Saturday, March 28, 2009

Trip to Boise

This week we made a unexpected trip to Boise for Todd's aunts funeral,

Anne Sullivan, 69, of Nampa, passed away Sunday, March 22, 2009 after a valiant fight with throat cancer. Anne Sullivan was born Aug. 29, 1939 to Cecil and Alta Durrant in Bozeman, Mont. She was raised and educated in Jerome, Idaho. She attended Ricks College, majoring in business. She worked in Salt Lake City, Utah. Anne was talented in music and could really make her saxophone sing throughout her Jr. High and High School years; playing in band, pep band, playing solos and with the dance orchestra. Anne married her high school sweetheart, Don Sullivan, March 17, 1960 in Elko, Nev. Their marriage was solemnized in the Boise LDS Temple on Dec. 6, 2003. They are active members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Anne and Don were blessed with two children, Brent and Shelley. They lived in Vancouver, Wash., Pocatello, Idaho. Minneapolis, Minn. and Phoenix, Ariz. before settling in Nampa, Idaho. She enjoyed being a wife and mother. She did return to her secretarial career with the Boise Fire Dept. which gave her great satisfaction for 23 and 1/2 years before retiring on Nov. 30, 2001. Anne and Don lived on a 20 acre farm for 20 years. They enjoyed watching the crops grow and be harvested. With the help of wonderful neighbors, they farmed and raised their crops. Because of Don's failing health, they sold the farm and built their current home in town, which they have enjoyed. Don and Anne enjoyed fishing, hunting and boating with family and friends. The family learned how to water ski, but Don was better at driving the boat and not skiing. Anne even learned how to water ski. Brent, Shelley and friends were always ready to go camping with mom and dad. Having family outings was always a good way to control the teenagers. In later years, Don and Anne fished for Salmon at Ilwaco, Wash. We loved to visit historical sites such as the church history trip that we drove to Palmyra, N.Y. and back; New Orleans, La.; Orlando, Fla.; Branson, Mo.; Western Caribbean Cruise; 11 day cruise to Hawaiian Islands; drove the Al-Can Highway to Alaska and etc. Anne is survived by her loving husband, Donald, her children: Shelley (Robert) Davis, and son, Brent Sullivan and children; Cody, Dayne, Kasey and Stepson, Ryan Vale, daughter-in-law, Sheila (Steve) Maupin and children, Amanda (Ryan) Maxey and Aaron Anderson, Britney Anderson, her mother, Alta (Russell) Woolley, of Jerome, Idaho, her siblings: Tom (Bonnie) Durrant, Gordon (Colleen) Durrant, Marlene (Rod) Jenks, all of Idaho Falls, Idaho, Dean Durrant, Pocatello and Larry (Lezlie) Durrant, Logan, Utah. She was preceded in death by her father, Cecil Durant and stepson, Randy Anderson.

It was a sad reason to go to Boise but it was really nice to see all the family. We know that Aunt Anne is in a better place and out of pain. She was well loved and will be missed greatly.
While we were in Boise I was able to get a four generation picture of Todds moms side of the family, in this picture is Kadee, Grandma Jenks, Great Grandma Woolley, Todd and Rylan. This was Grandma Woolley's first time meeting Rylan and I just wanted to get a picture of them all together because you never know how much time you have left with the ones you love.

Beside the sad reason why we went to Boise, we did have a good time, I met a lot of Todds family that I have never met before and our little family was able to enjoy some much needed time together.

On the way to the cemetery Kadee was being a nerd and singing songs in her own version, I was trying to make a video of her without having to turn around in my seat, sorry if its a little sloppy, I had the camera behind my head and couldn't see what I was doing.


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

Randomness

Well it has been a while since my last post and I was thinking that i needed to post something but not a lot has happened, let me rephrase that, a lot has happened but nothing that I would want to blog about. I was looking through my pictures and found some really cute ones of my kids! Oh how I love my kids!!


This is a picture of Kadee after her aunt Jody got a hold of her. Jody loves to do hair and Kadee love getting her hair done (most of the time) for some reason when I do her hair it hurts but whenever someone else does her hair she hold still and let them do it without complaining. She looks like she should be on the movie "Hair Spray". Any how she looks cute just the same!

I love this picture as well. My kids look like that are actually enjoying each other. I put Rylan on Kadee's bed and when I walked out of the room I just the two of them laughing and laughing! I had to get my camera and take a picture of it because I know that they wont always be this cute together and I will someday have to remind them that once upon a time they did like each other.

Sunday, March 8, 2009

Washington D.C.

I cant even begin to tell everything that we did, where we went and what we saw, I will however attempt, by making a list! nore will I bore you with 144 pictures from my trip. To begin Mom, Jessica, Melissa, Orianha, Rylan and I left SLC and had a direct flight to DC. Lets just say that I really, really hate flying! Any way, Audrey picked us up at the airport and the trip begin. Now for the list! :-)
* All the monument/memorials, Washington (we even got to go inside and up to the top and look out). Lincoln, Jefferson, WWII, Vietnam, Korean, Iwo Jima, Pentagon, I am sure forgetting some!
* Buildings of interest, U.S. Capitol (Audrey got us a guided tour inside capitol), Smithsonian Hirshorn (Not suitable for children, poor Orianha), National Museum of Natural History, National Cathedral, D.C. Temple, White house. Once again, I know I am forgetting some.
* George Washington's Mount Vernon Estate. We took a tour of his house, estate & gardens, Audrey also got us tickets for the National Treasure Tour at Mount Vernon. It was great, we got to see a lot of things at Mount Vernon that you don't normally get to see, I learned so much about George Washington.
* Gettysburg. All I can say is wow! We could have spent the whole day at Gettysburg, such a humbling place, It made me a bit emotional. I cant even explain it, you just need to go.
* Hershey, PA. What a fun place! We took a trolley tour of the town and learned a lot about Milton Hershey and all about the chocolate world. Milton Hershey is such a great man, you should google him.
This is just a run of what we did. It was a great trip and I learned a lot about the foundation of our country. This was my second time to DC and Hershey, PA but every time I go I learn more and more!
Then it was back on the airplane for the dreaded 4 1/2 hour flight home. The wind was blowing and it made me hate flying even more. The only good thing about the flight was that we flew delta and they have personal TVs on the back of every chair and I was able the rent Twilight (yes the movie) for the flight home.

D.C. Temple.

D.C. cop, We thought it was funny! He was a really nice guy, I think he is use to people taking picture of him.


My personal favorite. Lincoln.