Summer 2008

This summer we went first to Washington DC where we did physicals, etc. for our extension of time in Hong Kong - 2 more years here...

While in DC, we got to spend time with Krista's family. You should check out her blogspot:

tklundell.blogspot.com

We then spent a week on a beach in Florida for the Lilly family reunion (Kelly's family). The 4 Lilly kids, our spouses, all our kids (except for 3 of mine - I'll get to that) and our mom got together for our mom's 75 birthday. It was the first time we sibs and our kids had seen each other in 4 years! We had a fabulous time!!! 

Of my kids, only my oldest, Krista (and her hubby Travis and daughters Kate and Brooklyn) and my youngest, Ryan, were able to go. Erika was due to deliver her first baby, David is on his mission in Taiwan, and Scott had just started summer school at BYU and HAD to attend classes. So they missed out and everyone really missed each of them.

After Florida, we flew back to the DC area and stayed at Krista's house in Maryland for a few days. I had such a fun time playing Grandmother, that I REALLY didn't want to leave. I had no idea it would be so fun. Kate and Brooklyn are so fun and so cute!!! Then we flew to Colorado. Ryan and I stayed a week there with my mom and Arvid spent only a day. He then flew up to North Dakota to spend time with his family.  He got to see almost all of his brothers and sisters and their families - and there are a LOT of them! I would have loved to go with him, but had such a limited amount of time to spend one-on-one with my mom, so...   I just love being with Arvid's family.

Ryan and I flew to Utah on July 14 to spend a week with Erika and Sterling before she delivered. Luckily we got there that night. After spending July 15 with her, that night she went into labor. Cami Lilly Fenwick was born in the early morning of July 16, 2008. She is a little doll. Included is a picture I took of her in her car seat coming home from the hospital at 1 day old. She is so  beautiful! 

I was lucky enough to be able to be with them for Cami's first 5 weeks - starting at day 1!!!  The next milestone will be for Krista and Erika to see each other and meet each other's new babies. 

Please feel free to check out Erika's blogspot occasionally for newer pictures of Cami:

sefenwick.blogspot.com

The remainder of the summer we spent in Utah.  The guys all stayed pretty busy and I held Cami. That's about it. Scott is enjoying BYU so far, but is finding Physics tough! Several of his friends from Hong Kong are there with him, so he's having fun. Scott works at the Cougareat at BYU - a popular food court. He's at Teryaki Stix.

My mom came to Utah in August to see us one more time and to meet Cami. One of the pictures is a 4-generation with Erika, Cami, Peggy and Kelly.

Ryan started 11th grade in August. The picture of him with his backpack represents his first day of school - a traditional picture I take every year. However, I was still in Utah on his first day, so this is about a week later. 

More to come!!!