Williams Family "Mini" Reunion 2008

This last weekend the Williams' who live out in CA came to visit those of us in Utah! We haven't seen them in a while, so it was really great spending time with them. And so fun to see the grandkids all playing together! The Tracy's even joined us for some of it!

We did a lot of fun stuff- attended a wedding in the Logan temple, spent an afternoon at the Bountiful Rec Center, had a homemade sushi night and just hung out in the back yard.

I'm still trying to recover, as I'm sure everyone else is, but had to upload some pics and smile. We really do have a fun time together!

Here are Adrian & I with the Logan temple as a backdrop.

Hailey and Claire playing on the steps. These two are so alike in so many ways- size, mannerisms, etc. It was neat seeing them play together. I just wish Hailey wasn't always stealing Claire's toys. Ahhh...what can you do?!

Family pic on the temple grounds. I really like this one of all 4.75 of us.

All the women...except Raz. Maybe we should photoshop her in??

Adrian taking Hailey down the slide at the Bountiful Rec Center. She LOVED it. I was a bit nervous, but he lifted her up at the end so she didn't go under. Until the last time they went. Not sure what happened there, but all we saw of Hailey was her feet! She came up sputtering...but still wore a smile! That's our Hailey!

Funny pic of Adrian & Bubba being Adrian & Bubba.

The two from above later that evening making sushi!

Janet did such a great job hosting Sushi Night. It's a lot of work pulling that kind of a meal off- way to go Janet!!

Goodbye Gen & the Big Blue Bash

We had a fun weekend! Friday ended with a drive up Big Cottonwood Canyon as we went to "celebrate" my BFF, Genevieve leaving for graduate school in Virginia. I say "celebrate" because although I know it's a great opportunity for her...I'll miss her dearly! Most of you know her, but for those who don't, she and I have been super close since Freshman year in high school. She was the one who introduced me to the church and has just been a wonderful friend for the past 14 years. We had a fun time with her roasting hot dogs and s'mores and enjoying the outdoors.

So, just for fun, I thought I'd post a couple pics of Gen & I way back when...these are from 1996 (at an award ceremony) and 1997 (before Junior Prom.) Stop laughing! We were cute! And yes, I cropped out the boys that were in the pic with us for Prom! Hahaha- who needs them?!

And this is us this last weekend. Hmmm...I think we look a little different! Gen looks great! I look plump. ;)

Here are a coupe pics of our family enjoying the outdoors. Thomas had a great time playing with the other boys in the dirt. Hailey actually invented a game- she started sliding down this big rock. It caught on quickly and soon all the kids were doing it. My little trend setter.

And finally, the Big Blue Bash. Anyone know what that is? We didn't either, until a few weeks ago. Apparently, it's an event where all of us Die Hard BYU fans who live near SLC get together and declare our devotion to the Cougars. We dressed the kids up and headed downtown to be amongst fellow fans. It was a fun night- Adrian certainly had more fun than the rest of us but that's OK! We didn't get many pics at the event, but he did get Max Hall & Austin Collie's autographs. Cool!! Thomas also got a neat pic with Cosmo!

Go Cougars!

Fun Times at the Davis County Fair

So it's county fair time here and decided to take advantage and head on over. I love the fair! Adrian...not so much, but he goes because I love it! I knew the kids would love the animals more than anything, so we spent most of our time in the barn. Kory, Raz & Elise went with us and we all had fun, despite the overwhelming barn smell. What can you expect?!

They had a cute little petting zoo, pony rides and lots of animals on display. All the kids just loved them.

Both kids riding the ponies. I had Hailey on the sidelines (we weren't sure she was old/ big enough to ride) but at the last minute, Adrian grabbed her and put her on! I'm so glad he did too!

I took this cute little video of the kids riding the ponies too. They're so fun to watch. Thomas seems like an old pro and Hailey was just taking it all in. She cried when she had to get off! I guess that shows she really enjoyed it!