Lezlie and Terry Bricco

2011-04-20T20:16:00.000-07:00

Molly, Craig, Kole, Chase, Krew, and Christa came to town last week and we had lots of fun! While they were here Jordan came over 3 times and we had Max once. We got to go to Lehi to hear Max give a talk in Sacrament meeting. He did great. The big event was the Salt Lake Marathon. Terry and Molly ran the half marathon and Craig and Kole ran in the 5K. They all did super great! I am most proud of Terry for working so hard and finishing so well . Kole took 3rd place in his age group. Guess he is part of the family!!!!

While they were here we went to 2 movies, had a great time on Saturday at the park, aside from Kole getting hit in the throat from a pop fly ball while playing ball and Brock getting a spider bite that really made his finger swell up! We played on toys, threw sticks in the pond, flew a princess kite and just had a great day. Then we went to Jordan's work for some frozen custard. She makes the best concrete!
Sunday we went to church, had a great dinner with everyone, played some games, and went to Granite Creek for some great rock throwing and climbing. Jordan and Molly got some awesome pictures so maybe they will post some soon. Jamie came to town on Monday for work and we got to see him for a few hours.
We really miss all our kids and grandkids and are so proud of them all.

THANKSGIVING 2010

2010-11-27T10:39:00.000-08:00

So this Thanksgiving Jamie, Amy, Jaiden, Thaiya, Jetrin, and Keira came from Denver for a visit. These pictures are completely out of order but, oh well, they're here!

Jetrin loves b-ball and can't get enough dunking!
Thaiya and Keira...pretty sisters.

Jaiden is always cool!

21We had lots of snow to start the holiday off right. Brock and Bradlee both love it.

"Everybody loves a baby that's why we're in love with you!"

What Bricco get together would be complete without jamming in the basement. Thaiya and Bradlee singing "Round and Round" , with Jaiden on the drums. Awesome!

With such good looking kids, Grandma can take one for the team!

No rivalry here.

Oh yeah, Terry, Tory, and I did a 5K race Thanksgiving morning. It was 9 degrees! We all had a great time.

And looked hot doing it!

Here we are before...no after pictures with frozen hair!!

We had a great dinner, lots of fun, lots of screaming, and so much laughing! "Harry Potter" and "Tangled" thrown into the mix. Missed everyone who wasn't here.

OCTOBER ALREADY??!!

2010-10-05T15:30:00.001-07:00

Some tasty treats for Halloween!

The kids had fun with these and the green pretzel monsters are so yummy!

After weeks of busy travel, home again for a few weeks. Rowdy is doing amazing after 2 serious surgeries for Crohn's. He has courage and strength I could only hope for. We also went to St. George and Jackson Hole. Relaxing trips. Terry is now bishop of the Jordan River Ward so we are busy with all the fun that comes with that!
All in all, everything is great.

SANDY LAMO??? NO WAY!!!

2010-08-31T17:25:00.000-07:00

Last Thursday, Keiler, Tory, Bradlee, Brock, & I took a little road trip to San Diego. We had to make a pit stop at IN & OUT BURGERS of course.
As you can see...Tory was blown away by her burger.

One of the kid's favorite things was riding the scooter with Uncle Rowdy. If Diane's mountain bike is the Pink Bike of Death, this is the Blue Scooter of Bliss. If you know Bradlee, she takes her fun seriously.What trip to SD would be complete without a trip to the beach. The little guys just love Keiler.

Tory and Rowdy did some boogie boarding. Don't they look hot at the beach?

What a cute family...all they need is Tyler.

So very cute!

What a little man!

We also went to Fiesta Island to have a bonfire and take in the fireworks from Sea World. They were great!

Even though Bradlee tried to make sure there were never any fireworks, somehow they managed to appear! She ended up climbing through the back window into the truck. She really does not like fireworks.

My camera isn't the greatest, but here we are around the bonfire...illegal if I may add, but awesome.

They loved the scooter so much I guess I just had to show it again.

We went to a park and got some great pics and had lots of fun climbing, swinging, rolling down the hill and just playing together.

Someone loves to swing, just like her grandma!

Who wouldn't love this?

Keiler can beat me in a swinging contest now. I'm not sure how I feel about that.

We really had a great time there. Diane got some productive shopping in and we got to be with them before Rowdy has another surgery for Crohns. If you would like, you can donate to a run for Crohns on Rowdy or Diane's blog. It is a nasty disease that needs a cure.

Thanks Diane and Rowdy and Keiler for a great time and being such awesome family. Love you lots!

SUMMER FUN

2010-08-25T17:31:00.000-07:00

We were so blessed to have our 13th grandbaby born on Friday, the 13th of August. She is so beautiful and such a sweet little girl. Her name is Keira Amelia Bricco and Amy, Jamie and family are doing great! We made a quick trip to Denver to visit them and really miss them. We had fun playing basketball, flying kites, playing on swings, hot tubbing, watching movies, eating, and best of all participating in back to school blessings. Jetrin just jumped up in the chair after Jaiden and folded his arms for his turn. So cute.

Here's me with baby Keira.
Papa and Jaiden and Thaiya. They are really growing up to be awesome kids.

Jetrin and Jaiden...forever brothers.

Just a little picture of Max, Bradlee, Brock and Jordan having some fun in the kitchen.

Bradlee on a little hike we took at Snowbird.

