Family Reunion

This post may be a bit confusing. And I am not trying to stir the pot, but I am also not trying to step on eggshells. After all, this is my family blog.

 Stay with me if you can...

My dad has been married three times. To three wonderful women. All different. But each have brought something special into our lives. Siblings. Whether they be blood, half or step siblings, I love each and every one of them!

My dad divorced his second wife and she unfortunately passed away years ago. With her passing, we (I) lost touch with our/my step siblings. We would reach out to one another a few time over the years. Birthdays, deaths, babies, adoptions, divorces, etc. We each went through hard times in our lives and we would all try to reach out to each other, but life gets complicated. People grow in different directions and life gets busy. We have always called each other step siblings, even though the common denomintaor of our parents being married was no longer there. We had that sibling bond.

Well, in August, one of our step siblings JayDee was getting married. We (Me, Ty, Ash and Houston) were all invited to attend. We were all excited to see each other after 8 years apart. It was kind of a family reunion in sorts.

The wedding was beautiful and it was a lot of fun to catch up with each other. We were almost able to get a picture of EVERYONE togther. The bride, Jade and her groom Ryan, were busy enjoying their wedding, but we were able to sneak in a picture.

Thank you again for inviting us all!

Avery hugging JayDee. She kept saying she was a Princess.

Me, Avery, Ashley and Kennedy

Kennedy and Avery were instant buddies.

Left to Right:

Jon, Ash, Nick, Ave, Me, Ty, Ash, Brett, Houston and Mindy

Let's Play Catch Up

I think it is about time I catch up before I get even further behind!

In July, Nick was able to go to Ireland for 2-1/2 weeks with his dad, brother and some clients. They are hoping this becomes an annual tradition. I'm okay with it, as long as I get to tag along once in a while! :)

I am not too familiar with all of the locations they visited, but I will let the pictures do the talking! It was amazingly warm there and they only had a few showers. (Their last trip, it rained EVERY day!) They even had better weather than Salt Lake!

I am so happy that Nick can experience such wonderful things with his dad!

Dale, Nick and Tony

BEAUTIFUL!!!

We'll be back shortly

Sorry for the absence.
We have been BUSY!
Plus, my computer has been out of commision for over a month.
AND NOW, my camera is at Canon getting fixed.
I have THE WORST LUCK with electronics!

Anywho, I am getting everything organized, so get ready for a boatload of new posts and pics!

Hope everyone had a great summer!
We did!

To the Fire Station We Go!

We recently got involved in our neighborhood association. Since getting involved, we have started to get invited to special events around our community. Last week we received an email stating the local fire station was hosting an ice cream social. We were so excited!!! Every time we drive by the station, Avery demands that her window be rolled down so she can wave hello.

We met up with our friends, whose daughter Izzy is Avery's best friend. These girls just adore each other! Ave was such a lucky girl and was able to sit in one of the trucks! She was in awe the whole time!

Thank you again to our local station number 5 for hosting this event! It was a lot of fun!

Our lost little friends

The other day, Ave and I were walking in to our house from our garage when I noticed loud and continuous chirping. I started looking along our long ivy wall and noticed two baby quails. They were walking back and forth along the wall trying to find a way to their mommy. The mother quail was up high in the ivy about 6 feet. The little babies were so young, they did not know how to fly yet. Ave and I planted our booties on the ground and just watched the babies. Even Oli was curious to see what was going on. We stayed there about an hour keeping an eye on our new friends. The cute little things would come up to Oli and stay close to him. He, being such a sweet and good dog, would just sit there and watch them.

About 2 hours later I came back to check on them. They were still scouring the wall back and forth. Once Nick got home, we decided to try and help them get back to their mommy. Avery was so cute and was so concerned. The little babies even let us pet them. Nick got them to sit in his hand and they were practically falling asleep! :( They were so tired! Nick put them back into the ivy and they were able to get back to their family!

Every once in a while, I can still hear them chirping outside!