The family I had growing up is all but a memory now. Children move away. We start our own families. But it's the trip we make home again that is so important. Family can be crazy and infuriating. But it's also what matters most. Sometimes it takes a lifetime to figure that out. John Grogan
Tuesday, November 24, 2009
Our Precious Baby Girl, Adria Jo
3 lbs 10 oz
Our Precious Baby Girl, Adria Jo, was born November 17, 2009. Rachel was put into the hospital on bed rest because of the lack of amniotic fluid. Two months earlier than planned, our little girl came into this life struggling for life. She is precious!
Monday, October 19, 2009
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Dinner with Friends
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
Five Generation Quilt
Mom and Dad Law brought this quilt and quilt stand over today. Dad has had this beautiful stand finished for a while but the quilt has been worked on for the last several months. Grandma Law completed the quilt blocks before she past away. Mom put the quilt together and I went over many times after cardiac rehab to help quilt it. Tiffany and Vivian didn't do much quilting but we did get a picture with the four of us around the quilt. It is a great reminder of my grandmother and her quilting talent. I will treasure it always. Thank you mom and grandma Law. Thanks Dad.
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Our Fall Harvest
Thursday, October 1, 2009
Time to go home
After eleven full days in Florida, we had to go home. Mom and Dad said that it reached record high heat after we left. Great timing for us. It was a great trip. Pete and Dad did some bush trimming and other projects for Aunt Mickey, we visited Grandma and Grandpa Kuhlmann's graves and cleaned them up and we had some great times in the Keys and at the beach and pier. Couldn't ask for anything better.
Monday, September 28, 2009
Fishing with Sea Dog Charters on the Bad Dog with Captain Jeff
What an awesome day to go fishing. The swells were minimal and the sun was behind clouds most of the morning. We caught Cero Mackerel and yellow fin snapper. There was no chumming over the side of the boat by me this trip! What a beautiful morning. As we were fishing, Bottle-nose Dolphin swam by. Perfect fishing trip.
Sunday, September 27, 2009
Trip to the Keys
Our day started off with a beautiful sunrise over the Everglades as we drove to the Keys. We arrived in Marathon and attended church at the Marathon Branch. They remembered us from the last visit in April. After church, we checked into the Gulf View Waterfront Resort and enjoyed some quiet time together. There was a beautiful sunset off the Gulf Coast that night.
Saturday, September 26, 2009
Florida rain storm
Friday, September 25, 2009
September 25th Sunset at Dania Pier
Thursday, September 24, 2009
September 24th fishing at Dania Pier
Saturday, September 19, 2009
September 2009 Trip to Florida
Another trip to Florida included a visit to The Mad Pita, Basila Graham's new restaurant in Las Vegas where she fed us until we were full. The next day we flew out and met family in Houston at the Airport. Candice, Garrett, Bridget, Paris and Elise were there. It hasn't been too long since Bridget, Brad and family packed up their things and left Mesquite to move to Houston and look for work starting a new life in Spring City. We miss them!
Sunday, August 16, 2009
Tuesday, June 30, 2009
Girls Camp June 2009
We held Young Women's camp June 24th through 27th in Kolob at Blue Springs. We had 16 out of 18 Young Women attend.Our theme, “Find the treasure within...Song of My Heart” was based on Doctrine and Covenants 25:12. Our goals for camp were to focus on the new value of virtue, build stronger testimonies and a love for Emma and Joseph Smith and the Book of Mormon, build stronger bonds and an understanding of our ancestors, strengthen our testimony of Jesus Christ, have a desire to live righteously so the Holy Ghost can guide our lives and therefore fulfill our mission here on Earth, and build strong friendships of support for each other.We started with “A walk in the path of virtue”. Our path had warning signs along the way and snakes close by. At our destination (Lava Point Lookout), we talked to the young women about being virtuous using Sister Elaine S. Dalton's talk “Stay On The Path” as a basis for our information. That evening, we were visited by a few “Virtuous women of the past”, a grandmother, mother and daughter portraying their own ancestors. We also watched a documentary on Emma Smith put together by one of the authors of the “Joseph Smith Papers” documentary. We held a compass course the next day incorporating the values and knot tying as we made a macramé bracelet with value colored beads. We also did some fun activities that afternoon. We made ice cream in cans, decorated our bandannas, hand dipped candles and wrote a “Desires of My Heart” letter. That evening, we had a talent show with every girl participating.The next day was a busy one with workshops in the morning and a “soul survivor” challenge in the afternoon. Our workshops consisted of Diana Coonradt “The Voice of our Ancestors”, talking to the young women about the importance of knowing who our ancestors are and the connection we have with them; Nancy Brook “Seek For a Better”, talking to the young women about being prepared with the armor of God to be able to fulfill our missions on Earth; and Linda Clarke “Everybody's Life Is a Story”, talking to the young women about writing their personal history in a fun and personal way to share with their posterity.Our activity that afternoon was a series of six challenges with two teams competing with each other. They were to accomplish each challenge and in doing so obtain a puzzle piece. The puzzle was then put together after finishing all of the challenges. The puzzle was a picture of “Moroni and the brass plates”. After each team completed the challenge, we discussed Moroni's challenge to us and the importance of them accepting this challenge so that they could stand as a witness of Christ.That evening, the Bishopric cooked us dinner, and then we had some guests from the past visit us before our testimony meeting. Joseph Smith and Emma (Amber and Breck McArthur), Porter Rockwell (Kendall Hall), and Hyrum (Joel Warden) bore strong testimony of Joseph Smith, the Book of Mormon and our Savior, Jesus Christ. As our young women bore their testimonies, we knew that our goals had been accomplished. The young women bore strong testimonies of Joseph Smith and their love for Emma, their love for the Book of Mormon and their love for each other. The spirit was very strong and our testimonies were strengthened.By Saturday morning, we were tired but we got up for our last event, our Sunrise Devotional, where Julia Barney wrapped things up for us speaking to the young women of the significants of what happened in the grove. I loved the new challenge of a ward level camp and thought it was a great opportunity for all of us to experience something different. We all think that the ward camp experience was a great success and would love to have a ward camp again!
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Easter picnic
We had an Easter picnic with the Kuhlmann family at the Ivins park. It was good to see all the family that came. We hope to have a family gathering planned every 3 to 4 months so we don't get so out of touch with everyone and hope that those that didn't make it this time can come next time. Here are a few pics from that day.
Yardwork
Have been working hard in the yard on planting trees, putting up fence and electrical wire for the water feature in the meditation garden. Fruit trees planted are pear, plum, peach, apple and nectarine.
Wednesday, April 8, 2009
To Houston for a visit
Our trip to Houston to see Candice and Garrett was really fun. We went to the zoo, went to an Astro's baseball game, went to a local garden and planted some bushes in the back yard (Gardenia and Hibiscus). Candice and I did some experimental vegetarian cooking. Some good, one not so good. I'm not sold on tofu yet! We didn't want to leave but someone has to work!!!
Sunday, March 15, 2009
Watered trees and planted Austrian Pine
Tuesday, January 20, 2009
Ice fishing Holiday
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