Finding Joy in old friends

Daniela came to visit us in June.We had a wonderful time with her. She really didn't want to do much. She just wanted to be here she said. She set for hours in the family room looking out the window, playing with the dogs. She loved the horses and her and Mark went two days in a row. She also had to wear her oxygen on the mountain and here at home. She has pulmonary hyper tension. She only has 40 % of her lungs so the high altitude was hard on her. She NEVER complained. She was a joy to have around. It felt like she had never left home.We went to a Bee's game before we put her on the plane the next morning. She did that for Mark. She didn't care if she ever saw a baseball game. She was a good sport and liked it I think! She was here from June 9th to June 16th. We had a wonderful visit. We love her like a daughter and feel blessed she came to see us. 

BIG surprise. Jacy and Shad Peabody showed up and had a good visit with them. 

We had a family party with Kremin's and Cunningham's. 

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Finding Joy - Memorial day, picnics, birthdays.

Jordan Hancock turned 25 this year on the 29th of May. We had a birthday party that day at the party for him. Mom and Dad, Mark and myself, Lance and Becky, Jessica and her family. We had a nice day. Mark brought his little tail gate BBQ. It works like magic.

We made the trek to see our loved ones. I miss my grandma a lot. She was a rock and a great example of hard work. love, patience, kindness, fun.

We had a picnic on Monday with the Kremin Clan. Hope was visiting from SLC. We had a great time. One again the BBQ was handy dandy. 

I also went to see my dad and two brothers. It is kind of sad to see all three buried side by side. No one made 60 years. 

Finding Joy in 80 Years!

My mom turned 80 on May 28th 2016. WOW that is a big birthday, I had a lot of fun with mom this weekend, We got her a iPhone.She has found iTunes, Pinterest and facetime, texting.  

She is amazing on it. We had a little party on her day. We are having a family reunion in July to honor her. I am thankful for my mom and all that she has done for my in my 55 years. 

Finding Joy in Sisters

 May 18th Raquel fly to Portland to help Joleen move into her new home. Well the home fell through so Raquel went anyway and helped Joleen move it all to storage. They had fun with each other and love each other so much. So thankful for GREAT women as my children. Love ya ladies.

Finding Joy in Family Travel

We left Vernal April 28th and drove to Idaho Falls and stayed at my cousin Kim Bairds  home. His cute wife Deanna, beautiful daughter Adrianna and his daughter in law April made us dinner. We had a wonderful night visiting. Next morning we moved on to Portland Oregon to see Joleen and Kirk.

Mt. Hood from Joleen's deck. 

We met up with Kirk and Kaylah for a day of sight seeing and FOOD. 

Crystal Springs Rhododendron Garden in Portland Oregon. April 30th, 2016

Famous Daves-Kaylah wanted Ribs. It was GREAT!!

Kirk and Colette

Portland Rose Garden

May 1st 2016

Evergreen Aviation & Space Museum

McMinnville, Or.

 The largest airplane ever constructed, and flown only one time, the Spruce Goose represents one of man’s greatest attempts to conquer the skies. It was born out of a need to move troops and material across the Atlantic Ocean, where in 1942, German submarines were sinking hundreds of Allied ships. Henry Kaiser, steel magnate and shipbuilder, conceived the idea of a massive flying transport and turned to Howard Hughes to design and build it. Hughes took on the task, made even more challenging by the government’s restrictions on materials critical to the war effort, such as steel and aluminum. Six times larger than any aircraft of its time, the Spruce Goose, also known as the Flying Boat, is made entirely of wood. More info here

We drove from Portland Or to the Redwood Forest CA. We took highway 101 Scenic Byway. We stopped at many rest stops along the way. Seeing many sea loins and lots of birds. No Whales. 

We ate good food in Florence, OR. We stopped that night in Gold Beach Or. we stayed right on the beach. It was real nice experience. I thought I wouldn't be able to sleep. But sleep I did like a baby. 

We started out on Tuesday morning and headed to my sisters home in Grass Valley CA. 

The Red Wood Forest is really bigger then LIFE. They were amazing, beautiful, weird, big, scary, shocking, cool. So fun! 

We got to Patti and Ron's Tuesday 3rd of May 2016. We spent two days there visiting, eating, shopping, laughing. Playing with their grandchildren.  

Her and Ron taught me house to make Egg Plant Parmesan. The old recipe from the OLD county of Italy. It was so good. 

Mandella Wasley 4 yrs old. She is a bright and smart girl. 

Brendon Wasley 2 yrs. Cute sweet little boy. Busy Bee!

Ron and Patti took us on a ride to the South Fork of the Yuba River. This is the place where they filmed The Christmas Card. One of my favorite movies. It was so beautiful. 

My sweetie heart!