Time with Family "Up North"

Kirk, Scott, Brian and I all journeyed north for a dual celebration of Grandpa and Grandma's 63rd wedding anniversary and Grandpa's 86th birthday. We met Grandpa and Grandma and 30 other family members at Scaddy's in Salt Lake for lunch (thanks Brent!). Grandpa is still in his money-giving mode: this time everyone (regardless of gene percentage) got $10, with a promise of $10 more at Grandma's birthday party in July. Brent and Ben continued the generosity by giving up their two seats to the Jazz/Hornets game that night. So Scott and I joined Grandpa, Glenn and Sean at the Energy Solutions Arena for the Jazz blowout. My Dad and I had seats center court 19 rows up - they were great! Glenn, Sean and Scott had seats in the nosebleed section. We teased Glenn that people would think he was a General Authority or some such VIP wearing A SUIT to a basketball game (he was coming back from the temple, running late - so decided to come straight to the game). But he quickly assured us that no such mistake would be made since you wouldn't find many honored guests in the nosebleed section! Kirk and my Mom stayed home to watch the BYU/Kansas State game on TV - they didn't have nearly as much fun as we did. The next day Kirk and I joined Mom and Dad at church - in our old ward, and we ended up seeing people we hadn't seen for over 30 years. We were able to visit with two of my former Bishops, my former young women's MiaMaid leader, and parents of some of my old friends. It was great. Mom and Dad really enjoyed it too, since they had been divided off from that ward since I left for college. It brought back great memories for us all.

Red Cliffs Hike

It was a gorgeous day in Dixie and a great day for a hike in the Red Cliffs with Brian and Emily. They came down for a quick trip to get some sun. Brian and I wanted to show Emily one of the fun hikes we used to do a lot when the kids were little. When we got to the first little pool, I could just picture the way the kids and their friends used to jump off the red rocks into the water. We always used to pack a picnic lunch and eat there while the kids cooled off. Those were the days! It was a great day for a hike down memory lane.