Birthday Party #2

Swimming.......

friends.........

decorating t-shirts.........

cake........

and presents!

What more could you ask for! And it's not even her actual birthday yet! I'm tired.

Birthday Party #1

Sunday we went to Draper Park for a picnic to celebrate Emerson's birthday with the England fam.

I was lucky to get Cache and Cline to smile for me for this!

Camden

Cale

isaac

Indy was excited to light the candles for some reason.

10 candles----wow!

Dave

Lindsey

Fun presents from Grandma & Grandpa England

Baby London!

Wasatch Back 2009

This past weekend, I ran the Wasatch Back with a group of girls from my neighborhood. We had a team of 6 girls and 6 guys. The race starts in Logan and goes 188 miles to end in Park City. Each runner runs 3 different times with total mileage from 13 to about 18-19 miles. I was runner #5 and my 3 legs were 7.4, 4.5, and 2.5 miles.

This is about the only picture I have of me-----and it's not even me running!

We were supposed to be support for Raquel while she was running but had to take some time out to stretch!!!!!

This picture was taken at the end of my first leg in Avon Pass. It was so beautiful! The funny part about this picture is that about a second later the fence broke and everyone (but me) fell flat on their backs in the weeds! Another van full of runners was passing by at the precise moment we fell and found it quite amusing!

Heidi & Allison right before Allison's turn to run.

Raquel getting ready for her exchange.

Leslie on her first leg.

Cassidy on her first leg.

Cassidy was runner #1. Here she is at the starting line-obviously not nervous at all!

The girls team in front of our lovely van before we decorated it up nicely!Getting ready to run!

The starting line!

This race was so much fun and I can't wait to do it again next year!

SAFE AND SOUND

My boys made it home safe and sound yesterday afternoon! They experienced every type of weather but heat! It snowed for a bit the first day. It rained and hailed and was cold. But they made it and I am so proud of them. I wish I would have been there to pick them up and get some pictures because I can't imagine what they looked like after 5 days of hiking and camping! Grandpa Brian was so excited to learn that they were camping on Boulder. Today he was even sharing some of his experiences in the same area when he was young. Good job boys! I am glad you are home.

50 Miler

This morning, at 6 a.m., Finn and Indy left to go on their 50 mile hike on Boulder Mountain. They kept saying they didn't want to go but I think that they were actually excited to go. It's going to be hard for sure but they will do a great job. I know I will be worried all week whether they are freezing to death or whether they are eating enough. But I feel much more comfortable knowing Mike Young is with them---not just because he's a doctor but because he will take care of my boys like I would.

GOOD LUCK BOYS!

Gold Medal Weekend

Indy had a great weekend at the Utah Summer Games in Cedar City. His team, Northern United FC took the gold for the U12 boys! He missed the first two games because of Grandma June's funeral but he played the next three and they won those three games. Way to go Indy!

Grandma's Obituary

June Daniels England 1920 ~ 2009 June Daniels England, selfless to the end, passed away peacefully on June 6, 2009, just the way she would like it, surrounded by her family. June was born on June 1, 1920 to Rex and Daisy Daniels in Austin, Utah. Being the oldest of four children, she developed nurturing and domestic skills which she used throughout her life to bless her family. Family dinners were never complete without her famous "June Juice" (super strong Kool-Aid). She married Eugene K. England on December 30, 1940, later solemnized in the Salt Lake Temple. Together they raised their six sons. June was always a devoted and extremely proud mother. Nothing brought her greater joy than spending time with her family. Gene and June have 35 grandchildren and 37 great-grand children. Every single one was special to June as evidenced by the hundreds of pictures that adorned her home. Service was a common theme in her life. She cherished her 27 years of serving in the Oncology Department at Primary Children's Medical Center. Not only did she love the children, she enjoyed a wonderful relationship with the doctors, nurses and other volunteers at the hospital. In 2006, June was recognized as one of the "Health Care Heroes" in the State of Utah. June was a lifelong member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. She lived a Christ-like life by loving and serving others. She used her leadership skills to serve faithfully as a Relief Society President under three different bishops. June not only loved to serve others, she loved to throw a party. She was the acknowledged "social director' by her many friends, organizing countless great events including the annual St. George trip. June had many talents. She loved music and especially enjoyed performing in choirs and with her dear friends in a singing group called "The 16th Notes". Her many hobbies included gardening, bowling and golfing. Her favorite pastime, however, was travelling across the country in a semi truck with her husband, Gene, at the wheel. Being a wonderfully devoted wife, if Gene was happy, then June was happy. She was an amazing example of love and support throughout their life together. June, as your loving family we thank you for your tremendous example. We will miss you terribly as the heart and soul of our family, but we have peace in knowing that we will be together again. She is survived by her husband, Eugene K. England, sons, Jeff (Pat), Dan (Jan), Dean (Kim), Todd (Jeannette), Corey (Carrie), daughter-in-law, Rowena England, siblings, Daisy Dean (Joseph) Hanks, Tina Lou Walton, Rex (Phyllis) Daniels. She was preceded in death by her parents, Rex and Daisy Daniels, son, Rodney, grandson, Riley England and brother-in-law, Robert Walton.

