Pictures of a good day

This last Saturday was Jared's and Ashley's wedding. They had it at Carrie Blake Park in Sequim. The weather was good, ( a little breezy, but good) the ceremony went VERY well, the bride was beautiful, and the groom didn't faint or get sick!!!

Here are a few pictures from my camera. You should check out Ashley's blog, listed on my blog called "this and that".

It was fun having all the kids and grandkids here! All the grandkids got along famously(with help from babysitter helper, Jeff) and we had lots of food, lots of exploring the yard, and lots of memories made!

some success

We have had a very strange summer as far as weather goes. It was HOT and dry for most of July, and now, in August, it is cold and wet....hmmm. Stu and I readily admit that we are NOT farmers, thus have hits and misses with the yard and garden.

I am putting some pictures of our "hits" on this blog. My garden has done well. The tall flowers are a packet from the Butchart Gardens in Victoria, Canada. I also LOVE poppies, and they have done well. The gladiolas and the California poppies are doing well, as is the apple tree. Funny, but we have mushrooms in the dried up grass in the yard. Go figure!

pioneer trek

Last weekend, Stu and I had the opportunity to take part in our Stake Youth Conference Pioneer trek. It was held at the Pysht tree farm between Joyce and Clallam Bay, Washington.

(about an hour from our house, west)

Stu was asked to portray Brigham Young (and I was wife #1, the ONLY one....). He welcomed them , assigned them into companies, sent them off to another location to get their handcarts . We then went back two days later to meet them as they came into "imigration canyon". We walked about 5 miles altogether- finally met up with the youth after walking UP the "imigration canyon" road= logging road-gravelly, tight curves- very steep. Stu (Brigham) welcomed them and we walked down with the last group. It was fun seeing the teamwork, the care the kids had for each other, and how well the Ma's and Pa's let the youth make decisions.

It was eye-opening for a lot of the youth and leaders. We are grateful for our ancestors and those who sacrificed so much for their beliefs! ( I liked wearing a dress, no makeup and just being a "pioneer".)