It has been two years since Dad passed away. I am remembering how happy he always seemed to see his kids when he came home from work at night. He was a fun Daddy-O.
Vinton and Ann at Aaron's house. This is one of the rare days that Aaron isn't wearing a tie-die shirt.
Thank you Ann and Vinton for driving up from Denver and spending an evening with us! EVERYBODY, there is an open invitation for good company and dinner for anyone in our family who finds themselves in driving distance of Loveland.
Sunday, October 12, 2008
Here we are celebrating being empty nesters in our friends vinyard in North Salt Lake-Life is good Happy Fall everybody!
A new friend and generous donor, Blair DeSaw, helped us reach our fundraising goal this week! We now have $10,000.00 for FA research. Happy Birthday Aaron and Allie! love, MOM
Cozy downtown neighborhood. Quaint Craftsman style Bungalow. Relax on large, friendly front porch. Two bedroom plus den with gas fireplace, could be 3rd bedroom. One car garage, long driveway. One bath. Private, fenced backyard. Sprinklers front and rear. Large shelf basement. Sunny back porch. New furnace, new dishwasher, New gas stove will be installed. Hardwood floors in living room and den. Owner will credit back for interior paint, carpet and linoleum. Great neighbors! Close to Lincoln Elementary. Close to bus stop. Walk to neighborhood grocery store. Drive by: 143 Hampton Avenue (1130 South, 143 East). **We are asking 139,950 with a $5000 credit back for updating.
Do stop by Matt and Candice's shop at 834 Washington Blvd. in Ogden. They have Kona, Felt, and Raleigh road and mountain bikes. Black Bottoms, SheBeest, and The Sock Guy apparel, Lake Shoes, and Giro helmets. Check out their group rides every Wednesday, bike tunes by expert mechanics, and custom fitting for the perfect ride.
A few years ago, Allie was taking horseback riding lessons at a therapeutic riding program in Loveland called "Hearts and Horses". Brittany came to visit that summer and came to watch Allie ride. She really liked the horses and was excited to pet them. This was around 2005, I think. --Sue
Lily has finished her first week of College!!! We are so proud of Lily, we took her to move into the Honors Dorm at Chico State University in Chico California on August 20th. We spent 3 days with her helping her settle in and enjoying the beautiful surroundings. She took her fabulous felt curbside bike that Uncle Matt and Aunt Candace gave her for graduation and left her car home. It is a very bike friendly town. The kids in the dorm were great and she is impressing everyone with her vegetarian cooking (although the boys in the dorm are a bit disappointed, they were quite hopeful when they saw all the cooking gear) Lily graduated from West High School with a full International Baccalaureate Diploma, letting her start college with a semester of college credit! She finds Chico, friendly, hot and full of people just like her. We wish her the best of luck and know all the doors to a successful adulthood are going to fly open for her.
My brother Greg and his family owns and operates Knight's Mattress & Furniture Outlets in six locations in Utah. They are constantly shopping the world markets for the best deals in quality furniture. Greg maintains the lowest margins on name brands, and gets large shipments direct from the manufacture to cut out costs. Be sure to drop by and say Hi when you are in the neighborhood of one of his stores. Tell him Hello from Sue for me!
Candice and Matt... it was a beautiful day in more ways than one!
Corbin as ring bearer... "these knots look like they need tightening"....
I now pronounce you...... you may kiss the bride!
Corbin is relaxing after the ceremony
Candice and Matt afterward. It was hard to snap a picture of them together... they were busy mingling with all the friends and family that came to wish them well. (watch for Vinton's pictures to come soon!)
It was just a beautiful day, the day of Candice's and Matt's wedding. Jenny lives in Lehi, so it was very convenient to stop by to say Hello to Dad. I promised to give Candy a hug from him... and I did.
THANKS FOR COMING LAST NIGHT MATT THE BIKES ARE AMAZING! CANDY YOU ARE AMAZING THANKS FOR YOUR HELP LAST "KNIGHT" ANNIE IS HOME TODAY! YIPPEE LET THE WEDDING WEEK BEGIN!
Dear Family, As you all know Lily is off to College August 18. She is going to be living in the honors house at Chico State. It is a great space with a large fully equipped kitchen. I am compiling a recipe book and would love any contributions you all could make. Keep in mind, Lily is an aquaterian, that is she is a fish eating vegetarian. Thats all for now. Love Trisha
Today we leave on a 5 day rafting trip with some of our friends from the FA Parent's Group. We will be on the Colorado river, Ruby - Horsethief - Westwater section. Feel free to blog on without me! .....