Two Engagements Announced

Congratulations to Megan and Gabe who got engaged on February 21, 2020 

and to Amanda and Alex who became engaged on February 29, 2020.

Here are photos I have gotten from their Facebook pages to share here on my blog.

Megan and Gabe 

Wedding & Reception planned for June 6, 2020

Provo City Center Temple

Amanda and Alex

 Wedding & Reception planned for August 7, 2020

Sealing in the Manti Temple planned for August 8, 2020

We love these two couples and wish them the very best.

Beginning a New Decade

As we begin 2020, we have much to be grateful for and look forward to making more happy memories with family and friends.

Family members got together at our home on Sunday, January 26, for an evening of enjoying good food and visiting while Jeff and Austin were here.  They had flown to Utah from their home in Arkansas to go snowboarding with Doug's family, arriving Thursday and spending Friday and Saturday on the slopes.  Austin's final time down the mountain ended with his breaking his arm above the elbow.  Here are some photos from the mountain.

Jacob, Austin, Doug, Brynlee, and Isaac

Brynlee, Jacob, Jeff, Austin, and Isaac

 
The ski patrol medics preparing to take Austin
to the ski lodge clinic
where the x-ray revealed the break.


 
The ride to the ski lodge clinic.
After the x-ray and medical help given,
Austin was taken to the hospital in Ogden.



 Austin with the separated bones in his arm 
realigned and stabilized.
Casting will wait to be done in Arkansas
after the swelling has gone down.
January 25

 Here is the x-ray of the break.

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Shannon and Beth
in the kitchen helping to get food ready.

Visiting and sharing stories
(Jacob, Jeff, Derek, and Doug) 

 Gramma with two good-looking guys
before they left to go home to Arkansas.
(Narene, Austin, and Jeff)

Scott and Kristine brought Jenna to BYU
and stayed with us.
They left on January 3rd to visit
Kristine's parents in Salt Lake City on their way home to Denver.

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Paul and Ginnie Snyder hosted our Empty Nesters
at their home on January 13th.

 We were invited to go with Beth and Todd
to the BYU vs. San Diego Toreros basketball game
and had these front and center seats,
so I got a close-up picture of the BYU Cougarettes.
January 16
BYU won 93 - 70.

The BYU Cougarettes performing.

Cosmo visiting with fans in the seat ahead of us.

Heidi Tucker was the guest speaker from Arizona
at our January 22nd ward Relief Society activity.
Her topic was Finding Hope Through Spiritual Goals.
I bought two of her books and have enjoyed them.

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When we went with Sam to Provo
to get his routine shot in the eye for his wet macular degeneration
on January 20th,
this balloon was just descending.
His eye once again had shown a little improvement,
and his next appointment will be in 6 weeks.

We have season's tickets to the Hale Theater
with Hal and Christy Smith.
This is the play we saw on January 29th:
The Man with the Pointed Toes. 

Tried to take a "selfie" with my phone
with Christy before the play started.

 We are studying the "Book of Mormon" on Thursday evenings at 7:00
in Spanish Fork at the YSA Stake Center.
Carl Bowcut is our excellent instructor.
His presentations add to our discussions in our classes at church
the following Sundays.