Graduation

Friday my sister, Rosie, and her husband, Brandon, graduated from Brigham Young University - Idaho. Bill, Sandy & I drove to Rexburg Friday morning, went to the graduation and lunch, and then drove back Friday evening. It was fun to see Rosie and Brandon as well as my other sister, Kelsie who also lives in Rexburg.

Here is a picture of Rosie and Brandon with their diplomas.


Rosie and Brandon with my parents.

The group of us, minus my dad and Bill who were taking pictures.

Bill always gets plenty of shots of Sandy and I when he has his camera out. Here is one at the graduation.


I hope the next graduation I attend is Bill's! I'm already planning the party for when that happens.

Saturday morning everyone (mom, dad, Molly, Lexie) came back to my house. My parents just stopped long enough to load the car and then headed back to South Dakota. The picture below shows Sandy (left) and Lexie (right) playing while everyone else helps load the car.

Happy Birthday, Rosie!

Christmas Travels

After spending a quiet Christmas at home with our little family (I loved that!!), we got in the car the next morning and drove to Island Park to meet my family. It was a fun idea to rent a cabin with the extended family (my aunts, uncles, cousins, etc. were all there). Bill loved the snowmobiling. Unfortunately, we all had the stomach flu, so we didn't get to play as much as we'd hoped.

I was so happy to see my family! My parents came from South Dakota, two of my sisters came from Idaho, and another sister came from Ohio. Molly, James, and Lexie came from Ohio and stayed with us for a couple of days before Christmas. We always love to see them!


Because of the stomach flu, we didn't take any pictures at Island Park. Luckily, my dad did. Here are a few that he took. He also took some breathtaking scenic pictures that are at his website: http://drbair.zenfolio.com/


Here is Sandy with her Aunt Kelsie.






Sandy with her Aunt Rosie.





Sandy with her Great-Grandpa Shupe.




And one of just Sandy.