The Jessi James Gang

Adventures with Lincoln - March 22-24, 2014

Three days in a row - Saturday, Sunday, Monday. Poor Daddy had to work, so Mommy and Lincoln had to adventure together without him.

March 22 - Harney Bay Adventures with Grandma and Kinley. Lincoln enjoyed squishing in the mud and crunching the dry, broken shells.

March 23 - Alaganik Slough Boardwalk with Grandma, Grandpa and Kinley . Kinley needed a walk and we were pretty certain the boardwalk would be clear enough of snow for an adventure. Lincoln thought it was fun to throw (and then to eat) ice chunks.

March 24 - 22 mile Alaganik Picnic area with Grandma - I had Monday off of work in rememberance of the Chenega Village that was essentially wiped out by a tsunami after the 1964 earthquake. So we went out the road and threw rocks and ice chunks into the river. We had a picnic lunch and Lincoln pulled tissues out of the box with his toes.

Funeral Celebration - March 5-11, 2014

March 5, 2014 It took two days to get to Salt Lake for Granddad Price's funeral. Lincoln didn't mind playing hide and go seek in an almost empty airplane on the way down the coast.

March 6, 2014 We stayed overnight in a hotel in Seattle and that had it's own set of adventures.

March 7, 2014 - Lincoln spent the day with Oma and cousins. We stayed at Uncle Clay and Aunt Kristen's house near Big Cottonwood Canyon.

March 7, 2014 - We had an 'extra' day in Salt Lake, so we went skiing at Alta.
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Brian got in a SKI day too.

And Opa, Kristen and Emma.

The viewing was in the evening and it was wonderful to catch up with so much extended family.

March 8, 2014 - Lincoln, Gage Price (Alan and Michelle) and Krue Price (Craig and Ariana) all got some wiggles out after the luncheon on the church lawn.

At the graveside with Uncle Kurt and Rachel. The kids thought it was great fun to play at the graveyard while the adults visited.

The Gil Simpson family, left to right:
McCalvy: Jessi & James and Lincoln
Simpson: Kurt & Carlee, Christy, Rachel, Jake and Tyler
Simpson: Tucker, Hannah, Jed & Maria, Hallie, Zoe and Stella
Simpson: Kathy & Gil
Doty: Aspen, Emma and Kristen & Clay
Davis: Mckayla, Kim & Deven, Bree, Ellie and Carter

The Price Family
Back Row: Doug Price, Glen Price, Karen Salazar, Janeal Castellaw and David Price
Front Row: Arlie Bjorn, Barbara Price, Margaret Price, Kathy Simpson and Lynnette Shuman

March 9, 2014 - we played as much as possible with our cousins. Tyler, Rachel, Jake, Lincoln and Christy in their pajamas

Carlee, Rachel, Tyler, Jed, Maria, Kristen, Aspen, Hallie, Emma, Stella, Tucker, Hannah, Kurt and James doing handstands at the park.

Visiting with more famiy at Grandma's house in Plain City.

March 10, 2014 - back in the airport again. It will take two days to get home again.

March 11, 2014 - chilling in the Anchorage hotel room just after midnight.

It was wonderful to celebrate Granddad's life with a weekend family reunion. It is sad to not have Granddad in this world anymore, but I know he is busy and happy and active in his next adventure and I hope to see him again.

The highway looked clear...

...but snow packed on the highway midline had warmed and melted and the road was a bit damp during the day and while we played, the temperature dropped and the highway glazed over with black ice.

We slid a long way, gradually turning into the snow packed shoulder. Then we rolled 1 1/2 times and stopped, upside down. At the bottom of a steep hill. Out of sight of traffic. Right next to a big tree.

I just rolled Little Blue! She was 10 years old and just over 130K miles. She protected me and my hungry 2 1/2 year old, who was buckled in his carseat and asking for fruit snacks and cereal and a quesadilla for dinner.

I knew I wasn't hurt. And I knew Lincoln wasn't hurt because he wasn't silent or crying hysterically. Instead, Linc was complain/crying because he was upside down. As soon as he was unbuckled and upright, he started asking to get out of the car. He had been playing a lego train app on my phone, so I had no idea where it was in the disorientation of sitting on the ceiling with a carseat above our heads.

Thankfully, the rear passenger door (on the treeside) was free of snow and opened easily. So I didn't bother to look for my phone. I knew there would be traffic; a woman with a small child would surely be able to flag down some help. I left everything but Lincoln and climbed up the steep, snowy bank to the highway.

There was a wide turnout just across the highway, so we crossed the road to be a safe distance from traffic. We had to wait a few minutes, but the very first truck to go by turned around and offered help. I used her phone to call the police and then James. James had just clocked out, so he called Grandma (who was 1/2 a mile away) and she came to get Lincoln.

