Lots of Fun Get-Togethers for August - 31 August 2009

The first weekend in August, Grace and Jim invited us to their home for a barbecue!! We had a great time visiting with family!! We had brisket, ribs and chicken and wonderful salads, desserts and breads!! Thanks, Jim and Grace, for a fun evening!!

Jessica Nicholas, Grace, Mark and Tawnya having a good visit!!

Enjoying the food!! Elaine Jensen, Bart Jensen, Grandma Welling and Dad and Mom. Thanks again to Jim and Grace for the great get-together!!

The first weekend in August we went to Mount Pleasant for our Couples Reunion. We had a wonderful time!! Thanks, Ellen, for all the fun games and activities that we participated in! Floyd and Elaine Jensen, Dad and Mom, Anne, Grandma Welling (front row). In the back row we have, Ellen and Boyd Cook, Grace and Jim Tustison, Nancy Baker, Mark and Carole Nicholas and Roy! Our reunions are so much fun and we want to thank Kevin and Kathy Bell for the use of their cabin!! Here we are seeing the sights in Mount Pleasant - Dad, Anne and Carole Nicholas!We also were able to attend church in Mount Pleasant! One last picture before leaving!! Roy, Grace, Nancy, Grandma Welling, Mark, Dad and Mom, Floyd and Elaine, Anne, Jim, Boyd and Ellen. Thanks again, Ellen, for all of your hard work!! What a great family we have!!

Towards the end of August (22nd) some of our family got together to do the project of freezing corn and what an undertaking it was!! Gavin and Kara, Kenny and Michele's family, Megan and Clint's family, Chris and Melissa and their boys, Nancy, Dad and Mom, Grandma Welling and us were all the participants!!

We started at 6:30 a.m. to shuck the corn!! The crew did a great job!! It consisted of Gavin, Grandma Welling, Parker, Chaetun, Xadun, Melissa, Michaela, Drista and Ainsley. Bridget, Nancy, Kenny, and Dad are out workng there somewhere!!
Dad did a great job shucking corn and we really appreciated all of his hard work!

The crew in the kitchen consisted of Kara, Nancy (at the sink), Anne, and Michele bagging corn. Megan is in there somewhere keeping the correct time on all the pots of water!! We ended up doing 237 bags of corn out of 100 dozen!!! We were actually done by 2:00 p.m. which I thought was pretty good!!

Feeding the cows the corn husks - Michaela, Brecken, Ainsley, Xadun, Chaetun, Drace, Drista, Kara (standing), and Megan. Taryn is in the front!!Roy is feeding the cattle as they follow behind the pickup! This was a real treat for all the kids to see!! It was a big job, but with all of the family helping out, we accomplished quite a bit in a short time!! It is a good job to have finished.

This last weekend my roommates from college got together at the Zaugg's cabin up in the Uintahs.

Friends Forever!!!! Terry Fillmore, Carolyn Zaugg, Judy Angell, Glo Greenhagen and Anne Welling. (Mary Larsen lives in Indiana and wasn't able to make it!)

The Guys!! Harold Fillmore, Roy Welling, Mark Zaugg and Jerry Greenhagen!!

Mark and Carolyn Zaugg, Judy Angell, Harold and Terry Fillmore, Roy and Anne Welling, and Jerry and Glo Greenhagen. What a wonderful time we had laughing, crying and eating and more of the same!! It was just great to reminisce about old times!! We are all such wonderful friends and decided not to wait 40 years until the next time we get together!!!! Thanks again to the Zauggs for the cabin and all of the wonderful food!!

It's been a great August! I also had the wonderful opportunity to take a couple of trips with some ladies in our ward to go to the Salt Lake, Draper and Manti Temples. We had such a great time and I hope to be able to do it again!!

It looks like September will be just as busy!!