12/27/10 Finding AJ at the airport as he leaves for the Phillippines

Patiently waiting...

12/27/10

Well we will see you at the airport. No more disappearing acts for you!!!! Hopefully there is only one lobby for Delta drop off because we aren't allowed to go back past the gates where you go once you've checked in and gone through security.

Holly found candy...Holly LOVES candy!

Love you lots!!! I'm so excited for you!!! Keep your camera out and take lots of pictures!!! (If you can) Only about 3 hours till we see our cute little boy!!!

12/28/10

It was so good to talk to you and see you! I thought about you all squished up on an airplane all night last night and hope you weren't too uncomfortable! You are probably getting close to Hong Kong now...and still all squished!

Cutie Katie

We made it home through all the fog and got to sleep in our own beds last night and that felt good! I hope you can catch some zzzz's. You gotta take care of yourself so you don't get sick. Jet lag is kinda nasty. You'll probably feel lougy for about 1 week. Try not to push yourself too hard even though I know you'll want to.

Love you lots. Mom.

Here comes the bus!

There he is...the tall handsome guy!

AJ...we missed you!!!!

All of us missed you!!!

Sister Martinez and Sister Watkins...AJ's friends from the MTC

Elder Griffin

Elder Griffin and Sister Martinez, his traveling companion to Cauayan

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06/14/25 Pre-Yellowstone

Last year for Christmas I purchased a vacation to Yellowstone for the kids and us. The dates for the Yellowstone cabin were June 16-June 20. We decided to break the trip up a little and drive up the weekend before and drive home the weekend after. Also, because Katie got married, and Dallas has limited time off, he was unable to take his family on the trip. We stayed at his house and got some twin time in before we continued north. Aspen and John moved to Pennsylvania and are in Utah for the summer. On our way up north we stopped at Becky's house to see them and their sweet new baby. Erik recently got a new job so he was also not able to join us on our trip. Holly became our little girl again and traveled with us. Holly and Millie My dad's been in the care center so we stopped by to visit him. He's being well cared for. He is struggling to put sentences together. We came and went to church with him at the care center. He's been asking for a really good pizza. So we w...

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06/16/25-06/20/25 Yellowstone

We had a really great week on our Yellowstone trip. We stayed at a VRBO cabin in a remote cabin in Ashton, Idaho. It was just right for our group. We were able to go to Yellowstone, Grand Teton, Mesa Falls, the Yellowstone Playhouse, Lava Hot Springs Pools and Slides. We drove lots, played games, did puzzles, roasted hot dogs, made s'mores, enjoyed picnic lunches, ice cream at the frost top, dinners together made by each lil family and so much more. Loved it! (There are lots more pictures in our shared Yellowstone google album. Also, these pictures are not in order of happening. )

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