SEPTEMBER, HARVEST, FOOTBALL, TEMPLES, GARDENING, DISNEY WORLD,AND MUCH MORE

As you know we started Disney World last month but we are recording the entire trip this month because  we were in August for only 1 day.

MAGIC KINGDOM  started with some of my favorite rides (one of them) “It’s a Small World”.  It was much longer than the other Disney Park.

I didn’t take pictures because I had Miss Photographer on board. (The good pictures are the ones Kristin took) I am not talking about all the rides because Dad and I did not ride all of them. You will have to look at Kristin’s blog to see those.

Another one is Buzz Lightyear. I always beat Dad but this time he buried me.

I love the Haunted Mansion and it was not a disappointment.

The things they do are amazing.

Jungle Cruise is always fun and relaxing and after that we took in Mickey’s Philharmagic. After that was another favorite, Pirates of the Caribbean. It was a glorious and fun day.

                                               
Sometimes I get really tired.

Thursday was “DISNEY’S HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS: . Oh my gosh, Millennium Falcon: Smugglers Run was so fun. I didn’t do this before but I decided I was going to be very brave on almost all the rides and I was not disappointed. Star Wars: Rise of the Resistance was so real. Kristin had purchased many rides for Lightening Lane access, so we never had to wait in a long line. We never could have done all the things we did had she not done this. Star Wars: Galaxy’ Edge Land was another.

Mothers and Daughters

We rode on these gondolas to one of the parks.

I have lost the order of things we did so I'm just going to o this.

Every day it rained.

Friday was DISNEY’S ANIMAL KINGDOM. We got in some of these days because we stayed in the park hotel. Avatar Flight of Passage I can’t even describe. It was AMAZING. I could have ridden it many times. It was like Soaring but in another world. There was a ride after that through this future land. Na'vi River Journey (Avatar) It’s Tough to be a Bug is a relaxing, fun movie. Kali River Rapids was no fair. We went through these wet rapids and just before it ended we hit a waterfall and I got drenched. We laugh our heads off. The Kilimanjaro Safari is always a delight. It’s just fun to see these animals in their natural habitat.

                                               We were drowned by the River Run.

                                                              Kristin's Family

                                 Don't have any idea when this happened.

Somewhere in all of this we went to EPCOT and Soarin’ Around the World, then a live play, Frozen Ever After which was so fun and lively. We chose a beautiful French Restaurant and had Crepes which were so good.

Every day around 4 it rained. It didn’t stop any of the people. They just ran from ride to ride with water over their shoes like it was nothing. We were soaked and even had raingear on but it was all fun just the same. There was a restaurant at the group of motels where we ate for two nights. It Was very good and like a cafeteria.

running in the rain

Last night Disney had an amazing HALLOWEEN PARTY in Magic Kingdom. Dad and I were just too tired but Kristin and family loved it. Kristin did movies during the parade and we didn’t see them until she put them in her blog. Best parade ever. You must watch it. They even had Trick or Treating and the kids came back with tons of candy.

We ate breakfast in the motel room because Kristin had brought food. Sure saved on the wallet. She also had food for lunch which we added to with pretzels, nuts, chips, etc and park treats.

The next day was the big football game. We needed to rent a car to fit everyone in. It took a little over an hour to get to Tampa and the Tailgate party but we were late because Kristin wanted to shop at a special Disney Store. It was humongous and glad we saw it. We got the last of the food which included our tickets to the game. I was at the Tampa Bay NFL Field.

The game was to start at 4:00 but they wouldn’t let us in our seats because of the rain and lightning. We sat on the mezzanine where all the concessions are and waited for over 2 hours until we could go in.

The place was such a disappointment because it was very old and run down.

There was not even a cover over the field and the Buccaneers ship was not as big as we had expected. Brady could have insisted on a better field with all his influence. BYU filled so many more seats than South Florida and we tromped them. It was a great game.

We got back to the motel very late and had to get up at 4 AM to catch our flight home.

Sunday we headed home on Clark, Lauryn, and Clara’s birthday. We were so tired.

Who knew COVID would make your hair fuzzy?
Clark is now 53 and holding his own. He is an amazing man who loves the Lord, his Savior and his family. (and his dog, Watts). He has 2 children married and 3 missionaries. He is industrious, likes to learn new things, a farmer at heart. He also has 3 grands and another one on the way.

                                                     Clark and his treasure, Dianne

Dianne invited some to come over and share dessert. We came and left and then Scott and family came. Can't copy the pictures.

Lauryn Dora loves to paint and is so good. She loves volleyball and especially because she is good and can be on the same team as Clara Camille who is also good.

