MAY 2018

MAY 2018
(this blog contains my weekly emails to my precious family)

WEEK 1 ~ 5/6/2018

1)  April 28th ~ May 5th, glamping with X & KC.  Kannarra Falls slot hike, Zions, Bryce, Lil Wild Horse Slot, Goblin Valley Hoo-Doos, Lake Powell, all-terrain vehicle, great food, 5 Crowns, breaking in CarLa.  Thanks Bells for the memories!

2)  Today!  Genevieve Tiberia Howell received a marvelous blessing and a remarkable name.  What an outstanding family.

Calendar:  

May 7th - Isaac will be SIX

May 12th - Raylie will be of baptism age!

Have a fantastic week! 

WEEK 2 ~ 5/13/2018

Hi, How B U?

Seven day summary…

1)  FHE ultimate 7-topping scones with Bullocks.

2)  I met Benjamin James Hill, our first great-grandson!  Born May 2nd.

3)  My brother Curtis stopped by to make improvements to CarLa.

4) Advance Mother’s day lunch with my mother.  Here’s proof that she’s an angel.  What a glow!!!

5)  Isaac turned 6 surrounded by chums and family.

6)  8 year old Raylie opens her hatchimal cheese’cake’.  Yum!

7)  Today is the day I celebrate being a mother.  I couldn’t be more grateful for this blessing.  Happy day to all mom’s.

8) Most of you have already heard that 2 weeks ago Lane fractured his tailbone in a wet and rocky slot canyon.  He’s seen a spine specialist, had x-rays and receives an injection tomorrow.  We attended one hour of church today and came home to rest.  

Church talk notes from Hope:  “My mother is the best thing that’s ever happened to me.  If there were only dads in the world we’d all be in trouble.” (Like we’d all be non-existent!) And “Guys, you have to be blessed with the priesthood but girls are all just born with our qualities.”  (Hope is overflowing with self-esteem.)

It’s a quiet day as Lane recovers now from additional flu-like symptoms. 

Coming this week:

My momma is “83” on the 19th.

Stephanie Hill’s birthday is Saturday.

Amanda turns 13 next Sunday.

WEEK 3 ~ 5/20/2018

“Hosanna" Household Heirs ~

1)  I humbly express my adoration, praise and joy.  This very day the Jordan River Temple was rededicated.  Temples are proof that God loves us.  Inside time seems to stand still, the pressures of the world disappear and feelings of His peace are abundant.

2)  Last week we watched Isaac doing silly dwarf dancing.  His kindergarten days are nearly through.  

3)  My momma turned 83 yesterday.  Charla, my older sister, has hosted a tea party to celebrate every year since mom was 80.  This year I was in town to attend.  The doll my mother is holding is 150 years old and belonged to my great grandmother. 

4)  Amanda became a teenager TODAY!   She shared this delicious cheesecake with me.  Also, the Bells commemorate 9 years of marriage TODAY!

5)  Caden works tomorrow (his real birthday) so his 20th b-day was celebrated today.  Steph pointed out that for a few hours the Bullock family includes 4 teenagers.  If I were to caption this pic it would be “DENIED”.  It was a valiant effort Caden, but that corner candle was stubborn.  

This coming week:

21st  The Bullocks have a TWENTY YEAR OLD son!

22nd  Rockwell celebrates year 7

22nd  Samuel Lane turns 37

23rd  Lane & I test for our motorcycle licenses.  Say a prayer for me ;o}

25th-29th  We take a Memorial Day weekend RV trip with the Scotts

26th  Rayson will baptize Raylie

27th  Kylie will be 18

WEEK 4 ~ 5/27/2018

Hello once again,

1)  Exciting news.  Stalwart grandson Joseph opened his mission call to Arcadia California!!!  He reports to the MTC on August 15th.  How did I miss posting this earlier???  My bad.  Joseph is 5th in a sibling line of standout Hill missionaries.  

2)  Monday 5/21-  dance concert for the 3 oldest Gerber girls.  They all performed spectacularly!

3)  We passed our motorcycle road tests!

4)  Wednesday 5/23 - Matthew & Josh graduated from Hawthorn Academy.

5)  Lane continues to receive physical therapy and heal from his injury.  He’s doing better every day!

6)  Friday 5/25 - We headed out for an RV/camping trip with Randi & Roy.  Memorial Day weekend, Deer Creek State Park.

