Our Utah trip was fun and busy! We went to the Barry family reunion and enjoyed being with John's siblings and their families. They are such great people. We stayed at John's mom's for two nights and loved every minute of being with her.
Friday, July 25, 2008
John and his mom and siblings
Our Utah trip was fun and busy! We went to the Barry family reunion and enjoyed being with John's siblings and their families. They are such great people. We stayed at John's mom's for two nights and loved every minute of being with her.
Family reunion
John, "B" and I went to the Richmond family reunion. That is my mom's side. Since it was themed as a Mexican Fiesta, part of the program was of my mom and her sisters doing the Macharana (Spelling?) Talk about funny! (My mom is in the middle)
Utah Vacation
John and I went to the Donny and Marie show in Vegas and we were thoroughly entertained (especially by Donny!:)) Marie was good and gorgeous but Donny had all the niddle-aged teeny boppers in the palm of his hand! (I guess one of those boppers was me!) We took Brooklynn and her friend Hayley up to BYU to Volleyball camp where they both worked so hard and got their overhand serves down. `They also got homesick!
Tuesday, July 15, 2008
Random thoughts
I sure love reading people's blogs. I see a differnet side to people-even my own kids that I thought I knew!!!
Why is it easier to write things than say them? I have always written letters when I want to express myself. I guess that way emotions and my lack of language skills don't get in the way.
Does anyone ever feel spiritually shallow? I fight that feeling off and on even when I read the scriptures, pray and do my church calling. Am I just going through the motions? I don't like feeling that way. I want to feel "anxiously engaged" and close to Heavenly Father. I genuinely love to serve Him and yet, I struggle with this lack of gusto!
Last night B and I played Balderdash with our friends. We laughed. I love to laugh!
My friend Lisa and I 'work out' every week day. We do cardio three days and weights two days. We talk about the economy, our great families, the elections, and a miriad of other subjects, but it seems like we always talk about being fat and what we can do about it. At my age, I have lost the motivation and the faith in being able to lose weight. (Been there, done that type of thing over and over and over again!) Yesterday we were amazed when we realized that being fat is the biggest trial of her life at this time.(not mine:)) Oh how blessed we are!
Why is it easier to write things than say them? I have always written letters when I want to express myself. I guess that way emotions and my lack of language skills don't get in the way.
Does anyone ever feel spiritually shallow? I fight that feeling off and on even when I read the scriptures, pray and do my church calling. Am I just going through the motions? I don't like feeling that way. I want to feel "anxiously engaged" and close to Heavenly Father. I genuinely love to serve Him and yet, I struggle with this lack of gusto!
Last night B and I played Balderdash with our friends. We laughed. I love to laugh!
My friend Lisa and I 'work out' every week day. We do cardio three days and weights two days. We talk about the economy, our great families, the elections, and a miriad of other subjects, but it seems like we always talk about being fat and what we can do about it. At my age, I have lost the motivation and the faith in being able to lose weight. (Been there, done that type of thing over and over and over again!) Yesterday we were amazed when we realized that being fat is the biggest trial of her life at this time.(not mine:)) Oh how blessed we are!
Monday, July 14, 2008
senior in high school
Brooklynn challenged us to post pretty pictures. The last time I remember feeling pretty was in high school. Sad but true!
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Sunday, July 6, 2008
Favorite grandchildren photos
This is Ashlyn, Mindy and Ryan's 6 month old daughter, trying to decide if she likes solids or not.
Adam, Anya, Johnny and Ella with great G-ma Barry
Family get-togethers are often at our house. Here we were celebrating grandma Bell's 80th birthday.
A happy day for Devin and Allison and Dixie
Barry news:
Devin and Allison moved into their CUTE house out in Surprise in Marley Park. Now dog Dixie gets to have a yard with rocks to play in!
Devin and Allison moved into their CUTE house out in Surprise in Marley Park. Now dog Dixie gets to have a yard with rocks to play in!
This is Dev and Allison in John and I's clothes! They came over one night just as we had come home from a wedding reception of one of their good friends. They hadn't heard about the reception and had no clothes to wear. Sooo, Devin put on my pants (the same pants that John wore on our cruise when he forgot his Tuxedo pants!) and John's shirt and Allison literally took the dress off my back! She looks much better in it than I do!
Greg and Alli have flown the coop.
More Barry news!
Greg and Alli moved to New Mexico to be farmers. Circumstances made it difficult to continue with their plans to go to law school so that plan was scrapped. Alli's brother has 68 acres in the mountains of New Mexico and the idea is to have any and all family who want to to live there, build cob homes and have a garden to sustain themselves. Good luck Greg, Alli and Bastian. It stinks that you aren't twenty minutes away.
We will miss you three terribly.
Beach Babes
John, B and I spent the 4th of July on the beach in San Diego along with Mindy, Ryan and Ashlyn and Brian and Scottee and their family.
I always ask myself, "Why do we live in Arizona?" when we visit other places in the summer and feel what 77 degrees feels like in the middle of the day!
Fantasic fireworks in San Diego
Brian, Scottee and their three, Oaklee, Jaxson and Charlee. Charlee was scared that the fireworks were "bad guys."
Whose "pummy" is bigger?
This is the June shot of Scottee and Allison. They are tied-neck and neck or should I say belly and belly as they continue to try to compare who's bigger! Allison and Devin get to have a boy in November and Scottee and Brian will find out in a week or two what awaits them-or who they are waiting for. Go girls!
"Pummy" is what Scottee and Brian's two year old Jaxson calls tummy. He says the baby is growing in his pummy.
"Pummy" is what Scottee and Brian's two year old Jaxson calls tummy. He says the baby is growing in his pummy.John, Brooklynn and I at Girl's camp
Boy did we have it cushy at girl's camp. We stayed in a cabin that had seven bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, volleyball court, playground, and a zip line!
This is Brooklynn tkaing a turn.
My testimony of the gospel of Jesus Christ got it's roots at my own girl's camp. From the ages of 12 through 17 I went to camp, but there were never any cabins where we went. It was tents and campfire cooking all the way! Some of my fondest memories are of the testimony meetings and the great love I felt from Heavenly Father at camp.
Montezuma's Well
John and I had the privilege of going to girl's camp with 13 Beehives girls (ages 12 &13) and 5 other leaders from our church. We had a good time up in Heber, AZ. We stopped at Montezuma's Well on our way. It was quite amazing to see the ancient abodes in the mountain side.
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