9-2-2010 Thursday - Labor Day River Trip!

Anytime is a great time to go to the river - including Labor Day!

Jeff, Drew, Noel, Shera and Luke all jumped off the Water Tower this trip. There goes Noel...

Jeff's version of taking Luke and Shera river rafting...

Noel wake boarding...

Shera shows she is "OK" after falling...

Cutie Petooties...

We go to the Blythe Ward for Sunday Church...

Playing with Dominoes...

Sasha had her 13th Birthday Party. She got a Vanilla Zinger...

Heidi got one also for her 3rd birthday. They are 10 years and 9 days apart...

A great Foosball Tourney...

Shera had begged to do this earlier and Jeff said if he took her up there that there was no turning back - and he meant it! But now she can say she did it!

8-24-2010 Tuesday - Utah Fun!!!

We did some other fun things while we were in Utah...

Alpine slides and bungee jumping on the trampoline in Park City...

We saw a fire in Park City...

We had lunch at the Silver Fork Lodge in Big Cottonwood Canyon...

The Starr Family's old cabin...

Papa and Rory relaxing...

Swimming in Aunt Christy's and Uncle Matt's pool...

New sweat jackets...

In the car at the car wash...

The Virgin River Gorge Canyon outside of St. George...

8-23-2010 Monday - BYU or BUST!!!

We gave Holly this blanket the morning she left for BYU.

Guess who she'll miss the most. And guess who will miss Holly the most... Sasha pouted all morning when she saw Holly packing her car.

We got everything in her car...
But when we hit Cedar City, Holly realized we forgot two huge trash bags full in the garage that were supposed to go. Jeff and Noel flew up with an extra suitcase the next day...

Drew, Noel and Shera surprised Holly by decorating her car that morning...

Brigham Young University
The World Is Our Campus
Enter To Learn. Go Forth To Serve.

Third floor - Chipman Hall in Helaman rules!!!

Hannah, the girl's RA, chose the theme Narnia for their floor. She is an artist and painted all of the characters freehand. Here is Aslan - the lion.

Sir Thomas watches over Holly's room...

Holly's desk, computer, and bookshelves.

Holly's bed is raised to the highest point so she can have a lot of storage below.
She has to jump up into her bed every night!

Holly's chair and "Y" blanket...

We decorated the sink and mirror with butterflies and beaded garland...

There's a little fridge provided too.
Drew and I made her a little "Good Luck Basket" full of treats for her and her roommate, Taylor.

Holly loves her roomie, Taylor. Holly is into drama and singing and is 5'1". Taylor is into softball and track and is 5'10".
See the totally soft and fluffy black sheepskin rug??? Too cute to pass up from Costco!!!

Hannah - a new friend Holly loves too!

Visiting the BYU Bookstore...
World's Best Fudge Ever!!!
Oh, forget I said that...

We had breakfast with Holly the morning she started school as we left to go home...

Ready for her first class...

Bye Holly Berry!!! We'll miss you!!!

8-27-2010 Friday - Rain Is A Good Thing!

Rain Is A Good Thing!

Have you heard this song before?

Okay, so it may not have the best message,

but it has a catchy tune and I've been singing it in my head all day!

We are in Utah and enjoyed a nice lightening storm this afternoon.

I love the musky smell of the rain mixing with the grass - it's one of my favorites.

I love to listen to the drops hit the pavement.

I love to see the big dark clouds rolling in and the lightening hitting the earth .

I like to hear the squeaky window wipers in the car and the headlights catch the raindrops falling.

I love to see it rain while the sun shines too - it doesn't happen often though...

I can't wait to see the sunny crystal clear morning.

I love to see the clean green earth after a big rain.

And I am thankful that I have had an opportunity to enjoy the rain in my life.

8-18-2010 through 8-21-2010 - Girl's Trip To Carmel!

We just got back from our annual Girl's Trip. This year we went to Carmel and Monterey.

We drove up Hwy 1 the Southern Half of the Scenic Route and drove down Hwy 1 the Northern Half of the Scenic Route.

Grams came with us which was so much fun! The girls love her so much and she is so funny - they were laughing all the time! We stopped for lunch in Santa Barbara - one of our favorite towns.

We stayed in Carmel Valley at a beautiful vineyard and winery called the Bernardus Lodge.
Grams and Holly having breakfast in our suite!

A delicious lunch al fresco.

Horseback riding on Pebble Beach.
Grams slept in that morning!

The deer were not afraid of us because they are protected in the state forest.

The Spanish Moss was incredible! I loved it!

Point Pinos Lighthouse - the oldest continuously operating one on the west coast.

Monterey Bay's Fisherman's Warf - Awesome Clam Chowder!

Monterey's Cannery Row.

The world famous aquarium was one of our favorites! The jellies were so cool with the lighting!

Shera spent at least an hour in the hands-on exhibits!

We had a seafood Italian dinner and then the girls did the mirror maze.

These are some of the last standing Portuguese Immigrant homes in Monterey. They came during WWII to replace the Japanese when they were forced into camps.

The 250 year old "Lone Cypress" on the world famous 17 mile drive.

Elephant Seals in San Simeon.

Holly was so funny in the aquarium!