Youth and Mud....

1992 - Buried Caleb in the mud hole

Serene taking down Dan Holladay.

Mindy, Katie, Serene, and Claudia

I just saw Serene's Post this morning...regarding her children and MUD... http://serenedesigns.blogspot.com/ - but, could NOT resist resurrecting a few old pictures....There must be something about MUD that ATTRACTS young people...though, people do pay BIG BUCKS for MUD BATHS....But, on the ol' Smith homefront....we had MILLIONS of DOLLARS worth of MUD for FREE!!!

Here is what I wrote on JUNE 1998 regarding this "MUD FIGHT" at the Smith's:

"Those who participated: Dana and Katy Johnston, Daniel Holladay, David Joslyn, Carla (friend of Katy Johnston), Todd Pulver, Sarah Serene Smith, Daniel Milton, Matt Pulver, Angel Smith, Mindy Goodman, Katy (Liz Borchardt's friend), and Liz Borchardt."

"Took place in front of our house...They ended up clenaing up in our swimming pool...and later, showered in the house...) (though, Jennie Smith, Caleb Smith, and Curtis Maughn did not participate in the mud fight.)

Ah.....LOVE IT...when..."what goes around....comes around..." (smile)

Wedding and Beach Pictures

Abe, Caleb, Sarah, Hyrum

There is NO POINT in me posting wedding or the beach pictures...Sarah did a GREAT job....!!!! Go to her BLOG and see.... http://serenedesigns.blogspot.com It really was a GREAT EVENT...and all the inbetween time...was FANTASTIC!!!! I am already pondering the next "family reunion".... Hope it will be for another wedding....(hmm....will it be Caleb or Abraham?) Bets anyone?.... Oh...forgot...I gave up gambling!!! (smile) Though, I could figure out the "odds"...(smile)

In Honor of Memorial Day

This is a real grenade from the Korean War that Grandpa Joslyn served in. Let the fireworks begin!

All gave some,Some gave all!

Memorial Day was officially proclaimed on 5 May 1868 by General John Logan, national commander of the Grand Army of the Republic, in his General Order No. 11, and was first observed on 30 May 1868, when flowers were placed on the graves of Union and Confederate soldiers at Arlington National Cemetery. The first state to officially recognize the holiday was New York in 1873. By 1890 it was recognized by all of the northern states. The South refused to acknowledge the day, honoring their dead on separate days until after World War I (when the holiday changed from honoring just those who died fighting in the Civil War to honoring Americans who died fighting in any war). It is now celebrated in almost every State on the last Monday in May (passed by Congress with the National Holiday Act of 1971 (P.L. 90 - 363) to ensure a three day weekend for Federal holidays), though several southern states have an additional separate day for honoring the Confederate war dead.

Beach and Zoo Days

Nobody said anything about not feeding the alligators here

Yes Lovely I know

The cuteness speaks for itself.

I wasn't sure if I sure add this but I couldn't resist.

Sam's Phone Calls

This is the greatest phone conversation of all time!

I meant to post this back in March when the Day's were here... Sam looks just like Hyrum in this picture.

May the 4th

May the [fourth] be with you... :)