ON OUR WAY TO YOSEMITE JUNE 7th - 9th

We were going to stay at a KOA camp ground somewhere outside of Reno our first night, but it was dusk and we were tired. We found this place and decided to stop here. Their office was closed so we set up our camp anyway and in the morning John paid them for two nights. They were nice enough to let us stay. This park had very strict rules. One of the rules was that the RV's could be no more than 10 years old. Oops, how old is Grandpas trailer? Yes, 24 years.
I GUESS YOU COULD CALL US THE TRAILER TRASH IN THE PARK.

The majority of the parks residents were in mobile homes like these.

The next day we went exploring.
We stopped in Reno, went to Virgina City and then on to Lake Tahoe.
RENO

VIRGINIA CITY

Checking out three different water features we could use in our back yard.

surprise! Surprise, John actually bought himself a turquoise ring made in Topaz NV.

LAKE TAHOE

SOUPIES BABY SHOWER

Our beautiful Carlee with her grandma Ruth

Gayla made a blanket for Soupie/Puppy Dogs theme

The diaper bag that Gayla gave matches our carrier for Soupie

Grandma Ruth crochet this blanket for baby Grady

From Natalie, Shannon and me

Grady's blanket made with love from Nana Donna

the front is puppy dogs, the back side is the minke material
(so soft)

The carrier and base for the car

Gayla did a lot of extra nice things for this shower it all turned out great.

WE CAN'T WAIT FOR OUR LITTLE GRADY'S ARRIVAL

CARLEE YOU ARE AWESOME

SHE IS PART OF THE JUNIOR HONOR'S SOCIETY FOR HER SCHOOL

CONGRATS!

CELEBRATING OUR ANCESTORS

BRANDT AND THE GIRLS INVITED US TO BREAKFAST AND THEN WE ALL WENT TO THE ALPINE AND SALT LAKE CEMETERIES.

ALPINE

WILLIAM JOHN & EVELYN STRONG/JOHN'S GRANDPARENTS

SAMUEL OSCAR(S.O.) & FANNIE STRONG/JOHN'S GREAT GRANDPARENTS

CARLEE ENTERTAINING TAYLER WITH BUBBLES

WILLIAM JOHNSON STRONG/JOHN'S GREAT, GREAT GRAND FATHR
SALT LAKE
RALPH & FLORENCE PUTNAM(DONNA'S PARENTS)
AND PAUL PUTNAM(DONNA'S BROTHER)

JOHN & I VISITED MY GRANDPA & GRANDMA NEWMAN'S GRAVES (MY MOTHERS PARENTS) AND MY BROTHER BOB PUTNAM'S GRAVE. WE ALSO WENT TO BOUNTIFUL TO PUT FLOWERS ON MY FATHERS PARENTS GRAVES, SAVANNAH & MARIE PUTNAM.

MEMORIAL DAY WEEKEND

EPHRAIM
DECORATING GRANDPA BILLS GRAVE

WALES, UTAH
DECORATING GRANDMA'S GRANDPARENTS

DECORATING GRANDMA ELLEN'S MOTHERS GRAVE
MARY ELLEN CHRISTENSEN HOVINGHOFF

THE HOME WHERE GRANDMA ELLEN WAS BORN/WALES

GRANDMA ELLEN'S GRANDPARENTS HOME/WALES

SCANDINAVIAN FESTIVAL & PARADE IN EPHRIAM

HERE COME THE VIKINGS!

RUNNING AFTER THE CANDY THAT IS THROWN FROM THE PARADE PARTICIPANTS

IT'S ANOTHER COLD END OF MAY (THREE YEARS IN A ROW NOW)

PICNIC AT GRANDMA ELLEN'S

RUDEL'S ARE TRYING TO GET THEIR YARD COMPLETED WITH NEW PATIO ECT. BEFORE SUMMER BEGINS.

THIS WILL BE THEIR FRONT YARD PATIO AREA