Sunday, August 27, 2023

getting ready for another school year

Valerie, Erik  and Victoria drove out to get Victoria ready to start her college studies at BYU I. We are excited for her!! 

Erik is working hard with granpa, cleaning up around the hot tub

helping harvesting pears

picking apples

finishing off with kayaking when we can get away

here we are at the Orem temple which has the open house starting at the end of October

NATTIE is sooo talented, here is my fruit basket of nails

another close up of Orem temple which is very close to UVU

 here is a view from utah lake
we still continue to bike by the Linden temple, this will be our temple in 2025! we love to go and serve and feel the peace in and around the temple.



 

Tuesday, August 1, 2023

Bear lake monster swim

what great example of setting a goal and working hard to achieve it! Layla with Derek helping her by swimming along side and pacing her. swam across Bear lake, that is 7 and a half miles of cold warer 68 degrees in about 4 and a half hours., Miss following in the boat, other swimners had kayaks following them! it was an amazing feet and we are so happy for her obtaining her goal


jake swam a mile with parallel to the shore for the first part of the race, so happy for him.

Missy and Izaak and kallie stayed in the boat, with food and encouraging words along the way


we again celebrated Jims birthday, and it really way his birthday

we kayaked up to Idaho !!



on tthe drive up we came through Logan canyon for a beautiful canyon ride  and back we went through wyoming, for the two day adventure we enjoyed seeing more of America and I am reminded that my moms family frist settled in Bear lake area, the MORRISON AND WOOLLEY  families. Happy to be reminded of out freedom snd health to be able to travel together. Still celebtating!