Sunday, July 24, 2011
First Family Vacation
Fun at Trafalga with Grandma Judee
Fun at the Real SL Game
Great Grandpa and Grandma Harris' House in Ririe, Idaho
Max, Joseph, and Whitney
Logan Temple
Fourth of July Fun with Jake
BYU Gym
Bre and Pee Wee
Clara and Joseph
Drew, Joseph, and Max
BYU Idaho Football Field
Yellowstone
Old Faithful
At least when Joseph pushed me in I took him with me!
Sign in the neighborhood my Grandpa developed
We had a wonderful trip to Utah and Idaho. This was our first vacation as a family of 7. The drive was long, but we had such a good time that it didn't seem so miserable. We started in Logan with the Benson's (Buddy and Cheryl). Joseph connected instantly to Whitney and Max my sweet niece and nephew. They are two of the nicest teenagers ever. We stayed up way too late and enjoyed midnight volleyball, a fire and a game of family soccer. After the Benson's we head down to Grandma Judee's in Spanish Fork. Grandma spoiled us and we had a wonderful time with her and Aunt Kami's family. We also made time to go to the Real SL game with the Logan Benson's. We then headed up to Idaho and stayed one night with the Idaho Benson's (Jeff and DeAun). The Logan Benson's joined us and we had fun staying together, all 21 of us! We spent a lovely morning visiting my grandparent's graves and showing the kids around Ririe, the place Grandma B. grew up in. After that we headed up to BYU Idaho and showed the kids around the campus. Boy I love that place! We then headed up to a cabin we rented in Island Park and the Benson's joined us at the Playmill theatre to see the musical Joseph and the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat. We enjoyed a beautiful day in Yellowstone National Park. It was the great vacation I have ever had and Joseph enjoyed getting to know all the cousins and family.
Joseph's 1st (sixteenth) Birthday!
Joseph Celebrated his 16th Birthday at Chuck E. Cheese. This is where he wanted to go. He had a great time collecting tickets and then gave them all away to his siblings. We also had a "home" party where he got his first bike. This was a special birthday as it was the first time anyone celebrated with him. A year ago he didn't even know when his birthday was. What a great day we had!
Looking Back
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| I found some photos off of facebook profiles of volunteers that worked at Joseph's school before we met him. |
Baptism Day
Sister's Wiley and Short
Grandma and Grandpa B
Friday, May 13, 2011
ODP Tourney
Joseph with Coach Anthony Sardon.
What an amazing experience! Joseph had the opportunity to represent Washington State at both the regional tournament and National Tournament Olympic Development Tournament. The 1995 boys ODP team took second in the nation. Joseph scored the goal that helped advance the team to the Nationals, and then was lucky enough to score the winning PK that helped them play in the finals for the national title. Sadly, they lost the final, but this is the most winning team in WA state history. One of the beautiful things about Joseph is the way he leads. We were so proud of him when he encouraged his to to pray before their games and always stood for the right by discouraging bad language. It's a rough environment sometimes when you are traveling with a bunch of boys and coaches, most who don't have the same standards as you. His coaches were so good to him and are great friends who Joseph now loves and admires. Joseph spent a lot of time listening to his church music.......................We are so proud of him!
February 2011
No, I didn't approve, no I wasn't happy! That's why it only lasted one day! Enough said? Oh, and it won't be happening again!
First Valentines Day. We took turns writing the things we love about one another:)
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