the weekend.

 

Last week Truman and I made a quick trip to Idaho to visit my cousin Lindsey and her husband Abe who were in town. They had not met Truman yet and I was not sure when I would get to see them again (they live in Nevada). We did a whole lot of nothing! It was great. This picture says it all - we sat around and talked (okay, that is not entirely true, I did a 4 mile morning walk with my aunt, visited both sets of grandparents, got my hair cut by my cousin Molly and visited my aunt Joan and her family).

 

As soon as we got home we unpacked our bags and repacked for Stampin' Up convention. Truman got this "first convention" pin and was a hit with the ladies.

 

The first day just my dad and I attended (he is on the board of directors so I got to tag along with him!) Truman and Gregg had fun hanging out in the hotel (my mom was at girls camp). Can you picture my dad with 3,000 crazy Stampin'Up ladies? They love him and have gotten to know him at conventions and on the cruises.

 

My mom joined us the second day. She took this photo- the focus was all wrong but I thought it was kind of cool.

 

 

We convinced Gregg to come over one day during lunch to check it out - he had no idea how big Stampin' Up was. Here he is with the bag they gave everyone.

friday flashbacks.

"Boxers"
Nate, McKay and Dallin (three of my brothers) March 1997

bedtime stories.

Gregg took these photos of Truman and I reading.

friday flashbacks.

Guess who?

derby.

 

Saturday night we went to the Scott + Kristis for 'man burgers' and then walked down to the demolition derby. Truman did great with the ear phones on.

 

 

 

 

We all decided the derby went a little long. Besides all the qualifying rounds for the finals there were THREE accidents that required people being taken away in ambulances.

cascade springs.

 

for the 24th of July we went to Cascade Springs with the Fifes to hike around with the kids.

 

I found this photo of me in 1989 at Cascade Springs. Who new that 20 years later I would be visiting again with my husband and son.

 

 

 

 

 

Tabatha wanted to be part of our family photo!

friday flashbacks.

 

Valine, Christine, Marie, Ilene (my mom and her sisters)
March 1964

bumbo.

 

 

 

a bumbo is a must have with a baby. I can't believe he can sit in it already.

family reunion.

 

We spent the weekend in Idaho camping at a Quinn Family Reunion (my dad's side of the family). All of my dad's siblings were there except his brother Allen.

 

 

 

 

My aunt Beckie had decked out her trailer in a Disneyland theme (I want to do this someday to an old trailer but make it modern/contemporary).

 

me and my grandpa Quinn who turned 80 earlier this month.

 

 

 

 

 

 

working on a campout?

 

doesn't Truman look so comfortable!

 

 

 

friday flashback.

 

Valine Arave (my mom) 1975
I had never seen this photo of my mom (or her hair that long)

bedtime.

I thought I would post some recent pictures of Truman.
(these were taken last night after his bath)

 

 

 

 

more cousins.

 

My younger brother Anthony and his cute wife Sharon are going to have a baby in January! We are so excited. Truman will be getting 3 new cousins in a month - we will be all tied up with the same number of cousins on the Simons and Quinn side of the family.

slurpee

Todays date is 7-11
That means it's free slurpee day!

friday flashback.

I have been interested in all these old photos of my mom's that I have been finding. I am scanning them in so I have a copy of them. I think I am going to post an 'old' flashback photo every Friday. Enjoy!

 

Alvin Arave, Joan Hale, Marie Thun, Ilene Trent, Valine Quinn, Christine Quinn.

PS- to my aunts, grandparents and mom who read my blog...Please comment on anything you can remember about this photo..date? place? (it looks like grandma and grandpa's house) etc.