(what the heck with my neck?)

7)  Saturday 5/26 - We broke from camping to support Raylie on her baptism day (she was lucky to have a font with hot tub temperatures).  Rayson did an excellent job performing his first baptism and confirmation ordinance.  Raylie had so many wonderful supporters, including the Hansen’s who drove down from Seattle.  Callie pulled it all together.  We are so proud of Raylie for following Jesus’ example.  

8)  Congrats Cav’s fans (myself included).  Go Houston!

This coming week:

27th - Kylie is 18 TODAY!

28th - Memorial Day…remember those who sacrificed so we may enjoy our freedoms.

29th - We return from the Great Scott camping trip.

30th - Emy graduates from Elementary school.

31st - We leave on a trip with the Kelley family.

June 1st - Priesthood commemoration broadcast “Be One”.  

We welcome feedback and sharing of events.  

Because we love you forever!

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma, Momma C, Carolyn

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

APRIL 2018

APRIL 2018
(this blog contains my weekly emails to my precious family)

WEEK 1 ~ 4/8/2018

Dear fabulous family,

1) March 25 - April 6     Beautiful, beckoning, blazing hot, beloved Bali is behind us and it’s good to be home.  But oh, what a trip!!!  Each picture really is worth a 1000 words, and there are 1000’s of photos.  I’ll spare you the onslaught of vacation photos and simply share 7... 

2) One of our Bali guides, “Yoga”, was quite the sage teaching us by his repeated kidding “Not joking, not happy.”  ;o}

...so keep joking.

WEEK 2 ~ 4/15/2018

1) April 7 - 11   Marvelous Mississippi.  We flew from Bali to Shanghai to LAX to Houston to Jackson.  Chris met our flight and drove us to Brookhaven for a select few days with these cute kids (Jami & Chris included as ‘cute').  All too soon we were driving our CRV back to SLC April 12th and 13th, 

2) arriving just in time for...a church cleaning assignment, a tour of Lincoln & Carrie’s lot with foundation, 

Josh and Carlie’s soccer game, dinner and game night with Steph, Jerel, Lincoln & Carrie.  Then..

3)  April 15   Paden Cole Gerber’s blessing day.   Rayson pronounces a remarkable blessing.  Callie bakes a mean chocolate cake.

4)  That’s all for now.  We are staying still for nearly 2 weeks.  We are in the process of finding time to spend with Jerry’s family and Britni’s family when we travel to the NW this summer.  

Family news:

April 3rd  - Kaelyn is 6!  

April 7th  - Jami & Chris celebrated 4 years of marriage 

April 13th  - Alta turned 7!  

born April 22nd  - Dillon’s earth day 

WEEKS 3,4 ~ 4/29/2018

Here’s what’s been happening.

1)  April 22nd & 23rd.  We took CarLa on a mini tour.  Dinner with Layton Kelley’s, tapioca with Centerville Howells, breakfast with Bountiful Howells, lunch with West Valley City Mom, David, (and Gerber’s), tailgating Luke’s baseball game in South Jordan (no photo) but I have one of some delicious pizza...

2)  April 24th. Tayva is my sister’s caboose, 7th child and 7th missionary (New Zealand).  We joined her family for our first session at the Provo City Temple.  

3)  April 25th.  The next day I played with the Gerber kids while Callie & Rayson celebrated their 9th anniversary.  (Tucked in a 4 generation photo)

4)   April 29th.  Colleen Howell Poulson 1940-2018.  What an incredible sendoff for an amazing sister!  She’d asked Lane to speak and he did a great job.  Too many tears of gratitude.

Calendar:  

April 25th - Gerbers have been married for 9 years!

April 26th - Hatcher Hansen is TWO

April 29th - Dalia is now a beehive!

We love you forever

Scatter smiles & sunshine Ü

Momma, Momma C, Carolyn (& Dad Lane)

haP2Bmi@gmail.com

801 499 7994

MARCH 2018

MARCH 2018
(this blog contains my weekly emails to my precious family)

WEEK 1 ~ 3/4/2018
It’s tapioca night.  Where are you???

We are in Carlsbad NM planning to explore the caverns tomorrow.  What’s up with you?

1)  A sampling of Louisiana’s ‘finger lickin’ good’ cajun sauces.  Gulf coast of Texas. Port Aransas.  Mustang Island.

2)   Laredo. Nuevo Laredo.

