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2010-12-04T15:23:00.000-08:00

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Free Photo Contest

2009-08-11T22:39:00.000-07:00

I wanted to tell you about this photo contest. Please click on the Rognon Photography link and it will go into their blog which explains about the contest and shows you their work. Part of the entry is to post it here too. If you win you can always give the free photo session to my daughter who lives in Rexburg. I'm sure they'd love to have a family photo taken. They are awesome photographers as you can see when you look at their pictures.

PS. I will update you about our happenings soon. Its been three months since my last entry. I'm slacking.

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Welcome Tayven Boyd Denney

2009-05-24T11:04:00.000-07:00

I realize that there is probably things that I need to add but I can't think of anything else besides our new grandson that was born on May 17. He weighed 6 lbs. 2 oz. and 19" long. He is very precious and sweet. I went to stay with Amiee and her family for a week to help them out. I enjoyed the time I had there with them and my grand-daughter Kyla. She is just as sweet and is so very smart for a 2 1/2 year old. She had lots of fun with her Grammy and with her Uncle Aaron. The week went by way too fast and when it was time to go home it was very teary-eyed goodbye, at least for Grammie. Next time we go Grandpa will go too because Kyla wanted to see Grandpa. I'll keep this short so you can see the cutest pictures of Tayven, Kyla, and family.

Can you see why I'd be so teary-eyed?

When I arrived in Rexburg, I went to the hospital to see our new addition and my mom and dad were there too. It was such a great surprise.

Grandma Denney took this cute picture of big sister Kyla with her baby brother while at the hospital. This reminds me of the picture that was taken when I had Brian and my mom brought Amiee in to see me and her little brother. I'll have to find that picture and compare them.

Memories with Grammy.

Does she look like me?

Having a tea party.

Precious family picture.

A great family shot of us at the park.

Big sister Kyla.

Uncle Aaron had lots of fun with his niece. Kyla thought he was the best. He played with her a lot and she gave him big hugs and kisses all week long.

They blew bubbles and wrote on the sidewalk with chalk.

March Birthday and April Anniversary

2009-04-12T21:01:00.000-07:00

Besides going to Indiana in March I had a birthday the following week. We had some friends over and then went to dinner and out dancing. It was very fun. I decided that I'm not getting any older but just younger. Ha Ha I wish.

April started off with some nice weather and on the 7th of April we celebrated our 5th Anniversary by going to a nice dinner. We will be going to Hawaii in June since we were married in Maui we wanted to go back to Hawaii but a different island of Kauai. This pic is in Maui where we were married.

Other special things happening this month are Brian's, Maronda,'s and Steve's birthdays. I guess that is all for now.

Trip to Indiana

2009-04-12T19:51:00.000-07:00

Brian and I took a trip back to Indiana where he went on his mission. We traveled around to the towns that he lived in such as Martinsville, Linton, Terre Haute, Columbus. There were other towns that were north of Indianapolis but we didn't go up that far.

We went to the Indianapolis speedway and took a tour of the museum where all the old racing cars were. That was cool. Here is a pic of me in one of the cars. Vroomm Vroomm

This was in Linton as you can tell from the photo. It was a cute town and we stayed with some really nice people. Everywhere we went we had a home to stay in and either a cooked dinner or taken out to eat. It was fun to see where he lived and the people he impressed. All of the families we stayed with were so glad Brian came back to visit. I made some new friends along the way.

From Linton we went to Terra Haute which was the last town Brian lived in before he came home. That is where they had the big flood. I didn't get any pictures from there but we stayed at the Bishop's house, he happens to be a judge. I met some of the people Brian knew and from there we continued on our way to Columbus but we made a short stop in Hamilton where we met up with Brian's last companion Elder Royer. He was a hoot. I took them to lunch and we had a nice visit.
Our last stop before we went back to Martinsville was Columbus. Brian wanted to see the Ho family and we waited for hours for them and no one knew where they were. It was early afternoon and we were about ready to leave and they showed up. We had a nice visit. The next day we hung out at there place for most of the day. When the little girl saw Brian she ran to him and said, Elder Harvey. She was adorable and just wouldn't leave Brian alone. She cried when we left and kept saying, I'll never see Harvey again.