Tomorrow we pick up Keiler in Lehi and take him back to San Diego for school. Tory. kids, and I will stay and have some fun with Rowdy, Diane, and Keiler before Rowdy goes in for surgery. Very excited for the trip. Just wish we could all be there together.

HAPPY 4TH OF JULY

2010-07-05T16:16:00.000-07:00

We celebrated the 4th of July for the weekend. Rowdy and Diane came on Saturday and we had some good 4th of July food. We went for a walk up Big Cottonwood canyon at Brighton and sat in the hot tub for the rest of the evening and just chatted. We went to a Salt Lake Bees game, complete with fireworks. The game was a little slow but the fireworks were great and of course, lots of ball park snacks. Sunday at church both Rowdy and Tyler bore their testimonies in our singles ward and that was very touching to me. Not only do we celebrate our countries political freedom, but the opportunity we have to exercise our right to worship how we chose. Both Rowdy and Tyler bore testimony of the obligation we therefore have to share the truth of the gospel of Jesus Christ. I am grateful for good and righteous kids!So here we are...half of the fam! Missed to rest, but had a great time.
Just a little bit of the 4th fun food!

Bradlee really liked helping make everything...especially these cupcakes with pinwheel spinners on top!

ONLY 8 MONTHS LATER.....

2010-06-22T16:04:00.000-07:00

With everything that has gone on in our lives in the last 8 months, I won't even try to catch up. Just know Terry is almost back to his normal self after open heart surgery and life is moving on. We are planning hike and little trips and just regular summer fun for the future...no more medical adventures!!!

FUN IN THE SUN AND POOL

2010-06-22T15:44:00.000-07:00

Well, summer is officially here and we are so ready!
The pool seems especially nice this year and we have already used it more than ever before.
Rowdy, Jordan, Keiler, and Max were here for the day and we had some good fun.

Jordan is a favorite of everybody. That's B-Rad on the far side!

Buddy can't get enough.

We pretty much take up the whole pool!

Max in his floaty...Keiler jumped out of his pink one before we could snap a pic.

Rowdy...nuff said.

Tory and Jordan loving them some noodles!

It's time for all of you to come and visit and share the fun!

SIX TO EIGHT WEEKS OF THIS?

2009-11-06T11:10:00.000-08:00

And the doc's last words..."It's going to hurt"!

But I feel blessed that it's only my wrist. I can still do many things. The things I can't do really bite, though. Those include washing my left arm (pit included), shaving left pit, deodorant, putting on lotion, cutting my food. nothing stops me from eating it, though! Thank goodness I have Terry and Tory to help. Hopefully, I will be cast free in 6 weeks.

Notice, I got a pink cast in honor of the "pink bike of death"!

2009-09-27T10:26:00.000-07:00

I really have to get better at taking pictures....Molly, Craig and fam were here for a week and these are the only pics I took! We did have a great time. And the kids seemed to get along great. This was a morning ritual, the kids in our bed playing Ben 10 on the computer.

Here's Terry doing his manly duty when they left. I really lucked out in the husband department! Maybe Molly or Tory have better pictures. I think I'm just too busy playing to take pictures.

B-RAD, B-ROCK, B-READY!

2009-09-02T15:26:00.000-07:00

Many changes happen in our lives. We are excited to have the McLachlan clan coming to live with us for a while. To make it as comfortable as possible for their family, I have been making a few changes in our home. Mostly what you will see is space...everyone needs space! So after trips to DI and overflowing garbage receptacles, this is what I've come up with.

Here's their space in the upstairs linen closet. Maybe for B-Rad and B-Rock's clothes. Or really, whatever they want to put there!

Our room got a little addition. Now we are ready for company when we want to watch tv in our room!

Most needed bathroom space.Bradlee's space. Space for Brock's crib so he will feel at home and sleep like a baby!

One half of the walk-in closet in Tory & Tyler's room

Their own shelf in the kitchen pantry for baby food, bottles, whatever.

Hopefully, they will feel at home here and know how much we love them! I know that there are great things in store for their family and feel so blessed to be able to have them with us.

WELCOME HOME, MCLACHLANS !!!

ROCKY MOUNTAIN HIGH

2009-08-03T13:44:00.000-07:00

Last Friday we drove to Denver to help Jamie & Amy move into their new home. We decided to take the southern approach to Denver and it was a beautiful drive. The Rockies are more impressive when you come upon them from that direction. For much of the drive the Colorado River is alongside the road. I had never seen Vail or Aspen before. We found lots of places we would like to visit.

Sorry to say, but again, not many pictures. I did get that cute one of Jaiden, Thaiya, & Jetrin while I was keeping them busy during moving van loading. The elders came to help load but when we got to the new house, it was Terry & Jamie doing all the heavy work. They worked so hard and got so worn out I thought they might cry. Just when everyone was getting beyond tired and past cranky, Tory & Tyler showed up and really gave everyone a burst of renewed energy and a much better attitude! They would have been there sooner but Tyler had to work. There was a time crunch with the truck but all turned out well. Their house is very cute and in a real nice neighborhood. The kid's school is just down the street. They have an awesome deck with a hot tub that I'm sure will get lots of use. (I meant to take pictures)

All in all it was a great trip and we had a good time. It was so good to see the kids play together.

WHAT A WEEK!

2009-07-25T09:36:00.001-07:00

To start with, we have been able to be where President Monson was twice this week when we weren't expecting it. First was at the 80th anniversary of "Music and the

Spoken Word" last Sunday. It was a great program and Pres. Monson spoke for a short time.

