Sunday, July 31, 2016

Additional 2016 July Activities in random order


Rogers Family Reunion in Rexburg




The originals.


Charlotte and Kate loving Victoria


Victoria -- 4 1/2 months old


Desi on a run with Mordecai and Ruby


Free Slurpee Day--

Mordecai at the Cub Scout Regatta


Mike reading to the kids at bedtime.


Grandpa and Grandma with John, James, and Grant on hike to Donut Falls.


Ethan is amazed at all the fun Legos James and Grant have.


Kristilyn with John, Lillian, and Amelia in the mezzanine of the Joseph Smith Building.


The children came to visit Grandma and Grandpa on their mission so Sister Sasine showed them Elmo who reminds the missionaries to stand up and move every 45 minutes.


John, Ethan, Amelia and Grant playing with the Legos vehicles they have made.


Ethan enjoys the Fisher-Price train as have all the other cousins.


  Ethan plays with bubbles with Grandpa on the front lawn.


Jason and Ethan play basketball at the school.


Lydia asleep in her car seat

  Ethan

Ethan

Jason and Ethan play soccer in the back yard.

Lydia

 Grandpa and Lydia


Ethan enjoys the "restaurant" and the colored rocks and flattened marbles as do all the cousins.

 Julie and Lydia

Grandma, Lydia, Ethan, Grandpa, and Julie the morning they returned to Kentucky.  We loved having them visit us!


Lillian

Dog pile on Grandpa


  Rasband Reunion in Lindon at Stringtown



Will Amelia use the water gun?


Of course, silly!


Float from the Days of 47 Parade Expo.


Lillian and Amelia running through the sprinkler in WJ.  


Julie, Lydia, Ethan, and Jason


Lydia and Ethan

Lydia

Lydia


Lydia

Jason, Ethan, Julie, and Lydia at Temple Square where they were married.



Our 1996 white Oldmobile being towed away after it stopped working.  


It served us well for 20 years and we're grateful it died in a safe situation..

Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Reunion Pictures from Eliasons' cameras

These are pictures from our family reunion that were taken by the Eliasons.  We are grateful that you share your pictures so we can all enjoy them.  


Charlotte and Melody



Brandon and Kate


Kira, Kristilyn, and John


Amelia

John


Grant and Amelia

Ethan and Julie


Kate and Brandon


Grant and James


James

Emily and Talisa


Lillian, Neal, and Amelia


Jason helping Ethan make a basket with Daniel watching.


Daniel, Ethan and Jason watching the ball--general view of the pool


Neal and Lillian


Keith and Mike tossing Daniel.



Lydia Ann



Jason

Lillian


Charlotte and Kate aren't thrilled with all this picture taking.


Melody and Victoria

Brandon

Mike

Katrina, Neal and Anna


Grandpa with John and Lillian



Neal and Amelia

Mordecai


Talisa and Lillian


Desi holding Milly


Emily



Kira


Ruby


Talisa, Emily, Kira with Ruby in front.



Neal holding John

James


Keith and Kim 


Desi and Mike


Ivy


Gardens at BYU-I


Grandpa

Grandma and Grandpa

Lillian, Amelia, and Ivy with a ladybug


James, Grant, John, Amelia, Lillian, and Kristilyn.


Yellowstone Bear Country


John and Lillian

Lillian , ..., Kristilyn


Talisa, Emily, Ethan, Lillian, Amelia, and two other cousins


Jason and Ethan

Emily and Ivy in front car, Talisa and Charlotte or Kate.

Daniel and Neal


John and Kristilyn, Jason and Ethan


Ethan and Jason at the petting zoo.


John at the petting zoo

Amelia gets a kiss from the deer.


The elk is friendly to Lillian.


Grant, Daniel, Mordecai, and James at the bowling alley with the uncles and Grandpa.


The boys ended up with higher scores than the men, but they had the advantage of bumper pads.


Hanging out at Carters.


Whip cream challenge for Grant with Mordecai and Daniel watching.


Keith helps the little ones wipe off the whipped cream.


Sunday evening we went to the Rexburg Temple grounds.  This is Mike and Desi's famly.


Amelia and Lillian getting ready to gather candy at the 4th of July parade.


John got his share of the goodies as well.


Grant, John, Lillian, James, and Amelia on the neighbor's trampoline.


Three legged race for the family Olympic games.  Daniel, Mordecai, Jason in back, Emily and Talisa, Grant and James


Lighting fireworks on the road with careful adult supervision.




Lillian and John like their s'mores.


Lillian with sparkler; Amelia in back.

John with sparkler.

Kira, Kate, Charlotte, and Talisa


Anna


Grandpa and Grandma


The favorite train
Lilllian and John in back seat, Kate and Talisa in front seat.  Amelia in green car.




James supervising John and Ethan on the i-pod.


Celebrating the three new 2016 baby girls
Mike, Desi holding Milly; Brandon, Daniel, and Jason behind;  Melody holding Victoria, Julie holding Lydia.


Milly Ann,  Victoria Elizabeth,  and Lydia Ann

Kristilyn, Grant, James, Mark.
Amelia, John, and Lillian

 
Mark showing John where the candy was at the parade. 

 

John and Grandpa

Mark doing the broad jump at the Olympics


Keith doing the broad jump at the Olympics under the direction of Julie, Jason, with Ethan observing.


Charlotte, Ivy, John, Kate, and Ethan are ready to catch the bubbles blown by Julie.


Kira toss the ball into the rings as Lillian and Ruby watch.

It was a memorable 4th of July beginning with the parade, swimming and naps in the afternoon, lots of good food, family games, s'mores, and fireworks.  The uncles probably had the most fun setting off the fountains and other things!