Author: Carey

This year Kaylie is a freshman at Dixie High School and is playing basketball on the freshman team. Tonight we were able to see her play again (the first night we arrived in town we saw a game) against my alumna ; Pine View High School. Kaylie is a center for her team and is one of the tallest members too; standing 5 ft. 11 in. Go Dixie! Go Kaylie!

Team huddle before the game begins.
(Kaylie is on the other side of #23)

#4 on the Pine View team was stuck to Kaylie like glue!

Kaylie going for the block!

Kaylie at the free throw!

At the half; Dixie was in the lead! Kaylie made a few of those baskets!
In the end Pine View won the game 30 to 22. Better luck next time Dixie.

This is the only time that I got to see my brother, Daniel.
He was starting to get sick and by the next day was terribly sick with cold/flu.

This is a scan from Kaylie – it’s a bit dark but I don’t care!
(Thank you – Kaylie & Marci!)

Another scan from Kaylie.
The whole Freshman team.

I could kick myself now because I was talked out of getting pictures of Kaylie in her uniform after the game. I should have done it anyway! Isabel talks about the game and Kaylie all the time and whenever she sees basketball on T.V. she comments on it…”That’s just like Kaylie, Momma! Kaylie plays basketball!”

Tonight we went over to my brother’s house for dinner. We got to spend time with the kids while we waited for him to get home from work. Some highlights…

Playing Bingo with Brienna, Bryndee, Isabel, and Grma.
Bryndee won this game! Woohoo!

Brenden showing us his skills with the sticks.
Keep up the great work! So proud of you!

Isabel showing everyone her skills with the sticks as well…just like her Daddy!

Cousins:
Bryndee and Isabel.

The girls:
Brienna, Bryndee, and Isabel.

Just before the evening ended we all got to hear Brienna sing (can’t remember the song she sang….). She sings so beautifully! The following week she was going to have a try-out in the Utah Idol contest (she didn’t win but you’ve got to practice somewhere!) So honored to finally hear your voice! Keep up the great work! So proud of you too!

One last hug from Brenden before heading back to Grma and Grmpa’s.
We’ll see them all again on Sunday!

Today, Isabel went to the babysitters for the first time…actually she was already there! Grma and Grmpa watched her while Gino and I went with his parents out to eat and then to a movie (saw Marley and Me). Grma and Grmpa took her to the city pool! She had so much fun they said, I wish I could have gone too! Before we left for dinner/movie, we walked over to the community ponds to “feed” the ducks.

I took this shot before walking over the feed the ducks. So glad that I did; this is the only shot of Isabel with Grma and Grmpa together!

Isabel and Grmpa feeding the ducks.

Eating lunch with Grmpa and Grma; then they are off to the city pool!

Inside the city community pool! This place looks so cool!

Grma and Isabel in the toddler area! How fun is that!

Grmpa and Isabel wading in the toddler pool.

Going down the toddler slide with Grmpa…

Then she did it all by herself – She had so much fun!
Thanks Grma and Grmpa for taking Isabel to the pool…let’s do it again!

This afternoon Grma and Grmpa wanted to take Isabel to the park up the street, so we loaded up the car and drove up the street to the local park. Well, all Isabel ever really wants to do at the park is swing. All the other toys are fun but her favorite thing to do is swing. So after about a 1/2 hr., we again load up the car and Grmpa drives to 5 different parks looking for swings! Insane!

Going down the slide…almost missed her; she was so fast!

All smiles!

All this silly thing does is turn; she seemed to enjoy it though.

So happy to be swinging!
The look on her face was priceless! Thank you Grmpa!

Isabel loves to check the mail but at home I need to pick her up to even reach the mailboxes…not at Grma’s house! She can do it all by her big-girl-self!

Heading off down the street; she insisted on wearing her backpack, so now it looks like she’s heading off to catch the bus for school.

“Let me do it” she says.

“I can do it!” she says.

“I did it!” she says.

On the back patio, enjoying some more of that sunshine!
At about this same time, Gino pulled in from his stay in Vegas.

The next day, we spent the majority of the day outside on the patio at Mom and Dad’s house. I just wanted to soak up as much sun as I could (I did too!) and Isabel ran around and played with Grma and Grmpa. It was wonderful!

Isabel playing with Grma’s twirly birds.

Grma showing Isabel how to fly the toy airplane.

Isabel’s attempt at getting the plane in the air; while Grma tries to get the moment caught on camera.

This time she just might get it airborne!

Grmpa shows his skills at getting the plane in the air.
Good job Grmpa!

On Thursday, my parents came down to Vegas to pick Isabel and I up, while Gino stayed in Vegas to attend meetings for work. On the way back to Utah, my parents took Isabel and I over to see the new bypass bridge being built at the Hoover dam. It’s very impressive work being done on the bridge stretching out high over the canyon walls.

Looking west to the new by-pass bridge.

Gma, Gmpa, and Isabel.

Lake Mead water level is so low.
I remember the water being so high…

The back side of the spillway.

The front side of the spillway.