Kroeber's House - progress is happening!

 

The trusses are getting put up on the roof!  Great day =- except for the rain that wet the house!

Heather telling us about their day - they covered the piano and desk, but a small hole leaked water on the downstairs ceilings in Eli and Isaac's rooms - good thing both Chris and Heather know how to fix it!

Heather laughed at Chris when he put up the shutters where the new window will be - and and address!  For the Amazon delivery Heather said!  

Isaac in the old kitchen area - it is going to be so nice.

The old hallway and stairs going down - so many changes.

So happy and excited for them to have this big project on the way to being completed.  They would like to be inside as school starts the middle of August - at least by the time we leave for Africa in Ocotber!

Isabel Brockbank Wedding Party

 

Our wonderful Russian Volunteer, Isabel Brockbank married Ryan Cox in the Payson Temple - June 25, 2021.  When she brought him to our house to introduce him - we had a light dinner and he insisted on doing the dishes - good man!  

Sure love these wonderful young people!  I wore my skirt I bought in Irkutsk - where we served with Isabel.  She also worked for Senior Partners and knows Heather.

Three beautiful Russian volunteers,  Emily Blanchard, Mekel Kofford and Janae Taylor.  The world and church are in good hands with quality people like them to take over!

Tuck is a lucky dog!

 

Tuck is enjoying the new deck - he can climb the stairs and have some children to love him! Reid lays down on top of him!

Millie and Tait rubbing his ears!

Very lucky dog!! Wonderful grandchildren!!

Tait's Fourth Birthday Party Saturday June 19th

 

Sadie made this poster for Tait's birthday - so cute.

He wanted an Elephant Birthday so Lindsey made these two cute cakes - delicious lemon and chocolate.

Tait in his elephant shirt Aunt Polly and Uncle Chris gave him - and Reid had one just like it.

Tait and and cakes.

Piñatas - I think Polly got them also - cute small elephant one and larger birthday cake - lots of good candy!

It was fun to watch the kids - Dan had the rope on the deck and would bring it up or down as needed...lots of goodies.

Tait liked the apron I made for him - he likes to pretend cook!

More of this darling baby Zain - he is getting bigger.

Movie and Lunch

I just can't get enough pictures of this darling little one - Zain Fairbanks, two weeks old!

After watching the movie we went to McDonalds for lunch.  I pretended to be a waitress and took each grandchild's order - then Tait helped me deliver them - he would say: Special Delivery!  so cute.  A lady in line behind us commented to me that I had a lot of grandchildren!  yes - there were seven with Briella, I didn't mention the other 29 - 30 when Sam and Allie add to the family!!!

We were proud of all the grandchildren -they behaved really well!

Thanks to Uncle Sam's generosity we took seven grandchildren to the movie!  Lindsey purchased the movie seats online with my card and when we got to Peter Rabbit - 2 - The Runaway - we were the only ones in the whole place!  I forgot we had purchased the second row seats and we all sat in the luxury ones - they recline and have a cup holder, etc.  We bought the big popcorn and they gave us 7 smaller cups to give to each child...same with the four big drinks.

A good time was had by all!  When the movie started Reid said: Grandma is it loud!" The plot was fast moving and cute - I thought Reid might fall asleep but he didn't!   

Playing at the Park

 

On Wednesday with Briella we went to the fun park by the Bountiful Recreation Center - this merry-go-round was really fun.

Reid is on the bridge between the slides - he is a good climber!

Tait enjoyed climbing 'higher than I ever have!" on the spider web thing.

All the kids but Reid on the climbing web.

Pike's leave and fun at the Fairbanks

Emilee, Talus and Baden's flight was cancelled and they were put on another one two hours earlier!  We didn't get to see them for long but met at the departure curb and had one last hug - they live so far away.  It was delightful to have them in Utah for a couple weeks!  They were happy to get back to Ben and WI and summer fun!

Reid and all the sibings love to hold Zain...Zain just chills!

Heather and children came to Bountiful taking Em to the airport.  Briella stayed for an overnight with her cousins.

Isaac's look here is fun - Zain is so calm.

It is fun to see the good use of our old table4 - and chairs.  A ward friend brought a yummy dinner and we all enjoyed it.

 Thankful for good neighbors!  I wish they would wait until I wasn't there to do dinner, but oh well!  

Fairbanks water fun!

 

After our water fun we had lunch at the supermarket near their house - Dick's - the older girls wanted sushi, Sadie and boys had lunchables, and Grandpa and I had crab salad croissants and stuffed tomato.  

At the park Reid and Tait loved this driving wheel thing - complete with shifting gears!

Georgia at the small pump pumping water for the other kids to play in.  Sadie on top of the rock in the background!  There were gates the kids could close so the pump would fill up one area and then they would open the gate to allow it to flow through.

Olivia was the best pumper in our group! Here she is at the larger pump - Reid is trying to help her.  There were lots of kids - it was over 100 degrees outside!

Tait trying to pump - he needs a little more leverage - !

Georgia and Millie and Reid at the small pump.

There is a creek across from the play equipment - it was fun to cool off in.  Shallow, cold water - Mother Nature's splash pad.

We headed to the Bountiful City Splash Pad after jobs were finished this morning - Tuesday, June 15.  It was hot today and we were surprised when there were not many people as we drove up and parked.  Turns out that it was closed!!  We noticed no water running when we got there, then a lady came out and said it was closed for maintenance - until further notice!  Polly told us about another park with a creek running through it - so we packed back up and headed there.

After the girls practiced their piano, Reid got up on the stool and played for us.

Lindsey's ward is bringing in dinners this week - this is the box that last nights came in.  Tait and Reid made it into a car and pushed each other around the room.  Reid stopped at one point and said - I'm parking!

Tait got out a pan and filled it with cups of water - on the top of the step stool.  Then he got out cans of things and pretended to put them in his dinner.  He added salt and pepper and had a great time stirring.