Wednesday, January 28, 2015

JANUARY BIRTHDAYS

 JANUARY BIRTHDAYS
NICOLE & DONNA
  SOUPIE, BRANDT AND GRANDMA ELLEN
 CARLEE AND HER BOYFRIEND DAKOTA
 NANA DONNA WE HAVE OWIE'S WE NEED BAND AIDS
BOTH STRONG FAMILIES
 PAPA JOHN AND THE BOYS
  BRANDT AND TAYLER
 BABY NAOMI 4 MONTHS OLD



Thursday, January 15, 2015

ST.GEORGE IN JANUARY

SUNDAY, JANUARY 11th - WEDNESDAY,  JANUARY 14th
Sunday after church we packed up and headed out for St. George.
It was a last minute decision to have a break from the cold.
We are so glad that we went and enjoyed every minute of it.
 
  Jean and Vince let us stay with them.  We hung out at their home
and had a great visit with them.  We love coming to St. George and feeling right
at home with the Browns.Tuesday night we went to the temple and did
initiatory work for LaRee (Brown) Reese. It was a perfect way to end the day.
 John and Vince comparing phones and apps
I showed Vince the game Crossy Road.....OH NO!
 LOVE THESE PEOPLE
 Travis came over to pick up his dad and John to show them the truck he and
his friend have been fixing up.  Travis was headed for California to
sell the truck on Wednesday.  Jean asked him to bring over one of his demo
CD's to play for us.  His voice is so beautiful and we loved the song.
 We took the back roads home and went through Enterprise.
THE ROAD OVER TO CEDAR CITY FROM ENTERPRISE
 WE ARE GOING BACK TO THE COLD SNOW!

Saturday, January 10, 2015

SAYING GOODBYE TO MAYA

JUNE 1999
COLORADO
JAY BOUGHT NATALIE A LITTLE DACHSHUND, THEY NAMED HER MAYA





NOVEMBER 1999
WHEN WE VISITED NATALIE IN COLORADO, WE FELL IN LOVE
WITH THIS LITTLE GAL


2000
NATALIE & JAY CAME FOR A VISIT WITH MAYA
COLORADO
MAYA AND COLLIN - 2002
PICTURE OF COLLIN WAS SENT OVER THE INTERNET
THE RUDELS' CAME FOR A VISIT IN DECEMBER OF 2003
WITH COLLIN AND SYDNEY.
WE ADOPTED MAYA FROM THEM AS THEY COULD NOT 
KEEP HER IN THE HOUSE WITH TWO BABIES CRAWLING AROUND
AND IT WAS TOO COLD FOR A LITTLE GIRL LIKE MAYA
TO BE OUTSIDE IN THE COLD.

DECEMBER 2003
MAYA IS OURS NOW




PAPA WAS ALWAYS HOLDING HIS BABY, SAVANNAH
WAS PRIVILEGED TO SIT ON PAPA'S LAP TOO!

MAYA WENT EVERYWHERE WITH US WHEN SHE WAS YOUNGER
THESE ARE ONLY A COUPLE OF PLACES:
GOBLIN VALLEY
TOPAZ MOUNTAIN

(two different pictures, one with Donna & Maya and the other with John and Maya)
 
 
LOOKS LIKE THIS ROCK FORMATION WAS MADE WITH MAYA IN MIND


TOPAZ MOUNTAIN


Maya loved wondering around the yard she would also go exploring in
the neighbors yards but would always come home when we called her
she loved chasing the quail and anything else that got in her way
She was a great watch dog we always knew when someone was
coming to the door even before they reached the porch.

YOU COULD ALWAYS COUNT ON MAYA CUDDLING WITH JOHN

 JANUARY 6th 2014

It is a sad day in the Strong household.  Our little dog, Maya went to Heaven today.
She almost made it to 16 years...that's 108 years old if she was a human.
We miss her already!  Love you My My.