Thanksgiving

We had a really fun surprise party for my brother in law Greg on Saturday for his 60th birthday!He was really taken by surprise, and we had a great time roasting and celebrating the passing of his youth...

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But right now I just want to mention a few things I am thankful for. I am very thankful for the gospel in my life. I can't even imagine where I would be without it! I know I could not have survived losing my parents without the gospel and the hope and knowledge that I will see them again some day. I am SO grateful I was able to be sealed to my parents before dad passed away. I was fortunate to be the proxy for my mom for their marriage, and I will never forget how it felt to kneel at that altar with my dad. Especially at this time of year I think a lot of mom and dad and I miss them even more. But I am so greatful I had the wonderful parents that I did, and the older I get the more I realize how much they loved me. They were teriffic people and great parents and grandparents to my Kimberly. I know they would be so proud of her!
I am also thankful for a great husband and my daughter. And I am lucky enough to have a great extended family. And some of the best friends a girl could ask for!!

November 2008

Well, I don't think I have been to a Utah Jazz game since the Stockton and Malone days....And Marty was offered 4 tickets to the game on Saturday November 1. We rode the Front Runner down to Salt Lake.

Carol & Marty Kimberly and Cadie

Halloween

Happy Halloween! I don't have a little girl to dress up anymore, so here is the second best thing....

Justie..the 'wonder dog"

But the young kids still know how to have fun, so of course Kimberly went to a Halloween dance. Here she is with her cousin Haley. Cute, aren't they?

Haley and Kimberly Halloween 2008

The Whittaker Girls September 2008

This is a photo of me, and my sister Ginny, and sister Sue

Whittaker Fun!

Okay, Okay!! I know I have REALLY been slacking on my blogging. It seemed like there was not much excitement to write about. We did spend an evening at my sister Sue's house with my siblings and their kids. Bryan had bought a new pool table which we all had to try out. What a blast! Even though I didn't play very well, we had fun. And they also have the game "Rock Band". THAT was hilarious! After Sue, Ginny and myself had been booed off stage, we kept trying and with the 3 of us girls doing the drums together, we made it throu a couple of songs!!


Yahoo for us! We were silly and made fools of ourselves, but nobody seemed to mind and we had a GREAT time!!


So here is a few photos from the Whittaker get together at the Crosby home.

Rock Band!!!

Kimberly's birthday July 26th

I can't believe it, but my girl is now 19 years old!!

This is her last day as an 18 year old....

So, when we go camping, pretty much the entire family comes with. So we have 3 motor homes, and a varying number of tents. Along with the usual hiking, fishing, etc. we like to sit around and visit, and of course eat! And we play games too...

And we even celebrate birthdays!

Some of us do homework.....

And some just play...

Conner 22 month old, and our dog Libby

Summer Camping fun

Well, it has been quite a while since I have posted anything. So here is just a little update on our summer so far. We have been on quite a few camping trips with the Turner gang. We have gone to South Fork, Stillwater, and Uintah Lands. As you can guess, we love the mountains.






Kimberly and Haley had a great time on the 4 wheelers!

Marty and Carol June 12 1986

Wow!

I can hardly believe it, but today Marty and I have been married for 22 years! It has gone by so quickly. And I realized that I have now been married for half of my life, longer than I was single.

Crazy huh! If I had a good new picture of the 2 of us together I would post it to show we haven't changed too much... ha ha!

So, Happy Anniversary honey!

Zion National Park Memorial Day weekend 2008

Zion National Park

So, for Memorial Day weekend we went to Zion National Park. Even though I have lived in Utah all of my life, I have never been there. It is really a beautiful place!! I really enjoyed it. On Thursday we went to Beaver Dam, where Marty's parents live. All 3 of our motor homes are parked at their house during winter, so we had to pick them up. That evening we went to see Indiana Jones and The Crystal Skull. We thought it would be crowded, as it was the first full day of that movie being open. Much to our surprise, there were only about 25 people in what was a very nice theater. That is a great way to see a brand new movie!!! The next morning we left early for Zion. Right after we arrived it started to rain, so I was very glad we were in a motor home and not in a tent!! But the storm passed quickly, and we had a very nice trip! Here are a few pictures from the trip.

The M.G.'s

Ahh, the M.G.'s . The Missionary Girls Club. ( at least that is what I call them )

Kimberly has a group of friends that all have missionaries out right now, and they get together often. I snapped this photo when they were at our house watching a movie.