They are such good friends and enjoy many of the same things, especially Titan. They are excited to be in high school and freshmen on the varsity volleyball team. They love so many things but especially their family, and Seminary. I wrote this in the same blog because they are both so wonderful and focused. September 5th through the 8th we were so tired from having so much fun. We worked in the garden, washed clothes, went to the temple twice and again tired but so happy. September 9th Tiff and family came for the BYU football game.

We started the next morning by watching Nixon play soccer. He is such a good player

. After the game we all went to Mo'Bettah’s, where Cameron Works. It is very good food and we just love being together as a family. That night everyone but me went to the BYU-Baylor Game. It didn’t start until 8:00 and that is just too hard for me to do. I watched it on TV and enjoyed every minute because I could see the players up close. We won in double overtime. It was so exciting.

Scott, Nixon, Riley, Bailey

Happy Dave, Cameron, Granddad
The family didn’t get home until after midnight. The next day was the Sabbath and Granddad was speaking in the 5th ward so we went there. He did such a very good job and presented it so well. He’s a great speaker and stayed within his time. The subject was keeping covenants and serving missions for elder couples. He hit the nail on the head. The Jennings left after dinner. Cameron stayed with us. Monday, the 12th we started off with seeing my neurologist. Dr. Chung Whang wanted me to see him because he said my brain looked like fireworks. It always looks that way. Dr. Langford said I checked out just fine but wanted me to do a sleep test. UGH! We are so blessed with so many good doctors in the valley.

Wednesday we had our piano tuned so that maybe Cameron would one day play something. After the Payson Temple with the Seamon's, we took some of the veggies to Dianne and Scott. While we were there Cameron called to let us know he was at a gas station and needed help to pay for the gas. Someone has hacked his card. It’s too bad there are some people who just are not honest. Friday, the 16th we took bags of produce from our garden to many neighbors. That’s why we have a garden. We are so blessed to have such good neighbors and enjoy sharing our garden. Sunday we were at church and reminded of the wonderful neighbors we are blessed with in our meetings. We love partaking of the sacrament and feeling that Holy Spirit with these friends. Monday, the 19th we made our first zucchini bread. It was so good and we had such fun together. Scott brought Leah over for us to tend for a week while they go to Florida and play in the beach and water. Cameron is very ill and has strep throat. He went to a doctor so he wouldn’t lose his job. He has had a few rough days. We are so glad we are close and can help him. He is a great kid. Wednesday, the 21, was David’s birthday. He is finally 40 and is looking for a new job. We wish him luck. Fun treats with family.

Dad serves in the temple every Friday and I get up early before the heat and weed the 15 rows in our garden. I love doing that because I can. Well I tried to get off my cushion and when I stood up I couldn’t move. I knew dad would be home any minute so I just stood there. I couldn’t even move my left foot. I heard his truck drive in so I started calling his name. I just couldn’t wait any longer so I laid down in the dirt. It really scared me and when dad got out to the garden he helped me up and I shuffled into the house. I was out for the rest of the day but did much better the next morning. It’s getting better every day. I’m not going to weed any more. Saturday Dad went to help clean the church and I stayed home with Leah. We had a day of getting a lot done.


Erik’s family was so busy they couldn’t get the lawns mowed so we did it. It was actually fun and it was a cool day so not too hard. We are so blessed that they come every week and do this mowing for us. We are so blessed with all of our family who do so much for us. The Lord has blessed us with such a beautiful home, garden and lawns. We love our Savior and the restored gospel of Jesus Christ. Scott came and got Leah. She was so happy and so were we.

Several times the boys have been very busy so Erik and Shanelle come. They get it done so fast. They are such troopers.

We are thrilled that we have the health to go to the temples often and do this sacred work. Tuesday we did a session and then had six couples sealed for eternity. When we got home we made another garden trip to our neighbors and friends. They love fresh food. We then processed and froze many garden treats.

Tuesday the 27th was George’s brother Mark's birthday. He is an amazing man and loves his family and the gospel of Jesus Christ. He is a great leader for our families. At 8:00 PM, I was at the Sleep Center with 26 wires stuck to various places on my body. So Fun!. I finished at 6 AM and George came to take me home.

I had an hour to shower and get ready for the Provo Temple. That evening we went to the BYU/Utah State game. We won and had so much fun with the family who were there. They found I do not need a CPAP. Ya Hoodie. Friday we rested. Knowing that all is well with our families. We love the knowledge that we can be together forever. What a blessing that is. We love this amazing family we are a part of and pray continually for each one. What peace this brings. August was a very busy but wonderful month.

