May 2022: Sunrise Mountain and Timpview Graduations

We flew back to PHX from Washington and spent a few days with Gavin, Maren, and family. We took their family to Culinary Dropout at Scottsdale Quarter, a favorite of mine. Finn's Sunset Mountain High School graduation was held at Cardinal Stadium in Glendale. That night to celebrate, Finn chose dinner at Ocean Prime. The very next day, we jumped back on the horse and galloped north to home for Lizzie's graduation from Timpview the following day. We joined the Ensigns at UVU and then celebrated at their home in Spanish Fork afterward. 

Culinary Dropout makes good meatloaf

Scottsdale Quarter all a-twinkle

Scottsdale Quarter

Somebody here planned the most efficient ceremony ever: 

done in an hour and a half

The Youngs and Taylors

Enormous venue

Maren and Gavin

Finn receiving his diploma

Post-graduation

Back home with the family

Lovely spot for a celebratory dinner

Surf and turf at Ocean Prime

Seafood tower

I always seem to order sea bass

Back in Utah for Lizzie's graduation

Grammy, the Ensigns, and Ruizes

Lizzie gets her sheepskin

The family squinting at the sun

Grandparents with the graduate

Lizzie digging into traditional "graduation salad" at

the Ensign house

Hadn't seen the Ringers for ages

Cousins breakfast with HB at Kreg and Dorothy's

We hopped a plane and headed to Hawaii for the final graduation of the season. That's next, but this is all for now.

OXO

D.

May 2022: Washington DC

The bathroom remodel dragged along at the same pace, and we hosted the group dinner before heading south to Peoria AZ by way of Henderson NV for a quick visit with the Youngs. Maren dropped us at PHX for our flight to Dulles by way of Chicago. We settled in at the Chantilly Comfort Inn for a couple of days of celebration of Lucy Jane's graduation from The George Washington University. It was delightful being with family and friends. But I'm gonna say that I hate humidity. I have lived in the desert for too long.

The glass divider is in

The toilet and sink are in (the drain will be changed)

Flowers for a belated 5 de Mayo dinner with The Group

Dinner at Cheesecake Factory in Henderson

Off from Chicago to Dulles in Washington

I am a freak and need the air to move when I sleep, so I

now carry my own fan in my suitcase.

College Convocation

Who are the old people?

She walked

Lucy Jane Hastings: college granduate

A coffee, coke, sandwich, and treat break in the student center

Rob and Anna's family

Louisa and the grandparents

Georgetown for Supper

Lucy chose this great little French restaurant

It was wonderful

Sea bass: me

Lamb: Kris (she's a Hansen now by marriage)

William Tucker and Lucy Jane

Dickie and Anders Taylor Hastings

The dinner group, including Rob's parents and the Homers 

(his sister, Courtney and husband Dustin [not pictured])

Commencement on The National Mall the next day

KBT, Bill and JLynn Hastings, and more Hastings

The sun came out and it was hotter than Hell so we headed for

the shade to wait for the graduate to join us

Rob's sister, Courtney, hosted an afternoon of pizza and visiting. 

Anna's lifelong friend Jennette came from Wilmington, Delaware

The next morning it was back to AZ for more festivities. 

OXO

D.

April 2022

The bathroom remodel continued slowly but steadily, Meagan came to get Oliver ready for his return to HI and prepped for Brazil, and the family came for Easter dinner (no photo). At the end of April, we met Kris's family in Arizona for a small reunion and to go through the last of Carol Boynton's photos and mementos.

The shower pan is in and the shower surround is going up

Group Dinner at Boyntons'

Chuy installing tile

Dinner at Chom with the Taylor/Woodburys and Meagan

Arthur and Evelyn dying eggs

They stayed overnight and enjoyed pancakes for supper

Paint went on

Dinner with Oliver David and Meagan at LaCasita

At the Mesa Cemetery with the Boynton siblings

(photo cred: Vicki)

A bit of chocolate to honor Grandmother

The Mesaites (or are they Mesaons?) love 'em some Pete's 

Fish and Chips

Going through the last of the stuff

Brigham recreated The Death of Marat by David

Alessia's is another Boynton favorite

The mussels were delicious

We spent an afternoon at Kim and Matt's cabin below 

the Mogollon Rim

Rod and Vic enjoying some charcuterie

The siblings after dinner in Payson, AZ

The months whiz by. We are off again in May for graduations around the country, but this is all for now.

OXO

D