Ady turned 2 on June 21. She had a lot of fun opening presents. Here she is taking a present to Grandpa for him to hold while she tears the paper. She was very excited about every present.
Here she is unwrapping her new Tinkerbell Doll. She thought it was great.
Here she is eating her cake with her fork and scepter in one hand and wearing her crown from the top of her cake. She gets so excited about things. It is fun to watch.
On June 20, 2009 the funeral for Uncle Merrell was held in Orem. He was 92 years old. It was a good funeral and good to hear the wonderful comments about him and the recap of his life. I have lots of fond memories of visits to Rigby in the summer and also visit to Orem during later years. I loved the produce from his garden. Here is a picture of the Henry Cousins taken after the luncheon. Some of the cousins had already left. In the center are Uncle Charles and Aunt Rose.
Picture of Uncle Merrell's children. David, Neal, Paul, Merleen and Helen.
Picture of my brother Ed on his birthday, with wife Joyce and daughter Lori. We had a good visit and lots of hugs.
On the way home we stopped in Albuquerque, New Mexico at the Monte Carlo Restaurant. It was one that Jon wanted to eat at. He had seen its review on Diners and Dives or some such thing. The food was good. It had a greek flavor to it. We then drove on home. We were going to stay in a hotel but by the time we got there they were all full and then when we got on to other places with hotels Ady was already asleep, so we just kept driving all night. We had beautiful weather in Arizona, New Mexico and Texas but as soon as we hit Utah it started to rain.
Looking over the banister at the living room and Grandpa.
Kylie, Sadie and Ady playing with the dolls. Ady thought that was great.
Tovi, what a joy to visit with her. She is such a great hostess, even when she is stressed. We had fun seeing the new house and helping her unpack. Lots of fun putting stuff up in the storage area in the garage!!!
The girls and Jon had a fun time in the pool in the back yard.
The stairs were great. Ady learned to climb stairs even though her Mom was kind of scared. The circular stairs were great to learn on.
All three girls watching a movie. They got along great and had a lot of fun together.
Packed into the car. What a trip. Ady sure did well even though it was a long ride.
The Saguaro National Park by Tucson. One more national park that I have visited.
Came into the room one night and saw this cute picture, had to grab my camera and click it. The cats sure love Dad.
June 5, 2009 was the Steven and Sandi Bryson in the Salt Lake Temple. It was great to be able to attend and to have a chance to visit with family members. Steve and Sandi look very happy and I love her red shoes. The luncheon in the Joseph Smith Memorial Building was great. I really enjoy being able to see family.
On May 29, Jon, Holly, Ady and I went up to Bear Lake and had a camp out. We enjoyed the lake, digging in the sand, building a camp fire with hamburgers, and swimming in the hot pool. It was an enjoyable outing and much warmer than I expected. I did get a couple of mosquito bites but not bad.
On Mother's Day after a wonderful church meeting, Michael and I drove to Rigby. We had a very nice dinner with my brothers and families. We sat and talked for hours. I also taught the girls how to make bead bands for watches. We had a lot of fun. It was so nice to see Bill, Jan, Bob, Linda, Annabelle, Adam, Clark, Dianne, Breony, and Kalesa. 