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4)  

Coming soon:

6th - Emeline will be old enough to be a deacon ;o}

7th - Linc & Carrie celebrate 17 years of marriage.

10th - Handsome Robert turns 23

11th - Sweet Sabrina will be 2!!

11th - We should be in St George for a visit with Colleen and Gaylin.

We are happy to be in the MST zone.

WEEK 2 ~ 3/11/2018

Hi favorite folks ~

1)  Last Monday we took a phenomenal self-guided audio tour of THEE world renown Carlsbad Caverns - a spectacular National Park that I never knew I needed to see.  We arrived too early in the season for the night and morning ‘bat flight’ programs.  Maybe next time…but since these speleothems are on the road to nowhere that isn’t likely to happen.  Here are tips if YOU plan to see them someday :  Avoid the elevator and hike down and up the 80 flights.  Stop and listen.  Drip-by-drip the caverns have been decorating themselves over the past million years or so.  And coordinate your visit to coincide with the return of the bats! There is an amphitheater just for this (May to October).

2)  Roswell, New Mexico - Area 51.  Maybe you’ve heard of it.  

Next we ventured into Arizona to Monument Valley.  We took photos with the excavator to excite grandkids.

3)  Come see this!!!  Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park is in my top 5 U.S. sites.  

4)    Hahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahahaha

5)  We arrived in St George Friday and are currently ‘glamping’ with Aunt Colleen and Uncle Gaylin.  Last night we visited Aunt Phyllis Sue and Uncle Ron.  

6)  I love Patrice Howell.  Who doesn’t?  This girl is an angel, a princess, and a hero to me.  Her parents (Ron & Phyllis Sue) must have done something great to have her now and forever.

She is a 3 year old girl in a full-grown body.  She is dependent on others to feed, dress, bath and change her.  Recently her parents observed her slowly moving from her kitchen chair at the island, across to the sink, along the counter, steadying herself along the wall, crossing the hall and ending up in her bathroom.  All.  By.  Herself.  For the very first time!  Tomorrow she will be 50.  Last night I sat by her in the car as we took a drive.  Patrice was obviously dismayed and perhaps muttered under her breath “I hate you, I hate you”.  I’m not sure, but that’s what it sounded like.  Three year olds say that, right?  I still love her.

This week:

TODAY - Sabrina is TWO

12th - Lane will be 70

14th - Stephanie & Jerel have their 22nd anniversary

17th - wear GREEN

WEEK 3 ~ 3/18/2018

Hello fabulous people!

1) Right now we are driving through Utah County on our way back to SLC.  We will spend one week in the SLC area before leaving for a 2 week get-away to Bali.  Our private tour group consists of friends and family.  We are looking forward to some exciting adventures with Steph, Jerel, Carlie, Cameron, Kim, Anissa, Justin and some friends who traveled with us to India.  (Thank you to Jerel for the advance planning and itinerary!)

2)  This past week was spent with Aunt Colleen and Uncle Gaylin.   They were willing guinea pigs as our first ‘clamping’ guests in CarLa.  

Featuring: Five Crowns & pistachios.  

3)  A zoom-zoom with a view.  (Kolob Canyon)

4)  A stroll in Snow Canyon.  

Colleen was happy to get a change of scene.  Gaylin went along for the ride.  They were both glad to have gone but also glad to get home.  

5)  Each of you should brace yourself.  We hope to have you along on a trip here or there.  Think about it and let us know what might work best for you.       

6) 

And remember it you are falling on your face you are actually moving forward ;o}

4) This coming week:

21st ~ Danika turns 2, with a 'Curious Danika' party.  Think monkeys!

24th ~ Violet will be 4, and is excited for her 'Snow White’ birthday.

Each day we wake up with the potential of a newborn baby.  Go get ‘em!

WEEK 4 ~ 3/25/2018

This will be quick.  Tonight we sit in the LA airport ready to board our flight for a 2 week trip to Bali. 

So, here’s a wrap up from last week. 

1) Lane is now 70!!!  We party’d with the local kids and a few friends at the Spaghetti Factory.  He was SURPRISED and felt the love. Thanks to those who were able to join us. 




2) random events 


3)  Have a great week & a happy Easter. We’ll be back April 8th. (Happy advance birthday to Kaelyn!  Your gift will arrive late...sorry)

We love you forever!

Momma C & Dad Lane