My family together again!

It was so fun to have the Jonsson family together. Mom, Dad, and the five kids together again!

Fun visit with family

Ben, Mandi, and Ryker came up for my birthday, for a family party, and to visit. We were able to have a fun family dinner with the Jonsson family. We went to a BYU football game and cheered for BYU. One of the few games they won! Kevin, Ben, and Rich had a fun time golfing. It's so nice to have family nearby!

Ridgefield Washington

I flew to Portland, Oregon for the UEA weekend and spent some time with Barb White and her family. Barb and I went and picked blackberries and made yummy tarts. Boy were they prickly!

Erin Rivard and her kids came over too, and we had so much fun. We played with the kids, ate, and went to the Portland Zoo.

Busy

Started teaching Special Education at Shelley Elementary School! That's keeping me plenty busy, then I come home and help out my parents. I'm enjoying spending some time with family at various gatherings. Looking forward to seeing Kevin and Rich in a week!

Graduation Day!

What a wonderful day we had today! After 22 weeks of in-residence training, including academic studies, vocational instruction, life skills, military skills and self-discipline, Kevin graduated with his high school diploma a year early. He earned a 3.5 GPA. Out of over 160 cadets he was one of 15 to earn a diploma and was also recognized as one of the "Directors Top Performers". We were blessed with many good friends who attended the graduation. And we were so happy to see them, and many more friends at the get together at our house this evening.

It was also nice to know that family from across the country watched the graduation live on the computer!

I was able to fly in last night for this special occasion and will be heading back to work on Sunday morning! I am so grateful to have such a wonderful son, and for all his hard work and accomplishments! He is going to do great things in the future too!

Bear Lake Jonsson Reunion

We had a wonderful time at our Jonsson Family Reunion! We spent August 9-13 making and reliving memories! The food was fabulous! We played games, got a jet boat and did water activities, and went to a cave. It was so fun to be with family! We did miss all those who couldn't make it. Hopefully next time!

Kanarraville Falls with the family

Adam and his family, and Ben and his family and I are down in Cedar having a mini family reunion! Today we did an awesome hike to Kanarraville Falls where we hiked a lot in the creek. It felt so good to walk in the water during the hot weather. There was a fun rock slide into a pond which Adam, Ben, and Caden did several times. We had to climb a ladder made of a huge log which was scary. We hiked in the middle of a beautiful canyon with steep cliff walls surrounding us! (Would not be a good place to be in a flash flood) It is a totally different kind of beautiful compared to Alaska. I was thinking at one point that this was what heaven will be like, hanging with family and enjoying the beauty!