We headed back to Martinsville where we stayed with Seth and Karen. We had fun with them as well. They sure know how to entertain because they had a party for us. We are so grateful for everything all these great people did for us while we were visiting. I can see why Brian loved Indiana. This is Seth and Karen Britt whom made it possible for us to get to Indianapolis. They are very sweet people.

Happy Easter

2009-04-10T13:21:00.001-07:00

I know that I'm past due in adding a new post but I will catch up soon. Just wanted to wish everyone a very Happy Easter.

Happy St. Patty's Day

2009-03-15T08:00:00.000-07:00

I wanted to wish everyone a Happy St, Patty's day. My daughter Amiee was married to Hyrum on St. Patrick's Day 4 years ago. Happy Anniversary Amiee and Hyrum.

I'm in Indiana with Brian for the week. We arrived yesterday afternoon. We will be touring parts of Indiana where Brian served his mission. The weather is suppose to be nice this week so that will be a nice change from the cold back home. I have an awesome picture from the plane of us going into Chicago and I'll be posting that later on. Talk to you'll soon.

February Update

2009-03-01T08:09:00.000-08:00

Ok so I'm not a faithful blogger and we must be so boring that there is not much to report. February came and went before our eyes. I had to look in my phone in my calender to remember what we did, sucks getting old.

Isaac, our grandson turned 7 this year so we went to his birthday party to help him celebrate early in the month. I think our gift was a hit because it was the biggest one. We got him a air hockey game. Steve set it up for him and Isaac was beating his friends when they played it. It has become the newest entertainment in their family.

Of course we had to give Grady something too. Steve won a tractor so we brought it for him to have. He loved it as you can see.

Every February is the WMEA Convention. Its a Music Convention that is held in either Yakima, Bellevue, Portland or Spokane. This year it was in Spokane so Steve has to work the Ted Brown Music booth at the convention center. The convention was where the music directors from many states would attend workshops or listen to concerts and walk around to see the booths where they could buy music or other related things for their classrooms; look at instruments, sign up for classes and much more. There were a lot of free pens given out. I got a pass to get in so I hung out with Steve on Friday and listened to the Dallas Brass Band. They are a brass band that performs to schools and puts on a great show. Just listening to them made my time more enjoyable.
The did a really cool thing with their hands. Since they all live in different states when they get together they would practice while waiting for a plane and some people just walk by without even looking at them, can you believe that. The drummer was very cute. He is playing a song on the xylophone that he wrote. They did some big band songs and some of them sang too. What a talented group of men.
I had the opportunity to visit my sister who lives in Spokane
and we were able to get caught up since we hadn't seen each
other for several months. It was fun hanging out with her
for a few hours on Friday.

Later that night we all dressed up and went to a lovely dinner at the infamous Davenport Hotel. We went with the Ted Brown roadmen and some of our other friends who attended the convention.

On Sat I sent shopping with my friend who was there from Ellensburg. Her husband attended the convention. Since it was Valentines Day we had hoped to all go out for a nice dinner after they tore down the booth and loaded it onto the trucks but someone had lost the keys to one of the Ted Brown van's and so they couldn't load it up until Sunday. So by the time they got the other van loaded and looking for the keys it was like 9 pm. I left with some friends and went to their hotel to hang out until Steve and the others were done so then we went and had something to eat and we got back to our hotel around 11 pm. Not the way I wanted to spend Valentine's but it was good because Steve gave me a nice heart diamond necklace so I was a happy woman. He is so full of surprises.

Well I guess that is about it. I'm sure I'm missing other stuff we did but must not be that important to post. March will be a busy time for all of us with Steve off to Palm Springs for a week then Brian and I'll be going to Indiana for a week in the middle of March and its my birthday too. So you'll just have to stay tuned to our adventures in March later on.

