“If we keep no diary [journal], the path crumbles away behind us as our feet leave it; and days gone by are but little more than a blank, broken by a few distorted shadows. Life is all confined within the limits of to-day….”
Daddy and his girlie, waiting for Payson while he's at Golf lessons.
A picture Landon took a few weeks earlier, while he was golfing with Grandma Ben at Round Valley.
A day golfing with Dad
Fun Times !!
With his own miniature golf bag.
This kid is ready and raring to go !!
Waiting, watching, and listening to the golf pro at Schneider's Riverside Course during lessons. Landon said on the first day after introductions, the pro said, "Bye parents", and they were hustled off so the kids had no parental distractions. As you can see, Payson was one of the youngest ones.
Love this boy !
With the Pro's at his golf lessons on the last day.
The guy on the right is Kirk Abegglin - formerly from Morgan. He grew up in Morgan, and is a year older than Grandma Gwen. He and his other brothers, Kris and Kent are all golf pros at some resort or another.
I'm a little behind in my blogging !
We had a wonderful get together at the Property to celebrate Grandpa Ben's birthday.
I didn't get pictures of everyone, mostly the kids.
They sure had a fun time.
Brightyn, Kolston, Harper, and Hadli
Kroix and Payson
Most of the littles in the TREE.
This is such a fun picture tree.
Kroix, Trapper (peeking out), Harper, Kolston, Ridge, Hadli, Brightyn, Payson, and J.P.
They love the tire swing.
They love to have me sing the scary CLOWN song while pushing them.
The flies were bad around the food.......
Dang flies.
Big Swing - Fun pushes, pumping, and under doggies galore.
Then it was time to throw rocks in the creek.
OHH - be careful !!
Playing in the Welch Ditch, with Landon guarding the entrance to the pipe. Ready to jump in and save (not really) - the water wasn't deep enough to cause any concern.
A little tether ball with Mom (Kacey)
Oh, NOW they are getting brave...... going through the weir, into the pipe heading towards the creek. I sent Landon up to the other end, to stick his head down in the pipe and growl at them (see video) - too funny.
Shoes off - Kids in !
Whoops - someone hit their head :(
Thanks Grandma Ben !
We had such a great time - very relaxing.
What a Ham !!
Let's recreate this pic in a few years !
Trapper, Kroix, Payson, Harper
Pretty Brightyn
Trying to get a decent family picture with this crew is a chore !!
Oh Oh - someone's going to get dunked !!
And it's back to the swings once again.......
A fun time was had by all :)
The first concert I ever went to was at the Salt Palace
when I was about 13? years old.
It was Bo Donaldson and the Heywoods. They sang "Billy Don't be a Hero" - I think it was their one hit wonder (haha). I think (pretty sure) - Christine Nelson Tyrel's mom took us, and Teresa Bond went too (I think).
I didn't see another concert until I went once with Roger before we were married 75-76.......... Can't even remember who we saw. Except I remember smelling Marijuana for the first time at the concert. Dang!?! Who was it? I have no idea...........I'll have to ask him. It was at the Salt Palace too. That is the only venue for concerts when I was growing up.
Probably the one I remember most, and loved the most was Eddie Rabbit, in the rain, at the State Fair Park. Manda was only a few months old (April to Sept), and we sat in the grandstand, and listened, and sang, and when he played I LOVE A RAINY NIGHT, it was so awesome because it was raining. There was a couple in front of us who were making out so hot and heavy they had to leave.......... wow !
Early in the 80's we went to 2-3 Alabama Concerts with the Rich's. One was at USU in Logan (The Spectrum?) They were great. Alabama was AWESOME !!
I went to 1-2 Sawyer Brown concerts with Annette in the late 80's early 90's. She was a PRO concert goer, I was not.
Another fun one was Billy Dean at the Dee Event's Center (I think) - Annette and I went and had a great time. Early 90's. I think I got the tickets, something to do with the Utah Association of Counties. We took our moms (Veloy and Colleen) and they sat up in the stands, and we were down on the floor, and then we surged forward (Annette was a pro at doing this), and we ended up right in front of the stage. I remember his guitar player flicked a pick at me (I still have it), and I put my hand on Billy's thigh, and he put his hand on mine...... I remember being nervous that we were going to get trampled and crushed against the stage, and reaching under the fabric on the front of the stage platform and making sure there was a place for me to get to if I needed to.
When Pam Turner was on the Utah State Fair Board, 90-95 era, she had TONS of tickets, and gave them out like candy to us girls in the office. Me and Rog alone, and with the kids got to see Collin Raye (he previewed THAT'S MY STORY for us) AWESOME !!!!!!, and Suzy Boggess, and Diamond RIO AWESOME!!!!!!, and a few others that I can't remember. They were fun times !!!
In my later years........... I've see the Nashville Tribute Band a couple of times (LOVED IT) (once at Tuachan and one at Morgan High) and Collin Raye once again for a fundraiser and Morgan High School for Brennen Trussell.
I wish so badly I would have taken advantage of going to an EAGLES concert (when they got back together).
*I've been writing a bunch of different memories (maybe I'll share some more on this blog) - Ann Cannon (LaVell Edwards' daughter) who is a writer for the SL Trib, and who I follow on FB, sends out a "subject" every day or so. I stop what I'm doing when I see it, and WRITE. It's been awesome :)
