8 years ago

I was going through some old photo folders and saw all these great shots from June 2005 and thought I'd better share them.  I sure love you guys!  Let this inspire you to get back on schedule for your week!!!  Richy and Kari, you're next week!  Enjoy!

Baby Jonas got to join us at a Real game, it was very exciting!

Little Ethan celebrated his 6th birthday!  Woa, dude, you are growing up fast.... I can't believe you were 6 eight years ago!!!

Baby Skye had joined the family.

These are all shots from Ethan's birthday party at Mom and Dad's.  Looks like we had lots of fun!

And, right before we left town, baby Lucy was born!!!  Sorry I don't have any pictures besides these hospital, brand-new ones.  But isn't it amazing how quickly time has flown by?!?

Skye again, she doesn't look happy that Jonas is about to try to eat her...

And Sean thought Jonas was big... whatever.

Happy Birthday Kim!!! (12 days late)

Warning! This is a sad story, filled with remorse and shame.
 One day, a girl named...let's call her "Heatherina" to protect her identity, woke up, looked on her calendar and exclaimed, "It's my beautiful sister..."Kimina's" birthday today! Now, even though they weren't blood sisters, they were as good as because they had a long and glorious history together and loved each other like family. "I will call her after (whatever morning duties there were to be done) and I will not forget even though I have a long and well documented history of remembering-then forgetting-then remembering the next day because for some inexplicable reason today will be different!" thought Heatherina. Alas, Heatherina's brain refused to cooperate with the new resolution and sure enough, the next day the realization and horror of her mistake hit her like a brick wall. Unfortunately, due to her daughter Skyelalala's birthday celebrations, family BBQ, vacation planning/packing/going, just general plain CRAZINESS, a call was not made the second nor third day neither. Heatherina vowed to put things right during her family vacay but for various and somewhat lame reasons she was not able to. Shame and remorse niggled at her constantly....I told you this was a sad story. Finally, she came home, and spent a day looking through bags full of photos in an effort to find one of just the two of them for the family blog. NADA! WTH!!!(what the heck! (this is a FAMILY blog people, clean it up!)) Heatherina felt like the universe was conspiring against her. Then her husband, "Seanalanadingdong" sent her the above photo and somehow Heatherina figured out how to get it posted on the blog. Memories of Heatherina's recent vacay to Kentucky and her visit with her sister Kimina made her happy and she hoped Kimina would forgive her of her faulty memory. Heatherina loved visiting with Kimina and her family was was ever grateful for her hospitality and yummy food. Heatherina also can't wait to see her soon and hopes she had a wonderful birthday (12 days ago)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
                                                                               The End

I said that I would try and post some pictures of Tracy's wedding so here goes.

                                                                The happy couple. 
                                                             

                                                                        Their families

Colton, Arelia his wife & their youngest + Ryan + Tony's wife

Lori's parents, sister & Me

Tracy & me

Tracy's oldest two grandaughters.

                                                        
                                             
                                                         Tracy, Idonna & Rod, dad & I

Lori and her dad coming into the wedding.

The couple saying there vows.

The happy couple right after they were wed.

This was the view during the wedding.  It was breath taking.

Dad & Rod

Couple exchanging rings.

                                                         
Hope you all like the pictures.  I love you all tons.  Mom

Eat your heart out Dave...

For anyone interested... we had a total blast on our trip.  Honestly, one of the highlights for me was driving through Buffalo in the rain to find this...

... I was just giddy thinking of Dave's response.  Pretty awesome.

In other news:

• We are all very excited to get together next month!  In case the memo hasn't been passed along to anyone, July 13 is a big day with Lucy's baptism and doing Zack's temple work being done.  
• Family pictures still haven't been scheduled, but Mom's going to work on trying to nail something down.
• We are going to have a birthday party for Eliza on July 17, in the evening, probably at Scott and Jane's.  You're all invited.
• I'd like to have a race and game day with everyone (kids and grown ups!) while we are there and Dalton specifically requested that we play flag football again.  Any other requests?  Let's make a fun plan!
• The blogging has ceased dramatically as of late... I was so enjoying seeing everyone's posts for the month or two we stayed somewhat on schedule, let's try to get back on board!

Love y'all!  Can't wait to see you!