Sierra's Blessing Day - October 7, 2018

From Sierra's blessing.

Three Generations - Dick and Sharon McCalvy, James, Jessi and Sierra McCalvy, Gil and Kathy Simpson

Family of Five - Lincoln is 7. Meta is 3 (almost 4). Sierra is 12 days old.

Oma made the dress and slip and hair band. The dress is made using fabric out of my wedding gown. James and Jessi will celebrate our 12th Anniversary in three days (Oct 10th). Thank you so much Oma!!!

Timberline - January 12, 2018

Timberline Ski Resort with the extended Simpsons. Opa. Jed, Maria, Stella and Zoe. Kurt, Carlee, Tyler, Christy, Jake and Rachel. Kim, McKayla, Bree and Ellie Davis. James, Jessi and Lincoln McCalvy.

Oma and Meta stayed and played at the hotel.

James said, "Timberline...It was wet most of the day, but the last couple hours were nice."

Stella's Baptism Weekend - March 1-3, 2013

We are so grateful that we've been able to go to so many baptisms!  This time we road-tripped to Idaho for Stella's baptism.

Jed and Stella

Lincoln - sitting at the counter on a stool - knocking back a bottle like a big kid!

On the drive to Idaho, we played some kick-the-can in a parking lot in Burley to get some wiggles out. Linc's a pretty good traveler, but it is a long time to be in the car!

Nap time after church on Sunday.

Father's Day - June 17, 2012

On Father's Day we went exploring with Jed and his girls (Maria was in a Cross Fit Instructor Class and Tucker stayed in Idaho to work with Kurt at the Fireworks Stand) and the Dotys.  We went up Big Cottonwood Canyon and had lunch at Brighton.  Then we walked around Silver Lake. Then we drove over Guardsman's Pass into Park City and finally stopped at the Outlet Malls for some window shopping.  A busy day!

 Lets go on an adventure!

On the way up the canyon, we saw a moose! James called him a "Chuckle Head" because he's a young moose getting his first antlers.

Clay, James, Lincoln and Jed - we sure enjoyed celebrating your special day together!

 Girls on the chairlift - Hallie, Aspen, Hannah, Zoe, Stella and Emma

Lincoln was happy to examine the rocks at Brighton.

This one is a BIG rock!

Kristen and littles on the BIG, BIG, BIG rock

Took a nap in the backpack on the way around Silver Lake.

Sat in a "car" at the outlet malls! Driving the car

 Blue Eyes

(Video)

And had his first experience in a Toddler Swing at the Outlet Mall's playground. (Video)  Linc and James also went on the slide, but I didn't get a video of that.

Lincoln and his Daddy

Happy Father's Day!

Park City - June 16, 2012

Maria had a Cross Fit Instructor Class and Test in Park City this weekend (She passed!).  So Jed and the girls came with for an adventure. Tucker stayed behind to work at the Fireworks Stand.  Maria spent all day in class and I met up with the rest of the Simpsons at the Park City Ski Resort Summer Activities.

First, we rode the carousel (I never did get the timing right, so the pictures are not great. Sorry.).  Hannah took Lincoln on his first Merry-Go-Round!

Stella and Hallie

Zoe on the zebra

In the same area as the carousel there was an airplane ride. (Zoe)

And a Space Train. (Zoe)

In another area, there was a rock climbing wall (Stella)

And an inflatable slide that you had to climb up through webbing to the top (Zoe)

And then you could slide down (Zoe)

For the Alpine Slide, you had to ride the chairlift with your sleds (Stella, Zoe, Jed, Hallie and Hannah)

Hannah

Hallie

Jed and Zoe

Stella

Another favorite: The trampolines!  Hannah

Hallie

Stella

There was also a "roller coaster" that Jed and the older girls did a few times. I didn't get a picture because Zoe and Lincoln and I were riding the carousel or Zoe was climbing up to the inflatable slide. 

We played some miniature golf too!  It was speed golf.  There was no waiting or taking turns.  The girls just picked out which obstacles they wanted to do and headed out.

Lincoln had a good time.  He got to go on the Merry-Go-Round twice and we hiked up the ski run a little way to get in a good position for Alpine Slide pictures.  He also managed to scrounge a couple of fruit snacks off of a red picnic table.  I only noticed because he was starting to have pink drool.  Linc wasn't sure what to do about all the extra attention from his cousins.  Once, Lincoln was sitting on the ground and we were watching Stella on the trampoline.  Hallie sat down in front of Linc and tried to interact with him.  He just pivoted on his little bum and turned away.  She followed. He turned more. She followed.  She tried to pick him up, he fussed. She let him go.  Then took his hands and helped him stand up and "walk" and he liked that!

Hannah and Lincoln

Zoe and Lincoln were buddies all day.  She would lean in and say, "Hi Linky!" 

Finally, we picked Maria up from class and met up with the Dotys and went swimming in Midway.  James' friend from school lives in Midway and has a neighborhood pool that they generously let me invite my out-of-town family to use.  Hannah, Emma and Hallie looking through an inflatable tube.

While I was hanging out in Park City with Jed and his girls... James was using his buddy's garage in Midway replacing all four shocks on The Outlaw. The original shock

Comparison: the new and the old

Finished (it took all day, but it is done!)!!

Busy, busy fun day!