We also went with the Singles ward to the Oquirrh Mountain Temple open house. It is so beautiful inside.

The next night, we went to the Draper temple to be with a member of the ward receiving her own endowments. Another very beautiful temple. After the session, we were able to look across the valley and see the Jordan River temple and the Oquirrh Mtn temple. What a sight! Two temples in one city is a first, I think.

We also went to view the floats for the Days of 47 parade. We were really impressed with the quality of the floats. Terry even shed a tear at the more patriotic ones.

Thursday we went hiking in Mill Creek Canyon. We hiked pretty much straight up for 1 1/2 miles. Which meant the same straight down, which turns out is harder for us than the up. No pictures, but definitely worth returning and a great place to take kids.

Friday, was rodeo night. Yes, this is Whiplash, the rodeo monkey. He and his steed rounded up a bunch of goats. It was great. Then for the 2nd time this week of seeing Pres Monson, we were surprised when Whiplash presented him with a present. Pres Monson was sitting about 75 yards from us at the rodeo! Whenever I see him I am reminded of the Savior because he radiates such love. He is a prophet.

We were planning on taking another hike today, but when I woke up I didn't feel so well and when I took my temp...101. Guess we'll stay home. Perks with that too...Terry brought me breakfast in bed; scrambled eggs, toast, sliced tomatoes from our "garden", grapes, and raspberries! What a man!

PHAIR FAMILY SIX VISIT

2009-07-18T17:22:00.000-07:00

Molly, Craig and kids were here for a week. I did not take any pictures as we were too busy having fun or were sleeping. It was a great week. They are so awesome. To see what we did check out Molly's blog. The only thing I could add was seeing "Hello Dolly" at the Hale Center. It was great fun!

HIKING AGAIN AT LAST!

2009-07-18T16:37:00.000-07:00

Yeah!!! We got out and about again, finally! I went to Donut Falls with Molly, Craig & kids last week, but this is the first of the year for Terry and I. This is a picture from our 2nd hike of the day. First, we went to Hidden Falls and Mill B North Fork. It was fine but not what we were looking for so we continued up Big Cottonwood Canyon a few miles and set out for Lake Mary.
Terry has had a bad knee lately, but managed to do well the whole 3 miles. And look pretty hot.
We made it to the lake and it was worth it. Such a beautiful little lake, almost above the treeline.

We feel very blessed to be able to enjoy the awesome natural beauty around here.

FIRST BLOCK DONE!!!

2009-07-06T14:44:00.000-07:00

Here is the first completed block on the quilt! The book calls it a Martha Washington Star block. It's a whole new pattern for me to grasp so my little mind gets muddled at first. But by Jove, I think I've got it. More to come.

2009-07-06T14:26:00.000-07:00

That is a Bald Eagle at home plate. He was part of the "National Anthem". Very cool.

Fourth of July weekend was pretty great. On Friday we cleaned cars and the garage, went to dinner and a movie. "Transformers II" wasn't our favorite movie ever. Saturday, we broke all our rules and painted the basement so we no longer have patches of paint. Also washed the windows and screens and cleaned wasps and spiders and weeds and crap from the window wells. Then we cleaned ourselves up and went to a Bees game. It was actually lots of fun. I have to say 3 extra innings gets old though. After, they had some of the best fireworks I've ever seen. And as they set them off so close, the sound effects were awesome! As we talked it over on Sunday we both felt it was a satisfying, fun, and even relaxing holiday weekend. Anyone who wants to have a good time next 4th, come see us!

Today is new air conditioning day. It takes 2 days so it's pretty hot right now, but the installer guarantees that tomorrow it will be like melting 4 tons of ice a day right here inside our house! What a mess!

ONE FUN WEEK

2009-04-27T13:46:00.000-07:00

Terry and I had Kole, Krew, Chase, and Christa for the week. It was one packed week! While Christa rode rides at "Hollywood Connection", she was always saying,"wee, wee, wee". It was very cute. The big boys were really into the carousel, dragon roller coaster, and hot air balloons. Roller skating was a big hit also. Not to mention miniature golf.
You can tell how much Terry likes to spin!

A trip to the "Big Hole"(copper mine), was lots of fun, too.

My camera battery died of course, so pictures are limited. We did the Hogle Zoo, Hollywood Connection, 3-D Monsters VS Aliens, parks and bike riding. Lots of wii thrown in there somewhere, also.

Who knew that at the Gateway fountain there was money just waiting in the creeks and pools!

Always fun to play in the tub.

This is the only picture from the zoo. We saw all the animals but the Amazon exhibit. Christa loved the lizards and Meir cats (sp?).

We discovered which fast food places have the best play places and which parks have the best slides.

At P.F. Chang's we were surprised when Kole spotted Shannon Brown, a Laker's player in town for the playoff game. He didn't want to bother him while he was eating, but did see him score that night in the game.

We did have lots of fun and Terry and I hope they will remember the trip to Papa and Grandma's house for a long time.

EASTER BLUES

2009-04-10T09:00:00.000-07:00

So, all week long I have been feeling a tad sad due to the fact that Terry and I will be having a solitary Easter Sunday. Terry has to talk so there can be no traveling. This is the first Easter without kids since we've been married! Anyway, as I was feeling kind of sorry for myself, who should text but Keiler. They said they could come for Easter egg coloring and dinner.

So instead of feeling sad, I was thoroughly happy to have Jordan, Keiler, and Max for the afternoon & evening.

