Trip

Mike and I spent last weekend in Utah. We were where? Visiting the grandkids of course! We had a nice visit.

We went Friday night to Fort Canyon, which is some property that Curry's family owns. It has a natural waterfall, that is run off from the snow melt. They call it sliding rock because the rocks are so smooth that you can slide down them right into a pool of ice cold water. We did not do that, we just looked. We hiked up a little farther to a pool of water that is up higher. The kids have built a ramp to ride their bikes off and into the pool!

Saturday we went to the "Highland Fling". The city's own little celebration. They had fair like booths and food booths, with some entertainment. That afternoon Melissa and I made a trip to Tai Pan and to an antique store called Home Again. We stopped at Ikea on the way home to get Jaman's birthday present from Grandma and Grandpa. We BBQ'd that night and finished watching a movie that we had started the night before. Asher was giving Melissa a hard time about going to bed while we were there, and was not getting much in the way of a nap. So she was tired most of the time, we got this picture in the car of her completely asleep!

We headed home Sunday, and it was back to work for both of us on Monday.

We Got Rain!

I know this will sound silly to most of you, but remember we live in the desert. We had a thunderstorm yesterday afternoon that was fantastic! It started with some low rumblings of thunder then crash, it got louder and we saw lightening like crazy then the rain came. This is the first storm our side of town has had this summer, so we were very happy to see it come. These pictures are from our back patio. I hope that we get more today, but in this town who knows. It usually rains only on the west side of town, so we are always happy when it does get this far.

Aunt Ruth

We found out about Aunt Ruth's passing and decided to make the trip to Ogden for the funeral. Kelly, my niece Wendy and I set out on a Friday afternoon being followed and sometimes passed by my brother David and his family. We arrived in Provo that night at my sister, Marilyn's house. Soon after my brother Paul and one of his son's arrived. We stayed up and looked through old family photo albums and talked. It was nice visiting.

Saturday morning we drove to Ogden for the funeral. My brother Larry was conducting the service and welcomed us all to the celebration of Aunt Ruth's life. When my cousin GraceAnn got up to talk she said," her mom would have liked that because, in life she was all about the party!" I have many memories of vacations with Aunt Ruth and Uncle Ray. Camping in Ogden Canyon, the basement house, and their family coming to Lompoc, trips the Hearst Castle and Disneyland, and the beach.

After the funeral we went to North Ogden Cemetery for the grave dedication. While there I had a family history lesson from my Aunt Darlene, on my the Furgeson family. Buried there are my grandparents and the five children that died early in life. It bothers me that there are no last names on their grave markers or birth and death dates. I hope that the family will always remember who these children are. We also got the visit with many of our cousins.

There was a family lunch afterwards, but because we took the scenic tour of Ogden (we were lost) there was not any food left when we arrived. So Rob, Wendy, Jessica, Kelly and I took off the find our favorite Utah restaurant Winger's. The food was great but the service was S-L-O-W.

The cousin's at lunch.

Everyone else had gathered at Grandma and Grandpa Rookhuyzen's. We joined them there and had a nice visit with everyone. Mom said to Kelly, "This place is really busy today!" I know that Larry was there but did not get a picture of him.

Paul with Mom

Cathryn and Lynette

Melissa and Alan

Rob and Erich

Mom, Nancy and Paul

David and Marilyn
David and Amy


Sunday we made it to a BYU singles ward (Kelly's request) and then spent about an hour with Melissa and family before starting home. It is sad that it takes a funeral to bring family together but, I am glad that we went.


Grandma, Kelly and Jaman
Asher and "Gandma"

A Trip Down Memory Lane

Here is a fun little blogging game...Leave a comment on my blog of a memory that you and I have had together. It doesn't matter if you've known me for a short time, or a long time, anything you remember! Next, re-post these instructions on your blog and see how many people leave a memory about you. It's actually pretty funny to see the responses. If you leave a memory about me, I'll assume you're playing the game and I'll come to your blog and leave one about you.... So... go ahead and go down memory lane!

Chubby Cheeks

Ever wonder where Asher got those chubby cheeks? I found this picture of me taken when I was almost 1 year old. Take a look at those cheeks I had, and then look at Asher's!

Nancy

Asher

Happy (belated) Birthday to Asher

Asher turned the terrific two on June 29th. (gramma's think they are terrific not terrible) Sadly we were not able to be there this year but, we did use the web cam to watch her open her gift from us. Melissa has some great pictures of her. Asher called one morning last week and left a cute message on our answering machine, saying "hello Gamma". I listen to it every day. We love you sweetie!

Happy Independence Day

We had a great day! We feasted on a great breakfast that Leslie made for us. We watched movies and then went to Lauren's for great company and great food. Mike and I watched fireworks from home, while Kelly went to the Texas Station to watch them live. (we could see fireworks from the upstairs window all over town)

Saturday we went to Tuachahn to see Les Miserables. We made a day of it and stopped at Tai Pan and Krummpet's and then to dinner at Cracker Barrel. Mike and Kelly played a LONG game of checkers in the general store after dinner. Neither one wanted to lose so they finally called it a tie so we could leave.

We arrived at the theater in time to hear part of the pre show. The man that played Javier is also a country singer and put on a pretty nice show. Most people were just sitting there but our family helped liven it up by singing along and clapping to the music, he mentioned that he was glad we came! So we had to buy his CD. He does have a good voice.

The play was fantastic and we all enjoyed. We had all seen it but Leslie, but she has played the music on the piano for years. She was happy to put it all together, and now understands the story. If you have not been to this theater you are missing out. It is a beautiful outdoor theater that is built right up against the red cliffs of the St. George area in a little town named Ivins. You can check out their website at: http://www.tuacahn.org/

we try to go every year as part of our Fourth of July celebration.