A Family Reunion in Las Vegas

This was the first time we've had a

reunion for Helmut's family and

27 came to Las Vegas! It was

a great success and we hope to do it

again in November 2011. Our

activities included feeding the

fish at Lake Mead.....
(The ducks even showed up for this

special occassion.)

Here we are heading in mass to the

fish feeding frenzie...it is kind of

scarry!

While in Las Vegas we saw

The Hoover Dam,
Ate Ice Cream,
Made Caramel Apples,
And enjoyed a German Dinner at
the Hoffbrau in Las Vegas....

More Fun!

We also played the Candy Bar Game,
and enjoyed a yummy "Fiesta"!
Mostly, we just enjoyed being
together as a family...
and seeing grandma & grandpa Ollech.

Labor Day at the Platt Farm in Rocksville.

This is the last picture of the summer as we get

ready to leave Rockville and the Platt Farm. We

had a great time and appreciate Joe and Sue

sharing their wonderful, peaceful country

retreat. The only thing that could have made

this time better for me would have been to

have ALL of the family there with us!

This is where we hung out at for Labor

Day weekend. It is owned by Meggan's

parents.........we called it camping, but

it was so much more comfy than sleeping

on the ground in a tent and cooking over

a fire pit!

On Saturday we went to Zion's Park....we

even went on a hike! What were we thinking?
Dad and I roughed it in a trailer we rented
from a rental place in St. George.
Paul slept in it also. We had room for more,
but they would have to be people 4 feet or
shorter.

Parting is such sweet sorrow. This is Sienna
and Krew saying good-bye on Monday. So cute.

Labor Day -----------bye, bye summer.

The hike begins------

This is the gang preparing for the after the hike

activity........eating ice cream.

Sunday dinner........yummy.
The three princesses!

Some how dad managed to talk me into more

fishing.........not as productive this time, but

it was a beautiful, peaceful setting.

Our last fling of summer 2009.....

The gang worked hard and fast to put up 2

tents.........kind of funny that no one slept in

either one of them.

Our first night with everyone there the rain,

thunder and lightning scared them all into

the trailer.......we did plan on "camping"!

We had such a great time just spending time

together.
Thanks to "grandpa Joe" the kids all enjoyed
a bit of adventure on a homemade swing.

This is a cute picture of Meggan and her

sister Kallie on the more comfortable swing.

Who turned 60?

Wow! Are we getting old! To celebrate dad's

60th we went fishing.......it was scarry for

me riding in a 14 foot boat. But dad was

so excited about catching 3 good sized

trout. They were sure delicious.

I brought a book to read and some handwork

to do.......and I did okay until the wind

started to blow and the sky got dark

with clouds. I was very happy to get back

on dry ground.

Doesn't this birthday boy look happy?!
That smile made the day perfect for both of us.
Great to be at a point in life when his happiness
makes my day.

Those lazy days of summer........

As another summer comes to a close I feel some saddness....I thought that those days were a thing of the past, now that our children are all

grown. But now I see that as each summer passes it means our grand-chilren are growing up even faster! This is a cute picture of papa playing

crochet with the kids the first evening of nana and papa camp. We had so

much fun.

No doubt about it they are the best part of our summers. We have a

bizillion pictures of all of them from this summer and here are a few

our favorites. This first picture is of Stryker hanging out with papa after

dinner on a Sunday afternoon.

This picture of McKyna, Krew and Ty helping to harvest the cheeries

cracks me up........so funny, I would send them all out back and

they would come back in an hour later with one small bowl of

cherries..........hmm?

Our three oldest grand-daughters looking so beautiful just

before their musical performance. Just looking at this

picture makes me melancholy. They look so grown up!

This is another picture from Nana/Papa camp............the kids

are working on a quiz about the family and they are all trying to

squeeze the answers out of papa.

Ah, more sweet memories of summer........

Reagan napping on the couch.........so peacful.
Sienna snuggling by the pool with Nana.
Nick and MaClane getting ready to hit the velcro wall at
"Jump On It". I sure laughed hard watching them stick

to the velcro wall.
Ty sleeping on his dad's shoulder after a busy day at the "Platt Farm"
with his cousins.

Meika helping water the day lilies in Nana and Papa's backyard. As you

can see this was before the infamous "haircut"!

Tony and Christy's New Truck!

Tony is on a new adventure with trucking...........he is now an independent

truck driver with his own truck. We wish him much success and safety.

Missouri Trip

Helmut and I took a one week trip to Missouri with Rick & Molly and their family and Kim and

Erik and their family. It was a fast paced vacation! We got to see so much history.........it

was like stepping into the past. I got a new and enriched feeling for

the lives of my ancestors. It was so interesting.

The first picture is of Ricky & Molly and their children by the Mississippi River.

Erik & Kim and their gang in the same spot. This at the west side of Nauvoo and

on the "trail of tears", where the pioneers crossed the river to escape persecution.

Helmut and I on the edge of the Mississippi. It sure is a big, dirty river!

Brothers

While we were in Fresno, California we had a really nice evening with Helmut's

brother's and their wives. So, here is Helmut with Werner & Ben.

The California Coast in July

Helmut and I just got back from California. He had a meeting in San Francisco and

I decided to tag along. It was a nice break from the heat in Utah. After his

meeting we spent a few days on the coast with his parents. The first picture

is of them walking back from an hour of sitting on a bench at the end of the pier in

Pismo. They really enjoyed just soaking in the ocean air and watching all of

the activity there.

This is the beach in Pismo..........a favorite family spot when our children were young.

We were surprised how cool it was there.........definitely called for a jacket.
How quickly we forget!

The bench...........

Rick, Reagan and Nick brought grandma & grandpa to the coast....

We met them in Monterey. Here we are getting ready to order a yummy bowl of

clam chowder.

Our Wisconsin Trip - May 2009

We just returned from a wonderful vacation with

grandma and grandpa Przybyla. It was so nice to

spend a week with them.........just hope we didn't

wear them out and wish we could do it again......we

will forever cherish our memories of this great trip.

They were real troopers all the way!

There is no way I can post all of the fun pictures or tell

you everything we did........but here is a small portion of

our Wisconsin Trip!

Dody, Darlene and Maxine

We all agree on one thing about this fun outing.........and

that is that the best part was spending time with our

newly found "Wisconsin Sisters"! They are for sure

3 of the nicest people we have ever met and to think

they are family!

We thank them from the bottom of our hearts for

our wonderful, relaxing, peaceful, fun days on the

lake in New Auburn.