What a great General Conference we just had. I want to let you each know how grateful I am for you. I heard that message from our prophet and I thought of each of you and how you have blessed my life.
We have had a busy 6 months. We have enjoyed visits from others and visiting others.
In May we enjoyed helping other family members working in Mom's back yard. JJ has worked so hard and it is really starting to look great. Grant and I enjoyed gathering with the other family members in the traditional Memorial Day activities. I am so glad that we can remember our grandparents, who are such an important part of our eternal lives. It was our first time to include Dad's grave. I hope we will remember to tell the stories and keep all these people alive in our memory.
We have had a busy Spring/Summer. We were happy to have Ron's family here when Sara graduated. We heard that Randy and Gayle were here also to support Rachel, who also graduated. It is amazing to see how quickly time passes - weren't they just coming here as Freshman? Here they are finishing up their education as teachers.
In June we had a nice visit from Richard and Kristal - and their dog Ozzy. We were able to get some updated family pictures so I was happy about that also. They were here through t
he 4th of July - we were happy to have JJ, Sarah and their children to come over for 4th of July. Lexi was here also with her boys. It is fun to have the family together. Annaleesa's friend, Susette and her husband Mark came over also.
We were sad to hear about Jeff's mother dying. Carolyn and Jeff came to stay with us for a short time while Jeff's family was burying his mother.
After they left our nephew, Mark and his wife Brenda came to stay for a while. They are in dancing workshops - they have a
dance studio in Texas so they were just getting some training.Grant had a short break from the BYU ward but in mid July they started up again. He has another Freshman Ward and each year they have some great students.
We were happy to have Hokansons come for a visit in July also. We did a BYU Treasure Hunt - Crystal is coming next year for EFY so we wanted to get her acquainted with the campus before she came. Crystal had an incredible opportunity to go to Europe this year. We were so happy she shared her pictures and some stories about what she did
while she was there.
Just after Hokansons left Annaleesa was hit from behind on the freeway on her way home from work. Her car was totaled and she had some neck pain (whiplash) which she has been having treated by a physical therapist. She has a Toyota Corolla now and has just purchased a ski rack for the top in anticipation of the new snow boarding season.
We were happy to have Randi Marie and Efrain and their children over for dinner while they were here visiting Utah. They have such a cute family and we enjoyed having them here even for a short time.
September 1st was Annaleesa's 30th birthday. Lexi and I along with some good friends, Susette and Lauri took her to PF Chang's for lunch. That was fun
but then on Monday Suse
tte and Lauri took her to some houses of other friends and she had quite the make over. At one house she had make up applied to her face. At another house - new hair do - then on to another house for painted toe nails and another for fingernail polish. She look like quite the glamour girl. As soon as they left she was in the shower to get it all off. I did get a picture - which I will share...Annaleesa also made the wedding cake for her friend, Susette's daughter's wedding reception. I will share a picture of that also. She stressed about it but I thought she did a great job.
We were so happy to be able to go to Hans and Shelli's wedding. It was so nice to be there to support them and be with the family. Everything turned out so nicely. I have a couple of pictures I will share of what we saw.
Then mid September I had the privilege and
going with my daught
ers to Pennsylvania. 
This was kind of an extension of Annaleesa's birthday. We flew to Washington DC and then drove to Philadephia and saw the historical sites of our country there. Kudos to Alexis for driving out of Philadelphia during rush hour traffic - she is a trooper. The next day we went to Hershey, Pennsylvania. On the way we saw some of the Amish country. The town of Hershey is an inspiring story and place. I so enjoyed being there and especially with Annaleesa and Alexis. It was a trip I will remember the rest of my life.Our Family dinner has changed so much since Rachel and Josh and Thad and Malinda have left for their schooling. We miss them but we carry on.
Well, and here we are now in the Fall/Autumn - such a wonderful time of year. We have had an especially warm Fall but this Conference Week end it has been rainy and cooler - so
cozy for watching Conference.We send our love to all of you. I hope you have a wonderful time this Fall and into the holiday season. Take care.
Love,
Grant and Linda
2 comments:
How wonderful to get caught up with the happenings of your family! Your trips sounded fun, your gatherings were obviously filled with fun and laughter, and life in general is great! :)
What a shock to read about Annalessa's car accident! What a praise to the Lord that He kept her safe.
I have also enjoyed reading Alexi's thoughts in the post above. Her little boys are certainly getting bigger! I about fell over when I read her oldest began kindergarden!
Where does the time go, Linda? The older I become the faster it flies by. :) And, the slower I seem to get.... *grin*
I was very happy to see you posted some pictures of Annaleesa with all the pretty princess make-up on. Too bad you didn't get the one of her in the tu-tu or with the crown on her head. She really was a great sport and we had a great time hanging with her on her special day! We are still even 3 1/2 months later talking about that amazing cake she made for Kali's wedding. It simply cannot be duplicated. Annaleesa certainly has got the skills. Thanks for allowing her be such an important part of my life.
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