This is Mount Olympus (yes, they get the spring water from here). I went to the front yard of my old house to get the exact perspective I remember for this picture. I love this mountain. I loved growing up in the Rockies along the Wasatch Front. I loved sitting in my living room late at night watching thunderstorms on this mountain. I loved watching deer run up the street in the snow on Christmas Eve. I loved being in the clean mountain air and looking out over the city lights. The Salt Lake Valley really is beautiful.
This was our church. I have so many fun memories of this parking lot.
This is the daytime view. The night view is much better.
This is the house my grandpa built for his family. It was featured in the Parade of Homes at the time and was very modern. He lived there for over 50 years. It must be with sadness that they are saying goodbye & selling it. He was always remodelling his house & helping with project for kids' and grandkids' houses. He helped Rich with one of his first home improvement projects - the shelf above the fireplace. He is a fun and handy man to have around. As a General Contractor, he built lots of homes and even airports. He even accepted a mission call from the LDS church & built churches in Salt Lake. He is an amazing man.
My darling mom was feeling a bit nostalgic about her childhood home.
Come to think of it, it was my childhood home for a while, too. Most of myy childhood was spent in California, but we would spend summers visiting grandma & grandpa. When we moved to Utah, we lived in the basement apartment for a while until we bought the house in Mount Olympus Cove. My dad put a greenhouse on the side to house his beautiful camillia plants that he couldn't bare to leave in California. I think the dogs had to stay out there too.
He had some pretty good moves.
Steph and Tysen got into it too.
Ellie danced with Grammy and Granpa Noel.
Look at that hot shot!
This was our church. I have so many fun memories of this parking lot.
This is the daytime view. The night view is much better.
This is the house my grandpa built for his family. It was featured in the Parade of Homes at the time and was very modern. He lived there for over 50 years. It must be with sadness that they are saying goodbye & selling it. He was always remodelling his house & helping with project for kids' and grandkids' houses. He helped Rich with one of his first home improvement projects - the shelf above the fireplace. He is a fun and handy man to have around. As a General Contractor, he built lots of homes and even airports. He even accepted a mission call from the LDS church & built churches in Salt Lake. He is an amazing man. 
My darling mom was feeling a bit nostalgic about her childhood home. 
Come to think of it, it was my childhood home for a while, too. Most of myy childhood was spent in California, but we would spend summers visiting grandma & grandpa. When we moved to Utah, we lived in the basement apartment for a while until we bought the house in Mount Olympus Cove. My dad put a greenhouse on the side to house his beautiful camillia plants that he couldn't bare to leave in California. I think the dogs had to stay out there too.
I grabbed the camera for a size comparison. Then we squished it. More cute toenails. Great toe ring too. It is from our very fun 10th anniversary celebration in the San Juan Islands. Good thing our feet were fashionable that evening for improptu pictures. We left the bug in the flower beds so Dwain & Marg wouldn't miss out on seeing it. I wonder if it is still there.
What I wasn't expected was this...she had her first pedicure. She looks so cute. Thanks, you two! 
We played the family game of "wahoo" at the hotel. When the desk clerk said his family plays it - same board layout, same rules, too,- we were sure he was related. We couldn't find a connection. I wonder who came up with it & how many people play it on their homemade boards. 
My Uncle Craig was sealed to his family for Time and All Eternity in the LDS Jordan River Temple. We are so proud of him and happy for his family.
My cousins: Barabara with her finance, Matt; Hailey; Mary; and Madeline. The twins are fraternal, but still hard to tell apart unless they are in any way moving or talking - then it is cake.
The littlest ones lagged behind a bit. We were the lucky ones who saw a deer. The kids yelled "Jen, a deer, a deer" for about 10 minutes. She was back at the picnic spot and they didn't want her to miss it. Paisley loves that camelback. A couple spots were steep for little tots in crocs. Cole and Ben thought it was pretty cool to move their feet faster to slow down. They learned that trick pretty fast.