Grandma June 1920-2009

Grandma June passed away Saturday morning. She had just turned 89 on June 1. She had been very healthy until just a few years ago. She was starting to have some dementia and fell down the stairs at her house a couple times in the last few months. They rushed her to the hospital Saturday morning. She had pneumonia and a serious urinary tract infection. All her organs had shut down at that point.

We had seen her about 2 weeks before. She and Granddad had come to dinner at Mom's so that was the last chance we had to visit with her. I was remembering with Uncle Corey last night how much time I spent with Grandma, Granddad, Corey and Todd when I was young. I remember several trips to Jackson Hole in the camper. I remember many Sunday dinners and Grandma's yummy roast. I remember many Christmas mornings at Grandma's opening presents and stuffing ourselves with aebleskivers.

I appreciate your wonderful example of service to Granddad and your six sons. I will miss you!

POOL PARTY

Montana's friends decided to throw her a surprise pool party yesterday! There were a TON of kids! I think everyone had a great time. Fortunately the few rain showers didn't stop them from swimming.

PRESENTS GALORE

It seems that many people remembered Montana's birthday because she had a ton of treats and presents dropped off throughout the day! Lucky......(again)

A Perfect Start

What could be better than waking up to a box of donuts and chocolate milk? Lucky.....

SWEET SIXTEEN.......

FIRST DAY OF KINDERGARTEN

BAPTISM DAY


HOW IS THAT 16 YEARS PASS BY SO QUICKLY!!!!! I REMEMBER THE DAY YOU WERE BORN LIKE IT WAS YESTERDAY. THE WHOLE FAMILY WAS SO EXCITED FOR YOU TO BE BORN BEING THAT YOU WERE THE FIRST GRANDCHILD ON BOTH SIDES OF THE FAMILY. EVEN GRANDMA WILMA WAS THERE WHEN YOU WERE BORN. SHE SAID "MONTANA-----WHAT THE HELL KIND OF NAME IS THAT?????!!!!!!!"

YOU WERE SPOILED ROTTEN FOR ALMOST 2 YEARS UNTIL FINN WAS BORN. GRANDMA ENGLAND, GRANDMA BRIAN AND AUNT DARIN ALL GOT TO BABYSIT YOU ON A REGULAR BASIS. YOU WALKED EARLY AND YOU WERE SPEAKING FULL SENTENCES WAY BEFORE MOST OTHER KIDS. YOU HAVE ALWAYS BEEN VERY INDEPENDENT AND CONTINUE TO BE TO THIS DAY. YOU HAVE ALWAYS DONE WELL IN SCHOOL AND TEACHERS HAVE ENJOYED HAVING YOU AS A STUDENT.

TURNING 16 IS A HUGE MILESTONE IN YOUR LIFE! DAD AND I LOOK FORWARD TO YOU DRIVING (kind of.....)! YOU WILL BE GRADUATING FROM HIGH SCHOOL AND MOVING ON BEFORE WE KNOW IT! WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH AND HOPE YOU HAVE A GREAT 16TH BIRTHDAY!