A Great September!

We got five of the six grandkids together; what a cute bunch! Max, Ezra, Ellie, Isabella, and William.

Ellie and her bud Tucker play all the time; usually peacefully.

Ezra decided he liked dogs. Here he is with Fox.

Ellie is just one of the dogs sometimes. "Maybe Gma's home!"

That Gma reads one mean story!

"You just gotta love me."

Ellie appears to be happier than William about this encounter.

Ellie's 1st birthday. Cool chair of her own.

Izzie and William decided to test-drive it too.

...and new blocks too!

Max go a bow and arrow set. He loves dressing up and pretending. He's a smart boy.

Gpa and Ezra just chillin watching a movie.

It was so nice that of course we soon had company.

We spent a nice day at the temple before Jake headed off on his mission to El Salvador.

What a beautiful temple and two very lucky parents.

Dad, Jake, Mom and Hayley.

Nancy and Jay Rollins, two of Jake's favorite people and seminary teachers. Their son Michael is Jake's age and is in Argentina.

Gma makes people smile.

Ellie loves playing on the trampoline with her daddy.

And Adam found a place to get away from the crowd.

Max doing his best Superman super-fast running.

Gpa showed up for the rough stuff.

Jake is proving he still has the "right stuff" of a 12-year-old Jake; here doing his famous back-flip.

Loads of fun.

"Ring around the rosie" is Ellie's favorite game; and everyone else's as well.

"...all fall down!"

Hey Dad! Come home soon.

Canine shenanigans as well.

Jumping with Gpa.

Nice hair Ellie.

The kitchen is a busy place.

The kids love the beach and the sand.

This girl LOVES the water!

Had to take time for a lunch break.

So which food group is peanut butter in?

One, Two, Three....GO IZZIE!

Putting mud on Gpa's legs seems like a "good activity".

Sweet Baby William and Family

Izzie, Paula, William and Phil live in beautiful Savannah, GA, one of Phil's childhood homes.

William Berrett Garner

He learned to smile quickly.

Phil blessed William in the Savannah Ward; we were glad we could be there.

The happy family at the church.

William in his blessing outfit.

Izzie loves her new brother.

Our Trip South

Our Trip to Alabama and Georgia

Gpa got to get to know Jensen again, and of course, Kiki.


Gma was busy with William's Afghan (Kiki loves Gma too).


Jensen is getting big and grown up. He loves trucks, motorcycles and cool movies.

Like any boy, anything will pass as a gun. (and if someone will fake dead, all the better)

"Not one step closer, dirtbag!"

Jensen's favorite activity was anything that involved Gma's truck.

Off to Savannah and Phil and Paula's place.

Gma Betsy got to hold her newest grandson, William Berrett Garner.

Paula is an amazing cook and makes the best desserts anywhere!

Phil with the "man child". Now Izzie has a little brother to take care of.

Alex, Sara and Jensen came over to see them too, which of course led to some "horseplay".

The big poofy chair works for more than just sitting, as you can see.

Isabella modeling the new hair ribbons that Aunt Sara and Gma made.

Of course, Phil took the guys fishing in his new boat, a must have toy for life in Savannah.

Just like when he was little, Alex caught the biggest shark.

For some reason, it was up to Gpa to grab it and kill it, then clean it and cook it. (some things don't change)

We all took turns catching sharks, just not as big as Alex'.

Navigating the waterways of Savannah, Georgia.

You get to catch allot of interesting creatures there, here's a ray.

Okay, not very big, but it is a fish, OK?!

Paula and Phil

Gma is good at making people happy. Izzy is 2 1/2 now, William was born in July.