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

Friend parties, and Friend birthday parties

 Julie with Emily Stephens and Rachel Hendertilo

 Having a pizza party.

 These girls can get CRAZY

Julie, Jenn and Marissa went to a yacht for 3 days for Jenn's birthday.  They
had a blast.

My trip to Utah end of June/first of July 2011

 Macy LOVED LOVED LOVED the splash park in Alpine

 4th of July at the Makins house.  Here is katie hanson, boyfriend and Whitney Hanson

 Mike and Linda Makin...the Host's

 Mike and Linda's grandkids....Emma and james

Irelee (Ryans oldest) and Derek, ryans boy

 My sister in law Vicky and her daughter in law Marianne

 Julie, Mandy and Michelle

 Me and the hubs

 Julie, Emily and Michelle

The pyro technic guys.  Geoff and Ryan

Linda is always such a great host for the Lund family fireworks.  We'd had a picnic
before hand and then all met at their house for the fireworks.  It was a little sprinkly,
but not too bad.  We had a fun evening for all.

More family time with Michelle and Macy and the Lunds in April/May 2011

 Macy hanging out with Julie watching T.V.

 Two little peas in a pod

 Cousins Jarom and Macy

 Jarom, Macy and Grace

 Sam was really liking Macy

Julie is often a human jungle gym

 Can you tell how much Sam was liking Macy?

 Sam, Macy, jarom and Grace.  LOVE them

 macy being stone faced. 

Mel....just the way he likes it.  Holding a grandchild

Kesha concert

Jenn and Julie all decked out for the Kesha concert.  Julie said it was
pretty wild, and probably wouldn't go to another one.  That's my girl.

Easter with the Lunds

 Sam got to find the sports eggs

 Grace got to find the sparkly eggs

 Her loot

 The Egg Hunters

 Tyler smooching on Jarom

A pretty rose in my back yard.

We had Tyler and family come over for a little Easter celebration and had the
kids do a little Easter Egg hunt.  Grace was really good at finding the eggs, and
Sam needed just a little bit of help.  They had a good time and went away with
some Easter goodies.

A visit from Michelle and the New Zealanders April 2011

 Michelle and Macy at the beach

 Michelle, macy and Erana having fun in the water

 Erana (from New Zealand), Macy and Michelle

 The beach was nice, but still....it was April

 Sweet Sandy feet

 Going across Newport Harbor on a ferry

 Julie enjoying the ride

 Michelle

 The "driver"

 Erana giving us the thumbs up with Raven in the background

This is Macy's cousin Raven from New Zealand

After Julie was through with school in April, she and Marissa drove to Utah and picked
Michelle and macy up to drive the rest of the way to California with them.
Raven and Erana had come for a visit and stayed with Michelle while in Utah,
then came and stayed in our home for about a week.  We did a few fun things
and one of those things was going to the beach and riding on the ferry.
Michelle had so much fun having her niece and Erana around.  We enjoyed
getting to know them also, and enjoyed hearing the New Zealand accent.