Keiler takes his egg coloring seriously.

Max, not so much!

And me? Well, they made me a very happy grandma!

HAPPY EASTER TO ALL!

MOM AND WALT

2009-02-27T18:34:00.001-08:00

This past week Terry & I went to Klamath Falls to get in a visit with my mom and Walt. A bonus was staying with Molly, Craig, and kids. Mom is not doing very well at all. It is hard to see her unable to care for herself. At times she comes to life and smiles and jokes. Most times she just isn't there. The awesome thing is the way Walt cares for her. He tries to make sure she is happy and keeps her stimulated as much as possible. It is a hard job to be someones full time care giver. Walt does it with love and respect. We went to dinner one night to be with my brothers and Raury and her family. Walt loaded mom into her wheelchair and brought her along so she would be able to enjoy the evening out with everyone. She did.
I put this picture in to show the extent of Walt's concern for my mom. Every day he gets her up, bathes her, dresses her, feeds her, and puts on her makeup, styles her hair and makes sure she is at her best. He has even colored her hair. It was good to see her, maybe for the last time. I love her, and Walt for caring for her so lovingly.

As for Molly, Craig and kids, they are awesome! We had a great time with them, but sorry to say, I was so busy playing with the kids in the time we had, I didn't get any good pictures.
Kole is growing up to be a handsome, fun loving young man who likes to wrestle and snuggle. Chase is so smart and also very handsome. He likes to try to trick me, but I'm too smart! Krew is the funniest little guy. He will talk your leg off and say the most interesting stuff. Christa is a beauty. She snuggled right up to us the minute we got there. She has a good sense of humor and really loves to play with Papa. It was amazing to watch her with him. We love them all.

PRESIDENT'S DAY

2009-02-27T18:16:00.001-08:00

Terry and I really got into President's

Day this year. Can you guess who we are? We aren't the best at this, but it was fun. Some of the other people there were amazing...Bill Clinton, George and Abe.

HAPPY VALENTINE'S DAY

2009-02-14T11:02:00.000-08:00

What a man. Yesterday Terry came home from work early with a bouquet of flowers. He came home so I wouldn't have to deal with the cable guy for the 2nd day in a row. That's love. He also brought me a new silver watch to replace the one somewhere in the bowels of our central vac system (that baby could suck up a small child!). Next he said to get dressed up and took me to P.F. Chang's where we were the only ones who had reservations so we did not have to wait. On Friday night in SLC that's a big deal.

After we ate a great meal of walnut shrimp, Mongolian beef, grilled asparagus, and fried rice he said now we are going for a ride. and a walk. He parked by Temple Square and I thought we were just going for a walk at night, in our dress clothes, in 30 degree weather. But no, we walked to Abravenel Hall where he had gotten tickets to the Utah Symphony with the King's Singers. It was a great night.

We had the most fun. I really love and appreciate that he would go to such effort to make sure we had such a good time together. He is the best. I love him more all the time.

SO VERY SORRY!!!

2009-02-12T14:47:00.000-08:00

I just realized today that one of the songs on my playlist had the big "F" word in it! So very sorry if you happened to hear it. It is gone now, and I feel pretty stupid for not knowing.
That's not something I would do on purpose...really. Obviously I never listen to a whole song.

GREAT FIRESIDE

2009-02-07T09:45:00.000-08:00

Last night Terry and I went to a great fireside presented by General Authority Emeritus Vaughn J. Featherstone. He was amazing. He began with a few stories which I will try to retell, but sorry to say not as well as he did. He told of a young man who asked a beautiful young woman to marry him. She told him to go ask her father. The young man thought, " I knew that her father was dead, and knowing the kind of life that he led, I knew just what she meant when she said,"Go talk to my father".
Another one was about a guy who wanted to give his girlfriend a good night kiss. He felt that he should ask first. After asking her if she would like a sweet good night kiss she replied that she never kissed on the last date!

Anyway, his focus was on love...it's power and never failing greatness. He said that the day men truly learned how to love would be the day they rediscovered fire. I wish I could remember all he said, but there was so much and so many things to take in that I can not do justice to the evening. He also said there is no object more blessed than that which faces adversity, accept that which helps to relieve the adversity. I appreciate his taking the time to talk to our Stake and was blessed by attending.

A SUCCESSFUL WEEKEND FOR ALL

2009-02-02T08:50:00.000-08:00

Rowdy and Diane all ready for their interviews. Don't they look great? They both were very successful i n preparing for their move to SLC.

So, after the stress of interviews, Saturday afternoon included a round of wii games. We decided we should actually go to a bowling alley and give it a try. As we are all great wii bowlers you can imagine how well we did at the real thing!

Here are some great action shots.
Max, cool as always.

Keiler, really got the hang of it! Look at that form!

Jordan, the only real bowler just looks hot!

This says it all!!

Diane's got the best action!

But to add insult to injury for all those preceding bowlers...I, the Grandma won the first game, scoring my best game ever!!! We'll have to go again. Maybe to a different alley.

FRESH MOUNTAIN BREEZES???

2009-01-21T11:56:00.001-08:00

One of my greatest pleasures is the sight of the Wasatch Mountains as I drive into my neighborhood. Take a closer look...where are they? According to the morning news, Salt Lake City recently gained the distinction of possibly having the worst air pollution in the world. Could be second only to Mexico City! By Sunday they should be back to their majestic beauty.

FINALLY!!! A NEW POST!!!

