Arizona in the Summer

We vowed never to go Arizona in the summer because it is HOT and really awful. But we made an exception for Nancy Geddicks Boynton's funeral. The funeral was emotional, but it was good to see family and spend a little time with them.

 Yummy tacos with the kiddos

 Cheap lunch from Wendy's

The next photo has a backstory. When Kris was growing up in Mesa, one of her brother Chip's friends was Don Stapley. She found him full of himself and massively condescending to her personally. She thought he was Eddy Haskell (Leave it to Beaver) incarnate. In Mesa we saw campaign signs for him on almost every corner and Kris was sick at the thought of him holding public office. Headed back to Peoria one evening we saw these signs on most corners. Kris was overcome with joy when she saw that someone had called him out.

 Warning: Unethical career politician!

 Facetime with Evy

 Custard at Freddy's for dessert

 Lunch at the Cheesecake Factory was amazingly good

 Maren got to spend the day with the elderly

 We enjoyed Florence Foster Jenkins

 A theater filled with snowbirds and us

 Nancy's viewing

 Comfy seats

At the Mesa City Cemetery

 Trevor, Blake, Rachel, Lexi, Mark, and Jocelyn

 Grandmother and the siblings

 A delicious dinner at the Rogue Tomato to celebrate Finn being
selected to join the Junior National Honor Society and the
 Student Council at Candeo Middle School

 I have to admit that Arizona evenings are lovely

Goodbye dears

From Arizona we headed to New Mexico to see the Hastings, so there is more to come. This is all for now.  

OXO

D.

August 2016

Emily's birthday, morning walks, a hike to Lake Mary with Anna and friends, fun times with the binkers before they traveled to NM, an extra day with Clara and Rob, Daniel's birthday, group dinner at the Ostergar's new house, dinners with Opa and Annie, a visit from Jan, Evelyn's first birthday, a visit from Doris Warner, a week with Connor, a soft opening at Chom, and a sleepover with Meg and Ollie: August has been good.

This girl can walk

 Em's smashing birthday

 The Fennimores stopped by

 Bosom buddies

 Beautiful sunrise on a morning walk

 An encounter with dear Janet Calder on a morning walk

 Mary's Lake trail with spectacular skies

 Utah mountain wildflowers

 The granite mountains of SLC are so different from our Provo peaks

Lake Mary

 Anna's gang with her friends also recently of Reno

 Dog Lake

 There is always something interesting playing on the small screen

 Good burgers at Mooya

 Ice cream from the Creamery

 Goodbye dears

 The Soelbergs keep the tradition alive

 Koko Lunchbox Korean with Katy, Evy, and Clara

 A canal walk with the Colver pups

 Clara and Rob ready to head to NM

 Katy made delicious cheesecake for Daniel's birthday

 Ostergars were hosts this month

 Love these people

 Tank Strap Brewery in Springville: fun and good

 Lots of deer at BYU on my morning walks

 Getting ready for Evy's big shindig

Gathered to celebrate a year of life

 Froggy stuff

 Uncle and Pippy probably talking weapons

 Mmmmm

 Ricky and the Taylor girls

 Evelyn is a very excited and appreciative gift opener

 Happy memories of Ted and Doris, London 1984

 Cousins joined by Kye, HB's son (technically a cousin I guess) 

More good burgers at the soft opening of Chom

Opa and his girlies

We are off to Arizona tomorrow so there will be something more to share soon. That's all for now.

OXO

D.