June 3 was Anders 7th birthday. It was a fun celebration. The following Sunday we drove to Highland to have dinner with Katiana and Jeremy Goff and family. Since Phillip is a lone man for the month, he came too. Katiana made a delicious Brazilian dinner and her maionese was exactly as I remember them in Brazil; the secret ingredient is green olives. I will have to see if I can adapt my recipe to capture that note of authenticity. That evening Tom and Katy invited us over to enjoy their newly spiffed-up arbor. We had fruit and cheese and felt like we were in Europe again.
This weekend, the Hastings came to spend the night before Rob ran in the Utah Valley Marathon. He had to be up at 3:00 A.M. and being in Provo gave them a head start. He ran his best time ever. It was Rob's birthday and the kids were sure that I should make pancakes for breakfast . . . so I did. Rob was in need of some new clothes for work, so we accompanied them to the Park City outlets. The drive up was spectacular, as beautiful as any place in the world we have visited. I informed Kris that we still needed to visit those other places even if our own home is beyond beautiful. We more or less kept an eye on the kids while Rob and Anna shopped. We also managed to score a couple of bargains in the deal. Anders informed me that the tooth he has been fussing with for a couple of months was ready to come out, so we performed a quick and easy extraction. No one seems to like to pull teeth as well as I do, so it is my pleasure. We had a great lunch at the Happa Grill before returning to Provo for a bit of grocery shopping, World Cup, and an open house for Griffin (who just arrived home from Russia) and Tom and Zoe who will leave tomorrow for Wales. Kris and I went to the Provo Peak 2nd Ward this morning for his "welcome home." He did well and Zoe also sang beautifully. This afternoon the family gathers here for Sunday Dinner.
It's a Katy-Kathryn day today
Anders' birthday
It was windy so Clara never had a chance
The Goff's home in Highland
They are nestled in the Alpine mountains
Are we in Italy?
The marathon-running birthday boy and his family
The empty spot to the right of the incisors isthe scene of the crime
Utah is spectacular! (note the orange barrelsleft from the marathon earlier in the day)
The fashionista tried a new hat
A study in blue: Tucker and hiscrystaline goatee
Yummy Asian food
"Kris, don't even think about pointing that thing at me."
Squaw Peak with its nose in the clouds
Welcome home GriffinSo far, it has been a good month, with more fun to come when everyone arrives home again for the end of June and July.
That's all for now.
OXO
D.
5 comments:
It was a beautiful drive yesterday....the clouds added ambiance. Lovely. Thanks for hosting us for the race.
I cant wait to visit!
Beautiful pix! Don't remember being in Utah in the spring when it's so green. Congrats to Rob!
It all looks so fun!
Dear Provo Weather,
I am writing to let you know that I will be visiting you in July. I know its a big expectation and a lot to ask of you, but do you think you might be able to produce some similar days while I am there? I will be extra good, and tell all my friends about how wonderful and beautiful you are. Please make my stay EXTRA special by being cloudy, overcast and rainy and I will refrain from littering, spitting on the ground, and peeing on public property.
Sincerely,
Katy Kathryn
PS This whole post seems like one long and continuous adventure that I would give a monty python right leg for.
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