Visit to Nordic Country

 

Glen had a business trip to Amsterdam and Paris, so we took the chance to go see family in Europe.  First, we went to Finland to see Glen's parents who are serving a mission there.  Then we took a cruise across the Baltic Sea to Sweden to visit Glen's sister, Lorena and her family.  It was wonderful, incredible, and so, so, so freezing COLD!  We were so grateful we got to go!!!

My Story in Country Extra Magazine

Country and Country Extra are my favorite magazines. As I stare at the beautiful photos of the countryside, I am instantly relaxed and transported to the happy, simple moments of my life. My sisters gave me Country Extra for my birthday a couple of years ago and I discovered that it has a page for people to send in experiences they have had with their wonderful neighbors. So, after I was the recipient of a special service, I decided to send my story in to the "good neighbors" page. I was surprised and delighted when I got my magazine in the mail and a letter informing me that they had published my story. I could hardly wait for my neighbor, Brenda, to get home, so I could give her my extra copy!

Here is my story:

When I was pregnant with out fourth son, I had to rest and elevate my leg because of a blood clot. And it was just as the peaches on our tree reached perfect ripeness! My wonderful neighbor heard of my plight and came to help.

She picked all my peaches, took them to her house, canned them for me and brought the bottled peaches to my door the next morning! She also cooked dinner for my family so I could rest. Those peaches sure tasted extra-special--because they were canned with love.

Happy Birthday Markham!

Markham had a great 7th birthday while we were in St. George. Markham was our "miracle baby", being born premature. Every year, I am grateful all over again for the blessing of having him in our family. He is an early riser and works hard to take care of all of his responsibilities everyday. He is a wonderful son and we love him very much!

More St. George Pics

My baby doesn't look so small anymore! Our boys loved climbing in Snow Canyon and then playing in the sand dunes there. Hiking Snow Canyon was Markham's favorite part of his birthday. They begged us to go everyday we were there. Markham also enjoyed swimming and taking pictures with our underwater camera...too bad we discovered after the fact that there was no memory card in it!!!!!

State Chess Tournament

Saturday was the State Chess Tournament. Glen took our three boys and our nephew, Price. The tournament was held at the University of Utah and everyone played six rounds, so it lasted all day. James played well and won three of his games. He earned a medal. Noah placed 21st our of ninety 3rd graders. Markham placed 20th out of seventy-eight, 1st graders. Markham also placed 8th at the tournament we played in a couple of weeks ago. Everyone had a great time!

Fun in the Sun!

Last weekend, we went to St. George with two of my friends and their families. We had a great time and were so grateful to enjoy the sunshine. Here are James and Noah "mid-air" catching the ball for the pool game their dad made up. They had so much fun!

New Words

Oma taught Samuel to say Markham's name. He says it "ga cum". Markham loves hearing Samuel say his name so much he will tease him to no end. So, "ga cum" is usually said in a "don't do that" tone of voice. Samuel has also learned to say, "aim" for James. When he saw a picture of himself he excitedly said, "me"!