Kimberly, Jacque, and Cadie

Mother's Day 2008

Mothers Day was a very nice day for me. Marty made breakfast for me, and my gift was a DVD of a Collin Raye concert. I happen to be a Big fan, and it is a great concert! It was filmed in Salt Lake, and most of the songs had something to do with God, or faith, and it was very uplifting. After church we went to a barbecue at Bob and Erin's house. I thought it was pretty generous of the newest parents to host all of us for dinner. I had planned to get more photos, but we got busy visiting and the only photo is of Devon holding his new cousin Bryce, who is now 4 months old. We have such cute family members!!

VACATION !!!

Well, I am not very good at keeping up on the blog. Maybe now that Kimberly has her first year at Weber State University under her belt, I can get her to help contribute to this blog. One of my excuses is that I have been sick ( cough cough)

Anyway, next up is a Mother's Day barbecue, and then we are heading south to go to Zion National Park on the 22 of May with the Turners.

So, get the motorhome ready, and filled with gas, and off we go !!!

Look out Europe, here come the Weber State Wildcats

This year our daughter Kimberly has been in the Weber State Concert Choir, and has really enjoyed that experience. As her parents we have also, it has been a real treat to attend the concerts because they are a REALLY talented choir. Well, she had her last class of the year on Friday, and it was announced that the choir next year will be going on tour to....DRUM ROLL PLEASE..... EUROPE!!!!!!. Obviously she is very thrilled at the idea. They will be going to London, Paris, and Italy. And Dr. Henderson the director has been there and is very familiar with the areas. In fact, most of the places they will be going are his favorites. So they will be doing fundraisers for the next year to earn the money. The plan is for them to leave in mid to late May of 2009
P.S. Kimberly was supposed to post this, but I can't seem to get her to participate.....

Long way from Tennessee

Interesting story ... Marty served an LDS mission to Nashville Tennessee, from 1982-1984. On Saturday, he was going through some keepsakes and found a letter from a family he had know in Tennessee. On impulse he decided to google the name of the mother in the family, and came up with a phone number in California. He had lost track of them because they were a military family and he didn't know where they had moved to, and honestly, it had been 20 + years. But he bit the bullet, called the number and gave his name, asked if she was Mona Trickey. She replied yes, and so he said " This may sound really crazy, but did you ever live in Clarksville Tennessee?" She said " Yes I did, and you are Marty, the one who baptized our family!" Well, needless to say Marty was pleased and shocked that she remembered him so quickly. So then came the reminiscing and the 'what have you been doing' etc. When Marty taught their family, they had 2 children. They baptized the dad, Jeff, and then they ordained him to the priesthood, and he then went into the water and baptised his wife Mona. Obviously this was a very important experience on Marty's mission. As he talked to her, we found out that they had 3 more children, but the interesting thing is they have a daughter who is also named Kimberly. Great minds think alike I say! Their Kimberly is still in high school, so a little younger than ours. Marty was pleased to know that they have stayed active and faithful ever since . It goes to show that you never know the effect of the ripples you send in to other people's lives...

Gary and Debbie



Well, and then the 'month of weddings was not over!! On March 14th, our sister in law Debbie ( Melissa's mom) was married to Gary Higgs. It was a quiet and simple, lovely ceremony at Jodi's house. We hope they will be happy for a very long time to come..

March 2008

Okay, I will try to catch up a little on the happenings in our family. March has been a big month for us. It began with our neice Melissa Turner wedding on March 1. Kimberly was a bridesmaid, and it was a very elegant wedding. After the wedding there was a dance, and Marty and I had a blast dancing! Of course, I couldn't move the next day, but that is the difference in being 20 something and 40 something... Here is a look at the wedding celebration.

Carol and Kimberly. Same school, 24 years apart... Who would have ever thought?!

The Growing Years

After we got married, Marty and I lived in an apartment on Van Buren Avenue, and we lived there until September of 1988 when we bought our home in Clinton. And then in July of 1989 we were blessed with the birth of our daughter Kimberly. She has been the light of our lives ever since. (well most of the time anyway...)

Meet Our Family

I grew up in Clearfield, the youngest child of five. Marty grew up in Redlands California, and Sunset Utah. We both attended Sunset Junior High, and Clearfield High shool, but did not know each other. We were attending Weber State, and the Ogden LDS Institute , and I overheard him tell someone he lived in Sunset, so I asked him if he went to Clearfield, and that was the first time we spoke. That was October of 1984. On February 1, 1985, we had our first date, after a performance with the Institute Chorale. We dated off and on until May, stopped seeing each other for awhile, then in June began dating seriously. We were married on June 12, 1986 in the Salt Lake Temple.That was 1 year to the day from the first time we said those 3 little words....( I love you). Here is a photo from the big day. The bride and groom with the brides parents.