25 Random Things

2009-01-31T12:42:00.000-08:00

Ok this is lame I'm sure and only pertains to me not Steve, he'll have to do his own but here are 25 random things you should know about me; well whether you want to know or not. Unfortunately, I have more than 25 things to list and I'm sure I'm leaving out many other things you really want to know so hope you get a good laugh or feel sorry for me; its up to you. haha

1. I was born in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
2. I was born a month premature and weighed 4 pounds. My sister had just turned a year old when I was born.
2. I'm the 2nd to the youngest of 5 children.
3. I wanted to learn to play the clarinet when in HS but my dad wouldn't let me but my husband said he'd teach me.
4. I was very shy in school and the boys would turn away when they saw me. Did I smell or what?
5. I wore glasses starting in the 1st grade, then in my Sr. year in HS I got contacts, cut my hair very short and even went to my HS prom with someone from another HS. I guess I didn't smell !! About 9 years ago I had the lasic eye surgery done and its been great; no worries now.
6. I took a self-improvement/modeling course that helped me become less shy and more confident. Do you think it helped?
7. I hate spiders.
8. I've seen Barry Manilow, Kenney Rogers and Dolly Parton, Bill Cosby and Three Dog Night in person.
9. I always wanted to be an airline stewardess.
10. My first car I owned was a Toyota Tercel and I was 26 when I got it. I bummed rides, took the bus or train or rode my bike to work. I hated it.
11. I just love popcorn and chocolate especially truffles.
12. I love the beach and lighthouses.
13. Chatting with my friends is addicting.
14. When I went to Junior High School I had to walk to school even in the middle of winter.
15. I've been to Washington DC, Chicago, Michigan, Utah, Idaho, Minnesota, California, Canada, Hawaii, Wyoming. Would love to go to Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Finland, Germany, Greece, and Italy someday.
16. The first time I went to Disneyland was when I was 49. Sad but true. My parents kept me locked up. LOL
17. I wish I could sing as beautifully as my daughter.
18. My sister and I ran away when we were like 8 and 9; but I did everything she told me to do. I was jealous when my little sister was born and wanted her to go back where she came from; I was 6.
19. I've always wanted a sports car like a mustang.
20. My children and grand-children inspire me. They are a great joy in my life.
21. My husband is my best friend and soul mate and having respect and not controlling me is a great reward.
22. Working out trying to get in shape just sucks; but I've been doing it for 3 weeks in a row. Results baby !!
23. Being lazy is one of my favorite things to do and watching sappy love stories.
24. Once I'm retired it would be fun to live by the ocean where its warm and sunny.
25. Being loved by my husband, family, friends, and God and giving to those I love back makes me the happiest woman ever. If there were a #26 I'd say that turning 50 isn't as bad as people say, even if you gain weight and don't look good naked but it gets better once you get over that hump.

Upcoming Events

2009-01-15T20:51:00.000-08:00

I guess I should wait until the end of January to post anything but its been a few weeks since I've posted anything. I have to think back to see what has been happening over the past few weeks. We got a lot of snow for several weeks then just as suddenly as we get it, it warms up and melts away. As a result, many of the passes were closed because of flooding and avalanches. The rivers and canals all filled up and flooded not only many of the towns on the west side but Ellensburg too. We are fortunate to be living on a hill so we were safe. Now that things are back to normal we can now think about the days that are getting a bit longer and that spring will be here before we know it.

Upcoming events include a trip to Spokane where Steve will work at the National Association for Music Educators convention. I'll be shopping while he is working.

Steve will be taking a golfing trip with several of his friends and
flying down to Palm Springs the first part of March.

Once Steve gets back then Brian and I will be flying to Indiana so he can visit the people he met while on his mission and show me the State. We'll be staying with one of his good friends while there. It should be fun. We'll be staying with his friend Seth who is in this picture. He's the one on the right. He's come to Ellensburg a couple times to visit with us. He actually surprised Brian one day by showing up.

Aaron got a job working for the new AT&T store we are getting in town. He said he's not sure what to do but I reassured him that they will train him and he'll do a great job.

Then in May, Amiee will be having a her baby which is a boy so I'll be taking a trip to Rexburg to spend with her for a week or so. It will be great to see her and have that quality time with my grand-daughter Kyla.
Our big adventure for the year will be our trip to Kaui, Hawaii for our 5th Anniversary in June. We are going for 9 days. We were married in Maui but we thought we'd go to another island this time. Its not as much as a tourist town. We will be doing alot of golfing and sight-seeing and just relaxing. I can't wait.

Another exciting thing is that Brian has applied to attend BYU in the summer. He's very excited about that; well as long as he's accepted he'll be going.

That is a brief summary of what we are doing for the next 6 months. I'm sure things will change and I'll update as we go and also include new pictures of the happening.

