2 weeks of travel time

After all the helping and serving the family this summer we needed a break. I went to see Valerie come in first in a 1/2 marathon ( in her age group) and 4th over all! She looked great and hardly missed a beat recovering very quickly. It was conference weekend and we saw all 4 sessions with the grandkids. We enjoyed Sunday sessions with 3 new converts  from Puerto Rico and the Philippines. It was so great to share my testimony and inform them of the Family History program and the joys of service.
I returned home for one day which happened to be our senior reunion for the Switzerland Geneva mission. We were reminded that we were the last to serve in that mission as it is now the France Lyon Mission.. we loved being reminded of fond memories
Then we started our trip to CALIFORNIA . We stayed with Terry and Doug in Mariposa and enjoyed a day at the river with Charice and the three kids.The rest of the time we served as missionaries with the Malhums. We even got to go to Zone conference and here Elder Nielsen. So now we are even more excited to serve another full time mission

the rest of the Summer

With my new SMART phone it is harder for me to post photos of our activities. This post includes some of the things we did this summer. After going to Michigan and Carbondale, Colorado we took a few short trips around Utah. We enjoyed our mission at the new location, the Mountain View Institute building , right next to our gym, the Orem Recreation center. So, we would go to serve and work out right after. We enjoy biking on the Murdock Canal, Twice we got up very early to serve at the Timpanogos Temple and the checking the trail and heading north to Alpine.
We wanted to keep August open to help with the new baby at Derek and Missy, but Missy went into Labor on Pioneer Day. Izaak John Anderson was born July 24. 2014, weighing 4plus  and 19 inches. He was  7 weeks early and had to stay in the incu for about a month.  During that time we helped serve the family by helping with the grandchildren.
The last weekend of the summer we went camping at Timpanokee camp site at the base of the trail to hike to the top of the mountain. Dan and some of the older kids hiked while we played with the younger ones. We closed the summer on Labor Day going out to Utah Lake on our new boat, the Aagot Marie.

FUN in Carbondale, Colorado

Under the care of Val and Jason , we rent a cabin at a Koa in Carbondale Colorado. Not knowing what we were getting into, except that we would be sharing time and love with Val and family and Karina and her 4 younger kids. We went biking everyday on a beautiful trail looking at Crystal River and the high mountains of Colorado.  We went hiking with the kids , where we saw love and kindness as they helped each other. In the evening we roasted marshmallows, had skits, and played spoons. It was beautiful and  clean and fun to have more time with family. I love being with the kids and seeing how their children are progressing, in the gospel and love

More Michigan and Mackinac

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these are some photos from my new camera, It took a while for me to find them, but they are the rest of the Michigan Mackinac story. The first one is Erik looking for his family!. Jim and Val standing in front of the finished product,,shed /chateaux.  Me and Val as twinners - never  planned but it happens often. Then there are some biking photos from the Island and fun with the kids. I would love to go again, maybe next time there will be no training wheels!

Michigan-Mackinac Island 2014

I am still figuring out how to post photos from my cell phone, but I do have some from my camera. The first week of this trip was life as usual for me and the grandkids--Library (Val finished first in a hula hoop contest- along with many others --after a LONG time- what 75 minutes?), swimming. biking, church and alot of dancing and singing. Meanwhile Jim, with Val's help built a storage shed or as Jim calls it Le Chateaux. For a long weekend we took the drive to the UP (upper peninsula) to Mackinac Island. We stayed in Mackinac City  and took a ferry to the Island. There are no cars,only horse drawn carriages and alot of bikes. We biked clear around the island and had a blast. It was one of my fav trips --EVER. Why--family. fun, food, alot of biking and swimming and alot o LOVE

Graduation time

This time of year is filled with alot of school activities. I saw dances at Foothill with Mariah and Nattie and Calvin.  Mariah is graduating from Foothill this year and Andrew is graduating but continuing on at UVU to receive his 2 year degree along with everything else. I finally got Smart and Jim and I got the latest, SMART phones, so I dont have photos yet to add to mu blog. as I dont know how to do them down load them yet.
Peter got bit by a tick and is in the hospital with, they think, Lime disease, so I have been spending extra time helping over there,
Jim continues to work on the bathroom, which is looking more and more like it should be finished by,,,,,fathers day?

birthdays and kittens

We have a new kitten, whose name was voted on by the grandkids, Oreo, but I like Velcro because she sticks to me like..well, you get the idea. We have had two birthdays with our cute granddaughters Nattie and Kallie. At Nattie, now 10 years old, we played Mafia and at Kallies, we played at their house with puzzles, animals and balls. Both girls are beautiful and fun in their own ways. Nattie loves bling bling and having a good time. Kallie, now 3, loves to do puzzles with grandma. She also loves Mickey and Cinderella. It has been the greatest blessing for me to get to know these girls. For this reason. living in the snow is alot easier. I am happy that I can share my love with them