2009-01-20T13:16:00.001-08:00

As last weekend was a long one, we decided to take a little trip to see some of the kids. First we went to Cheyenne on Friday to Tory & Tyler's. They are doing great. Tory is a whiz at her new job, Tyler keeps busy with his 2 jobs, EQ pres, and family life. Tory is a great Sunday School teacher for the 12/13 year olds. They love her and she gives them candy! B-Rad & B-Rock keep everyone on their toes and provide lots of laughs.
Saturday we took a trip to Denver to check out Jamie & Amy's new home. They are doing great in Lakewood, CO. They live in a cool apartment by an outdoor mall. There are many things to do there including bowling, ice skating, movies, shopping and many restaurants. Amy is home-schooling Jaiden and Thayia as they may have to move a few times before they get their permanent home. The kids love it, Amy finds it a lot of work, but if you know Amy, if there's a plan and a goal, she'll get it done! Jetrin has top teeth now and crawls everywhere. He is still and animal and really fun.

Some restaurant good times. This place specialized in bison dishes.

It seemed like every meal I got some great company. I just need to learn to eat around her little self, as apparently I am not allowed to have my own chair and plate. She loves seared ahi salad. Gotta love it while it lasts!

Like I said, Jetrin is an animal. Having some fun with PaPa, or just plain Pa, as Bradlee has decided to name him.

Just had to put this one in. We really did genuinely have a good time. Thaiya is a beauty.

Here is a great family picture of the Bricco's. Guess who just can't stay out of the shot?

It was another truly great weekend and another is coming up with the Rowdy family! This time my camera will be charged.

NEW TOYS

2009-01-20T12:58:00.000-08:00

Part of my birthday present were these 2 babies. They are amazing and it is crazy how much I enjoy using them! They can do almost anything. Terry is a lucky man that I get so excited about the weirdest things!

The next new thing for me is this Blackberry Storm. It is another truly amazing thing. Last weekend I used it to navigate from T'n Ts house to J & As in Denver. This little sweetheart took us right to their front door and then back to Cheneyney. I took a very hot picture of Tory and emailed it to Tyler. On the way back to SLC I used it to check out all my kids' blogs, and even managed to leave a comment on one from the road near Rawlins, WY!!! Now that's fun. Now if I could just learn to answer it!?

2008-12-27T18:18:00.000-08:00

A CHRISTMAS OF "FIRSTS"

Terry & I had our first Christmas in many years without the presence of grandchildren, which was sad. We missed and thought about them all. Talking to them, they all had great Christmases, even without us! A first for both of us was spending Christmas in San Diego with Rowdy and Diane. That was a good first. We also went to our first Bowl Game, the Poinsettia Bowl, we rooted for Diane's home team, Boise State, but against the odds they lost, but only by 1 little point. It was much more fun than I anticipated. Terry & Diane are the big football fans so they really enjoyed it, Terry the most. Next "first" involved a trip to the hills along the California/Mexico border where we went for a ride and a little hike. Rowdy tried to lock me in a cell for captured IAs, but I managed to escape! It was interesting to see the Border Patrol at work. Next was a new to us restaurant, The Linkery, for dinner. It was great. Next day, Christmas day, was the first time Terry & I had been on the beach for Christmas. I found a hermit crab (a sure sign of good luck), and had to at least get my feet wet in the Pacific waves. Terry would have if he hadn't been recovering from pnuemonia. Rowdy tried to talk us all into wearing wet suits and going all out, but we weren't having any of that. It was awesome! The day after Christmas, we had to fly home, but before we went to the airport, we had lunch with Diane. After lunch we took a trip to the Museum of Flight & Space (I think that's the name). It is a great place. It rivals the Smithsonian Museum of Same and we spent an entertaining afternoon there. Then as another first for me and for Rowdy, we took a ride in the flight simulator. It was a wild ride. Rowdy piloted us safely off the deck of the aircraft carrier and around the San Diego countryside. This included many steep climbs, nose dives, and barrel rolls which, thanks to the simulator, were very realistic! I think I love to fly upside down and spin over and over. It was the best. Two other firsts for me were playing "Swap" and "Othello", both fun games.

If you ever want to spend a few days with a great couple, have new and interesting experiences, just call up Rowdy and Diane and get ready for the time of your life. Thanks, guys!!!!!

2008-12-02T18:15:00.000-08:00

But wait!!! There's more!!!

Towel snaps seem to leave larger welts than the spatula...FYI

ST. GEORGE THANKSGIVING

2008-12-02T06:54:00.000-08:00

We had a GREAT time over Thanksgiving weekend in St. George. When we first arrived, it was raining, so we occupied our time cooking dinner, wii-ing, playing a fun dice game where everyone won prizes (great ones, trade show give-a-ways!), and just catching up. We truly missed the one Bricco fam that was missing.

The following day was nicer weather wise, allowing swimming, hot-tubbing, b-ball, and playing at the little park there. I think Craig and boys caught at least 6 trout in the lake adjacent to the condos.
Tyler took us to one of his favorite spots from college days there and it will be a place we all want to go to again. There were so many rocks to climb and so much dirt for kids to play in. In one place, after climbing through a small cave, Craig had to literally drag me and Tory up the last 6 feet as there were no hand or foot holds. Great times.

Even the babies made it to the top. It was a little nerve wracking as they all thought they were mountain goats and were very determined to go everywhere by themselves, especially Krew and Bradlee. She is definitely an outdoor girl.

