This and that

Grand kids are the best, in case you didn't know!

 Treslee, Wesley and Millie came to visit so off to Barros Pizza and the merry-go-round we went!

 I spent time at Mindy's with kaylee, Ashlyn and Carter. Ashlyn is sporting her yoga poses!

 John and I went to Utah for four reunions over the 4th of July. (That was a lot of 'F's"!)

On the was home we took a detour to the North Rim of Grand Canyon. Spectacular!

 Sam, Mollie and me having a snuggle moment.

In June Devin, Greg, Brian and Brooklynn did a triathlon in a tiny town an hour east of Stafford, AZ. Brian and Scottee's kids and I were there to cheer them on.

 Funny faces...Jaxson and Oaklee didn't get that memo I guess!

Brooklynn and Greg

 Brian

 The athletes!

 Nothing like a new baby and a sweet little man who loves his new sister!

 Kaylee Forbes

 Timpanogus...east side.

 Dad, mom, John and I drove out to Grantsville, UT to see where John's dad grew up. Ont he way we stopped in Fairfield, a little pioneer town, to take pictures of this quaint little school house and the stage coach inn. We ate lunch in Tooele, UT, another place I have not been to. Have you?

John's dad lived here all alone when he was 15-17 or 18 years old. After years of being a single father and trying to raise his family with the help of the grandparents, his dad remarried. Lucy, his first wife died nine months after giving birth to John's dad. Wes didn't want to move to Salt Lake City when the rest of the family did so he stayed on in Grantsville, even though his grandparents had passed on.

 In the small Grantsville city cemetery we found gravestones belonging to John's ancestors.

 One of the four reunions was the annual Boley family one at the Ault's backyard in Orem. The "Richmond" family: mom's parents Maurice and Grace Richmond's posterity held their reunion at Golden Corral! It was too hot to be outdoors! The old 13th ward reunion, the ward John grew up in was such a good time! I went to school with many of the kids from that ward so it was like a high school reunion only better because there were all age groups included. My 40th year high school reunion was also part of the festivities. But I just don't think I went to school with all of those OLD people that claimed they graduated from Orem High with me! (At least I don't feel as old as I am!)

 More pizza, cousins and summer fun!

 This mustache cup has been in my mom and dad's china cabinet for many, many years. It belonged to my great grandfather on my dad's side. It was made around 1910 in Germany. I learned that the men in those days waxed their mustaches in order to have every hair in place. The problem was that when they drank a hot beverage the wax would melt right into their cup! So that is how this clever invention came about! I found out that this cup is probably only worth $85.00.  But it's priceless to me!