Monday 7/1
First thing this morning Steve noticed our last
Lily had finally . . . .
BLOOMED . . . . so beautiful
How we wish it would last all summer
Thursday 7/4
Tonight we drove to a place where we could watch
the Star Community Fireworks Show.
It was a pretty amazing display
here is a sampling of what we saw.
It's 10:15 p.m. and finally getting dark enough to
begin shooting off the fireworks.
Notice the black ring. It began as a large
ball of fire near the ground. The fire turned to a black
ball of smoke then as it rose it formed this ring.
The Finale
Friday 7/5
Today we left for our Family Reunion.
We have been planning it for a year and now
it is finally here.
We drove from Star to SLC and
stayed the night with Debbi
Saturday 7/6
Today Steve, Linda & Debbi drove to California.
We encountered a LOT of holiday traffic
(as did both Kevin & Matt's families)
all the way from Las Vegas through the Cajon Pass
Sunday 7/7
Today we went to church with mom,
She always looks so pretty dressed in blue
We're having fun traveling with Debbi who
loves her Grandma.
Monday 7/8 - Friday 7/16
Today we begin the Cruise with all our family
We are doing a separate blog for this trip but want to
share a few pictures here
We had a wonderful Family Reunion together with all of our
children & grandchildren - 20 all together
We were celebrating our 50th Wedding Anniversary !
We went cruising together to Catalina Island and
Ensenada, Mexico then, sometimes together and sometimes
as individual families, spent time at . . . .
Knott's Berry Farm, Disneyland, Legoland,
Universal Studios and Hollywood.
We had a fun afternoon at Linda's mother's home with
Some extended family . . . . 53 in all !
Hope you enjoy seeing a little bit of our big adventure . . . .
Our room steward
He did all five of our cabins
These girls just had to try out Room Service
Surprise T-Shirts for the Anniversary Couple
We had 2 tables of 10, side by side, reserved
for our family each night
Our family threw us a surprise Party
for our 50th Anniversary
Our Dining Room Waiters
Every night the waiters sang and danced for us
sometimes we joined them !
Mini golf on the ship was a big hit
The pool and hot tub were also a big hit !
Party gifts and decorations
Tuesday 7/9
Catalina Island
Catalina Island beach with our ship in the background
We had to "tender" to the Island from the ship
Having fun in the ocean at Catalina Island
We rented four golf carts and drove all
around the Island . . . fun time !
Wednesday 7/10
Ensenada Mexico - Baja California
Photo Op on the dock
We rented a bus for the day and went to the beach
then downtown to do some souvenir shopping
and back to the ship
These girls bought Mexican Sarapes
Friday 7/12
Knott's Berry Farm
Knott's Berry Farm "Sidewinder" ride
The cold water felt good on this very HOT day
"Ghost Rider" Scariest roller coaster of the day !
Woodstock !
Relaxing on one of the train rides
Saturday 7/13
Each family did their own thing
A day at Lego Land
In Carlsbad California
Hollywood
Sunday 7/14
Today our entire family went to church with GiGi
All 20 of us were there with her.
After Church we had a mini Sponseller Reunion
with some of the family that lives in the area.
Our four kids with Linda's mom
Our family wearing the fun Anniversary T-Shirts.
"We Still Do, since 1969" and "Because they said I DO"
10 of 27 Cousins laughing together (in age order)
Robert Snow, Trudi Lansford, Rachel Sponseller,
Shelly Snow, Matt Waite, Bryan Snow, Kevin Waite,
Debbi Waite, Kari Tupou and Chelsea Sponseller
Monday 7/15
Disneyland for us, Lansfords and Matt's family
(Kevin's family went home this morning)
Disneyland !
We all met up . . . once . . . so we took a picture !
The Rocket Ship ride with Matt's Family
Splash Mountain Fun
The age old "Tea Cups" . . . Always a favorite
At the entrance to California Adventure
Guardians of the Galaxy free-fall Ride
Fancy Nancy !
meeting Elsa & Anna
It must be time to go home
It was a long, busy week full of fun and adventure
We were ALL worn out by the time
we arrived safely back to our homes
Sunday 7/21
Today Linda wore the Amethyst Jewelry her
Grandma Hoggan gave her.
They share the same birthstone
Ring belonged to Linda's grandmother.
The Necklace & earrings belonged to Linda's
great-grandmother.
Tuesday 7/23
Today we had a nice afternoon with some of
Steve's siblings that live here in
the Boise Valley.
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| Parkers, D. Waites, S. Waites, Fullers |
After a nice lunch at the Chalupa Restaurant,
we just had to take a picture !
Wednesday 7/31
Linda has been spending hours and hours working
on organizing all the pictures from our
Family Reunion.
So far she has created a "Memory Book" on
Shutterfly for each family which
should be delivered next week and also
has updated our July Blog to include a few of the
hundreds of pictures from the reunion.
She is now working on creating pages for a
Reunion Journal with pictures.
July 2019 has been a month of making memories
that will last a lifetime !
Our 50th Wedding Anniversary will be
a Time to Remember !
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