We had Christa's first birthday party there. Plans for a birthday ride on the Texas Roadhouse saddle were nixed when the wait was nearly 2 hours. We ended up celebrating her birthday dinner in the mall's food court! Yes, this is Bradlee shopping and she does have a credit card in her hand.

It was so beautiful up on the rocks.

Christa was the cutest at her party. She really loved her cupcake...so did everyone else!

The pool had a waterfall which everyone had a blast with.

J & A in Zion's National Park. Another beautiful place. We took a stroller friendly hike there and it was awesome.

Here's Molly and Kole emerging from the narrow slot on the trail to the top of the rocks.

Here's Craig and Bradlee going into the slot.

We got some of the G-kids up on the top of a rock with us in Zion's.

The "babies" had a good time together. They are the best.

On the steps of the St. George temple. It was a beautiful temple on a beautiful day.

We had a puzzle for the down times that was a murder mystery, 2 puzzles, mixed up in one box, with no pictures to help with the construction. Who knew that Craig would turn out to be the puzzle guru!

After Christa' party, the adults played Bunko, thanks to Molly. It was tons of fun. She had prizes for all. We then had an adult dance contest, judged by the kids. It was the funniest thing ever. The look on the kids' faces said, "I thought this was a dance contest!?". They called Molly the winner, but I think we were all real "winners". My video will go into the dark recesses of oblivion for all time. I will leave it up to the winner, Molly to post the videos...trust me, they are blackmail quality.

Terry and I are truly thankful for our family and opportunities to be together in great places and share great times and make memories. The Lord has blessed us beyond our imaginations in a loving, fun, righteous family. We love and miss them all.

VETERANS DAY

2008-11-11T06:50:00.000-08:00

Last night in preparation for Veterans Day, we had a great FHE. Jeff Nalwalker, an Army Reserve Major, came to share with the Singles Ward regarding his 18 mo. tour in Afghanistan. He left at home his wife and 3 children, 16, 12 & 5. He gave a great slide and narrative presentation on his time there. He was fortunate to be on a mentoring, good-will building mission. He got to really get to know the people there and took special interest in helping get children into schools with the supplies they desperately needed. When they drove through towns in their armored Humvees, they had supplies of toys and candy in their ammo storage up top to throw to the kids. He feels that great strides have been made in helping the people in Afghanistan progress towards greater personal freedoms. The goal in Afghanistan is much different than that in Iraq. It was very touching to hear him talk of his time there. Thanks to all who serve in the cause of freedom. And happy birthday, Tyler.

LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW, LET IT SNOW

2008-11-05T07:21:00.000-08:00

This is what we woke up to this morning.. I love it! The first snow of the year always gives me a burst of energy and makes me do all the things I've been putting off...like cleaning the pantry and such.

HALLOWEEN WEEKEND

2008-11-05T07:06:00.001-08:00

Last weekend was both happy & sad. Sad, because we had to miss most of Rowdy's trip here and Max's ordination to Teacher. Happy, because we were able to go Trick or Treating in Klamath and attend Kole's baptism. Mom was doing very well and we had a great visit with her. Jamie and fam were able to come. Their first trip back since moving and the first time to see mom. Happily, Rowdy was still here when we got home, but J, K, & M were only able to stay about 30 minutes. Jaiden was particularly sad not to be able to spend more time with them.

It took Jetrin a little time to warm up to Rowdy, but like all kids, he did!

Just two cousins having their first sucker together.

The big kids ready to hit the streets for some treats.

A little game of "Baby Break the Ice"

J-DOG DANCIN'

2008-11-03T12:09:00.000-08:00

Jaiden has a great dance that we all love. When Craig and Jaiden have a dance off, it's hard to beat. Hope everyone can see that one day.

SOME FUN

2008-10-26T15:04:00.000-07:00

This weekend was fast but great. It really started Thursday with a trip to the temple. Friday night we went out for lobster dinner for our temple anniversary(which we both forgot...Oct. 10). Terry has never forgotten anything before. I guess that after 35 years the honeymoon is over. I always forget, so nothing new there. Then we went to see "Eagle Eye". That was way different than I thought, but we both enjoyed it. On Saturday Jordan & Keiler came to visit. Terry and I were kind of duds, but the kids are always fun to be with. We tried to do a 1000 piece puzzle but decided we only like to do the edges. Made caramel corn, played wii, and just messed around all day. Missed Max, but next time. By the way, Keiler went to a High School debate Fri. night and took 2nd place. Way to go, Keiler!

Today was "Linger Longer" at church. It was the Great American Cereal Bonanza today. Lots of great cereal to chow on. It was fun.

About that "honeymoon over" crap...it's just that!

ANOTHER FAST WEEKEND!

2008-10-21T15:00:00.001-07:00

First thing, Terry is pretty much recovered from his bout with pneumonia. He started feeling bad in DC and just got worse with each trip. But all the meds have done their job and he is feeling much better. He seemed to fully recover last weekend in New Mexico. While he was there, I went to Cheyenne to stay with Jaiden & Thaiya while Jamie & Amy & Jetrin went to Kansas City. Amy did great in the marathon and we had lots of fun at home.

