Since we were there early, we walked across the street and watched the fountains at the Belligo.  I love those fountains.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cP0K6H2QK7A
Watch the video of the fountains - they are so pretty.  You can also watch other youtube videos there.

You can see a little of the fountains in the back as you look under the bridge.  Las Vegas is a busy crowded place.

We enjoyed the Donny and Marie show.  They were good and it was fun to see them.  Donny even came out and Cheri touched his hand - he gave her a high-five!  Marie was pretty close to us too. 

More of Trip to Sarahs

It was Sarah's Birthday while we were in Helena.  It was fun to be with her for the special day.

Here are some pictures of Sarah's house and the area. 

The tile in the entry is really pretty, it is also in the bathroom upstairs. 

The dining area. 

From the living room looking at the stairs. 

 

Looking up the stairs, it turns and then you look up to the second floor.  They have nice cabinets in the hall upstairs.  

The pretty cabinets in the hall upstairs and looking towards Sarah's room.

Sarah's room.  

Part of Sarah's bathroom

Bathroom looking towards closet.

Nice tile in shower.  

Montana capitol, down closer to where Sarah works.  It is a pretty town.  Pretty girl that works in Helena too.  Sarah is really liking it there. 

Relief Society meeting

We had a fun Relief Society meeting in September.  There was a big display of some neat Halloween treats, etc.  We also had a demonstration of a 12-grain bread and then a few other things too.  Here are some pictures of our display.

I've been making bread for several months.  It has worked out so well and is 100% whole wheat.  We have really liked it.  After the 12-grain bread demo, I tried it and it worked out really well too. 

Doesn't it look good?  The one on the right is one of the 12-grain.  The front one is one of my regular bread that is 100 % whole wheat. 

Sarah moves to Helena MT

We enjoyed a trip up to Helena to see where Sarah was living.  Her company recently transferred her there.  She has a beautiful place to live and we really liked the town. 

This is where Sarah lives, the one closest to the road.  It is just lovely inside.  Look for more pictures later.

While there we did a few things for her.  Paul strengthened and sanded the table we brought from Debbie for her.  We also programed some garage door openers.  While Sarah was working one day we drove over to Missoula and saw Holly and family.  We met Kent and had lunch at Hu Hot a great Mongolian BBQ place. 

It was fun to have Kyler with us too.  We had picked some peaches from Carrie's new yard and took some to Holly.  During the afternoon, I cut up peaches and Holly made some freezer jam.  It sure looks good.

We went back to Sarah's after seeing the kids (except Braxton) and then left to come home the next day.  We will miss Sarah, but she will be coming back for a wedding in the next few days. 

A Summer Activity

Things worked out that Carrie and Matt moved to Utah.  Matt has a great new job working on the Joseph Smith Papers project.  They were able to sell their house in Missoula just the day before they were leaving to come to Utah.  We are so happy to have them closer.  Matt started his job the Monday after Paul's big party. 
While a lot of the kids were here, we went up the canyon to Silver Lake and had a nice time walking around it.  It was beautiful and we had a picnic there too.

Starting on the pathway around the lake.

Grandma, Layne, and Emmett on the walk.

Here come some of the group.  Jake, Matt, and Sam with others coming behind.

Kent and Holly Haslam family

Grandma and Grandpa with the grandkids that were there.

Carrie and Matt Godfrey family

Pretty Silver Lake!

It was pretty neat to see a moose feeding in the lake.