Thanks for visiting and we hope that the new year has already begun to be great for you all.

New Years Eve Dance

2009-01-04T18:16:00.000-08:00

Here are photos of us on New Years Eve. We belong to a dance club called Graffiti and we have 4 dances every year with New Years Eve as one of them. We listened to a DJ and had lots of fun.

People dancing; me; the DJ's (blurry one); and us at home.

New Hair Cut and Style

2008-12-30T21:58:00.000-08:00

I was growing my hair out for a new style and I finally went in and showed my stylist what I wanted and this is what she did. I love it because its shorter in the back and sides but the top and front is longer. I think I'm going to enjoy this style alot. Isn't it amazing on how a new haircut and style makes you feel. Its like my whole attitude is much better. haha

Christmas 2008

2008-12-28T19:07:00.001-08:00

We had a wonderful Christmas. All the kids and grandsons came the day after Christmas and we missed having Amiee and her family with us since they live far away but hopefully next year they'll be able to be here to share Christmas with us. Someday we'll have all of us together for the Holidays.

This is a family photo of all us all. We took the picture before Billie, mom-in-law came over and then we forgot to get another one with her because everyone went sledding.

Brian and Aaron - (Leigh Ann's sons)

Don't these brothers look handsome?

Matt, Jemena and Grady Williams
(Jemena is Steve's daughter)

Matt, Maronda, Isaac and Wade Yocom
(Matt is Steve's son)

Amiee, Hyrum and Kyla. They live in Rexburg, ID
(Amiee is Leigh Ann's daughter)

Grandpa and Grammie with their grandsons; Grady, Isaac, and Wade.

We got the boys bikes this year. Isaac wanted a big one like his brother but once he rides it he'll have lots of fun.

Wade sitting on his mountain bike. He was so excited now that he can ride with his friend around his neighborhood in Kennewick. The bike has 18 speeds.

Grady loved his Spideyman bike. He rode it around the house even though his feet couldn't touch the petals. The bike made sounds and he loved pushing the buttons.

Everyone was taking turns playing guitar hero. I think we should all be in a band because it sounded really good. Even Grady was singing Jesus Loves Me; it was so cute.
One of our family traditions is going sledding. As you can see there is a lot of snow and the kids all had lots of fun. Steve took the pictures and drank hot cocoa and everyone else slid down Craigs Hill. Grammie stayed at home with Billie and Wade.

This picture is hilarious. Grady loved sledding even if he couldn't see very well with the mask covering his whole face.

Aaron said he was sore from going down the bumpy hill but he had fun anyway.The next day Grady was playing his guitar and he smiled very nicely for Grammie. I love it.

Wade's 9th Birthday Party

2008-12-23T22:53:00.000-08:00

Our oldest grandson, Wade turned 9 a couple weeks ago. We went to his birthday party to help him celebate it. Wade loves football and baseball so the theme of the party was based on sports. There were about 5 of his friends that were invited along with his grandparents. As you can see he received a Seahawks football. Wade got a lift ticket so he can try out his new snowboard and all the accessories that go with it. He had an ice cream cake and the kids enjoyed the chocolate fountain.

Issac, his younger brother loves to be a part of everything Wade does, as you can see in this picture. Issac sure loves his brother. Isaac will be having a birthday in February.

..The Stockings Were Hung By The Chimney With Care In Hopes That St. Nick Soon Would Be There.

2008-12-23T22:39:00.000-08:00

I love this time of year because Christmas is a time to be with family and its fun to see the look on your grand-children's faces when they get something they wanted. But the most important thing about Christmas is to celebrate the birth of our Savior Jesus Christ. Jesus is the Reason for the Season. We hope everyone has a very Merry Christmas and that you all will make new memories to remember.

I wanted to post some pictures of our Christmas tree so here it is with us next to the tree. We are already for the big day. Most of our kids and grand kids will be with us this year. We'll miss Amiee, Hyrum and Kyla but hopefully we'll have them with us next year. I'll post more pictures after Christmas.

Since we don't have a fireplace to hang all the stockings so we decided to hang them above the window, this seems to work. If the family gets any bigger we'll have to come up with another idea.