As you can see, Jaiden gets pretty excited about the wii. Maybe because he beats us all the time.
Thaiya is getting so grown-up. She was kind enough to sleep with me every night so I didn't get lonely for Terry. She is so helpful and has a great sense of humor. She is also doing great in school.
On one of the trips to the park, Jaiden found out he gets sick from too much spinning. He was in bad shape, but it only took some pop and lovings from Brock to make him better. Jaiden still has the baby touch and can always make Brock & Bradlee happy. By the way, Brock thinks I am about the greatest thing next to Jaiden. Or else he just finds me very funny looking!
Bradlee is getting bigger and cuter all the time. She is so fun to play with. I wish I had a picture of her signing. It is the best. She says more all the time..."shoes mine!".

Love and miss every one of my family.

KLAMATH FALLS VISIT TO MOM & MOLLY & ALL

2008-10-12T18:01:00.001-07:00

This weekend we took a quick to K Falls to visit mom (mainly). She had been calling and sounding pretty good so we thought we should visit while we could. Molly had them, Chris, Jack, & Cooper over for dinner Friday. Saturday we went to Kole and Chase's soccer games, out to lunch with Mom, Walt, & Jeanne. Then we just visited. It was so good to be there. Kole scored 5 goals and Chase played a great game. Krew & I had snacks and hot chocolate! Mom is still having chemo and uses a wheelchair, but seemed to know what was going on for the most part while we were there. I understand that is not usually the case.

Christa takes her piano playing seriously and will
climb the stairs from the basement when she
hears it playing. She is amazing. If Molly plays a
single note she will play that same one.

More D.C.

2008-10-03T18:25:00.000-07:00

We were able to visit just about every memorial there. It was amazing and really brought home how much sacrifice has been made for our freedoms. So often at the sites everyone was so quiet and respectful. We saw gangbangers posing in front of many memorials and feeling the spirit there.

Here we have FDR and his little dog Toto!

Washington, D.C.

2008-10-03T18:11:00.000-07:00

We spent the last week in D.C. It was much more interesting and fun than I expected. We found the city easy to negotiate and friendly. I can't count the times we were overcome with emotion. First up are pictures of the Lincoln memorial, where other visitors, many who didn't speak English, were moved to tears. Sorry my blogging skills are so bad. I can't seem to type wherever I want.

FAMILY HOME EVENING WITH YSA's

2008-09-23T15:21:00.000-07:00

Family Home Evening at our house last night was a blast! Great lesson on the Book of Mormon, great treats, (fruit & yogurt parfaits), great games and great people. This game is "Cat & Mouse". It involves 2 ties that chase each other around the circle...get it cat & mouse?...when the cat tie catches the mouse tie the person next to the loser gets to write on their face with red lipstick. It was sooo funny.

YEE HAW - THE SALT LAKE COUNTY FAIR!!

2008-09-07T19:45:00.000-07:00

Saturday, after cleaning the church, we moseyed on down to the fairgrounds to check out the fair. Well, mainly to check out the Fair fare! As you can see, first up was an elephant ear. We were pretty excited to dig in, but looks can be deceiving. After one bite it went in the trash can! So disappointing. Bucky Edgar has spoiled us forever with his heavenly elephant ears. Bucky, come on over to SLC!We are not quitters, so next up were 2 kinds of funnel cakes. Much better, but it ain't no elephant ear. These were followed by mile long hot dogs and BBQ beef sandwiches. Then of course, cotton candy. Yummy!
Here we are getting ready to enjoy the rodeo. Now, this wasn't our first rodeo. We knew how to get a great seat and enjoy the show. It was lots of fun and I laughed til I cried when the 3 to 6 year old kids came out of the chutes on their wild sheep for the "mutton busting" competition. Honestly though, it wasn't the Granddaddy of rodeos...so if you want that experience, you'll have to get to Cheyenne. But for your entertainment, I will give you some rodeo jokes.

Where do you find a turtle with no legs?

Right where you put him!

Why can't you ever solve a redneck murder?

Because the DNA is all the same and there are no dental records!

What did the dentist get for his award?

Just a little plaque!

JUST ANOTHER CHEYNEYNEY WEEKEND

2008-09-01T17:46:00.000-07:00

Look at the excitement on these faces! Grandma & Grandpa are in town!

Actually, this is how they look watching TV together on the stool in the McLachlan kitchen. They are so close, it is awesome.

I think they have the same smile...but slightly different eyes. Jetrin is growing into a clown.
We got to go to Jaiden's football practice. Doesn't he look great in his uniform?

I know what you're thinking...who is that hot woman? But doesn't Brock look cute. He smiles and laughs lots now, just not when pressed to grandma's face.

We had a great weekend "babysitting" Tory. you just never know what she might do with Tyler out of the picture, but we kept from doing stuff she might regret. We mainly just loafed and ate. We had roasted marshmallows around Jamie & Amy's fire pit and went to church with Tory. She was sustained as a Sunday School teacher. I'm jealous. I'm glad they are close enough to run over to when we have some time.

HELP!! I keep getting a message that my file for a video from my camera is corrupt or not properly formatted to post on blogger. What do I do?

FUN TIMES AT HOME WITH SOME OF MY FAVORITE PEOPLE

2008-09-01T16:40:00.001-07:00

Last Monday Jordan, Keiler, and Max came over for some "quality time". We had to drive pretty quickly to make it to the dollar theater for my 4th time to see "Ironman". It's always great. Jordan hadn't seen it yet and she was suitably impressed. Then we came home for "10,000 BC" on PPV while we ate teriyaki chicken, sticky rice, watermelon, salad, pop, ice cream bars, popcorn, candy, candy, and more candy. It was great. then we played Mad

Gab and it was time to go home. Oh yeah, they also did homework and Max went swimming. I am so glad they live so close. They are the greatest and I really love them loads. They are getting funnier all the time, too. Wish you all could hang out with us!

