David and Kris's Blog

Friday, May 25, 2018

Spring 2018

It has been a beautiful spring filled with good times. Phillip has been with us and he and I have baked and cooked up a storm, including some of Tony's recipes which I have been transcribing. We watched Oliver's school program, streaming it remotely: technology is incredible. We drove to Las Vegas with Rod and Vic for Aunt LaVee's funeral. Maxwell received his Eagle Scout award, just in the nick of time: almost too old, and the church is breaking up with BSA. Mark and his friend Anne came to visit for a couple of days, and Maxwell graduated from Timpview High School. Memorial Day was a bit more intimate with just some of the SKT and DAT families. And of course there were group dinners, morning walks, Tuesdays and Thursdays with Evelyn Alta, and cousins' breakfasts. Good times.

Oliver dancing in Hawaii, on our screen in Provo

Cousins' breakfast in May

We love having this girl for a couple of hours twice a week

Dinner at The Cheesecake Factory in Henderson

Viva Las Vegas

Waiting for the fountains to burst at the Bellagio

Pretty good!

Up pops the moon on a glorious spring evening

Raye, Donna, and Carol at LaVee's funeral

Maxwell is an Eagle Scout

Reunion planning

Morning walk into Rock Canyon on a beautiful morning

Tony's chiles rellenos are delicious

Dickie and Pippy's pasteis are excellent

Honoring Kris on Mothers' Day

La Casita with Mark and Anne

Phillip taught me how to make sourdough bread

Graduation dinner for Maxwell

Congratulations!

Walking at UVU

Graduate with family

Dinner at the Ostergars

A new tree to hide the telephone pole

Millie's flowers are always wonderful

Even with only parts of the two families, it is still a good crowd

Great to be together

It was a pleasant spring morning and afternoon

We are headed to New Mexico for Lucy Jane's graduation, then on to Arizona for a Boynton reunion, but this is all for now.

OXO

Friday, April 20, 2018

April in Texas

We spent part of the second and third week of April in Texas with Debby. It turned out to be (by Debby's reckoning) the most beautiful time possible. The weather was perfect: cool, with warm sunshine, and the bluebonnets, for which Texas is justly famous, were at the height of their bloom. As we always do, we ate, shopped, visited, watched movies and we got caught up with Project Runway and Victoria.

Leaving Las Vegas en route to Houston

Late lunch at CorkScrew BBQ in Spring, TX

Debby and Kris

Delicious brisket

We were there just in the nick of time:

when the food is gone, they close

Brenham and Chappell Hill to see wildflowers in bloom

DSDG, DAT, and KBT

Bluebonnets and Indian paintbrush

The girlies in fields of bluebonnets

The back roads of Texas

Delightful old homes in Chappell Hill

Simple, vernacular Greek Revival

Lunch in Brenham at the Funky Art Cafe

Tasty and fun

A visit to Leftovers Antiques west of Brenham

Bluebell ice cream is a Texas favorite

Huge scoops of ice cream for one dollar

Buc-ee's is huge and the most beloved road stop in Texas

Lots of movies with our MoviePass app

Cooling our heels at Hughes Landing before lunch at Fogo de Chão

Dolmades at The Olive Oil restaurant: music, dancing,

and plate smashing

A beautiful morning at Market Street in the Woodlands

Market Street Square

Brunch at Levure Bakery and Patisserie in Creekside: French toast,

croque madame, and croissant bisquits & gravy were yummy!

Headed to town

Houston's in Houston is a favorite

Delicious food and button holes in the napkins!

Thanks to Debra Sue for such a great week! It was delightful, and home seems a bit boring by comparison. That's all for now.

OXO

Monday, April 9, 2018

March and Early April 2018

March is the birthday month in our family, but in addition, there were some other exciting adventures. They removed my kidney stone, Lizzy performed in Into the Woods at her school, the Marlpit Hill Boyntons came for a short visit, and Kris and I made a quick trip to Arizona to help the Youngs with materials and finishes selections for their new home. Our visit coincided with Easter.