Holly's Bridal Shower

Slumber Party

You Know You Have Been Traveling Too Much When . . . .

I had this funny little thought yesterday on my way home from Utah. Actually, I was in the restroom at the Salt Lake Airport. So, this was what I was thinking. You know you have been traveling too much when . . . . you know which restroom stall in the SL Airport has a good lock on it. That may not strike you as funny, but for some reason it did me. This past weekend was my sixth trip to Utah for 2009 and I have at least one more next month when Holly & D.J. get married.

However, we had a fantastic weekend in Utah where we were able to spend time with all of our grandchildren. First, Marissa and I tended Brandon & Tayler while Jenny and Jason went to Park City overnight for their anniversary. We had a slumber party down in the TV room and watched cartoons until 11:00 at night. At first Brandon & Tayler couldn't figure out what we were doing pulling the mattresses down into the TV room, but once we got it all set up with just about every pillow in the house, they could see that it was going to be great fun and they started bouncing away. Fun times!

While we were down in Utah, Jenny, Allison, Stephanie, Marissa and Jenny Osthed put on a bridal shower for Holly which was beautiful and very nicely done. Holly is well loved as we could tell by all that was put into the shower, not to mention the wonderful turnout of family and friends. Thanks to all who came!

Weekend pictures coming soon . . .

Sweetheart Cherry Harvest

Yesterday, we picked the sweetheart cherries. It took only one day to get the job done with the help of 40 pickers. The cherries were all big and beautiful which made the picking easy. Just a one time through clean sweep of the orchard. Nana and Papa have been here since Sunday and took off this morning headed for home with a trunk full of cherries. They had never been up for cherry harvest and I think they enjoyed seeing how a cherry harvest is run. We were happy to have them come stay for a few days although there wasn't too much time for play. Things can get a little crazy and intense when we are picking fruit, especially cherries as there is such a small window of time to get the fruit off the trees. The picking time frame is very short. The cherries can be ripe and ready to pick one day, and then with the hot weather, become overripe in a short amount of time. I think Rick thrives on intense though. He likes to work hard and play hard.

Where does all the time go???

It is hard to believe one week has gone by since Jenny & Jason and family were here for a visit. The older I get, the faster time goes by. We had a wonderful time while they were here and were on the go constantly. As you can see from Jenny's pictures on her blog, it was cherry picking season and we made many trips up to the orchard to pick cherries and visit Grandpa and Marissa while they worked. We also played in the pool every day, rode 4-wheelers, blew bubbles, colored, put together puzzles, went to the water park in Moses, watched movies, celebrated Brandon's birthday, celebrated the 4th of July with our own fireworks display set off by Jason and Grandpa and then watched fireworks out at George, Washington from the back of Grandpa's truck. We also had a few picnics in the back yard, went to the park to play on the swings, went to DK's for ice cream and baked cookies. No matter how much time we have with our kids and grandkids, it seems like we never can get enough of them . . . . . . and we are looking forward to seeing everyone down in Utah in a few days.