Carribean Cruise on the Celebrity Solstice

 One of the formal nights eating in the fancy restaurant.  The food was so good and we ate so much!

The Celebrity solstice was an amazing ship.  It was 15 decks high and had so much on it.  We got on the ocean liner on Sunday, Jan. 8, 2012.  We were impressed with the logistics of getting everyone and all the luggage off the ship in the morning and then loading all the passengers, food, luggage and supplies for a new week and be ready to take off again by 4:30 p.m.  We were glad that we had the safety drill before we left the dock, especially after we heard about the Italian cruise ship that hit a rock and tipped on its side!

Marcie likes to have fun

Marcie dressing up for Neon day at Lehi High school

Marcie running at the grass relays at American Fork High 

Marcie with her Homecoming date, Mark Lindsey. 

Marcie was chosen as Homecoming Queen and the King was Eric Rogers.  They were presented at the football game.

Melinda made it into the BYU Nursing Program

 

Melinda and her best friend Kayli (2nd from right) just got accepted into the BYU Nursing Program. Yeah! Yeah!

October 2011

Jackson liked drawing on the face.

Trying out grandpa's motocycle.

such cute girls!

Jackson loved going to see the progress on our neighbor's train exhibit.  He likes to pull the horn.

Jamie and Dave came to visit the first part of October.  Jamie ran in a Half Marathon in Park City and we got the tend the kids.  It was fun to do a little Halloween fun with them since we wont see them for the actual day.

September 2011

I got out some play dough for the kids while Mary Ann and Kacey helped Jamie organize one afternoon.

Dave got a job!!  He is working for US AirWays in Tempe AZ. He is an analyst for the airlines, analyzing the feasibility of putting in a call center or something like that.  They love the benefits like free flying, health care and retirement, etc.  Dave moved down the last part of Aug and found a house for them to rent.  He flew back and they loaded everything up in a large moving  van.   I decided to drive down with Jamie to help with the kids and driving.  We had a great trip except the delay at Hoover Dam.  Jackson and Hallie were so good in the car. We were so blessed because Tyler and Kacey had a dinner ready for us when we got to Mesa.  It was especially fun because Ryan, Mary Ann and their 2 kids were there also.  Ryan just happened to be working in Phoenix that week so Mary Ann came to visit a friend. 

Walking along the Tempe Beach one evening.  How fun to be with six of the 7 grandkids!

The only family that didn't move this summer was Ryan and Mary Ann.  They did come to Utah and I got to help tend Dayton and Afton.  We went out to our garden and picked one of the large pumpkins and then Dayton got to paint a face on it.   

Summer 2011

Grandchildren are so much fun!

fun times with grandma

Ryan and Mary Ann were in Utah visiting for about a month until the middle of Feb. (Ryan was doing auditing work for Questar). We didn't get to see him much, but we loved seeing his lovely wife and cute kids.  It was fun to get our first two grandaughters together.  Afton and Hallie are going to be great pals.  Jackson and Dayton had great times together also.