Trevor and Sara

Saturday afternoon, 11 January, Trevor Boynton and Sara Reheis were married. We were pleased to be able to join them on this great day. The weather was beautiful (the natives thought it was cold; we thought it was delightful) with clear skies and warm sunshine. Both Anna and Katy, who could not attend, asked for lots of pictures. So here they are! 

 Having just arrived, we ran immediately into the groom and
his mother (notice the draped photo booth in the background)

Emily caught this wonderful picture of Trevor sorting out Blake

 Waiting for the ceremony to begin

 Trevor and the judge watching the bride arrive

 Speaking of the bride arriving...

 Exchanging vows and rings

 Done deal

 They look really happy

 The Reheis and Boynton families

 The Mark Boynton family

 Sara, Trevor, Mark, and Nancy

 With Grandmother

 The Boynton/Beck/Taylor crew

I have no idea who took this photo of me and Sara

 Front of dress

 Back of the same

Delicious soup and rolls

The kek

 The party

Emily likes the soup...

But she isn't sure about public displays of affection

 Three of the famous Beck sisters

 As the sun set in the west, the hot chocolate came out...

 And the lights came on

 The photo booth was a hit!

This was a really fun weekend. Special thanks to Bonnie for putting us up in her lovely home. That's all for now.

OXO

D.

January in Arizona

Thursday afternoon, 9 January, we flew from Provo to Mesa for Trevor and Sara's wedding. We had a day or so to play around before the festivities, so we visited, went to the movies, ate, and shopped a tiny bit. Friday afternoon Kris and I drove to Peoria to eat dinner with the Youngs. Em and Lizzy had arrived in Peoria by the time we returned to M&G's house.

PVU: Provo Airport is close, small, and easy

Supper at Tia Rosa's

Joined by Bonnie, Chip, and Sandy

Salmon tacos

The citrus is at its peak

The winter grass at Verde Groves is up and looking good

VJB, RBB, Grandmother B, and KBT

We saw Philomena; loved it!

Pizza for supper at Grimaldi's

Little man playing with his blob of dough

Harry enjoying a side of mozzarella

The crew, post-pizza

Some folks are OK with shopping if there are benches

in the warm winter sun

A snappy shopping trip to Dana Park before lunch on Saturday

Pete's provided lunch

The Youngs and Ensigns joined us for lunch

These children eat so little, I don't' know how they sustain life

It's unclear whether Rod approves of Emily's picture posture

Saturday, the 11th, is Harry's true birthday and he celebrated
at Grandmother's

The girlies looking at Grandmother's memory books

Later Saturday we traveled way south in Gilbert to the wedding. It's crazy how big "The Valley of the Sun" is.  From where the Youngs live in the north to the southern end of Gilbert is about a two hour drive!

I will include wedding pictures in the next post. That's all for now.

OXO

D.

Early January 2014

The holiday cheer just kept on going into early January. We started the 2nd with an early-morning walk along the BYU canal. Later we visited the current exhibit at the BYU MOA. That evening was the "friends-and-family" opening of Waffle Love, Colton (and Emily's) newest endeavor. The 3rd was Harry's 7th birthday party with his cousins. Anna and the Reno gang left early that morning and missed the festivities. Anna's boys stayed at Phillip and Meagan's house and Meagan and all the kids discussed pheromones. The boys got all excited and did some research on the matter and devised an experiment to see if mothers could identify their offspring by scent. Sadly Tucker and Anders missed the experiment that took place later that evening. After various dinners out (M&G with friends at CPK and Pippy's family and us at Thai Village) we met back at the ranch. The amazing thing is that the mommas scored 100%! The Youngs headed home on the 4th and P&M went to SLC for a getaway. Ollie and Meg stayed with us.

 Canal walk in winter

 Sacred Gifts exhibit at the MOA

 Really lovely paintings

 Louisiana and Carla Sue at the MOA

 Nascent art lovers

Enjoying Brian Kershisnik's nativity

 Waffle Love opening

 PDT and ETE

 Yummy, but big!

 This fine woman worked her tail off to get the place open

 Harry's party

 Good times!

 A variation of musical chairs

 Holdie scored some chocolate coins

 Opening gifts

 Super exciting!

 Seven!

 We enjoyed the sunset on the way to Thai Village

 Identifying scents

 No hesitation: they knew their own specific children (they 

both wash with the same detergent, btw)

 The Youngs ready to head back to pleasant winter in AZ

 Ollie (green speck behind wall) and Meg (in pink) 

running with the cousins

 Joined by the Colvers for supper at In-N-Out

Everyone has returned to their homes, work, and school. Life is quiet and normal -- whatever that is. We are headed to AZ on the 9th, so that will likely be the next adventure. 

That's all for now.

OXO

D.