TIS THE SEASON

2008-12-13T23:07:00.000-08:00

Tis the season to be jolly, falalalala-lalalala.....haha I have been very busy getting ready for Christmas. I have all the gifts bought and I am in the process of wrapping, mailing, and hiding. Christmas is always fun and exciting especially when the grand-kids come to our house. It will be fun to see the look on their faces when they open their gifts. I will be sure to post pictures of them and what they get.

Since Amiee, Hyrum and Kyla live so far away I am always looking at their blog for new pictures of Kyla so when I see a new one then I have to post it for all to see. Its fun because often I open up their blog and there is a new picture of little sweet Kyla. So the things I post come from my daughter and tells me what is happening in the photo. Keep them coming Amiee !!

When Santa left she kept saying, 'Where Santa go? and kept looking for him.

Amiee and Kyla decorating their 'real' tree.

I just have to brag about our grand-daughter Kyla, who is almost 2 years old. Amiee had her picture taken by one of their friends who is moving and she did an awesome job. Here are 3 pictures of her but there will be more coming later.

Little Miss Photogenic.
She looks so much like her mother but I'm told she takes after her Grammie.
Isn't she the cutest 2 year old girl EVER?!!!!

These are funny. Apparently, Kyla is into either putting things over her head or putting them on her hands or fingers, as you can tell from these photos. I remember when my kids put olives on their fingers. Kyla is looking up thinking,' I hope these can come off'.

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This is some wacky family. What are they teaching my grand-daughter? Oh yeah, that is how to pucker. Which one do you think can do it the best? I think the wacky parents win because they have bigger lips but Kyla is catching on fast.

Say AHHHHHH ?? Kids imitate their parents.

New and Old

2008-10-26T09:13:00.000-07:00

I've been meaning to post a picture of our new furniture. Its brown leather and since we have 3 pieces its rather crowded in the living room but its great because we can enjoy watching tv or movies. So here are some photo's of our new furniture.

The other things we have are new to us but our old like 30 years old. The hutch is from Steve's mom's house and we have it in the family room; I love it. I have all our crystal stem ware and all our pretty glass things.

The dresser is from her house too. I thinks its very pretty and looks nice in Brian's room.

The desk is bigger than the one we had before but it fits nicely and looks great.

I love these red lamps. I have two of them. They were on the dresser but I wanted to enjoy them in the living room and family rooms.
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We had our first Rigadoon dance too. I wore my wedding dress. I had to have the dress altered because it didn't fit me very well. So as you can see the back is different from the way it was 5 years ago. I got many compliments on it and it was very comfortable.

We had fun at the dance and the band was awesome. Steve was hunting and he came back just to take me to the dance. He must love me enough to leave his camp to take me dancing. He's an amazing man.

This is a picture we took in our kitchen after we got home from the dance.

Well the next new exciting thing is we all got new cell
phones. Brian got a Samsung Matrix, he loves it and Steve and I got iphones. We love the phones and can do so much with them. We can check our email, chat, browse, check the weather and you can download free applications like games, ringtones and other things. They are very cool.

Well, new update: Aaron got a job at the University working in the custodial maintenance dept in the same office as me. He'll be working 10 hours four days a week but he has to start at 5 am; thats not the fun part but he's ok with it. He's only temporary until afer the holidays.

Being silly with my new hair style.

2008-10-08T18:38:00.000-07:00

Ok, I have way too much time on my hands. I'm trying to grow my hair out for a couple months so that I can do a new style. My stylist touched up and blended my hair but didn't cut any length except around the ears. Even though my hair doesn't look very long it is compared to a month ago when it was spiked and standing on end. I wanted to get a few pictures with my webcam but every time I'd click photo, it would safe one so by the time I was done I had over 100 pix. I just kept being goofy and laughing and posing. I am a top model ya know. I chose a few to share with you.

Fall is Here

2008-09-10T21:02:00.000-07:00

I don't have any photos this time but I thought I'd let everyone know what has been happening this month. I love this time of year. The leaves are beginning to turn yellow and fall and the Indian summers that we have are wonderful. So it might be cooler in the mornings but it sure warms up and is so nice to enjoy the warmth for a bit longer.

Now that school has started Steve has been busy with rental season and him and his crew, which included Brian, have been busy working late hours but now that it is the end of September they are done. I'm glad. He is now preparing for hunting season in October.

