The Cousins Congregate

Summer is in full swing as the cousins finish school and begin to congregate. With Maren and Gavin traveling in Italy, Greece, and France, Auntie Em stepped up to host the Young boys. There were hikes, youth conferences, and best of all, she drove them and her kids to Reno to play with the Hastings cousins, Everyone has had a splendid summer so far.

This crew was headed up the mountain to the Y

 These guys were headed to youth conference in Moab

 Breakfast was worth a thumbs up

 Riviera Apartment 60, our college home, on a morning walk

 Picnic on the porch at the Taylor cabin prior to a hike

to Stewart Falls

 A selfie on the trail

 Auntie Em giving a tutorial on recognizing stinging nettle

 Mountain that I love

 The trail was green and lovely

 We made it, no problem

 Lots of water this time of year

 A morning visit from Evelyn and her daddy

 That girl loves her Grammy

 Maxwell ready to head to Reno

 The rest of the group was awake and ready to pile in

Keeping Evy entertained

 An afternoon at the cinema

"Cuddle party"

Hansen cousins' breakfast

Toss it in the oven for Evy and me

Ukulele time

 Headed to the canal

Canal walkers

 Tradition

Woot

 Porch time

BYU MOA national-park show

Photo op

A cluster of cousins

Supper at Emanuel's

Henna

 Performing arts

More canal walks

Tomorrow morning I am heading to England with the Hastings; I will try to post from there, time permitting. That's all for now.

OXO

D.

The Rest of May 2016

Life is often repetitive with a few unusual bits thrown in for variety. So this post includes the usual morning walks, group dinner, and theater. The unusual includes graduation, the end of school, the arrival of the Youngs prior to their Italy/Greece/France trip, and Memorial Day.

 Group dinner at the Freestones

 Hale Center Theater

Clouds in Eagle's Pass 

 Lizzie introduced with the graduates

 

 Ditto for Meg 

 Taylor tradition: Meg gave closing remarks

 Grammy and EAC and mamma photobomber

 Lizzie rocks the maypole

 Meg et al. braided it perfectly

 The entire crew

 Lizzie et les parents

 Last-day celebration at La Capizza

 Beautiful sky on my walk

 Tom and Katy home from Mongolia

 Walking with Marigold

 Gavin's birthday

 Uncle sharing stories of the ancestors

 Dickie spinning yarns

 Many of the Taylors

 EAC keeping Pop Pop happy

 On the deck at Hank and Colette's

Relaxing Tennessee style

That's all for now.

OXO

D.