Bits of Becca: Memorial Weekend- Tropic, UT

Wednesday, June 2, 2010

Memorial Weekend- Tropic, UT

The reason for the trip,

Casia's Baptism

My sweet niece, Casia, turned 8 a few weeks ago. Amy asked if they could hold off on the baptism until we could all get down there. I'm so glad they did.

All of Sam's siblings were there including wives and kids. It was a wonderful trip.

(Lobby at Ruby's Inn with some of the cousins)

We got some swimming in. Glad Nick was there to entertain the kids..... as well as Sammy and Patrick :)

The baptism was Sunday after church. There was a luncheon in the park after the baptism.

(Maren and Uncle Gail, Sammy and Trigdon)

After the luncheon, some of us headed out to Sam's moms grave. I can't believe it's been almost 8 years.

(Thanks Amy for the not so posed shot :)

It's always a treat to go down to Tropic and Bryce Canyon. I just wish it wasn't such a long drive. We left Sammy down there. He will be working at Ruby's Inn in the restaurant for about 6 weeks. He's staying with Nick and Haylee.

It's been only three days, and I miss him already. He text me yesterday asking if I had missed him yet..... I said, of course I do, I needed a babysitter today. I'm just kidding :) actually, I miss having him run errands for me :). No really, our family has a hole in it right now, and I can't wait for him to come home again.

3 comments:

kimberly said...: looks like a fun trip to tropic but what are you going to do without sammy. im sure you did need a babysitter (ha ha) but i know you miss him being there too. can't believe how fast everyone is growing up. miss you; June 11, 2010 at 10:33 AM
Megan said...: I am so glad we waited to baptize her even though the 4 weeks nearly killed her. Thanks for coming and being a part of her special day. It's always fun to have the family here.; June 19, 2010 at 11:28 AM
MEANDERINGS OF JANICE said...: I finally caught up on your blog! What awesome pictures! Thanks for including me in your activities and journal. Can't wait to hear about our walk!!! Your family will thank you some day for this journal. Love You! Mother; June 20, 2010 at 7:46 PM

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1/25/2009--Rubbing baby Judd's head at church, Maren told Laurel.."Hey, your baby's head is bald, just like dad's and uncle Nick's.
1/12/2009--On the way home from school today, I was reminding Sammy that he needed to practice the piano. He proceeded to tell me that he didn't need to practice because when he became a famous Brain Surgeon, he would put a small chip in his brain so he would just know how to play.
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