lifes a beach

Saturday, February 4, 2012

Melissa and family comes to California and Utah, and Michelle comes down to keep the party going

                                Melissa took photo's of the families.  here is Tyler and Anna
                                      Grace, Jarom and Sam kissing Jarom
                                            We were all together, so seized the moment.
                                                      ALL  OF  US !!!
                                           We LOVE our Grandkids.
                                                        Clark, Michelle and Macy
                                                              Julie
Melissa and Andy
Stella, Sterling and Everett
                                              This is my Parents and their posterity.  Aug. 3, 2011
                                          My parents and their Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren
L-R   Denise, Darryl, Dale, Reane, Joneel and Mark
All of our family except Mel and Andy at Denise and Dean's wedding
August 5, 2011

I am always so happy when my kids can all be together.  It is a goal I have to get
together at least, once a year.  The beach is always a favorite place to go. 
In 2011, Melissa got to come and visit for 3 weeks.  She arrived the very end of
July, and we headed up to Utah almost as soon as she got here.  Our first stop was
an overnight stay in Mesquite, NV before my parents sold their home there.
We got to swim the next morning before taking off for Alpine, UT. We stayed up there
hanging out at my Mom and Dad's, meeting up with friends, and having a family
picture taken, going to my nephew Andrew's homecoming talk and attending my
sister's wedding and my niece Tierra's wedding.   We definitely had a fun filled
3 weeks together.

                                         Stella and Sterling looking forward to taking a swim
                                          at our stop in Mesquite.

                                             Everett at the Mesquite Pool
  One of the first things we were able to do when we got to Alpine, UT was to meet
up with Andy's brother Alma, and his wife Nicole and kids.  They took pictures of
the kids playing on the swings and of Melissa and her kids.  It was a fun quick visit.
                                                       Macy
                                  Clark, Michelle and Melissa at the Richard Lunds house
                                 Geoff, James and Mandy Moultrie
                 Ryan, Andrew, Vicky, Richard, Matthew, Cameron and Jeremy Lund
             Mel's side of the family at Andrews homecoming get together.  Lisa,
Emily, Linda, Todd, Anita, Katie and Mike
                                      Jarom and Everett.  The 2 youngest at the time.
                                Sam, Jarom, Everett and Macy at my Parents in Utah
                                          Michelle and Macy
                                          Anna with Jarom
                                         Sterling and Sam on the BIG swing
                                       Grace and Sam on the BIG swing
                All the kids loved the swings at the park.  This is Macy enjoying a swing
 While in Utah, Melissa met up with her friend Rashel.  Savannah, Stella, Everett
in the back, Sterling and Cooper

                                 The Girls----Grace, Stella and Macy
                       Everett in tears, Sam, Sterling, Stella, Jarom and Grace--missing macy
                     Niece Ashley holding Jarom and Tyler holding Grace
                                   Brother Mark and his wife Angie
                                            Nieces Aubrey and Jessica
                  Sterling, Stella, macy and Michelle around my Parents kitchen table
                                            Sterling was really sweet to Macy
                                       Stella, macy and Sterling having a fun ride on Andy
                                   After a few hours at the beach
                                    Sam riding the horse
                   Stella, Macy with Michelle, and Grace on the swingset
           Anna holding jarom, Tyler, Melissa, Andy with Sterling

                        Macy, Sam, Grace, Sterling, Stella holding Everett.  Missing jarom
                                     Stella, Sterling and Macy at the piano.  They all like music
                                                    Stella
                                              Sweet Everett
                                                     Sterling with his Dad
                                                 Macy loving the water
                                                         Stella getting buried
                                                        Sterling getting buried
                                                  Macy at the beach
                                    The Smiths at Snow White's castle?
                                               Stella was pretty excited to meet Ariel
                                      The one character Sterling wanted to meet.  Ariel
                                        The Smith's with Minnie Mouse
                               Andy and Stella and Sterling on the Rockets
                                                   Everett chillin at Disneyland
                                                      Melissa and Everett on the Ferris Wheel
                                                          Stella on the Mickey Ferris Wheel
                                               Sterling on the Mickey Ferris Wheel

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