Stoll Family Party in March

We had our Stoll Family Get-together at Jackie's last Sunday evening, and, as always, it was so nice.  Jackie chose pasta as the main attraction, and the food was so wonderful.  Miekyong (I always get mixed up on the spelling) brought spaghetti with clams in the shell...yummy.  So many good things to eat.

Amber's baby boy is due the end of April.  Ella's birthday is on Easter this year, and Amber says that Ella is excited to get her ears pierced as a birthday present.  Isn't this a cute shot of cousins playing?

This is Grandpa talking to the troops.  In the shot below, the guys are all watching a basketball game.  

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Jen's wedding reception

Jen and Jeff Ebert married on February 20th.  Dave and Tami and Jeff's parents flew to Fiji for the wedding in the Fiji Temple.


They had their reception at the Highland Reception Center when they returned from their honeymoon.  It was really lovely.  Both sets of parents said that they had enjoyed the flight to Fiji.


This shot was taken just before the reception started.  It was rainy and cold, but the reception center was warm and cozy.

I love this shot of Tami.  Sorry, Jordan, you must have been singing to your mom.

Jen pins a corsage on her dad.

A shot of Jeff's family.

The Four Crabtree Siblings

Jordan fiddles with the video and gets it working right

Note the carved sculpture next to Jen's wedding photo.  They brought it home from Fiji.

Katherine presides at the guest table where the guests signed matted photos of the bride and groom.

a remodeled kitchen in progress

Well, I decided to upgrade my kitchen.  This is the granite slab which Nancy helped me choose for my new countertop.  The little wooden piece at the bottom of the photo is the sample of my cabinet finish..white-washed maple.  I hope that they will look good together.  I found photos of kitchens with light cabinets and light countertops in some interior design books from the library, so I think that I'll be okay.  I love the light look.

Here are a couple of "before" photos.

And here is an "at present" photo.  Jackie's husband, Brad, did a super job of removing all the old stuff.  He didn't mar my wallpaper, and he even rewired the security system for me.

A Shower for Jennifer

Jennifer's future mother-in-law hosted a shower for Jen on Saturday.  Both of Jeff's grandmas were there, and I learned that Jeff is the great-grandson of J.Spencer Cornwall who conducted the Tabernacle Choir.  Maybe I'll have a musical great-grandchild.  Jen and Jeff and their parents will be flying to Fiji for the wedding later this month.

Our newest four-year-old

Here she is. This was taken on Ellyn Mae's fourth birthday..  I actually thought that she was turning five...she seems so much older sometimes.  She's having a party on Friday, so this was just a birthday dinner.

Kai picked out a new pair of boots..(he says they're "boy boots")  at Kid-to-Kid, and was he ever proud of them.

They get ready to go home after a spaghetti dinner for the grown-ups. (Ellyn had already been promised chicken nuggets for her birthday dinner so Lindsay let the kids bring their own chicken nuggets).  Matt networked Guenther's computer so that we can work on the new family search at the same time.  

Another beautiful sunrise

I never tire of these lovely sunrises.

Morning Sun

Northern Utah had the honor of being labeled the "unhealthiest air in the nation" during January.  Here I've snapped the early morning sun as it tries to shine through all the smog.