Fall 2009

It's Fall! The weather guys have all been saying that if you want to see the changing leaves, this was the weekend for it because the weather is about to change for the worse/ colder and wetter. We've been having hot days and cool nights but on Wednesday, the days will be 55 tops. Exciting to have cold weather before I get to go to Mexico with my sweetheart. It'll make the sunshine that much more wonderful.

Winter Wonderland

I love the beauty of winter. We had our traditional January thaw followed by a brilliant February freeze. The sky gets so blue that it's amazing.

We got this wonderful frost/snow overnight to start this month out and the next night when the sun set we got this "sun chimney" at sundown. The weather guys were really excited about it and so was I.

Eagle Court of Honor

If you haven't taken us off your places to check... It's only been a month (okay, almost 2)David has now received his Eagle Scout award. The ceremony was great. The Gwilliam relatives were represented by Chris and Bob, Anne and Kevin, and Grandma Gloria. The Wallet relatives were represented by Grandma Rhoda, and she came the farthest. Glad to have everyone who came and made the day more special for David.

We also had many friends and neighbors join us. The high school drumline played for us and the program went smoothly.

When it was all over, there was a surprise for David arranged by his father. David's cousin, Justin Gwilliam is a pilot and set up with a friend to meet Bruce and David at the Ogden airport for a flight. The surprise was on Bruce though because Murphy's law took effect so the flight didn't happen until the next Saturday. It was great fun and huge thanks to Justin and friend.

Homecoming!

The Marching Band led the Homecoming Parade! If you look carefully after the saxophones, as the snare drums come past, David is closest to me.

The parade was on Thursday and the dance was on Saturday. David and his buddy Connor (who goes to the rival H.S. took Melissa (blonde, from Connor's school) and Kelly (from David's school)

Vacation, Part 2

One of my favorite things to do is watch wild critters. I went on a little boat to see the seals at Catalina Island. There were several "rafts" of them. They tie into kelp beds to sleep and raise their flippers to keep cool. One came to the boat to sight see back at us.

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Our ship "Monarch of the Seas". The black rectangle is a tarp that protects the ship from the fumes of the ferry boats that we rode in to the island

In Ensenada, Mexico...
This is "La Bufadora" which the guide told us means, Buffalo Snort. Cute, huh! Chelley and Lorraine saw it from the top, Bruce and David kayaked to it and enjoyed that very much. It sprayed way high to us at the top so it must have seemed way huge from sea level.

Chelley and Lorraine enjoying the Pacific Ocean at La Bufadora.