More March Memories and Also April

There are still more memories to share from recent weeks that have been waiting to be posted here:  (1) Jeff's visit and birthdays celebrated with family.  (2)  Social at our home with the high priests and wives from our ward.  (3) Visit from the Masons and Shepards, our friends from our Russian mission.  (4) Trevor and Megan's get-together with friends in our home.  (4) Visit from two of my Peterson cousins, Colleen Worthen and Annette Grant.   

Jeff came from Arkansas on March 10th to go snow boarding with Doug and visit family in Utah.  The days he came were not the best ones for the snow, but they still seemed to enjoy it.  We had a family get-together in our home on March 12th, which included a little birthday celebration for those with January, February, and March birthdays.

 Doug and Jeff

with a little sunburn from being on the slopes.

We took advantage of being together to

recognize those with birthdays

and receive a special treat.
[Brynlee, Doug, Narene, Jeff - March;
Jessica - January]

  Those who had February birthdays:

 Paul, Sarah, Trent, Koryn, and Kyle.
[Anna - January 1st] 

 

 Marisa got her birthday gift bag,

but she left before the February birthday photo was taken.

(Gramma Narene and Marisa)

Anna (in the photo) 

and Jared (present but not in the photo)

also got a chocolate cinnamon bear gift bag

for having January birthdays.

 Paul looks pretty satisfied without his shirt.

 Seated at the table:  Trent, Jessica, Sarah, 

Maggie, Taylor, Derek, Anna, and Rebecca.

Doug shown behind getting a lemonade refill.

 We enjoy having the grandkids in our home.

(Kyle, Trevor, Amy and Judd)

 We didn't get a group photo of all those attending,

but we were happy most living in Utah were able to come.

(Haley, Megan, and Koryn)

 Jared, Isaac, Todd, Joshua, and Amanda

Megan, Jacob, and Mason

Had to include this cute picture of Corban.

We love all of our grandchildren

and always enjoy having them here.

  

We appreciate Rochelle and kids sharing Jeff

with us for this visit and look forward to seeing their family

when they come this summer.

I appreciate Beth and the other moms bringing

delicious food for our family dinner.

(Jeff and Beth) 

 

We had our family dinner downstairs, 

since we had left tables there from 

the high priest social we had the night before (March 11th).

Sam vs. Lee Ellertson 

in our sports court getting ready to compete 

 in the "tortilla sword fight" at the high priests social.

Mark Day, the group leader, was in charge of the activities. 

Another activity provided a challenge
as the height to jump over kept getting higher by
stacking on another can of beans.
(Mark Day, Garrett Anderson, and Brooks Ward)  

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    It is nice that Sam, Amanda, and Megan updated

our family reunion pictures

so we can enjoy those memories each time we pass the display.

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Loved the visit from Clark and Renee Mason

and Chris and Greg Shepard.

We were pleased the Shepards were able to spend several

days with us, and the Masons stayed overnight with us

after the Senior Missionaries Moscow Reunion on March 31st.

The following afternoon after having lunch with us, 

the Masons left for their home in Idaho.

The Shepards returned to Salt Lake City with the Masons 

where they spent a few days visiting

before going to California and then returning home to Dallas.

(More photos from their visit were in the previous blog entry.)  

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Trevor and Megan Smith had a social in our home

on April 9th with friends from college.

Trevor is our grandson.  

He and Megan are standing behind the couch.

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We had nice visits from two of my Peterson cousins (on my mother's side):

Colleen with her husband, James Worthen.

They live in West Valley and came for a visit

on April 12th and 13th.

 On Wednesday, April 13th, Colleen and Sam and I went

to Annette Grant's assisted-living apartment

here in Spanish Fork.  After visiting there for a short time, 

Annette came back with us to our home where

we had lunch and more visiting.

Colleen is the daughter of my Uncle Elwyn Peterson,

and Annette is the daughter of my Uncle Alton Peterson.

(Colleen Worthen, Annette Grant, and Narene)

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More Memorable Moments from March

We were pleased to have Scott, Kristine, Jenna and Shannon come from Denver on Thursday, March 24th, with plans to spend part of their Easter holiday time with us and part with Kristine's parents in Salt Lake City.  It was nice they were here to go with us to Ina's funeral in St. George on the 26th, along with Ryan, Tani, Doug, Shannon, and Beth.  Corban was the only grandchild to go with us to St. George.  The other grandchildren stayed in our home in Spanish Fork along with our friends visiting from Texas, Greg and Chris Shepard.  

As mentioned in my last blog entry, Greg and Chris had come for a visit from Dallas, arriving on the 25th.  We also had a wedding shower in our home on the 25th for Jessica (marrying Trent) and Maggie (marrying Taylor), which was planned on that day so Kristine, Jenna, and Shannon could be here.  Although these important events had to take place in a very short time span, we appreciated being able to be part of each one and felt they were very memorable and special.

In my previous blog entry, I wrote that photos would be in a following posting for other March events, including Ina's funeral and our Easter celebration; and so here are some pictures that Beth took at these special events:  

Bridal Shower for Jessica and Maggie

March 25th - with Family and Friends

(The guys visited downstairs and watched a game on T.V. during the reception

and joined us later for refreshments.)

 Anna and Rebecca are also interested in 

seeing what gifts the brides-to-be are opening.

(Jessica, Maggie, Anna, and Rebecca)

 "Ireland Family Favorite Recipes" and cutting boards from me.

Beth gets credit for organizing and getting the recipe books printed.

 Shannon made the delicious and beautifully decorated cake.

 A variety of yummy dessert choices.

