Two times St. George

In February I went to St. George

with my Mom for the funeral of her brother.

 And got to see so many of my cousins.

The Barton family

 The Cox family

 The entire Cox family

 The Jackson family

 Taking a break from the funeral festivities.
The Wood family - and I went on a little adventure

 to the petroglyphs at Little Black Mountain

 and to the Glitter Pits.

 The twins - glittering!

 

 Then in March, Mark, Courtney and I went for a little holiday.

We visited Kayenta. I love these wind things.

 And red mountains.

 And these two!

Although it was cold and rainy

and we had to order hot chocolate for breakfast,

we still found a little time and a little sun

to enjoy a new hike in Snow Canyon.

White Rocks Amphitheater.

And one on Red Rocks - the Butterfly Trail.

Courtney was the king of the mountain!

As anyone who reads this blog can see,

we never tire of beautiful

St. George!

Until next time . . .

and I sure hope the weather is better!

Snow

 You know how the first snow storm in is fun

and festive?

And quite beautiful!

 Even the next few storms

 You can still appreciate.

 

 And even though you get sick of shoveling

 

It is still pretty.

  

But then - around February

when the same snow has been around for MONTHS,

 

that beautiful snow starts looking

like a scary monster.

Then it is seriously time to go - snow!!!

Miss Paige

Twenty-two years ago today

our family was made complete

by the grand entrance of

Paige!

Our little brown eyed girl!

I am now just putting some of my favorite pictures of Paige

because she is so darn cute! And she and Courtney just go together so well!

Here she is in kindergarten.

And then all the sudden she graduated from high school!

 She is such a wonderful person, such a sweet girl who loves with all her heart.

But mostly she loves her sissy! 

And Italy!

Have a fabulous Italian birthday my girl!

We are missing you today!

Happy 80th Birthday

Dad!

Elder Wood as a young missionary to South Africa.

Post-mission college picture!

 Mom labels pictures very well, as you can see.

Here is Dad, holding Paula, my Cox grandparents,

two cousins (Sandra and Joan), and my Mom's grandmother!

Here is a mixture of the Cox and Wood families in Waterton.

Dad holding me and Paula!

I love this picture!

Courtney, Mom, Davis and Mackenzie, Dad holding Paige and Tanner!

As you can see - he always has loved his birthday!

 Almost as much as a good family picture!

Here are three of the best!

 

My Dad always was and is still my hero!

I miss him every day

but am happy to celebrate

what a great man and wonderful

father he was

on this 80th Anniversary of his birth!