I AM NOT ALONE!

2008-08-18T08:20:00.001-07:00

As shown by a headline in this morning's paper, I'm not the only one with a snail problem. And believe me...I will never surrender.

FARMER'S MARKET FUN

2008-08-17T09:35:00.001-07:00

Saturday morning Terry & I went downtown, (or "Uptown", if you prefer) to the Farmer's Market. It was a great place for people watching and produce buying. We bought raspberries that really taste like raspberries and fresh green beans. I had an amazingly good Thai spring roll with peanut sauce and a fresh peach and strawberry tart for breakfast, washed down with refreshing organic mint tea. When offered a small bag of mint leaves for $5 I remembered I have mint in my tiny garden! I can make my own!
When we got home I made this angel food cake with whipped cream and the raspberries with a little mint from my garden garnish.. I made the cake with the intention of taking it to our home ward BBQ Sat. evening. The African Children's Choir would be singing for entertainment. Well, about 5:30 we decided to go for a walk on the Jordan River Parkway but on the way there, we decided to go up Big Cottonwood Canyon and check out Silver Lake, a short 3/4 mile hike. When we got there it was so pretty and the weather was so nice, we took the Silver Lake hike and then went on to take the 2 mile hike up the mountain to Twin Lakes. That was pretty much straight up all the way. But it was beautiful when we got there but of course no camera since we were only going for a little walk on the Parkway. Anyway, we didn't get home until the BBQ was over so ...Oh, No! we had to eat all the cake ourselves, which we were hungry enough to do!

A GREAT WEEKEND

2008-08-11T12:35:00.000-07:00

Rowdy came to town Thursday and we had a great time. Thursday evening we went to a BBQ at the Money's home and had hand cut steaks. Friday, Rowdy and I went shopping at the Distribution Center and DSW. We had lunch with Terry and then went to Rowdy's meeting at the "U", which turned into 2.5 hours of fun for me in the car, luckily I can always find ways to entertain myself. It was a good meeting for him but I still don't understand why he didn't ask them to hurry it up a bit as his momma was waiting for him!? By the time we got home Jordan, Keiler, Max, and Terry were waiting not so patiently for us. It was the first time Jordan had driven here by herself and she did great. We had a great time waiting for Diane's flight to arrive until the kids had to go home, but Jordan brought everyone back again Saturday. Saturday was the best! More shopping, this time with Diane. Then lunch and off to hike the trail to Donut Falls. It was a repeat for me but this time I made it to the top. It was lots of fun and really beautiful. The Rowdy Bricco family went swimming while I soaked my sore muscles in the tub getting ready for dinner. We went to Cafe Med and had a great dinner. Jordan, Keiler, and Max are great sports and even if Keiler would have ordered something else if he had another chance, there were no complaints and we had fun. Then home for my favorite...SciFi movies on TV. It just doesn't get any better than that!!!!! Oh, and a key lime cheesecake from The Cheesecake Factory. I really love these guys and enjoy their different perspectives. They are awesome and will yet learn to appreciate the greatness of SciFi movies.

Sunday Terry talked and sang in Sacrament meeting. He is amazing. More food, naps, and a Scrabble game with Rowdy. Together we scored nearly 1500 points! It will be so nice to have them closer and be able to do stuff spontaneously with them.

"SNAILMONELLA"

2008-08-05T16:05:00.000-07:00

So, some people have a thing for snakes, some for spiders, some for knives. Me, I seem to have a thing for snails. Today I worked in my little garden and removed 3 garbage bags of debris and SNAILS...yes with my bare hands. It was very hard. I'm not sure what I think they are going to do to me, maybe attach themselves to my face and suck the life from me or even bite off hunks of my fingers with their giant mouths? Well, whatever, they bug the crap out of me and I am sure I am going to catch "snailmonella" from my mornings work. But rest assured, I have removed all snails from my garden, put them in plastic trash bags and they have already been picked up by the unsuspecting garbage man.

SOME THINGS JUST GET BETTER WITH AGE!

2008-08-05T15:36:00.000-07:00

WOW! We went to the James Taylor concert last night and it was incredible! Our seats were just 7 rows from the stage so I didn't even need my glasses. The band that played with him was an oldie. The last time they toured together was 30 years ago! For 3 hours we were thoroughly rocked and entertained. We also ran into a girl from the singles ward who now lives in Provo. She, Sariah, and her friend drove down to just sit in the parking lot and listen, but after a while, they couldn't take it any longer and climbed on the fence to get a peek. Some guys saw them and asked if they needed tickets and gave them to them. Well, we went to the front of the stage to take some pictures of them as if they were trying to climb onstage. Then I asked the security chick up there if she would pose like she was trying to pull them down. She complied and had so much fun she let them stay there and when J.T. came back from intermission, they were right there to get an autograph!!!! Talk about excited. Anyway, if you get a chance to see this year's tour...

DON'T MISS IT!

CANDID SHOTS!

2008-08-04T12:20:00.000-07:00

Not a lot of time today, but I did want to post some special "candid shots" courtesy of Thaiya. Aren't they great?

I CAN'T BELIEVE I'M REALLY DOING THIS!

2008-07-30T17:07:00.000-07:00

It seems to me that the hardest part of blogging is starting!

Well, I'll give it a try.

Here we are with some of the kids and grandkids....we need more recent photos!