Easter Pictures

Nick enjoying Some stolen kicks!

Asher on the hunt

Coach enjoying the moment

Kenneth enjoying the spoils

Nick scooping out the loot.

Next year maybe we can scoop out ALL of our out of state cousins. You were ALL missed!

Cousin Adrienne Passes

Aunt Diane called Mom to tell us that Cousin Adrienne Smith Lloyd passed away this morning in Boise Idaho. You all know that Adrienne is the youngest daughter of Aunt Shirley and Uncle Joe. She contracted a serious form of hepititus as a young woman. She has endured years of kidney and liver transplants, eperimentation, dialysis and a lot of suffering.

She has a son and he has a baby daughter that Adrienne adored. Her life has been very challenging but she has been a fighter to live as normally as her condition would allow. Calvin was with her at 7:00 last night she passed after he left about 9:00.

Years ago Mom and I were in a restaurant when Adrienne and her friends came in from a game. They were all Olympus High School Pep Club uniforms and we watched them have a great time. Her life is a testiment to living to a standard, facing challenges and never giving into doubt and negative thinking or actions.

Services will be in Salt Lake City on Thursday.

Bampa

Delicious

2 cups brown sugar

1/2 cup light Karo Syrup

1/2 cup butter

1/2 tsp baking soda

1 tsp vanilla

Melt brown sugar, butter, and Karo syrup let boil 3 minutes. Take off heat & add baking soda and vanilla. Toss in popcorn.

Warning....This is dangerous stuff!

Swine Flu

What is this all about! Headache, muscle ache, fatigue, respiratory infection. That pretty much is the way Mom and I feel most of the time. Uncle Dave, Aunt Caroline, Cousin David and his family are all in Mazatlan. Got there yesterday. What luck!

All is well though. What could possibly go wrong at Pueblo Bonito Emerald Bay!

General Conference or New Year's Day? ...You Decide

Hard to believe....Usually these pictures would have been posted for the New Years Sledding Party. Yep....it was General Conference week end (April 4th) at the cabin. When we arrived at the top of Spurwood Drive and looked towards the cabin, the plow had not been by and only one car had driven down the road. Dad and I have never seen Timber Lakes looking like this. When we got to the cabin. I suggested we call everyone and tell them not to come. Toooooo much snow needed to be moved to make room for the party.

We shoveled and shoveled and shoveled and shoveled the snow for 2 full hours making very little progress against the massive snow fall. The snow was so very deep and it was still snowing. In a way it was fun. It was so very silent and peaceful as the snow softly fell around us. Fortunately a Good Samaritan came by with an old pick-up with a plow. He moved the snow to make room for 3 cars to park..... and in time to meet Uncle D and Aunt C at the train for lunch. Thank you Stranger for you kindness. Time for the party to begin!

If I broke my baby's arm, errr, I mean, if my baby broke her arm, I'd blog about it. But I'm just sayin'.

Golden Phrogs Has A New Post

Missy, thank you for asking for this history. Sorry it took me so long to respond. Love Dad