Tuesday, September 8, 2009

Number 9!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

AP Top 25
RKTEAMRECORDPTS
1Florida (56)1-01493
2Texas (2)1-01424
3USC1-01355
4Alabama (2)1-01331
5Oklahoma State1-01201
6Mississippi1-01095
7Penn State1-01082
8Ohio State1-0985
9Brigham Young1-0984
10California1-0971
11LSU1-0890
12Boise State1-0882
13Oklahoma0-1782
14Virginia Tech0-1652
15Georgia Tech1-0630
16TCU0-0523
17Utah1-0404
18Notre Dame1-0383
19North Carolina1-0338
20Miami (FL)1-0315
21Georgia0-1294
22Nebraska1-0266
23Cincinnati1-0248
24Kansas1-0196
25Missouri1-0126

Sunday, September 6, 2009

Sarah's Wedding--August 29, 2009

Sarah and Michael Johnson



The Bridesmaids...number 2 and 4 are Sarah's sisters and my cousins Melissa and Emily.

Melissa, Aiden, and Bryan with the bride, Sarah

Emily and Melissa show us just how HOT it was outside!

My mom made Sarah's veil. Aiden LOVED it. He thought it was great fun to poke his finger through the holes in it; he was laughing hysterically.


My mom and her sister Annette (aka Netsie and the mother of the bride)

Jack and Emily

The string ensemble that played at the reception at the Claremont Country Club

Graham flew in from Scotland for the wedding to play the bagpipes as the guests entered the Country Club. I thought he was going to melt right off the porch in all that wool and the knee-hi socks!

The cake...the yummiest layer BY FAR was the middle layer which was white cake with a layer of cheesecake and caramel in the middle. It was crazy good!

Update on the Family

My cousin Sarah Stevenson (my mom's niece) got married last Saturday in Oakland. I flew in on Friday night; rented a car; drove to San Jose and hung out with Bryan, Melissa, and Aiden; headed to the wedding (at the Oakland LDS Temple) and the reception (at the Claremont Country Club); and, tried not to melt in between. I flew out Saturday evening--24 hours after arriving. It was SO MUCH FUN to see my nephews Jack and Aiden and to see baby Kate again; but it was SO HOT that weekend. I thought I was going to melt! Here are some fun pictures of the fam...

Aunt Jen and Baby Kate

Jack and Aiden...these boys really are sooo much fun! They are that that age where they are really starting to enjoy playing with each other. And, they are learning to share.



This is Aiden and his parents Bryan (my brother) and Melissa. They have a new baby boy due the end of September.


Jack and Papa...nothing good can come from playing in a fountain in your good clothes...

At one point I thought he might go in head first...he got wet...but, thankfully did not go in all the way.

Papa LOVES these little boys. Here's Aiden and Papa waiting for the photos to be taken after the wedding.

We tried to get a family photo of Jared's family. Here are Cindy, Kate, Jack, and Jared...obviously, Jack had a hard time just smiling and not being silly. He was pretty darned funny!




And, last, but not least...here are Nana and Papa with baby Kate. She's starting to smile...and, looks an awful lot like Jack!

Need I Say More????

Final

  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • T

20BYU

(1-0, 1-0 away)

  • 0
  • 7
  • 0
  • 7
  • 14

3Oklahoma

(0-1, 0-1 home)

  • 7
  • 3
  • 0
  • 3
  • 13
AT ARLINGTON TX

Tuesday, September 1, 2009

From One Bowl to Another...


Jen, Barbara, Shana, Rich
Lest it be confused with the Hollywood Bowl, "since the summer of 1992 the Burbank Starlight Bowl has been thrilling audiences with a blend of high energy performances and community based programming.

Nestled in the Verdugo Mountains, the Starlight Bowl is Burbank's premiere outdoor entertainment venue and has entertained generations of Southern California families. The Starlight Bowl's convenient location, great sight lines, grassy picnic area and comfortable seating are complemented by the high quality family entertainment presented on July 4th and each Sunday evening throughout the summer."

My friend Barbara has season box tickets. She was kind enough to take me with her to the Gin Blossoms concert on August 16th...talk about a blast from the past! Thanks Barb!

Hollywood Bowl

This summer, I've made my way to 3 concerts at the Hollywood Bowl. All 3 have been with the Los Angeles Philharmonic. The first was with my ward and the young women I work with; the second was with a group of friends; and, the third was with two of the young women who are cellists--we went to see Yo-Yo Ma. He was AMAZING!

Trip #1 to the Bowl...





Sloan, Yeri & Sugene

Trip #2 to the Bowl...











Dawnae, ????, Rozana, and Billy

Trip #3 to the Bowl...





Yeri & Michelle

Monday, August 31, 2009

Fourth of July in Modesto

I already posted photos of the place from my trip home over the 4th of July, but I also got to meet Kate on this trip and to play with Jack and Aiden. It was a lot of fun and hard to drive home at the end of the trip!


Aunt Vivian meets Kate at the 4th of July picnic at Uncle Drew's.
Jack and Aiden love to "work" with Papa at the Place. This is Jack showing his skills with the screwdriver.

Aunt Jen and Kate.

Jack and Aiden cooling off in the hoses. Jack figured out that it was more fun to put the hose on Aiden long before this activity was done. Aiden wasn't quite there yet.

Aiden grabbed a little alone time with the trains...a rare thing when Jack's around.

Here's Aiden showing his construction skills, too.