Right in the Middle
Wonderful things can happen right in the middle of a annual Family Gathering. We love you little Millie. (number seventeen)
Painting ROCKS
Family Gathering 2019 Our neighbors have lots of rocks. They have poured them in every spot where they don’t want to have grass. All along the parking strip are rocks. Piles, in fact. I asked Clara and Lydia to sneak out in the dead of night, with a silver bucket, …
Fireworks: After Dark
Family Gathering 2019 July has two holidays in Utah. One is the 4th and the other is the 24th. That is the day when the pioneers came into the valley. That means more fireworks. Just a quick look at the end of a busy day.
TAG: You’re IT !
Family Gathering 2019 Children always feel better if they know. If you say that you are going to do three things today, they will hound you to death until they can count them. It isn’t so much what is planned but that something is planned at all which might include …
Waterslide & Shaving Cream
Family Gathering 2019 * I have learned that the day to play with shaving cream is the day that we rent the waterslide. I know that every grandmother who might be reading this post is swearing that I am an idiot to ever think of arming a bunch of kids …
Whatever Floats Your Boat
Family Gathering 2019 Questions and Answers About Boat Building Yes. We will build boats. Yes. We will race them in the water. Yes. You can use Grandpa’s tools. Yes. He will help you with the drill. Yes. It is hard to use the staple gun. Yes. You can take your …
SPLASH: A DAY AT THE LAKE
Family Gathering 2019 We spent the better part of the day at Manila Lake. It is beautiful, reasonably small or quite large, depending on what you want it to be. It is clean and has a beach with sand and lots of little fish and plenty of room for many …
Dress-Ups Year 5
Family Gathering 2019 History of Family Gathering Dress-Ups For the past five years, we have dressed-up. The girls love to assume different personas and the boys like to have swords and hatchets and the horned helmets of Vikings. The boys always end up staging pretend fights, especially with animals if …
POP POP: Twisting Balloons
Family Gathering 2019 It is true. Anything that is FUN can also be UN-FUN. That is just the way things are. That is why Henry’s heart is heavy. His balloon popped just as he was ready to put the finishing touches on his unusual animal. I am reminded why we …
The Recital
Today she is taller and her violin is larger. Her arms are stronger and her fingers are tougher. Her proud teacher says that her wrists are positioned beautifully. Today she is dressed modestly and looks wonderful. Her long hair shines and reaches almost to her waist. She is thinking about …