Saying Goodbye

It is a sad week for our family. Grandma Rodeback passed away on Thursday July 24th. She had a massive stroke Saturday night while away in Salt Lake and rushed to the hospital. The doctors did not expect her to survive, the left side of her brain was completely gone which helps us to walk, talk, and eat. My mom and her siblings decided it was best to remove all forms of life support on Monday night and brought her back to her home in Lindon with hospice care. Many family members were able to see her and say their goodbyes. Finally on the morning of the 24th she quietly slipped away from us. The vieweing is this evening in Pleasant Grove and tomorrow afternoon will be the funeral. She will be buried in the Lindon Cemetary.
She was a very special lady and I loved her very much. I have many fond memories of my grandma and will always have a place in my heart for her. One favorite memory I have is when she worked in the kitchen and the elementary school, many times we would go and have lunch with her. I am thankful for the plan of salvation and the knowledge I have that I will see her again and we will be together forever.

This is the link for her obituary in the Daily Herald.
http://www.legacy.com/Link.asp?I=LS000114235496X

Happy 32 years!

Happy Birthday Gordon! You are such a good brother and I did not want this day to go on without you being recognized. So in honor of your birthday I put together a little picture montage of your 32 years. Now blow your candles out and make a wish!

Our New Water Feature

Jake and I have been looking at these water slides for awhile and found a deal on Amazon that we could not pass up. It arrived on Thursday and so Friday was the day to try it out. Margie came over with her three kids Alex, Elijah and Maya along with her nephew Cason to help me set it up and then it was on. A whole afternoon of this on a hot day felt great. The kids were so excited except Maya did not like the spraying guns and would not get in unless the water to the guns was off. It was fun to watch the kids go down but when either Margie or myself went down it was hilarious. We would always go flying down and around the pool and of course lots of water would end up on the grass. We even got my mom to go down the slide once. So all of you grandkids coming to Colorado soon you better get your slide on because it is something you will not want to miss.

Jake's Day

Happy 26th Birthday to our son, brother, uncle, and friend Jake. Being the baby of the family he sure has put up with a lot from his older sibilings. From being carried around as a baby all the time to even being subjected to playing house with his sisters. He is a great brother and I know from experience. Since he and I are the only two living at home we have become good friends and share a lot of the same hobbies and interests. I am grateful that Heavenly Father choose him to round out our family. So Jake I hope you have a fanastic year and all of your wildest dreams come true.

Unexpected Visitor

Last night around 10 o'clock, we had unexpected visitor fall into our window well. Jake was in the basement and heard all of the commotion. To his suprise it was a skunk. It looked like a baby skunk and he never did spray its disgusting scent, thank heavens. After a couple tries the skunk climbed up on the screen and hopped out and was on his way. We always are seeing skunks in the neighborhood. Many years ago a skunk got stuck under our fence. Eventually the skunk died and left an odor for days.

Happy 4th of July!

The morning started very early for some family members. Jen and Steve ran in the Freedom Run in Provo. This was Jen's first race and by what I hear she did an awesome job. I was in awe that she had a goal and was able to accomplish it, for me I loate running and do what I can not to do it. Way to go Jen! Steve loves to run and was happy to join Jen in her endeavor.




That night we all joined up at Aaron and Jen's home and had a BBQ. All the usual foods were present and it was a delicious dinner. The kids played in the kiddie pool for a bit but the water was pretty cold so that didn't last to long. We were going to pack everyone up and go watch the fireworks that the city of Pleasant Grove puts on every year. But after deliberating and taking a vote we decided to stay back and light the fireworks in the street. Aaron and his neighbor put on an awesome dueling firework display, that could have been compared to the Stadium of Fire. We enjoyed our evening together as a family and I wish we were able to do it more often but when we get the chance its a fun time had by all.

In Utah for the 4th

We have converged in Utah for 4th of July, Annmarie and Steve arrive tonight. Last night we went to Landon's T-Ball game. They let each of the kids hit and run all the bases and then switch sides. Landon did such a great job and had some pretty good hits.




After the game we went to the Brick Oven which is a family tradition. The pizza is good and we have a fun time talking and trying to control 6 children is exciting too. We celebrated Jake's birthday which isn't until July 1oth. They sang to him while he stood on the chair and then we shared his chocolate mousse pie.







Braylen got a new hair cut, he was pretty sad to see his faux hawk be buzzed off. He is so cute that he could pull off any hair do he wanted.