Brian will be working at Safeway next week but first he is going to Rexburg to see his sister Amiee and his niece for the first time. He's going with some friends and then they will drive to Salt Lake for General Conference. They will have a fast 3 days to get back for Monday since Brian has to start work and his friends back to classes. Brian was called to be ther 1st Counselor in the Elder's Quorom in the Branch, he's very excited. Its nice to have him home and to see him smile.

Aaron has been looking for work but nothing has come up yet for him. He is on a waiting list to take the ASVAB military entrance exam for the Army. Once he passes that, he'll continue on to boot camp then wants to enlist full-time. He's excited but nervous at the same time.

We hope to take a trip over to Centralia with Steve's mom to do inventory of her house and get it appraised so we can put it up for sale soon. She realizes now that she won't ever be going back and she's very comfortable living here at Hearthstone Cottage. Its been a year since Steve's dad has passed away. He was a very loving, patient man and we all miss him.

College classes started and so work at CWU, where I work, has picked up now. Students call in with any maintenance concern and I call it out to be fixed. Some days have been very hectic but I like to keep busy. Not much going on with me other than sitting around and eating bon bons.. :) I'm growing my hair out a bit so I can have a different style, so far so good. We belong to a dance club and had our first of four dances last Saturday, the band was really good and it was a lot of fun.

I'll try to get some current pictures posted soon.

GO HAWKS !!!

2008-09-02T19:09:00.000-07:00

Last week Steve, Brian, Matt and Isaac all went to the Seahawks game; they won too!! They had lots of fun. Here are some photos of their night.

Success !!!

2008-08-16T21:52:00.000-07:00

Here he is!!! Its funny because we were waiting at the international area because all these oriental people kept coming up the stairs, so I walked over the the airline desk to ask where the people from Frontier came and she pointed the other direction and as I turned around there was Brian all smiles. Of course, I hugged him and cried. It was a great feeling to see him and know he has successfully served his mission spreading the gospel of Jesus Christ. For the rest of the day he had to keep in missionary mode until he met with the Stake President. Brian said he was nervous because he'd have to take off his badge. But it was
easy.

This is the welcome home party we had for Brian. You can see the girls were there but the guys didn't show up.

As you can see some of our friends were there too.

Grandma Lois and Papa came from Canada to welcome Brian home.

Grady and
Jemena enjoyed their
visit.

Birch Bay Trip

2008-08-12T22:29:00.000-07:00

Every year at this time we take a trip to Birch Bay WA to attend the Birch Bay Band workshop. This year they celebrated their 50th year. Steve has participated for 16 years now. Steve works this week to help set up for the workshop and puts out music. Ted Brown Music and J.W. Pepper Music put on the workshop. Band directors from throughout Washington State attend this workshop to read music and play in the band. They vote and determine if they think their students would enjoy playing the piece or not and then some might purchase the music. Each day there is something going on. Part of the activities include a golf tournament, jazz jam night, and the traditional salmon barbecue by the bay. The clinic went from Monday-Friday. We ent a condo at Jacob's Landing that over looks the bay. This year we saw a raccoon that was sleeping up on the roof, a black squirrel, lots of birds, the Birch Bay eagle and there is always very nice sun sets.

This year we went over a day earlier to enjoy time before the work shop began on Monday. Our first stop was a Seattle Mariners baseball game. We ended up leaving early because the Mariners weren't doing so well and it become boring. Our friend Amy D and her daughter who live in Springfield, OR met us at the game. Amy is the Librarian at the clinic and it was her parents who started the Birch Bay Band clinic.

This picutre is with Ed , a band director from East Valley High in Yakima, Amy D, Leigh Ann and Steve and in the back row is Dick and John both employees of Ted Brown Music.

This is Larry who is hired by JW Pepper and he is a director at CWU. As you can see the band before him.

This is one of the sunsets we enjoyed. Every night it seemed we had a different one.

My friend Amy and I. She lives in Oregon and it was her parents who started the Birch Bay Band workshop. She's attended 30 years.

Steve liked this picture so I thought I'd share it too.

This is rather cheesy but we took it of ourselves. We were waiting for the sunset to begin.

