Dan in Real Life

Danny brought home a copy of the Phoenix Children's Hospital 2008 calendar. He's featured, along with a couple of other residents, on the month of April. Pretty cool! He looks like he's having a great time!

TRI-FECTA

Thursday night was the Tri-famiy Activity for the Arrington side - John calls it, "TRI-FECTA." I'm sure that's an acronym for something - Tri-family eating, chilling, talking activity? That's pretty much what we did. Sharon and Gus hosted the gathering again. The kids had a blast on the blow up water slide and in the bounce house and they had a mean game of water kick-ball going. Some of the adults joined in the activities, but most just visited and watched the kids.

The kids had a great time with Uncle Dan. They'd taunt him, "Danny is a boo-boo," and he'd climb into the bounce-house after them. Watch them scramble!

When the sun went down, Sharon (aka The Pyro)did her thing with the fireworks. Here's a clip...

Grose Family Cookout

We wanted to get the family together while Danny was here. On Monday night, we had a cookout at Jeff and Angie's. Everyone brought something for the grill and something to share. We got a lot of visiting in while the kids (big and little) played on the trampoline and the playground and played volleyball. We missed a few people, but had a pretty good turnout.

A visit from Uncle Dan!

We hadn't seen Danny since last November and we were all excited for him to come home! His plane came in around 7:30 Sunday night. Jack picked him up and they made a short stop at the Barbers' to see new baby, Rachel. Most of us waited on the front porch for the van to pull up. Gus came out of the house with a smug grin on his face and announced that he had made a welcome home banner. I thought it was very thoughtful and...it's the thought that counts, right?
Gus's banner
He's greeted by a plethora of nieces and nephews!
Fans of Uncle Dan

White Family Reunion 2008

I am so glad that we got to go to the reunion this year. There were people there from all three branches of the James Alma and Mary Elizabeth White family. Family came from as far away as Canada, Oregon, California and St. George. It was great to see everyone!

Becky and Elaine - back from an errand on the golf cart.

I love this shot of my dad with my Uncle Ed White's son, Verl. Verl's from Canada.

Here's my mom's sister-in-law, Denese - Jack's wife - with her son, Charlie. My kids all remember Denese well!

Beth Ann Page is the only surviving child of James Alma White Jr., also son of Mary Elizabeth (Teeny Grandma) White.

Here's Dad with mom's cousin Jim White. Jim is the son of Teeny Grandma's son, Ed White. Jim lives in St. George now, but used to live in North Ogden.

My mom's cousin, Bunky and her daughter Doris. Bunky is Tiny's sister and they are daughters of Teeny Grandma's son, Ray White.

Summer Games in Cedar City

This week, Jack and I went to Summer Games. After hearing about the great time Bryan and Becky's family had down there last year, we decided it was something we wanted to do. We stayed in the dorms with Jeff and Angie's family and Mike and Amy's family - and John and Ann's son, Nate. We had a lot of fun and the cousins had lots of time to play together and make memories. It was great going to the soccer games and supporting the kids who played.
The cousins all had a blast playing with each other! The played in the dorms, in the hallway and at the soccer games.
The dorms were very nice and roomy. There was room for naps, and scrap booking, and preparing meals.
Some of us went to the Iron Mission Museum in downtown Cedar City. Dean and Duncan ran to get their own money to buy souvenirs!Crew FC is the team that Bryan coaches. Justin, Tyler and Nathan are all on the team. Nate joined just after the sign-up for Summer Games, so he went as an observer.
Amberly played for the Sharks - it was her last tournament with them. She made a lot of great friends on the Sharks team, but she and her parents decided it was time for a change. She is now playing with the Rampage Wolves.

New raft's ready for the river!

Jack spent a couple of hours rigging the new raft. He had to inflate it so he'd know how much rope to buy - then he took a trip out to Smut and Uglies. The chicken-line has been installed now - and we're ready to head to the river! FYI - he was blasting a Bar-J Wranglers album throughout the neighborhood as he worked on the raft. 'Tis the season!

Our First Field Trip

We went to the Aerospace Museum by HAFB today. Only a few of us could go, but we had a great time!