Back to Wisconsin - New Auburn

In June we spent a week visiting our "Wisconsin Sisters" again

on Lower Long Lake. We had a wonderful time relaxing

and enjoying the beauty of that area. Maxine, Darlene

and Dody are truly pros at pizza and malts!

We love the friendly atmosphere!

Chilling out on the Lake was so fun......

you can't beat that kind of vacation :)

Fun in the water at Thanksgiving Point

Matt and Meggan their boys came for a quick visit in June.

We spent one afternoon at the Children's Garden at

Thanksgiving Point.....the little boys didn't come in

swimsuits, but that didn't stop them from getting wet!

Ty is checking out the Rhino and Bode is loving the

water on this hot day.

Nana/Papa Camp

We went to Las Vegas for our yearly Nana/Papa Camp!

The bonus to having it there was that we got to see our

Ballstaedt grandchildren.

Rocky is trying out his thumb.....so cute :)

Meika and Sienna joined in on the fun with McKyna!

Pool Time

This year we had Nana/Papa Camp at Lake Las Vegas

It was for our grand-children age 12 and up.....

MaClane, Nick, McKyna, McCall & Brook
Crazy Fun!

MaClane was the champion of the

"Minute to Win it" contest.

Busy with too much fun!

This a cute picture of Beckham......growing too fast!
He is 9 months old already.
Grandbaby #14 - Rocky! He was born April 2nd and I am
just betting around to posting his picture. Don't ask what
took me so long.....I am too busy too think up a good excuse.

Here is a follow-up picture just taken. Wow! That 7 weeks
went by way too fast.....stilll cute as a bug, though.

Yep, it's that time again. I love Spring and I love it when

I get helpers in the yard, even little ones. Sienna

and I had such fun planting annuals......she also loves

picking my tulips, also! Oooooops!

A Cousin Reunion!

Recently a long lost cousin, Sandy, found me on facebook!

It has been so fun to get re-acquainted by e-mail over

the past several months. In December Sandy came to Utah

to visit her mother and we all got together for lunch while

she was in town....it was a great reunion,

Aunt Bonnie and Uncle came for the get-together! So this is me, Penny and Sandy.....we were all born in the same year 1949 and share many childhood memories. It was so fun to be together again. My mother is in the foreground of the picture. She and my dad came with me..... it was a special time for all of us.

Family From Germany!

Helmut's sister Isabella, her husband Werner and their son Moritz

came for a visit from Germany during the monthes of

January and February. This is a picture of the gang one of the

times when we were together.

One night for dinner Isabella made homemade German

noodles for us-----yummy!