The officer arrived just about the same time as Grandma and he and I skated across the highway and climbed down to the car to collect stuff. He found my phone. It was underneath a floormat on the ceiling directly under Linc's carseat. James and Linc's other carseat arrived just after we got back up to the highway so Grandma took Linc home to feed him dinner while I finished up with the officer. James and the Branch President inspected the wreckage and collected more stuff.

The officer recommended leaving the car overnight and arranging for a 'boom' truck to haul it up in the daylight. That's what we did. All the pictures are from Saturday (Mar 1) and the big relocation. Little Blue is currently at a branch member's property until the insurance company decides what to do next.

Lincoln has been telling me all day that ...Mommy's car is broken... and we need to ...fix Mommy's car...

I have a few bruises and my seatbelt shoulder is pretty sore, but mostly I'm embarrassed and grateful and sad and mad at myself. Lincoln seems uninjured and unemotional. :) I think my Guardian Angel and Lincoln's have been working overtime lately.

RIP Little Blue (1/2004-2/28/2014)

Granddad Price - February 27, 2014

My Granddad Price passed away this week at age 88. It is hard to be a part of the activities from a long distance. They asked us to look for pictures of Granddad and that was something I was able to do to help. These are some of the favorites I found.

August 1988 - My mom says this is one of her favorite photos from this age. I don't remember anything about this adventure except for the photo. I was 10 years old.

1989 formal photo - Granddad still has dark hair!

2001 - Granddad refers to Grandma as his "bride". They reached 66 anniversaries and she is still his bride.

2010 - this was taken at the Idaho Falls temple after the wedding of my cousins Cody & Lisa Castellaw. G&G often held hands as they walked places.

September 11, 2011 - Granddad and his #66 great-grand child - Lincoln is 2 days old. I'm glad Lincoln and Granddad were able to spend a little time together on this side of the veil.

February 25, 2012 - 64th wedding anniversary. Lots of family gathered at a Chinese Restaurant for dinner to celebrate. (Lincoln is 5 months old) Granddad preferred buffet style restaurants such as Golden Corral or Norths Chuckwagon. So the Chinese buffet was a little bit of variety.

August 5, 2012 - Price Family Reunion at Brighton Resort - couldn't tell you the names of the great-grandkids based on the back of their heads. Granddad never hesitated to ask any question or share any advice.

August 13, 2012 - At the Wunderli Family Reunion in West Valley City. (Lincoln is 11 months old) Granddad supported all family functions - this was a gathering of Grandma's extended family, but he made the effort to attend as many family events as possible.

September 2, 2013 - At G&G's home in Plain City. (Lincoln is two in a week.) This was on our way to Alaska. We stayed one night and borrowed tools to fix the wiring on our truck. Granddad had a garage full of tools and was generous in letting us use what we needed.

Published in the Deseret News:
Calvin George Price (12/05/1925 - 02/27/2014)

Plain City, UT-Calvin George Price, 88, passed away Thursday, February 27, 2014, of natural causes, surrounded by his loving family. Calvin was born December 5, 1925 in Union, UT, a son of Angus B. and Lucy W. Price. He was the youngest of ten children. He proudly his country served in the U.S. Navy during WWII. On February 25, 1948, Cal married his sweet little bride, Margaret Clark. They were blessed with nine children; Glen, Kathy, Arleen, Barbara, David, Janeal, Douglas, Karen and Lynnette.

Cal and Margaret worked and lived in Union and Sandy, UT, Bothell, WA, Portland and Irrigon, OR, and Plain City, UT. His greatest joy, besides his family, was his service in The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He served in many callings, especially cherishing serving missions with Margaret in NZ/Cook Islands and No. Carolina. They also served as Temple workers. Cal's many interests included puttering on cars, general handyman,square dancing, singing, and videotaping his children and grandchildren at their various family activities.

Cal is survived by his wife, Margaret, his children and their spouses, grandchildren and great-grandchildren, presently numbering 180 and growing; one brother Eugene Price, and many nieces, nephews and loved ones.

Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 8th at 10 a.m. at the Plain City LDS Church. Graveside dedication will be at the Salt Lake City Cemetery, 4th Avenue N Street, at 3 p.m. The family will meet with friends Friday March 7th from 6 to 8 p.m. at Lindquist's Roy Mortuary, 3333 West 5600 South and Saturday from 9 to 9:45 a.m. at the church.

James' Adventures - Feb 4-17, 2014

Feb 4, 2014 Sunset over Alaganik Slough

Feb 5, 2014 - Mountain Biking off the 'golf course'

Feb 5, 2014

Feb 17, 2014 - Hiking for turns on Mt.Eyak

Feb 17, 2014