Wasp nests

Wasps in one bird feeder

Another home for wasps

Even our raspberry bushes have wasp homes

We have been plagued with wasps in our yard so I have been stung several times with a bad reaction. Malcolm found some in a cement mixer and other places, but today I found them in our bird feeders and even in our raspberry bushes. They made a big mistake because Malcolm will fix them!

Carson and Malcolm

I just love this very cute picture of Carson and Malcolm looking over the edge at Yosemite. The power of example in children is so special!!

Pictures from vacation

Malcolm at Temple Square

A beautiful Mural in one of the buildings on Temple Square

A view of the temple from the Church Office Building

A visit to the Tabernacle

Patsy at Temple Square

Malcolm at the Seagull Momument

An unusual cloud formation near the freeway going home.

Some pictures from our recent trip to Utah. It was a good vacation!

Rylie in her Baptism dress

Rylie with Amy and Trent

Mal and Patsy at Temple Square

Mal in the tunnel in the Joseph Smith building on our way to lunch

Beautiful Salt Lake Temple

Malcolm and I have had a wonderful journey visiting with Amy, Trent and their children for Rylie's baptism and celebrating our anniversary, then on to Utah for a few days with Gram Eastland. We did some errands and fix-it jobs for her and just enjoyed her company and got plenty of rest and spend quite a bit of time in Salt Lake City visiting new places we had not seen and just generally enjoying ourselves. We had dinner at a place called the Flemming Steak House and had a super dinner - wonderful evening. We also did plenty of walking everywhere.

Snowing

Snow in Idaho Falls

Rylie on Buck and Bronco

Mady and Lexi making sand necklaces

We are at Amy and Trent's and were lucky enough not to get caught in the snow following us. However this morning, it began to rain, then snow, then heavy snow. We got some great pictures of all the fluffy white snow in their back yard, front yard and our car. It feels cold to us because it is in the 37-39 range. Kind of exciting to be here with the first snow of the fall season. We did not expect it!! This is quite a change for us from California! We are enjoying our visit with grandchildren and attended their school carnival last evening. They had a ball playing games and collecting tokens to cash in at the end of the fun!

Our Roses

We love these red and yellow roses which seem to bloom all year long. Malcolm just picked some today

Trip to Apple Hill

Our grandchildren, Mason, Paige and Carson with Fireman sprinkler

Fireman Sprinkler

Malcolm and I spent a wonderful and fun day at Apple Hill. We got some placemats, Apples and a delightful fireman sprinkler for our lawn. Our grandkids loved seeing it work. It looks like a person from a distance. A very clever wood worker from Oklahoma made these works of art. We had a delicious apple turnover and lunch, then came home and stored our apples. This is an annual event we take advantage of each year and enjoy just as much every time we go.

New Bedroom

We bought a new split king memory foam bed and some new bedding. I had to add a blue edge to the coverlet because it was not long enough and then made some curtains to match. We love the new look and comfort of our master bedroom. Now we are finished fixing up the house and repairing things. We are grateful for our comfortable little home!

A new soaking walk-in tub and water softener

We ordered a new water softener because our water is so hard. We notice a great difference in bathing, washing clothes and dishes. Everything is just very nice and sparkling clean.

Malcolm surprised me by ordering a walk in tub while I was at my Mom's house. It will be so much easier to get in and out to soak my legs. I am blessed and so appreciative of such a thoughtful and wonderful hubby!! I followed the progress in a few pictures including our very competent contractors who had a wonderful attitude even when things were difficult and new fittings had to be picked up, etc. They even had to make a door opening in Malcolm's office to have access to the plumbing. It is a wonderful addition to our home!!!

Eureka Ward Reunion & Trip

We didn't miss time for ice cream - Malcolm's favorite dessert

Dan and Ben at his Soccer game. Dan coaches - then we met up with Kristina and went to yogurt Bliss- a yummy shop where you get your own yogurt and your own toppings (there are tons of choices and ours were all different, but delicious!

The pictures below are of some of our friends from Eureka, CA . We had not seen most of them since 1983 so it was quite a reunion.

Matt Stockwell's family

Rhonda Kilpatrick Hancock and Hubby Doug

Sherrie Kilpatrick Van Orden

Bob Sorensen

Lane Kilpatrick

Ron Kilpatrick

John Ruell

Peggy Buchanan's Son Ryan and his wife

Carole Melanson and Peggy Buchanan

Ellen Miller Messerly

Malcolm and I drove to Utah to participate in a Eureka Reunion. There were many people there so it was just wonderful to visit with everyone who came. There was a park reserved, we all brought our own dinners and just had a grand visit for hours.

Old Days

Mom (Naomi) 2011 during our visit this past week

Easter 1947 with Dad, Patsy,Valerie and Linda

Easter with Mom and Linda

This is an old church we walked by every day going to school in Fairbanks, Alaska

Reno

Our Room had a great big whirlpool tub, but it did not work so we just got a picture

We stayed in the Ramada Inn 12th floor and had a terrific view of Reno at night
We stopped in Reno on our way to a visit with Mom. Dad and I also had Eureka reunion. We also visited a very interesting quilt shop next to the hotel who was giving out patterns for a special day when hot air balloons were up!

Our Children 2011

Us with all of our children - July 2011 after Michael and Annette's wedding

Todd, Russell, Michael, Brian, Daniel
Valerie, Amy & Amanda
July 23, 2011

Dinner in Napa

Malcolm and Rachel enjoying a fun moment

Matt sitting on a frog near the fountain outside the restaurant

The fence outside Brian's new office has a mural painted - very realistic

The three sculptures are in the fountain outside the restaurant in the garden

A beautiful pink rose in the garden by the restaurant

Brian and Deb relaxing after dinner

We drove to Napa for the afternoon and evening for a visit with Brian, Deb, Rachel and Matt. We drove over to Brian's new office complex which is an old victorian home they have converted and decorated with period decorations and accessories. It is very nicely done and fun to explore all the features They have landscaped the outside and really done a nice job!
Then we went to an Italian restaurant with a garden where they grow their own veggies and very delicious food. We had a great time and enjoyed our time with the whole family