June

I was wondering if for the summer, how would you all feel about doing the newsletter every other month, then maybe people will have a little more to report on and also a few more people will participate! Let me know your thoughts!

Also, everyone remember to RSVP to Patty that you are coming to the family reunion on July 18. We will see you there!!!
pattywilk45@hotmail.com


Grandpa & Grandma:

Family:
There are several happenings coming up this summer that you are anxiously awaiting. They are so ingrained in your psyche that you certainly don't need another reminder from me. See you there.
Mother and I are still scheduled to fly to Chicago on the 22nd of this month and return on the 25th. It's a music thing and we are looking forward to a lovely time.
We have been evaluating our appliances and have decided to replace our refrigerator. Not sure of its age but, like us, it's old and still operates well but uses a lot of energy. we'll let Rocky Mountain Power pick it up and haul it away unless someone in the family is in need of a good used refrigerator. It's a Magic Chef and has a capacity of 21 cubic feet. It has an ice maker and is self defrosting. It's almond colored and can be yours at no cost to you except you must pick it up--we don't deliver at that price. First come gets it.
We are both reasonably well and deliriously happy to have been wedded for almost 58 years and to have such a swell family as you-all.



Ron & Maud Mary Family:

Brent & Melissa Family:

Not too much new here. Kolby and Jordan are so VERY excited for school to be out! They are excited for summer activities and are counting down the days till they can go to the ranch with Grandma and Grandpa! Perci, Braden and Harley are loving the warm weather! Perci and Braden are getting good at riding their bikes and Harley has finally decided grass is OK and will crawl on it. He has been tasting rocks, bark, dirt and all the other fun outdoor stuff that we won’t tell his mom about! J We are enjoying our zoo and dinosaur park passes and look forward to more outings! We are also looking forward to the reunions this month and next and seeing everyone! We recently made our family blog private so if you are interested in reading it e-mail me at brownie109@comcast.net and I will send you an invite! Happy Summer!


Eric & Shannon Family:

I am so glad school is out! The pressure is off to get everyone up, ready, and out the door by 8:10 every morning for a few months! Jessica is doing great -- she is sleeping 4-6 hrs. at night which is so nice. Liz has gotten into anything and everything over the last month (poop, medicine, eggs, insecticide, sugar, cereal). I seriously have about gone crazy a few times and prayed that Liz would survive childhood and that I would survive her! Eric is enjoying a break in school and has taken the kids hiking, worked in his garden, and helped out tons around the house. Emma and Dallin are being great helpers most of the time and enjoying life as usual. That's about it for now! I suppose we will be seeing many of you soon!



Dan & Verna Family:

Summer is going great. Busy but we are really enjoying being out of school.
We went to SL during the first week of the summer. Sara "graduated" from kindergarten. They sang cute songs, said cute things and were basically cute. It was so cute! Jamie had to go to SL for some training for her 2 hr a week teller job so her youngest two hung out with us. While we were there we stayed at Mom and Dads and they took us to see Melissa and Shannon and Maud Mary. It was fun. We also visited a zoo that my Miguel still talks about.
This summer is full of doctor, dentist etc appointments. So, we are staying busy. Remember someone once said, "Come what may and Love it." We are really loving it.
Upcoming event: Brandon and Suzanne will be blessing their baby in July. John and Liz will find out what their baby is in about 3 weeks. We are so excited. Enjoy your summer!

Brandon & Suzanne Family:

Hello Family,

We decided it's time we came out of hiding to send off an update. Brandt Ki was born 4/30 8lbs 2oz and 20" tall. He had to spend most of his first week on a bilirubin light bed due to the doctor having to pull him out of a too small of an incision while the assisting doctor pushed down on Suzanne's stomach. That caused bruising in his head and jaundice. He then lost more than 10% of his weight. All this required daily early morning trips for blood tests and weighing. Suzanne is now working night and day to take care of his pooping problems. He is pooping so much that he is getting open sores on his bottom. We are single handedly keeping the diaper companies in business. Our other son is enjoying his little brother and is constantly wanting to help. He still struggles with the concept of playing by himself. He hates not being able to go outside.

End of May, we took our yearly drive up to Snowbird to give Keaton some fresh air and freedom to just play. He loved swimming (jumping in the pool), hiking, playing arcade games, listening to a bluegrass band, painting model cars and planes, going to church there and playing with his cousins. Brandon and Suzanne enjoyed having a room of their own and the help we got with both kids.

Now that we are home, we are planning/hoping that Brandt's bowel problems will be under control to bless him on Sunday 7/5 at 1pm. We no longer serve in the Nursery and Brandon has been called as the employment chairman for our ward. For those of you that would like your first glimpses of Brandt, come rain, snow, mudslides or continued pooping, we will be at the Hinckley reunion on 6/17. See you there.




Gary & Bev Family:

There has been a lot going on with all the members of this portion of the Wilkinson family! There has been a lot of ball games and a lot of traveling a lot of excitement with school out and a lot of fun!
If you need more update than that, you can check all the kids blogs!!!!!

We look forward to seeing everyone in July!



Dwayne & Patty Family:

Not much has changed for us in May. I ran in the Race for the Cure on May 9. This year I ran for a friend in my ward who has 2 types of cancer one of them being Stage 4 Breast Cancer. I ran my best race yet coming in at 28 minutes. Next year Steph and Heather will be running with me!
School is out for me as of June 5. Todd graduated in May, and Todd, Jade and Ryder moved to Las Vegas where Todd will be working. He is working at a new hospital in Vegas. We are so excited for him and his family.
Ben and Alissa are doing well. Jacob started at a new school and loves it, and says his new friends are nice.
Heather and Stephanie are busy with work and enjoying the summer in St. George. Heather is running in her first 5k on June 5. Good Luck Heather!

Also don't forget the family reunion is coming up on July 18. Many of you have RSVP. If you haven't please let me know what your status is so that I can start planning food. Thanks!!!!!



Hal & Diana Family:

Jeremy & Laura Family:

The kids and Laura spent two weeks in San Diego with her family. Jeremy was in Logan for class. He came down for a long Memorial Day weekend with us in SD. We hit Disneyland, the zoo, the park, the beach, and Laura even got to go to the temple for her cousin's wedding. Lots of fun, sunscreen, and cousins.
Big milestones included Paul turning 3, and Katie getting her first tooth, rolling over, and scooting on her belly. Please check out the video of our excursion on our blog.