Terre Haute, IN Flood

2008-07-22T22:19:00.000-07:00

A member from Terre Haute sent me these pictures of the flood in Indiana. This is the area that Brian is at now. He did over 40 hours of community service in one week helping people move stuff and tear down walls, take things to the dump and haul out water. There is suppose to be a Church News article about the missionaries in this area and all the service they did. Its possible that Brian will have his name and paper in the headlines.

Anyone hungry for the Outback?

Does this apply to boats too?

Woodsmall Road collapsed Saturday morning. This is going to take awhile to fix.

Feree (near Idle Creek).

Street lights went wacky. Some were solid yellow, some would cycle, but get stuck on a particular color (green for awhile, then get stuck on yellow). Here's one of the weirdest - red and yellow at the same time (not normal for this intersection).

The Terre Haute South Vigo baseball team parked by the ball field and took a bus to the Evansville Semi-State on Saturday 6/7/08.

FAMILY PHOTOS

2008-07-15T20:28:00.000-07:00

I wanted to share some photos of our family so that you all are up-to-date with everyone. These are not in any particular order and some are dated a few years back, I'll try to be as accurate as possible with the dates.

Steve and his mom, Billie Brown in Ellensburg for Steve's 60th birthday. She is 81. She moved her shortly after Al died and she lives at Hearthstone Cottage in Ellensburg. April 2008.

Four generation: Lois great grandma, Leigh Ann grandma, Amiee daughter, Kyla grand-daughter. April 2007

Wade 8, Maronda daughter-in-law, Matt Steve's son, and Issac 6. June 2008.

Jemena, Steve's daughter, Matt her husband and their son Grady June 2007.

Hyrum, son-in-law, Amiee, Leigh Ann's daughter and their daughter, Kyla 2006.

This is a celebration of Al and Mildred Brown's 50th wedding anniversary with the grand and great grand kids. They were married June 28, 1957. Al died of cancer Oct. 1, 2008 just 4 months later.

Return With Honor

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Brian Madison Harvey has been serving a 2 year LDS Mission to Indiana. He will be home in 1 month. Wow, I'm so excited to see him and to see how he's changed, how mature he is, how much he's grown physically and spiritually. It will be so nice to hear him laugh and to give him hugs. He said he has mixed feelings about leaving because he's made some good friends and has touched many people's lives. We are so proud of him.

This picture is at the Indianapolis 500 Raceway in Indiana. Brian said he loved going there.

How would you like to live on this lane? I'm sure there are some people that would fit that just fine.

This is Elder Colt from Boise ID. It looks like they like each other huh?

Am I seeing double? I mean triple? I think they bought their ties at the same store. Elder Harvey, Elder Colt and Brother Britt.

This picture was taken with a camera phone. It was for Mother's Day. They almost look like twins.

This was for Mother's Day. Now that made me cry.

Aaron's Graduation

2008-07-14T19:53:00.000-07:00

Aaron Joel Harvey age 3.

Age 18

Aaron finally graduated from high school on June 5, 2008. It seems like forever until he was done, but he did it and even past the WASL, which was a State requirement.

I love this picture, it shows how happy Aaron is, well yeah its because he was done with school. He is so caring and sweet with his niece Kyla. She loved taking his hand to go see the 'meeu' which means kitty.

Here are some other family pictures with Aaron. His sister, Amiee, don't they look cute with those silly grins?

Proud mom and son. Grammy Brown (Steve's mom), Steve, Aaron, Leigh Ann and Amiee.

Grandkids

2008-07-13T22:19:00.000-07:00

We are blessed with 4 beautiful grandchildren.

Wade is the oldest and he is 8 years old and is a smart kid and does well in almost any sports.

Isaac is 6 and he draws good and he plays chess really well.

Then there is Grady who will be 2 in a couple weeks. Considering he was born 2 months early and weighed 5 pounds he is very bright and seems to be doing well.

Then there is our sweet grand-daughter Kyla who is 18 months old. She is very smart too. She talks like a 2 year old and is starting to hum notes and play piano, she is very bright.

Here we are.

2008-07-13T11:50:00.000-07:00

Hello everyone!! Well here we are, I hope this time it works. I will post this for now and then add things later. Let me know how it looks and I'm open to any suggestions to making our blog as nice as yours.