kate's family

Kate and Travis Lee family

Halloween 2009

Bob as Grandpa Prune and Connie as Grandma Luekenga

Back view of Madi and Reagan

Madi and Reagan were fundamentalist wives--the rest were sick at home and the husband was at a football game!

Halloween 2009

 Eric and Brandi always sponsor a costume party for the family. They usually have the best costumes but don't compete for the prize. One of Eric's favorite movies is Elf so that's what they are. They had candy, maple syrup, pop-tarts, marshmellows and all kinds of candy on their table as toppings for our spaghetti feed.

Jeff and his family were the Wizard of Oz characters and won first place

Jon and his family were fairies

Katie and her family were Michael Jackson and his ghost

Tam and Rob's family went as Twilight characters

Majuro Marshall Islands Airport

The Island we served on was not very wide.  You might think the island was disappearing wouldn't you!

We love our split leaf maple tree just outside our bedroom window.  It turns bright yellow in the fall and fills our room with light.

Autumn time in UTah

This is a beautiful time of year here in Bountiful. Sometimes it reminds me of Pennsylvania.

On the street where we live.

Our door is welcoming you to come visit.

I love this season of the year.  The leaves and colors remind us of Pennsylvania.

Family Fun Run

Tam, Tanner and Aubrey, Erin and Mitch participated in a little 5K fun run to raise money for a Stake Young Women organization. They all finished--but Mitchell took first place over all. He got a candy necklace and shared it with all his cousins.

Grandchildren's art show 2009

After a summer of weekly art classes, the kids had an art show in our backyard to display their art. They all brought refreshments and it was fun to see what all they had accomplished this summer.

OH, WHAT DO YOU DO IN THE SUMMERTIME?

One of the fun things this summer is having the grandkids come over for "art lessons". We have 9 kids most Tues mornings learning to paint. We have a little art show at the end of the summer and the kids show off their paintings. Some of them enter them in the Reflections contest at school and have won honorable mention all the way to State. They love it and Grandma does too.

Catching Minnows in Lake Tahoe

Luekenga Family Reunion--South Lake Tahoe July 2009

We just returned from our Luekenga Family Reunion held in South Lake Tahoe! It was wonderful and we had a great time. Erin and her family and Jon and his family joined us. It was good to see cousins, brothers and their families and Aunt Mitzi again.

These are a few pictures of the grandchildren.

Bob and I at our homecoming Sunday meeting.

I enjoyed a wonderful Mother's Day. It started in the morning with a visit to Temple Square to see the beautiful flower gardens and to hear the Tabernacle Choir broadcast. What a privilege that is to hear them in person. We enjoyed sitting behind the various dignitary guests and watching their reactions to the music. One of the guests was David McCullough, author of John Adams, Truman and other books. He is a 2 time Pullitzer prize winner and he spoke at the UofU graduation exercises. In his honor, after the broadcast the choir and orchestra did the Battle Hymn of the Republic. It was AWESOME. The man in front of us was sobbing. It was so touching. What a wonderful missionary Temple Square is--with the music and the beautiful flowers. Our hearts were so touched.
Later that afternoon all the kids and their families came to Tam and Rob's backyard for a shish-kabob/salad/potato dinner. Earlier in the week, many of them with Jon and Kori's help redid our flower garden in the side front yard. It is so pretty now and I am thrilled. Then Bob and Wendy gave us a photo album of pictures from our homecoming which I will include here. The others gave me a whole new summer outfit--shoes, levi capris and tops. They are trying to help me become more stylish. It was so nice of them and I liked the clothes.
We are so enjoying being home with all the family. They are all so good to us.

We have been having fun with our grandkids during the past month. We took them by Frontrunner to Ogden and visited the train museum. We also had an Easter Egg Hunt at Eric's house that day. We have enjoyed getting reacquainted with all the kids!

After leaving Memphis we went to Oklahoma and stayed with our friends, the Jacobs. We visited the Oklahoma bombing memorial which was very touching.

Groundhog Day 2009

Well Groundhog Day really draws the tourists. Whoever marketed this idea was a genius. I think the proceeds keeps the town alive for the rest of the year.

Bob had a wonderful day baptizing Art Evans