Family History from the Past - January 1995

Smith Family History

January 1995

 Joshua's Driver's Permit

3 January 1995

(I blocked out his SS# and Birth Date)

 6 January 1995

Abraham is now a "Cub Scout"

 Abraham's "first" "Cub Scout" meeting...

It was a "Pack" meeting...

He had earned his "Bobcat"...

Steve Ebanks and his son - Adam

 Jennifer's 1st "Susuki" piano Lesson

Began 12 January 1995

Pictures, however, were taken on 2 February 1995

Her piano instructor is

Jamie Hanselman

 Rebekah's 10th Birthday

13 January 1995

 We took these pictures as were were leaving

to celebrate her birthday...

Sarah is looking on in the above picture...

 We took her to a movie after breakfast...

 Breakfast at "Cracker Barrel" 

She found a little white stuffed "unicorn";

went to a used bookstore and found a pair of 

"dress-up" earrings; then we took her to see

a movie "Richie Rich"...Ended the day having her

birthday "treats" with her brothers and sisters.

15 January 1995

Jennie finished her "Beehive" 1

Achievements

Picture taken in her bedroom...

27 January 1995

Friday

Mother/Daughter Night Out!

Jennifer, Sarah, Rebekah, Angel and Mama went to the

movies and saw "Little Women"...

Afterwards, we went to "Stacey's Buffet" and had 

dinner...We all had a GREAT evening out!

 31 January 1995

"Court of Honor"

Held at the Lake Mary Stake Building

Longwood, Florida

L to R: Caleb, Garvin, Joshua,

Abraham (Cub Scout) and Hyrum (Future Scout)

 Bill Woods and Caleb

 Steve Ebanks honoring Caleb's Achievements...

 Steve Ebanks and Joshua

Winnie Bell at the micro-phone...

Garvin - extreme left - Aaron Schreiber 

at the table; On the right - Debbie Woods, my chair,

John Daley and Rod Berkheimer

 L to R:

Lilia Heintzelman, Steve Ebanks, Tom Welsh, Bruce Schreiber,

and Garvin...Behind table: Calvin Heintzelman, Scott Marshall,

Don Langdorf - Micro-phone is Danielle Langdorf

 Joshua (2nd back row) and Chris Spencer (hand on forehead)

 Garvin and Abraham (in uniform/hat) The other boy

side of Abraham is Anderson Schreiber

 Joshua talking to Joseph Heintzelman

(Rebekah in front)

 Abraham in Front - Derek Welsh; Adam Ebanks;

Anderson Schreiber; ? ---; Tim Spencer and _____ Hanselman

Misc. Candid Shots - January/February

Hyrum

 Taken in our BACK YARD...

Longwood, Florida

My Father's Surprise Birthday - June 2002

The occasion took place

June 2002 at Valley Hi Country Club

in Sacramento, California.

My dad's 2nd wife, Kathy, had planned this surprise

"73rd" Birthday party in Dad's honor.

Garvin, Angel, Hyrum, and I flew in together. (from Florida)

Sarah and Caleb flew in together. (from Utah)

The best part of the event - was my Dad was playing golf

with his golfing buddies...The rest of us, family and friends,

 were waiting for him in this private

party room.

Caleb, whom my dad had not seen in quite awhile,

went out to get my Dad, on completion of their golf game.

My dad did NOT recognize him.  He thought he was a new

hire at the club.  I believe Caleb told my Dad he was wanted on the phone...

When Caleb escorted him to the private party room,

we all yelled...SURPRISE...!

It was only then, that my Father looked at Caleb...and realized...it was

his own grandson.  EVERYONE LOVED IT!

I had more pictures...but, don't know where they all are...

so...for family history sake...I am posting

what I have found thus far:

Smith Family Can Sleep 

Anywhere...Anytime...

 Garvin and Angel

Fell asleep waiting to board our plane...

 Angel feel asleep on our return flight...

Hyrum fell asleep...at the party...

Caleb - on my Dad's couch...

Flying out of Orlando, Florida

to Sacramento, California

 Angel - Garvin - Hyrum

 Garvin and I

Hyrum

Sarah and Caleb

 Sarah and Caleb getting better acquainted with

my brother - Scott - smile

 Sarah helping Caleb study...smile 

Behavioral issues with these two...smile 

A Few Pictures at the

Surprise Party

 L to R:

My Brother Steve and his wife, Jerilyn - Garvin and I

Brother Scott and my Dad

 Dad with his 3 children...

 Angel having fun with my brother, Scott

Caleb...

 My Dad's boyhood friend - Stu Wood

 One of my Dad's oldest friends from High School...

and one of my very favorite people...

Tony Callonea

 L to Right:

Sarah, Angel, Caleb, Natasha Peterson (Scott's daughter)

Mandy and Rob Arkebauer (Scott's daughter)

Dad and Hyrum (asleep)

 Another picture of my brothers and I with Dad...

 Kathy dealing with Garvin's comments

to Dad...smile

Dad and Kathy

Spent Some Time at my Dad's House

 Scott throwing Hyrum - in the pool...

 This was a riot to observe...

EACH guy having their own opinion on how to 

do this project...

 Hyrum getting work done...

 Now it is Garvin's turn to put in his 2 cents

worth...

 My VIKING Brother...smile

 Dad and Hyrum

 Hyrum thoroughly enjoying the pool...

My brother Scott's tatoo...

on the back of his right shoulder...

Trying to remember who this represents...

VIKING for sure...smile 

Our Eclipse Experience

21 August 2017

Seems we all had our "Eclipse" experience, today...

We ended up celebrating it with old friends from Florida...

and with some new friends...that Angel introduced 

us to...

 Max Andrus, his wife, Kim holding son, David

Debra Woods...Ivy and Lillie

Everyone tried to get pictures of the eclipse...

on their phones, then would check to see how they turned out...

I don't believe they did get too good of pictures...

 Rylin Murphy - along with his wife Ashley...

came with Angel and children...to participate

in the "big event"...They drove up from Utah...

Nathan trying out his glasses...

 Lillie watching through her classes...

 Ivy checking things out...

 Max and Kim are currently living in Utah...

 Nathan and Lillie...finding this all very fascinating...

 Daisy having fun...

 Max enjoying the experience...

 Debra is currently living in Arizona...came up here

specifically to see a total eclipse! 

They all spent the night with us...

(Deb, Max, Kim, and baby David)

 Kim is SO DELIGHTFUL!

and baby David...was so alert...curious

about everything - 3 months old

 Ethen was simply "hungry"...

 Ethen wanted to share his classes with me...

 Angel made homemade gracamole (fabulous - one of the

best I have ever tasted!) brought chips...and treats...

Andrus' shared a peanut butter treat...

ALL Perfect for the event!

 I have to admit...this truly was quite an experience...

As it was getting to the point of "total" closure...

all of us experienced...our eyes not being able to focus...

very well...really ODD sensation...

PLUS, the TEMPERATURE...dropped enough

to bring out "goose bumps"!!!!!

 It got dark enough...for our yard lights to go on

automatically...

 Except for the flash...you can see slightly the horizon...

 Again...the flash on the leaves of the treees...

otherwise...it got quite dark...

 It began to unfold...there was a slight "red" hue 

on the right side of the sun...(or reflected off the

moon) has the sun began to reappear...

 Everything began to light up, again...

 LOVED this picture!

It, also, happened to be Debra's birthday

(same day that President Monson celebrated his

90th birthday - smile)

Kim and Max had made her a cake...

and we celebrated! smile