Father's Day

Happy Father"s Day, Bill. They say the way to a man's heart is through his stomach, so Bill received some favorite foods and a BBQ apron.

Awards

This summer Alex participated in baseball. His team won the league tournaments.

Alecia also received some awards for clogging with her team and doing a solo.

Kayla's Kimberly Reception

Look at this fantastic fruit cascade put together by my friends, Laura Fowers and Tammy Gardner. It was almost too beautiful to eat, but it sure tasted good.

I think this is the only picture we got of Alex. Of course it would be in a picture of the food table.

A Very Busy Weekend

Not only did we have Kayla and Patrick's wedding over the weekend, we also had their ring ceremony and reception.

With big celebrations come company. We were delighted to have some of Kayla's friends stay with us as well as Nat, Ian, and Tatem.

Tatem and I were able to get a little practicing in during our spare moments.

On Sunday we had a family dinner with those who could make it. Adam, Jenny, and family were able to join us. We celebrated Bill's birthday (May 24th) and Adam's birthday (May 26th) with the leftover reception cake.

Tatem loved playing with the cousins, and Karl always enjoys playing with her. I love it!

Kayla and Patrick Martin

Kayla became Mrs. Martin on Saturday, May 23, 2009, for time and all eternity in the Salt Lake LDS Temple. It was a beautiful day for a beautiful bride!

Basement

Our basement was finished on Friday! It took 7 weeks. Here are some before and after shots.

Bathroom before and after

Family room before and after

More family room

HAWAII

For our 20th wedding anniversary, Bill and I went to Hawaii. We enjoyed looking at the different trees and plants growing on Oahu.

We visited the temple grounds, but the temple is undergoing a complete renovation and looks like an old ruin. At the visitor's center we ran into a man who used to be a Utah tv weatherman when Bill was young.

We tried to enjoy the Polynesian Cultural Center, but it was made a little difficult by the rain. I'm talking "Little House on the Prairie" type rain where all of a sudden the clouds roll in and open up like they are drawing the water directly from the ocean and dumping it on you. It wouldn't have been so bad had it been warmer, but it is always our luck to go someplace "warm" and end up freezing.

We went snorkeling and visited Pearl Harbor. That was a very interesting tour. Overall we enjoyed ourselves, especially when eating chocolate cake from the Cheesecake Factory.

Engagement pics

Kayla and Patrick had their engagement pictures taken. Here are a few.