Wow! Summer went by fast. Since I really dropped the ball this summer as far as the blog goes I will try to quickly re-cap all the events that happened:
Nebraska trip:
In the middle of July Sadie and I traveled to Nebraska to visit Jim’s family. Jen drove down from Idaho with her two kids (Hailey and Drew) and picked up Sadie and me. Then we drove to Lincoln with them (with a stop in Cheyenne, Wyoming). In Lincoln we got to catch fireflies, pick wildflowers, and of course ride around in the golf cart. We also got to experience a wonderful Young party (for Jerry’s work) with plenty of great food and fireworks! After spending almost a week there we traveled down to Kansas to visit Boppa and Grandma Young. Our visits with them were brief but fun and then Sadie and I flew out of Kansas City for home. It was a very enjoyable visit.
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In the middle of July Sadie and I traveled to Nebraska to visit Jim’s family. Jen drove down from Idaho with her two kids (Hailey and Drew) and picked up Sadie and me. Then we drove to Lincoln with them (with a stop in Cheyenne, Wyoming). In Lincoln we got to catch fireflies, pick wildflowers, and of course ride around in the golf cart. We also got to experience a wonderful Young party (for Jerry’s work) with plenty of great food and fireworks! After spending almost a week there we traveled down to Kansas to visit Boppa and Grandma Young. Our visits with them were brief but fun and then Sadie and I flew out of Kansas City for home. It was a very enjoyable visit.
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Matt’s wedding:
In August Matt & Emily got married. It was great to have all the family out here for the wedding. We got to spend some time with Kristie and her kids. Stephanie got to stay with us for a few days and we got in a lot of shopping and a trip to Lagoon. She’s always fun to do stuff with. The weekend before the wedding Jim and I hosted my whole family at our house. Jim smoked a couple of chickens in the smoker and grilled some corn. Everything was very tasty. The wedding itself was very beautiful and emotional. The wedding was held at a little chapel at This is the Place Heritage Park and the reception was in a beautiful back yard. Everything was very nice, especially the flowers! (I did the flowers for them : )
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Grand Canyon:
In the middle of August the Mangelson family went down to the Grand Canyon to remember my brother Mckay who died ten years ago. Jim was planning on going but at the last minute some problems came up at work and he was not able to go. So Sadie and I hitched a ride with my parents. We all stayed in cabins at Kaibab Lodge. The first night we were there it rained…& rained….& rained. The next day people had to be evacuated from down in the canyon due to flooding. The whole time we were down there it was cool and wet but it was awesome to see the storms move over the canyon. It was an emotional trip – we stopped at the spot where we had spread Mckay’s ashes and Kevin (Cindy’s boyfriend) read a poem that my mom had written. Later we watched a video collage that Alicia had made of Mckay’s life. We did manage a few hikes and ate some amazing food at the main lodge and Sadie learned how to pee in the woods.
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In August Matt & Emily got married. It was great to have all the family out here for the wedding. We got to spend some time with Kristie and her kids. Stephanie got to stay with us for a few days and we got in a lot of shopping and a trip to Lagoon. She’s always fun to do stuff with. The weekend before the wedding Jim and I hosted my whole family at our house. Jim smoked a couple of chickens in the smoker and grilled some corn. Everything was very tasty. The wedding itself was very beautiful and emotional. The wedding was held at a little chapel at This is the Place Heritage Park and the reception was in a beautiful back yard. Everything was very nice, especially the flowers! (I did the flowers for them : )
Click here for pictures
Grand Canyon:
In the middle of August the Mangelson family went down to the Grand Canyon to remember my brother Mckay who died ten years ago. Jim was planning on going but at the last minute some problems came up at work and he was not able to go. So Sadie and I hitched a ride with my parents. We all stayed in cabins at Kaibab Lodge. The first night we were there it rained…& rained….& rained. The next day people had to be evacuated from down in the canyon due to flooding. The whole time we were down there it was cool and wet but it was awesome to see the storms move over the canyon. It was an emotional trip – we stopped at the spot where we had spread Mckay’s ashes and Kevin (Cindy’s boyfriend) read a poem that my mom had written. Later we watched a video collage that Alicia had made of Mckay’s life. We did manage a few hikes and ate some amazing food at the main lodge and Sadie learned how to pee in the woods.
Click here for pictures.
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