President's Day weekend

We are finally able to get things back to normal after the robbery. We got the new door put in and Shannon and Cindy convinced me to give a splash of color to the house so the door was painted blue. I finally got a new camera so I can take pictures again though I still need to learn the ropes of the new settings.
Over the weekend Shannon and Nic went snowboarding so we watched the their kids. It was fun though Payton just flies from one thing to another. One of the favorite toys is the Montgomeryville that Cindy made for our kids when they were little and now the grandkids like it. it is a flannel sheet we spread out and it is a little town that you can play cars on. This holiday weekend weather has been something as it is nice in the morning and then gets cold and snows in the evening.

This week Maddie had some demanding experiences. She was asked to stay over night each night at work and sleep in the room with a lady who was passing away named Afton. She stayed there from Sunday to Thursday and then Afton passed away on Friday during the day. Also during the week she had to respond to a car wreck she saw and had to help a guy who was thrown out of the car when it got hit. She was the first responder and had to stay there until other help arrived. That is a lot of responsibility for a 19 year old.

Our family get together for Gaven's birthday

We got together as a family in Salt Lake to have dinner together to celebrate Gaven's birthday. We met  at Maddie's apartment so that she and Cameron would not have to travel. Maddie had decorated her space over her table for Gaven's birthday. It was a nice touch. We then went to Applebees and had a good meal and reflected over good times.It was hard to believe that 10 years ago was when we celebrated Gaven's birthday with him. That night ten years ago was also the opening ceremony of the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake. The next day was when we took the girls to see the ski jumping and the two days later we took Cameron and Gaven to the snowboarding half pipe. Where has the time gone. it sure was nice to be together this night as a family and to have others also remember Gaven. 

Dad's 80th and Mom's ?? birthdays

Since I do not have a camera yet I'll have to borrow pictures to go with this week. We went to the Timbermine to celebrate Dad's 80th birthday. It was a good evening. The next Saturday was Mom's birthday and most of the family got together at Fat Catz and we went bowling and then had pizza. While the bowling was not so good being together was as we celebrated these milestones.