HOLLADAYS, RICHINS, and SMITHS mini Reunion...

There is nothing like FAMILY...especially with those we have

come to KNOW as FAMILY in a REAL eternal sense...

 Living in FLORIDA...brought us close to several families...

The HOLLADAYS and the RICHIN family...

We have all stayed very close......

Seth Holladay had earned his PH'D at BYU-Provo...

Angel thought it would be fun to have a Bar-B-Q to celebrate...

(love how Angel is carrying on a family tradition...

celebrating events around FOOD!) smile

It was so WONDERFUL to be with some of our beloved "Florida Family"...

only...meeting in Provo, Utah...(smile)

Jared marinated the chicken...his own specialty...

Then, Bar-B-Q'd on his grill! GREAT! LOVED IT! 

 Lillie is all cuddled up to "Grandpa" Brent!

 Seth Holladay and a couple of his children...Sarah "Richins" Elliott with one of her sons...

and David Holladay with one of his children...

 Darling Kira Holladay

Angel and Brent 

 Have always loved the way Sarah SMILES!

Brent with one of his "adopted" children...smile

 

David and Carrie's family

One of my "adopted" girls...smile

 Another "adopted" daughter...

Angel and Brent

Dr. Seth Holladay (smile)

and his family!

New Roof and Mother's Day

I thought you would like to see the new roof we just

had done to our home...plus

my Mother's Day gifts!

The old "shakes"

 Everything stripped off...

FINISHED PROJECT!

 

MOTHER'S DAY GIFTS

 Card Garvin gave me...

Inside the card it said:

"When God closes a door, 

somewhere He opens a window"

smile

 DISH TOWEL - With Annie's help

The card said:

"This isn't just a butterfly as you can plainly see.

I made it with my feet, which are a part of me.

It comes with lots of love especially to say,

I hope you have a very happy 

Grandmother's Day!"

LOVE IT!

Flowers Garvin gave me...

The card on the left has my FAVORITE FLOWER...

"Cosmos" which I dubbed my "Happy Flower"!

The card on the right...is a beautiful 

card from Garvin as well...

I LOVED TALKING to EVERYONE ON "ooVoo"!

(including Hyrum!)

smile

MADE MY DAY talking with EACH OF YOU!

including ALL the GRANDCHILDREN!

LOVE EACH OF YOU VERY MUCH!

Our Relief Society Retreat - Spectacular Views

There are times when I have asked how in the world

Garvin and I had the PRIVILEGE of living here

in the Flathead Lake area of Montana!

It is breath-takingly GORGEOUS!

This past weekend...I had the wonderful opportunity to attend

our STAKE Relief Society RETREAT...held just off

the INCREDIBLE Flathead Lake...

It was a time of FUN...FOOD...SISTERHOOD...and

UPLIFTING events!

I didn't take alot of pictures...but, some of the ones I did take...

will melt your heart... if you LOVE NATURE!

I wish I had taken a picture of the FRONT of the lodge...

but, this will have to do...

We went to "Glacier Camp" settled on 

the Flathead Lake...

These were some of the views from different sections

of the camp...Flathead Lake is INCREDIBLY BEAUTIFUL!

These were my "roomies"...

We shared "Log 1" - cabins away from the "lodge" itself...

Susan Robison (middle) and Grace Guest

Poor Grace slept in the bunk between Susan and I...

Susan and I have EXTREME OPPOSITE SLEEPING patterns...

One is a NIGHT OWL and the other "An EARLY BIRD"...

(smile)

One of the things we did was a "Scavenger Hunt"

Grace (top picture) read us one clue...

Susan (middle picture) Read the next clue...

and Deb Oftedahl was entertained by a swing...

along the way...of us finding all our clues... (smile)

After our "Scavenger Hunt" - Grace, Susan, and I took a little hike...

I didn't get to take too many pictures...Had to make sure

I could keep up with my "in shape" companions!

smile

These pictures, I believe, I took before sun down...

They had a "cross" memorial area...

However, I saved my favorite

pictures for LAST...

I took these when most people

were still in bed...around

5:30 in the morning...

I was awe-struck by the

magnificient BEAUTY

of the morning!  

We had a GREAT GREAT TIME!

I once again...was so MINDFUL...of how BLESSED

I have been to have come to the knowledge 

of the "restored" kingdom...here 

upon the EARTH!

Humbling...

My Trip to Sacramento and Reunion

What an incredible few months...

From Missouri, to Utah, and then...to CALIFORNIA!

Back home in Montana...and soon will leave 

once, again...to Utah...to welcome a NEW GRANDSON! 

(smile)

My brother, Steve, had planned on seeing my dad the first week in MAY...I have felt

impressed that I needed to see my dad and decided the best time

was when my brother and my sister-in-law were planning

on being in Sacramento...INSPIRED CHOICE...

On top of this...I had the JOY of seeing High School friends...

that I have NOT seen...for nearly 40 years...

A few of them...I saw just BEFORE your dad and I were married...

the week I returned home from my mission.

(will show pictures AFTER the family ones)

On SATURDAY, May 4th, we had a "mini" family reunion...

Steve, Jerilyn, Rob (Mandy's husband), Mandy (my niece) 

and her family came over...Rob and Mandy have

"4" children - Kaitlyn, Bobby, Wyatt, and Garrett

 

 

 My brother, Steve, with his wife, Jerilyn

My niece, Mandy holding her son, Garrett, who LOVES my dad and his glasses...(smile)

 I LOVED taking pictures of Garrett!

Isn't he CUTE!!!!!

(smile)

I LOVED watching Garrett and my brother interact 

with one another!

Wyatt was sound asleep when they arrived...

Mandy and Garrett...

LOVE THESE TWO!

Dad with Jerilyn, Steve, and I

My Brother and I

NOW, for a few pictures taken at the MINI

High School gathering for lunch

in Sacramento...

(L to R) Gerhard Serfling, Steve Ives, Me, and Loren Barnes

We were all dear friends in High School... 

 We all had lunch for a couple of hours together!

OH...SO VERY FUN!

 Ted White brought our "4th Grade" Elementary School picture...

We had a great laugh over that one!

 I would have shown you the picture...but I have already

packed it up...You would have a great chuckle

over it as well...smile

Jerry McCall joined us for this picture...

We had a memorable conversation...and I will be

ever so grateful to Jerry...for coming to this reunion luncheon...