MCKELLE OFF TO COLLEGE AND HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!

The end of August we moved McKelle to St. George.So me and Donny are officially empty nesters as they say! She will be going to Dixie! I guess we are pretty lucky that our kids chose warm places to live so we can visit since it sounds like we are getting winter here tomorrow! It's supposed to drop from the 90's to below 50 for the high. YuK!!!


Then 3 weeks later she came back home to celebrate her 19th birthday! Mom and Cathy and Brody and Kim and Blair came to the house for a fun party. oh yeah and Brody's dog Nollie! We missed Joce, she had to work! Then when she went back to St. George Mandy and the kids made cupcakes and wanted to have a party for her. Maddie and Tag think their Aunty Kelle is pretty special!

FAMILY VACATION AUG 2009

Our vacation started in Oceanside, CA which consisted of going to the beach 2 to 3 times a day, eating yummy fish and chips, and just hanging out and playing games. The weather couldn't have been better. We'll never forget Maddie's phrase (top!) for stop! Taggart being a big boy and riding adult scary rides, Ada falling asleep and falling off the bench (check out the picture below with McKelle and Boston already asleep), and Boston's forever smile as he hugs the characters. And then of course, how we make them say "cheese" every second of the day for pictures!











We went to Laguna Beach and spent the day there and then went to Aneheim and went to Disneyland for 2 days. We had a blast! We were so happy to have Cathy there with us and then at the same time, sad that Kim and Blair weren't able to come.I'm afraid Cathy has got the traveling bug now!




The boys enjoyed playing tennis!













Cutest grandkids ever!!!
Love the bench Claudia
made for them!













Awesome Kelle!

















DISNEYLAND FUN!!!!! We will
never forget how a bugs life
terrified them! But one of the
things they did love were all
of the characters there. Pinky
Bell, no white, Minny Mouse,
Tigger etc.



Donny and I could remember when
we went with his family when we
were the ones with the litte kids.
This time we were the grand-
parents. Wow! It was pretty
crazy!!

CAMPING AT BEAR LAKE!!!

I think we always look forward to just hanging out at camp and playing games, goofing around and talking. None of my family love puzzles like I do ( my daughters in law do though)it looks like it jumped a generation! Yeah Maddie!!











Mom and Cathy came up and we celebrated Cathy's birthday!!












One of the highlights of our summer is to go to Bear Lake and take our trailer. That is our kind of camping. This was the first time Mandy has stayed with us and it was really fun with Maddie and Tag. The first day we got there they told us to come over to the waterslide they had set up. So we took the kids to see what it was like. There were only 3 other kids there and us. The slide was awesome and they had filled 2 buckets of water balloons too. The kids were having so much fun mainly just picking up a water balloon and chucking it at the ground. They went through them pretty fast. Anywho the other kids left and then the lady brought out some otter pops for us. We felt like she had planned the whole activity just for us.
Here is a picture of Tag getting me with a water balloon. Yikes! No mercy!







We always have so much fun at the lake soaking up the sun and playing games on the beach.









































































We'll always remember Axel - Good puppy!!

HIRSCHI FAMILY REUNION!

On July 11 we went to the Hirschi Family Reunion. It was at Watkins Park in Brigham City close to the pool so the kids to go swimming. Karen and Woody were in charge this year and they did such a great job. It was good to see everybody and try and catch up. Here are a few pics.

4th of July Weekend Fun!!

McKelle danced at the stadium in Logan on July 3 so we went over for that and then went over to the park with Brody and Jocelyn (and dogs!) to watch the fireworks. They were pretty fun. It got a little chilly too. Then on Sat. the 4th we went to Kim and Blairs and fixed the best meal ever and then went to a Bees baseball game.We lucked out and paid $5 a piece for our tickets and we got a suite all by ourselves. It still is unreal how that happened. Anyhoo we had a blast. The game went into extra innings so the fireworks didn't even start until 11:35. They were pretty awesome fireworks!We were so glad we could spend the night at Kim and Blairs so we didn't have to drive home that night. Great 4th of July!!

Oquirrah Mountain Temple Open house

You can see from this picture how close Kim and Blair's house is to the Temple


We had a wonderful day and the temple is so beautiful!!

McKelle's Graduation!

McKelle is the 1st girl on the left!







I can't believe it my baby graduated! This month has really been crazy and I kind of feel like I'm dreaming. But it is all real and it looks like Donny and I will be starting a new chapter in our lives. It is one of those bitter-sweet moments that we all have along the way and we are looking forward to spending time with all of you kids and your families!!!