                                     AUGUST AND STILL BUSY

 This month we have had many blessings every day.

The temple is our favorite place where we can feel such a strong Spirit filled with peace and knowing we are a forever family.  Thank you!

Wednesday, the 3rd we picked the last of the beans and tossed the bushes.  They were so good and plentiful.

We love Thursdays because we go with the Seamons.  They have been in Canada for the past 2 weeks and we have missed them.  They have a son and his family there.  They raise buffaloes along with his regular job.  It was so good to be with them again.

Friday, Aug. 5th Dad was up and ready at 3:45 to pick up Brother Hamilton and go to the Provo Temple for their 5:30 meeting before serving at 6:00.  He loves this service.  

While he was there I started to water the garden at 6:00, so we could be ready to go to Vegas and help with the twins.  It takes 5 hours to water our garden and it is not easy.  I had walked over 1.5 miles by the time I had finished.

  I also did 2 loads of laundry.  We had packed the night before.  Brad Monks came for a short visit and we love that he came.  He is such a good friend and we love his visits. We rested just a bit and then headed to Vegas.  We will be there until the 16th when Dave and Tiff get back.  They are on a company cruise for 2 weeks..  They cruised to Scotland for several days and then to Iceland. 

Tiffany sent us tons of pictures at both places and we were amazed at the many beautiful things they saw and did.  What an amazing experience. When they got home and came to Provo, they shared with us some souvenirs.

The twins have been great.  They never argue or fight.  They are best friends.  I cannot believe the laundry they acquire.  I’m not sure they wear everything  they put there.

  We had such a restful and fun time.  We were able to go to their seminary open house which was so filled with the Spirit.  They also spent 2 days at Bonanza High School volleyball tryouts. They not only made a team but they are on the varsity squad.

Monday was their first day of high school.  They go to a magnet school, West Tech.  It’s the same one Cameron attended.  They have no sports there so that’s why the girls can play at Bonanza.  The entire time we were there  was just perfect, minus Titan.  That dog thinks he is human and acts that way.  He even eats at the table.

We don’t know how they managed life before him. Dad went swimming every day and Titan joined him in his private pool. They had a fun time.

Saturday, Aug. 6th, Dad realized he had left our Sunday clothes hanging in his suit bag.  I Just chose one of Tiff’s dresses but Dad needed a shirt for church and the temple.  We spent 31/2 hours going to many stores but Vegas does not believe in white shirts.  We finally found one at  Rosses but when he got home he realized it didn’t have a pocket.  Tuff.  The Nebekers came to visit and they said he gets

all his white shirts at Kohls which is just a block away.  Oh well!  Life is so rough.

Tiffany has a bag for the girls to open every day.  They are always filled with candy.  They get so excited because the line of sacks is shorter every day. 

Sunday was a great Testimony meeting because so many young men bore their testimonies about how their testimony had grown due to a priesthood trip hiking a very rough trail in the canyons.

We were able to go to their seminary open house which was so filled with the Spirit. They are a wonderful group of youth.  The Stake President gave a beautiful talk about how the buffalo protect each other by forming a circle around an injured buffalo and keep him safe.  He then gave each student a sticker with “Be the buffalo” on it.

  The students filled the chapel and much of the cultural hall. It was powerful.

Monday the 8th,was the first day of Seminary and school. We never had to wake them up and they were ready for Granddad to take them to the Red Rock Stake Center for their class.  They had to be there by 5:50.  No problem.  Some mothers had said they would get them to school and volleyball each day.  They didn’t get home until 5:00 because there was conditioning after volleyball.  They never get tired or complain.  It’s an easy tending.

Wednesday was  Maxine Cameron’s 99th birthday.  She is an amazing woman and is a constant example of what a true follower of Christ is.  She is an example for all women of faith. We love her.

Saturday we dropped the girls off to meet up with some friends at an outdoor mall in Summerlin. We just don’t have to worry because they know what is expected of them.  They called when they were through and we had Blaze Pizza for dinner.  

Sunday, the 14th, was unbelievable and so filled with the Spirit.  The entire meeting was youth.  They sang 2 numbers one with Clara and a boy playing violin.  The talks were all youth. I cried through the entire meeting; (Shocker!) even the prayers were by youth.

We went to the Nebeker’s for tri tip dinner and it was so good. 

They live in a different home and it is so beautiful.  It’s just perfect for them. After dinner we played a great game called Frackle.  We laughed our heads off.  Dad and I are going to start playing.  We can’t wait to show the family but they probably already know about it.  It was just a fun evening.

