2 Years in the Making....

It has been a long journey...2 years...sometimes

feels like "forever"...

7 May 2018

On this date...Garvin, Rebekah, Joel's parents, and myself...

got to witness...the "beginning" of a new chapter

in Joel's and Rebekah's life...

Joel was officially sworn in as a new police officer

of Pocatello, Idaho...

Moments BEFORE Joel was officially sworn in...

 A Mom moment...

 Joel and Bekah...

Been quite the journey for them...

these past couple of years...

Precious moment...

 Capturing a few moments...

before...

Being Officially Sworn In...

 Interestingly...this young man was

also from Pennsylvania...smile

Only these 2...were sworn in, today...

 Rebekah getting the privilege

of pinning on Joel's officer's "badge"...

Joel's Parents flew out from Pennsylvania

as a SURPRISE...to be there for him...

on this special moment...

Missouri Trip - Day #8

Missouri Trip

Day #8

19 March 2018

Before we went camping...because it was RAINING...

temperatures in the 40's...(see any problems with

our camping trip? - smile)

Holly, Adam, Emma, Seth, and I went to the movies...

Our little group wanted to see

"The Greatest Showman"

It was my 3rd time...and LOVED it...

all over again...

For the rest - it was their FIRST TIME...

We all ENJOYED it so much!

Setting Up Camp

on Josh/Holly's property

 in Coffey, Missouri

 Adam and Michael working on gathering

wood...and cutting up cardboard to

get a CAMPFIRE going...

 Adam, Timothy, Esther, and Holly

unloading stuff from their trailer...

 Garvin and I had the hard task of setting 

up our camping trailer...smile

 Timothy, Adam, and Garvin

 Rick and Fran Miller came over

and joined us for awhile...

Seth...working on setting up one

of the smaller tents...

 Seth, Fran Miller, Josh...working

on the small tent...

 Holly and Rick

Garvin working on strengthening poles...

Josh...giving further instructions...

 Matthew showing me one of the trees

they like to climb...also used as a 

"blind" for hunting...

 Matthew racing through the trees!

smile 

It was a tad bit cold...well...for some...

(Matthew in short sleeved shirt...while the rest of us

were bundled up) There was a BITE in the AIR!

Missouri Trip - Day #7

Missouri Trip

Day #7

18 March 2018

Sunday

Went to church with Josh/Holly family...Attended the

Platte City Ward - Missouri

Garvin, Josh, and I went to the Gospel Doctrine class together.

Garvin and Josh attended Priesthood together, while I attended

the "Teacher Training" class with Holly...

Esther and Timothy before church...

came to visit Papa and Granny in our camper...

We parked our camper in their driveway...

I had to smile...seeing the NEXT generation...

Able to sleep anywhere...anytime...

Family Tradition!

smile

 Matthew completed zonked out...

Michael observing...

Timothy feel asleep towards the

end of Sacrament meeting...

smile

It took us two days to finish the game..."Rail Baron"...

Couldn't guess who won, could you?

smile 

Adam is standing on the bench seat...

Missouri Trip - Day #6

Missouri Trip

Day #6

17 March 2018

Joshua and Holly took Garvin and I... with all their children...

to the WWI Museum and Memorial

located in Kansas City, Missouri.

I will not be posting all the pictures I took in the Museum. But, I am posting the ones that might be of interest to the family.

There were MANY videos to watch...

Josh and Holly have taken their family to this

museum more than once...can't possible

take it all in...in one day...

 Timothy (on the floor - front), Seth, Matthew, Michael (on the floor)

Esther and Holly

 Impressed with the grandchildren...

They all seem quite interested in learning

HISTORY...

Garvin

I really didn't realize...the THREAT of

"Gas Attacks" during this particular war...

 Josh, Holly, Adam (back) and Michael in front

 Josh and Adam in an area where you can

do different activities...

Timothy is sitting and doing one of 

those hands-on activities.

 The reason I took these two pictures regarding

"submarine" warfare...is because...my grandfather,

Herbert Adolf Maruritz Peterson, Sr.

was on a ship...and was SUNK by one...

I will write up the story on his Family Search

page...in the future...

 Adam in conversation with his Dad...

Garvin now participating on one of those

hands-on activities...

I thought this was interesting...to have a

"First Edition" of "The Origin of Species" 

By "Means of Natural Selection" or

"The Preservation of Favoured Races in the Struggle for Life"

By: Charles Darwin

First published in 1859 

LATER IN THE DAY...

 Timothy relaxing with their pet...LIZARD...

"Rail Baron"

What would our trip...be...if we didn't have a bit

of a "friendly" competitive game...to play...

I want you to know, Josh, I was NOT

INTIMATED by your little friend there...

Though, Adam WON the game (took 2 days to complete)

I did come in SECOND...and that was

satisfying enough...that you 

came in BEHIND ME...smile

 He wasn't hungry, yet...(the snake) smile

Yeah...

To End this DELIGHTFUL DAY...

We had a "DOUBLE DATE"...smile

Joshua drove us to a Brazilian restaurant...

SO SO GOOD!