Posted in Day To Day, Family Circle on Apr 16th, 2012
For Christmas we bought Grandma tickets to see Ballet West the Little Mermaid. The date finally arrived and we got to have a nice little weekend in the city. The ballet was fantastic. The costumes were brilliant and the talent was rich. Ellie was wide eyed and captivated the entire time. As was Momma and [...]
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Posted in Family Circle on Apr 6th, 2012
Owen had an excellent 2nd Birthday. He hammed it up for the cousins and had a wonderfully fun time partying at Grandma and Grandpa McKenney’s. (Thanks for being the host Mom and Dad). He new exactly what to do when I placed the cake in front of him. We sang and he blew out the [...]
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Posted in Family Circle on Aug 10th, 2011
Last weekend we took the kids on an overnight camp out to Bear Lake. Bear Lake is an hour drive from where I grew up. It is a beautiful lake with a rich blue hue. I was flooded with nostalgia when we finally had it in our sites. I spent quite a few summer days [...]
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Posted in Day To Day, Family Circle on Jul 31st, 2011
We took a two week trip back to see the Marcoccia’s. It was a great trip with lots of quality family time. We were able to finally meet baby Griffin for the first time. We also were able to enjoy Sarah and Will’s wedding. Plus we threw in a little bit of the Grassroots Festival [...]
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Posted in Day To Day, Family Circle on Mar 28th, 2011
Owen is officially one year old. We celebrated this weekend in spite of his sister’s nagging ear infection. The party was postponed on Friday and then we reorganized. We had a small celebration on Friday night just the 4 of us. Owen made us laugh as he explored his cupcake and opened some gifts. He [...]
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Posted in Family Circle on Feb 12th, 2011
Bada and Papa arrived on the 7th in the wee hours of the night. After a relatively smooth flight and then a harried drive over Parley’s. We had a mellow day Tuesday took a tour of Gary’s office, lunch, and ice cream. On Wednesday Bada came with me and Owen to hang out in Heber [...]
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Posted in Family Circle on Jan 31st, 2011
So, we instantly fell in love with the little island in the Pacific that is Maui. Instantly! We stepped off the airplane and felt the warm air, cool breeze, smelled that wonderful Hawaiian smell, and were met with friendly “Aloha’s”. Ellie’s hair started to curl up from the humidity right away, and we were soon [...]
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Posted in Day To Day, Family Circle on Dec 9th, 2010
I had an excellent day yesterday. It started out with a full nights rest save for the wee one sneeking into the room in the middle of the night. Owen didn’t make a peep until 5am ish and that’s pretty good for him. The morning continued with a blissful sunrise spreading a lovely alpine glow [...]
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Posted in Family Circle on Dec 7th, 2010
My Mom did a stellar job hosting Thanksgiving dinner this year. The food was so good. Even the kids gobbled it all up and gave thumbs up with big smiles. It was a little somber considering we were all getting used to the idea of Grandma Jackson not being there, but it was so nice [...]
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Posted in Family Circle on Dec 1st, 2010
My Grandma Jackson passed away last Wednesday the day before Thanksgiving. She has been battling different ailments for a long time but it was a little unexpected and caught us off guard. My Grandpa Jackson asked me to give the eulogy. I was honored to be asked to do this and grateful for the opportunity [...]
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