Joyful June

We had a heat wave in early June while the Mallory's were here so we decided to dust off the boat and see if it would start up for a day on the water. Jaxson made sure grandpa stayed on course and we all had a fun time.



All that wanted to, got in a ski run and then we played on the water.  Wanna guess who skied first? Can you tell who's who? Amie first and Danica second. They look alot alike don't they, ummmmm they must be related!!!



Then Danica helped Kennlyn get a little taste of knee-boarding and Amie doubled on the knee-board with Jaxson to give him a ride.

Danica even mastered a 360 turn on the knee-board----

Way to go Danica!!!

Guess who skied last? Right again, Dad! Yep, he's still got it!

We have an up-date on our California kids-----Nate and Kim still get in a bike trip when they can----

They also know how to mix work and play. Nate had a medical conference at Disneyland (in May) and Kim went along. In Nate's "down time" they were able to see the place where dreams come true----Disneyland!

After  Nate finished his  grueling 2nd year of podiatry school they hooked up with some friends who had some connections and went and spent some time in Kuai, HI. Then it was back to the real world and hitting the books again, but I can't think of a better way to rejuvinate your mind and soul.

Our "Traveling Trio" has been able to see more of the south. They've been in South Carolina, Alabama, Georgia and Flordia. Titan's growing like a weed and starting to take baby steps.

Our workers in Washington have been staying busy. Garrett got the distinguished award of having the largest dollar sale in his area. His efforts are paying off. Zandra's working as a waitress at Olive Garden and is making good on tips. They've also been able to see some of the sights and Zandra got to go visit her family for a bit.

Dale took off four days of work just beacuase he could (which hasn't happened before--maybe he's getting it) and fished a dayin Idaho with his buddy, Floyd Griffiths, and worked in the yard a day and then Danica, Dale and I took the boat to Oakley, ID and stayed with the Mallorys for 2 1/2 days. We tried our luck at fishing in Goose Creek Reservoir---- all we got was cold. Matt and Jaxson were determined to catch a fish in spite of it all, but to no avail. Oh well, maybe next time. They got some good practice casting and reeling though.

We also hiked into Phamton Falls. It was the perfect day for a hike and after wondering if we'd ever get there we were greatly rewarded. The falls made me think of being in Washington state again. It was all green and mossy and just pretty.

Matt and Danica even braved the cold spring water and run through the falls so they could be cool for the hike back in the sun---Burrrrrrrr!!!!

We ended our stay by cheering on Jaxson's T-Ball team. Jaxson has quite an arm, a good swing, and even knows how to slide into home. It was fun seeing him shine. Way to go Jaxson!!!!

The rest of the month was pretty average. Dale and I did however, go to the temple and do sealings and then out to dinner with my brothers and their spouses, in honor of dad and mom's anniversary. We also came to our house and went through the photo albums I acquired of dad and mom's and we got pictures each wanted, and shared some of our memories.

June has been another good month-----maybe Joyful says it all.