fun times--Payson Lake adventure-rain or shine--cold or warm--

pot luck --lunches--always work out--isn't that weird--strawberries--watermellon rice krispies
crackers, cookies-carrot sticks hogie sandwiches--water-juice--ding-dongs--nutty buddies--fruit snacks--grapes--celery sticks--potatoe chips--all the makings- of a good day in the mts.

ready -set --off ya go--"I Sail........."

kids found a girl who would let them pet their puppy--one of the day's highlights..

pretty as ever---nothing but blue skies

grandpa takes a break from loading the canoe off and on the truck and dipping kids into the water--

cahills came up with us too--patricks parents used to live in payson(but like us didn't really go up much at the time they lived there) but he loves it at the lake (he said)

let's let this be "OUR EDGE"

a game of speed--with the uno cards--anyone? who was the reigning champ--never heard who claim that title by the end of the day--

James and megan came up for lunch--glad we could see them before the went to baltimore



well--the way I saw it....it was --

kinda fun to go down to payson lake again yesterday--in spite of "slightly' chilly weather--the craft was sea worthy and a good time was had by all--

Irma call update june 1-09

some updated pics from hayley--on a cd she sent home

heat up the grill--lots of hamburgar for bar-b-ques

dear family--here are dad -hunter and I wrapping packages and packages of hamburgars so that we can have lots of food on the grill this summer--consider yourselves officially invited to come
anytime--and we'll throw one or two on--I got such a kick out of Hunter wanting to stack them up and he really did help wrap them--he climbed right up there and wanted to help us...it was cute

a few pictures of our parents--that go along with the post below--( of things remembered about our parents)

Grandma Helen

Grandpa (Harold) call

these pics are in this post--of g and g call--then below I go on in the next post to tell more about them for instance--I mentioned that both sets of your grandparents had 8 kids-but forgot to mention below that -both grandma had their eighth child after the age of 40 --what women of courage--

as a favor to me--please think of them as the next month brings up father's day celebration--and know that as the quote goes--we stand on the "shoulders of those who have gone before us" I have the greatest respect for both our dad's as they were great men and good examples to all of you even if you can't really remember them--hopefully you can feel of the great spirits they radiated and the good women that stood beside them--helping them

remembering..our folks

dear family

from time to time --I like to make reference to our wonderful parents--so when you meet them you will feel you know them in a way--I think about them often and it is fun to remember

I thought of our dad's on memorial--both Ray and Harold having served in WWII --I thought to share something about the two mothers on mother's day weekend--they Maeda *& Helen both had the faith to have 8 children and both loved motherhood. I thought about writing something about them today--as tomorrow is Maeda's birthday--and so I am finally doing it this time

all of your grandparents were exceptional people. they all had so much in common

1) all four served full time missions for the church--ray-germany, maeda -boston or what they called the new england mission harold-texas/mexico area

helen-central states mission (missouri area)

2)both grandmothers attended byu-provo

3) both sets of your grandparents raised their family of 8 kids in Heber valley

4) both sets of your grandparents served faithfully in many callings and were dedicated members of the church of Jesus Christ of latter day saints

5) both loved people and their homes were often gathering places for visitors--from far and near

6)both were involved in community

7)all loved music--some of them loved to listen to it--grandma gertsch attended the "choralette programs both nights--of the semi-annual performances and grandma helen was a member of the choir--a great alto voice

8) both were family oriented --making the home a wonderful place of tradition --and a tradition of living gospel principals.

9) all your grandparents were work oriented--we'd have fun--but after the work was ALL done

10)all your grandparents continue to love you (I believe) from the other side of the veil and are anxious to come to know you in the eternities as much as you are to know them--

11) they all had great sense of duty to all the important things in life--they all had great sense of humor--they all had a great capacity for love--they all took the kids on little trips-

12)-they all made memories before they left--they all loved their extended families and loved the legacy of the ancestors that went before..and now I share this because I love their legacy.

love mom

fun to have a chance to celebrate

dear family-fun to celebrate last Friday-brianne's graduation from Ut state university--before we went out to eat--dad got some help wrapping meat. and I got some help making the manicins beautiful...(hayley you would have been proud of the technique and expertise)_then the adults ate out at olive garden --and came back for desert and a shout out of the usual "family"

graduation traditions--it was a fun day

Irma call is well and happy

Dear family

It was so much fun to get some pics from Hayley and see the area she is working in--just wanted to post some them and report that she is well and happy and lovin' it in Porto-Portugal......