Tyler and Lindy's visit from Texas!

Tyler and Lindy's Visit!

Tyler and Lin came home to attend Lindy's family reunion!
Her family was nice enough to invite us to a BBQ at their house.
Here are the pictures... not in any particular order:

Trent: Where is your smile?
Oh well, chocolate cake is always delish!

Visiting around the table:
Phil, Lindy, Madison, and Jill

My crew... (Missing Nicole!)
Trent, Chelsea, Tyler, and Phil
Chelsea was not excited to have her picture taken wearing scrubs!
She came straight from work!

What good looking kids! I can't believe that they are all grown up!

Chelsea and Tyler

Mike: Our chef extrordinaire!

Lindy and her Mom Jill

Lindy's sister Annie and her fiance Cam

Tyler and Lindy: The most photogenic couple I know!
(HAMS)

Lindy's little sis: Madison and her friend

Lindy's brother James and his friend

Beautiful Jill... our great hostess!

Is Phil really taking work calls?

My two handsome boys! All grown up!

Moving Grandma!

Grandma Alta has been living in Salt Lake in a rest home for 6 months.
We were recently able to move her back to live in Heber. She is still in a rest home, and although this isn't her 1st choice, it is necessary for her at this point in her life.
Alta will be 90 years old this November, and she has definitely lived a full and productive life! As she has aged however, the challenges of aging have caused her to lose some of her independence. She suffers from some symptoms of Dimentia and Alzheimer's Disease. It is difficult to see her so challenged, but we are glad to have her home!

Alta loves having her hair done, and still worries that she looks just right!

This is her new room, it is cheerful and airy, and a great place to visit!

We had to take her to the park last Saturday! The weather was beautiful, and it was our first weekend that made us believe that summer was going to come! She and Phil shared a fresh Raspberry Shake... and she loved it!

Our hope is that she will have lots and lots of visitors, and that her days will be filled with happiness during this period of her life!

Phil's Family Reunion

This was the weekend of the 'Sweat' Reunion. Phil's mom's family.

It was our year to plan the reunion, and we chose to hold it at the

Kohler Farm in Midway.

They have a great facility, complete with an enclosed shelter... which we needed!

Beautiful views, room to camp... and a working dairy farm!

That of course means: FRESH AIR... dairy style!

Living in Midway, we are used to it!

We of course had and auction... and Raffle. This is the quilt that we raffled off,

I made it... and then almost kept it!

Aunt Nelda won the quilt though, and we were all thrilled for her.

Nelda is 90 years old, and has always been the peace maker of her family.

She was so thrilled with her prize, that she had tears in her eyes.

No one could have deserved it as much as her. She is the oldest living child.

Saturday afternoon we had a 'Mexican Fiesta'

Complete with a pinata!

The kids had a great time, and Phil only came 'close' to being hit!

We kept Chelsea and Sky busy working! Here they were on clean up duty!

Family reunions are always complete with a lot of work!

Our auction items were a lot of fun! You had to be quick however... 

or someone would bid you up!

Of course there was TONS of food!

Friday night we had a Dutch oven cook off, 

Saturday morning: Dave, Roger, Phil and Nile made breakfast for the crew.

We had a jump house for the kids... but these look like BIG kids.

Phil and Nelda share a dance! We love to see her smile.

Julie... probably collecting money!

Lynn and Dave

Chelsea and Sky... Kitchen help!

We couldn't have done it without them.

Delvene, Nelda and Alta

The only living children

Dressed up and ready for the "FIESTA"!

The breakfast crew: Dave, Roger and Nile

Thanks Guys for all of your work!

Our jump house!

Fun for kids of all ages.

Trent and Nile preparing the condiments

Trent was on butter duty

Kim and Payson

Our Friday Night entertainment.

Judy's friend Kerry from the radio station.

We appreciated his willingness to come and sing for us.

Of course the zip line was a hit! 

Alta and Nelda keeping watch on us!

The ladies of the hour wore corsages.

Karma and LaDene... always willing to help!

Thanks ladies.

These guys kept our Dutch ovens hot and cooking.

There was a lot of delicious food that came out of these.

Chelsea and Sky.

He survived his first family reunion with us...

Good job!

THE BIG DAY!

WE DID IT!

Trent graduated from Wasatch High School

on May 29th! The good news is... we all survived the stress

and Mom never has to keep track of Power School again!

This is the same high school that his dad graduated from...

in 1977!

Mr Melon was Trent's art teacher all through high school... 

they may not have seen eye to eye every day, 

but he was a great mentor for Trent!

The family came to support Trent. 

Grandma Alta, Grandma and Grandpa Gossett, Chelsea and Sky

Opening the gifts! 

We finished up the day at one of our favorite Mexican Restaurants!

Congratulations Trent!