Okay! Barbara, I am posting a new blog!

No this is not HAWAII! It is Bear lake and we are having a great time. Doug rented a boat and some toys to pull behind it. This all took place last summer when it was warm and sunny.

Frankie, Lorie's boxer was thinking should I or should I not. His finally decision was NOT.

We had me, Frankie, Lorie, Robin, Chris, Jenae, Telare, Beleza, and Doug all aboard. It was so much fun. Some of us were brave enough to be pull behind the boat on a big floaty thing. It looked like fun, but me and water do not mix!



You really can't tell but the brave souls here are Beleza and Telare. they hung on until their arms gave out.













Now we are in Hawaii!! Oh yea. It was so beautiful and the best way to spend Thanksgiving. The storms where coming in and so the surf was really high and the waves were enormous. They were having surf competitions on the North Shore and at Pipeline. It was wonderful to watch. Living in Utah I do miss the ocean. My skin said yes...moisture again.
This was near Turtle Bay where we were staying. I had never been to any of the islands so this was especially sweet. Jim and I had planned on a trip in the future, so I took one of his shirts and wore it on the beach to feel him with me. Now I can say we went to Hawaii together, almost.

The sunsets and vistas were breath taking and I will be forever grateful to Cheryl and Bill and their part in making this all happen. We stayed for a few days with my niece and Nephew, Mat and Melissa, who are attending BYU Hawaii. They were great hosts.



Now we skip ahead to the beginning of winter and our first Snow. I already address fall in an earlier Blog.

It is Sat. and Our Christmas Lights need to go up!!! So Lorie invited her boyfriend Riley Ballard, over to help. Then it started snowing and it got really cold as you can tell from how we are all bundled up. I was outside also otherwise this picture would not have been taken. It is not as cold as it was going to get later in the winter. If you look close there is still green in the lawn. But not for long. I the next chapter of my blog I will show what our winter became and why I learned how to drive on snow and Ice really fast. So folks stay tuned...same station, same channel, same time next week.