Hot dip, chips, veggies, relishes, and tortilla roll ups.

 Sisters, cousins, nieces, aunts, and roomies enjoyed being together;

and, of course, Gramma Narene also had a good time.

BYU roommates.

Guests gave suggestions for "date nights."

Envelopes addressed to be handy for thank-you notes.

Jessica and Trent will be sealed in the Preston England Temple May 31st.

Maggie and Taylor will be married June 24th in the Payson Temple.

We are happy the soon-to-be married couples will be living near us next year  

while they continue their college education.

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Funeral for Ina Shepherd Nelson

Saturday, March 26, 2016, 12:30 p.m.
Morningside 7th Ward Chapel - St. George, Utah 
 

Ina, wife of K. LeRoi Nelson (my brother)
(1926 - 2016) 

Ina died peacefully at home in St. George, Utah, on March 19th.
Interment was in the Logan City Cemetery.
She was 90 years old.  

Ina Shepherd Nelson died peacefully at home in St. George, Utah on March 19, 2016. She was 90 years old. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thespectrum/obituary.aspx?pid=178146592#sthash.ZrYCBxbr.dpuf

Ina Shepherd Nelson died peacefully at home in St. George, Utah on March 19, 2016. She was 90 years old. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thespectrum/obituary.aspx?pid=178146592#sthash.ZrYCBxbr.dpuf 

A display showing some of the photo albums,
which Ina had enjoyed making. 

The guestbook and one of the bowls of candy
for guests to enjoy some of Ina's special
home-made divinity and caramels. 

Nice displays in the foyer of photos and items of interest.

Display featuring more photos and Ina's baby shoes.



 Family and friends at the viewing before the funeral.
(David and Karalee with their dad.)

Family of K. LeRoi and Ina
 (Brian Metcalf, a grandson, with his wife and baby;  
Michelle Metcalf Wilson, a granddaughter, with her husband Erik;
Jamielyn Metcalf Nye, a granddaughter, (her husband, Deric, not there);   
Karalee (Metcalf), a daughter, with her husband, David Metcalf;
 K. LeRoi Nelson, Ina's husband (my brother); 
David Nelson, a son, with his wife, Kayleen 
and David and Kayleen's children:
 Matthew, a grandson; 
Rachelle, a granddaughter;
Jarrett and Mckay, grandsons;
and
Kristin (Nelson) Brown, a granddaughter, with her husband, Skylar Brown, and baby. 
Two grandsons were serving missions for the LDS church:
Scott Metcalf and Mitchel Nelson.

 Me with my cousin, Myrla (Eliason) Christensen.
She and her husband, Reed, provided the turkey
for the luncheon following the funeral.
Myrla is the daughter of my dad's sister, Vella.
She and Reed live in Moroni, Utah. 

Lon and Lori Hyer (at the left)
and
Niki and Blake Hyer and twins, Holly and Ashley.
(Lon and Blake are nephews,
sons of my sister, Louise, who died in 2011.)

Attending the funeral from our family were:
Scott and Kristine, Sam and Narene, 
Doug and Shannon holding Corban,
Beth, Ryan and Tani. 

 These are the flowers from

Sam and me that were displayed in the chapel.

Visiting with my brother at the luncheon.



Narene and K. LeRoi

 K. and Ina
(photo taken in their home at Sundance in 1996)

Ina is survived by her husband, LeRoi; a daughter, Karalee (David) Metcalf; a son, David (Kayleen); ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents, all of her siblings and four children—Marlene, Alan, Ronald and Harold. - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thespectrum/obituary.aspx?pid=178146592#sthash.9auT0LeY.dpuf

 Ina is survived by her husband, K. LeRoi Nelson; a daughter, Karalee (David) Metcalf; 
a son, David (Kayleen); ten grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, all of her siblings, and
four children - Marlene, Alan, Ronald, and Harold.


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Easter Egg Hunt and Family Dinner
March 27th 

We all attended church in our various wards before coming together
at 5:30 p.m. for the Easter egg hunt and dinner with family and friends. 
Scott's family left our home Sunday morning to be with the Judds in Salt Lake City and then they went home to Denver, and Ryan's family had Easter dinner with their family
at their home.  Coming to our home for Easter dinner were 
Doug and Shannon's family;
Todd and Beth's family;
Sarah, Derek, Anna and Paul;
Trevor and Megan;
Trent and Jessica;
Maggie and Taylor;  
Haley; and
Jordan and Anastasia.



 Doug and Mason helping Corban find an Easter egg.

 Joshua and Amanda

The winter cover on the pool must have looked like a trampoline to Corban.
(Corban, Doug, Jacob, and Rebecca)

Rebecca, Megan, Isaac, Ethan, and Mason

All the eggs have been found.
 (Isaac, Rebecca, Joshua, Ethan, Brynlee, Jacob, Corban, and Mason)


 
 Time to see what treat is inside the eggs.
(Rebecca, Isaac, Brynlee, and Mason)

The clock shows it is 7:55, so we have had our Easter feast
and now enjoying visiting and being together.
It was a treat to have Jordan and Anastasia Strate join our family. 
Those in this picture are Trent, Sam, Jordan, Taylor, Maggie, Anastasia,
Trevor, Shannon, Corban, Sarah, Paul, and Megan, and Joshua.
    

 
 Brynlee's birthday was on Easter this year.
She is opening a gift crocheted by Beth
to attach to her school bag or purse.
 

Another gift is one of the latest type of coloring books
with a lot of details in the pictures.
Jacob and Isaac watch as Brynlee looks at the pages.
 Happy Birthday, Brynlee!

We always enjoy being with family and friends.