Aunt Lindas Funeral

Here are some pictures from Aunt Lindas funeral~ a very fine woman who died much too young from cancer. We will miss her but know she is watching from above. Funny note, Linda was known for her pranks and jokes and after the funeral we went to the cemetary for graveside service and for whatever reason, the hole had not been dug to place her in ground! We all believe she had something to do with this and was up there just giggling.

09 Family Fun Night at Wheeler Farm

Had a great turnout for my 2009 Family Fun Night at Wheeler Farm and appreciate all who came. I was really worried about the weather since we have had so much rain but we didn't get rained on.

Thanksgiving in the Country

Thought I would jot a little note about Thanksgiving... Spent the Thanksgiving weekend at a quaint little Bed and Breakfast in Levan, Utah (aka: Grandma and Grandpas house!) It was a blast! The whole family was there and enjoyed a wonderful dinner prepared by mom. Dad finally broke down and got a new satellite dish and remote (the old one was broken and you had to pretty much get UP and out of your seat to get close enough to change the channel~can you imagine the barbarian nature of that???!!!)
After dinner, Tyler broke out the poker set and we had several rounds or Texas Hold em- Dad found Mike a pushblade (at a yard sale nontheless!) to put on his four-wheeler and he and Dad worked on getting that attached and ready to go for the first snowstorm which Mike is anxiously awaiting.
All the guys (Todd, Mike, Tyler and Casey) went duck hunting early the next morning while we "women and child folk" stayed home, slept in and had pancakes by grandpa. Oh yeah, grandpa didn't go~he is wise enough to stay home, sleep in and be warm.
Pictures to follow if I can get dad to email them to me!

Colton First Flag Ceremony

Colton loves Scouting! Here are some pics of his first flag ceremony at Pack Meeting. Two of his best friends are in his same scouting den and he has a wonderful leader, Sherrie Goaslind.

Trent Duval

A friend of mine from Sandy police department (whom I have known since he was a rookie) has a son who has terminal leukemia. His name is Trent and he is 8 years old. If you think you are having a bad day and that life is rough, checkout his story at www.trentduval.blogspot.com and you will have a new appreciation for life.
Thank you Trent for your example, strength and courage. You are a modern day stripling warrior if I have ever seen one. You have inspired me to be a better person and touched my heart with your steadfastness and will to live.

Colton Baptism

Colton turned 8 last month and was baptised. What a great day for our family and Colton. He was baptised the same day as his good buddies James and Aiden...the 3 little blondies!

Afterwards the family came over and we had a BBQ and enjoyed each others company. Colton is such a special boy and had added so much to our family with his sweet, quiet way about him.

Brady lacrosse

Brady is in his third season of Lacrosse and was asked to be on a competetive team "SouthValley Outlaws." We are all really excited about it and he will be in his first tournament Oct. 17th and 18th~BYU hosted "Frightfest". He plays Middie position though we think he is better as an attackman. : )