The Jackson's Arrive--Party Every Day! & Effies Baptism Day (Picture Essay)


Family

This picture was taken at Effie's baptism on Tuesday, July 30, 2024 (one day after her birthday).  Everyone is present except for AJ, Caitlyn and Dallin.

 Birthdays 

We took Effie and Avie out for their birthday date.  Avie's birthday is July 23, and Effie's (and Nick's) is July 29.  We took them to Robintinos.  We hadn't been there for a long time.  It seemed slow.  Later we learned that the owner of the property is selling the lot and closing the restaurant.  We had fun with the girls.  They had a hard time choosing a birthday gift so they ended up with a couple of trinkets and money for their education funds.  My dad would have been 103 on July 30.  We miss him.


Another 1/2 week in Flaming Gorge

    Fun on the water!

Avie, Elise, Harvey and Camden;  Effie on the boat
Mav tries knee boarding;  Gunnar holding his little brother, Cub

Cub gets lots of opportunity to drive.

 Gunnar and Ollie are pros at surfing.  They have lots of opportunity to practice

Cub, Ollie, (and Finn)

The Campfire


It was hot, but not as hot as Centerville...and never too hot for a fire!


Elise, Camden and grandma


Ori;  Beverly

Avie

Nick and Sara; Effie and Max
Max; Mav (note the sun on all the cheeks)

Andy

Adrienne and Cub; Andy and Nick

Lawnmower Fun

Ori, Cub and Ollie;  Elise and Andy

Ollie with a bunch of little kids
Nick, Sara and Camden;  Finn, Effie and Ila
All the kids (who could reach the pedals) had a blast driving the mower.

Max and Camden


Some of the family went on a side X side ride.  A step up from the lawnmower.

Winding Down




I couldn't resist snapping a picture in church.  Church was pretty full even though it wasn't a holiday;  Grandma was comforting Cameron one evening.  I don't remember why he was unhappy.  We had fun snapping his picture.



Cub helped me clean the floor

Adrienne left Sunday morning.  Nick, Sara, Elise, Andy and their kids all left Monday after a boat ride.  They drove all the way to Santaquin to see Grandpa Verl, then stopped over to "Clint's Reptile Room" to play with the snakes.

All the clientele listening to information on a lizard;  Mav and Effie



Yuli; Harvey
Roy showed me this picture of Yuli after I'd settled down for bed on Monday night.  He said, "I guess Dan and his family joined Nick at the Reptile Room."  I took a quick look and said, "That's not Yuli."  She just looks so grown up in this picture.




Rasbands and Jacksons visiting Grandpa Verl

The Jackson family

Effie's Baptism

Effie;  Effie's supportive family: Ori, Cam, Sara, Nick, Avie and Effie

Crista, Matt and Grandpa Roy; guests at the baptism.

                  
Mav, Andy and Elise;  Dan, Jieun and Zack

Foster, Jennie and Jordan;  Effie and Roy


The kids playing on the stage.  The bleachers there were like a magnet to the kids.  Hyeji and Yuna put on a gymnastics show.





Bevy and Avie (best friends);  Ruby and Harvey
Ori, Doyeon, Hyeji, Bevy, Max and Bridget;  Yuli, Jieun and Zack
Todd, Dojin and Camden

Todd, Dojin; Doyeon

Hyeji; Zack

Ila, Greta, Dojin 

  
 
All 24 grandchildren

Ice Skating Party

I somehow started the tradition of a skating day whenever Elise's family is in town.  Adrienne had left on a short vacation, Dan and Jieun to Boston, Crista was in Logan, so it was just Sara and kids, and Elise's family.  They had a blast.  I hope I can at least keep skating enough to keep up the tradition (I'm having my doubts lately).
Effie and Mav; Sara and Ori (Ori's teaching Sara something here.  Ori skates often with Caitlyn for lessons)
Bevy, Avie, Mav, Max, Effie and Ori



Bevy, Avie and Effie

The Dan Rasband family off to Boston to see the other grandma


The Dan Rasband family after a red-eye flight to Boston to see Jieun's mom

Doyeon, Dojin, Yuna

Pool Party


My ministering sister told me I could bring my grandkids to use her pool.  What a treat for my family.  Above: Jennie, Greta, Foster, Bevy




Harvey, Elise; Elise Crista and Zack

The parties are always continued at my house



This is following the baptism: Hyeji, Jieun with Zack, Nick and Sara


Foster, trying on Zack's helmet.  She really thought it was a fashion statement and gave us quite a show; Jennie's in the background.  Zack is on the right.  He's pretty generous with his smiles.

Elise with Foster.  Todd (he fell asleep in my bed after having so much fun swimming).  I told him he was privileged to be able to do that in MY bed.  Camden fell asleep, too.  He covered himself completely with the blanket on the couch so you couldn't even tell there was a body there.

Max, Effie, Cam, Avie and Greta.  I think this is their "restaurant."

Caitlyn's always good to take selfies with the kids.  Here she is with Harvy, Mav and Todd


Other happenings:


Roy went to watch Crista in her tennis tournament.  He was in charge of a side X side ride for the club at Flaming Gorge.  Elise knew he had to leave the last couple of days of her trip.  On his way out of town he stopped to watch play (not a very direct trip).  She won.  She's a great tennis player.



Roy with another club member, Fred Dumas 

Dallin and Eric Anderson's side X side

Shelley and Darrell Miles (neighbors that are also in the club);
Dallin and his dad, Eric; Roy, Sara and Fred Dumas
Dallin, Eric, Sara and a couple of Sara's sisters went up for the ride
and as helpers to Roy host the ride and put on the after barbeque.


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