Tuesday, August 16th Granddad took the girls  to Seminary and we packed to go home.  I washed our linens and Dad helped me make the bed.   We put Titan outside and were very rested, having so much fun with Lauren and Clara; we headed home.  It was a very restful 2 weeks, thanks to the twins.  Of course we stopped in Beaver for dinner and cheese curds.  Dad used his auto drive to eat his ice cream.

Clark had watered the garden,  Erik’s family had mowed the lawns twice and Sister Hunter had taken care of the mail  Everything was perfect.  

Wednesday we crashed, we were so tired from the drive.  Before we left home I had spent time looking for my glasses.  No such luck.  I figured they were gone forever.  Again the power of prayer is not only for big, important things.  I had stripped our bed and washed our sheets so I could put on a different set.  George always helps me do this.  When I looked to tuck in the end, there on the floor between the bed and the bench were  my glasses. Another blessing.

While George was in the temple serving, I weeded the garden and pruned the roses. Saturday was a very hard day.

Sunday, Jackson Gregory gave his farewell talk.  It was so good and he was so scared.  He is a great young man and will be a good missionary.  That afternoon Cameron came for dinner and stayed for the day.  They watched some football.

He asked for a priesthood blessing which Granddad did.  How blessed we are for priesthood blessings.

Monday, the 22nd. Nixon Scott Bayles turned 11.  He is such a wonderful young boy and loves his family and dogs.  He now has chickens which he helped his dad make the coop.  We are so grateful for him.

Tuesday I did a blood test before we went to the temple.  I am on a new blood thinner but the test showed that it was too difficult for me to handle.  Dianne helped with that decision.  The prescription I am on is $600. A month.  We were hoping the new one would be good.  No luck. After the test we did a session and  some sealings.

We had a great harvest of nectarines this year.

Thursday, August 26th, we went to the hospital to visit George’s sister Julie Ann Johnson.  She is having a pacemaker put in.  Bill was there with her and she was very positive.   We had learned that Cathy Cosby was just down the hall.  Both are from Utah and Colorado.  Cathay is in bad shape and the doctors are deciding whether to put in a clamp or replace her heart.  Very serious and we are praying for both.  We had good visits but no pictures.

At ll:30 the Seamon’s came and we headed to Draper  and a very wonderful Palmyra Mission reunion.  There were so many friends there and we ate good food and had a wonderful reunion.  Getting with such good friends is such fun and the memories exploded.  It was at the Gregory’s home and 18 couples were there.  It held us all and we just visited for the afternoon. We laughed and shared stories of our wonderful time in Palmyra.  We missed Karen Lindsey’s husband.  We went to his funeral a few months ago. I haven't received the pictures someone took so I am putting in these 2 little ones.

It was so fun

Saturday Dianne came to pick some food from our garden.  She filled her car with many good things.  Erik and Shanelle came later to mow our lawns.  We so appreciate that family for doing this.  The boys were either at work or at a mutual activity.  After Dianne got home we realized that we had left a box and called her.  She said the zucchini bread would be out of the oven. It was so yummy and warm.

We got home and Jess Cornwell was there for a visit.  He is a good friend from our Blanding days when George was his football and other sports coach.  He has always been close to us. Again, no pictures.

The 28th was Erik’s birthday.  He is now 47, I think.  No matter where we go and somebody asks our name, they ask, “Do you know Erik Bayles?”  He is loved by so many people.  He is in his stake high council and is such a good man.  He and Shanelle have 4 amazing sons. They included Jalen in this temple trip.

 

Sunday day we were busy getting ready for Florida, Disneyworld, and the Cougar football game.  

The next day, Scott took us to the airport at 6  in the morning and Kristin picked us up at the airport in Florida.

Wednesday we started our fun time at Disneyworld.  We stayed at a fun place in the park so we never had to park a car.  Kristin had the entire trip planned.  She had matching shirts for us every day.  It was such a fun time. We will continue this in our September blog.

We continue to be grateful for this wonderful family the Lord has blessed us with. It is so comforting to know what will take place when we leave this world and strive to follow His commandments.  We love that so far our grandchildren have followed the plan and have lived good lives.  We love our missionaries who are serving now and in the past.  We will try to include a picture of the current ones in each blog.  The restored gospel is true and the only way to peace and happiness.

Our current missionaries; Elder Kolton Bayles and companion (Erik and Shanell's)

Kumasi Ghana

                                          Sister Molly Bayles and companion  (Clark and Dianne's)

                     

 St. Louis MO

                            OH HOW WE LOVE THEM AND THEY'RE SERVICE TO HIM.