AUZZIE UPDATE

Kristin and Mark Mathers with Hunter and baby Lexi

Reg Hardman at his Birthday Party, which was May 28th. Happy Birthday, Reg!

Shirley picks oranges right off the tree.

Fun campsite and picnic area!

Kangaroos are seen fighting for their territory.

MAMA COMES TO VISIT

Mama and I sit on the upper porch of the old mansion.Brent waves from the front steps. Note my new car!
We visit President Gordon B. Hinckley's gravesite.
Brent views the new stone just laid for our past prophet.
Grandmother was very impressed with so many people paying homage with myriads of beautiful flowers.
A view of the valley below. Memorial weekend is very busy here!
I'm so happy to be with my mother at this time.
Mama was inspired by the hope expressed in this statue.
I love this shot! This mother is teaching her family about their ancester. The children were gathered in a circle and sat on the grass while she told stories about grandpa with pictures.
Florence Jacobson, YW General President of the church 1961-1972. We found her paying her respects to Hyrum Smith, her great-grandfather! Her other great-grandfather is President Heber J. Grant. Another grandfather is Joseph F. Smith.

She is 95 years old, and Grandmother is 90 years old!
She has great reason to be proud of her legacy. We learned that she was the one that convinced President Spencer W. Kimball to build the church history building. She was the curator.
Brent and I enjoy walking up to the famous "U". Such a beautiful day!

I'm always inspired to look out over the Great Salt Lake Basin and feel the same spirit the pioneers must have felt when they entered the valley.
This is where I spend a lot of my time working on music, blogs, journal, emails and banking.

We are always interested in the weather. I love "no-temperature" weather.

Sixty degrees just isn't warm enough!
The blossoms are gone now, but the leaves are all out! Plus, it's warmer now! Yeah!

THE OLD MANSION AND MY NEW CAR

The old mansion and my new car.The gigantic and wonderful Horse Chestnut tree in rich array. The mansion is peeking out from behind. It sits on half an acre.
My new 2008 Honda Civic Hybrid. It's a breeze to drive at 40-45 miles to the gallon!
Kimberly Waite, in gold, receives gratulations from Kent and Nyla Petersen

and, of course, the Heninger's

Kim's benefit concert will send her to Salzberg, Austria, in July for a 5-week

musical study abroad. Kim and Kent are members of the Kaye Starr Singers.

Carol Hurst is also in attendance. Carol was Joyce's piano instructor years ago. We know Carol is a good teacher because Joyce is fantastic on the piano, and now is our choir's pianist!

Carol gets younger every year. She's "Mrs. Music" at Weber, in my opinion, and has been an icon there for many years.

AT CHARLOTTE'S HOUSE

Hello, everyone! I spent the day at the Jensen household while Charlotte had her surgery. I was very impressed with their home and the good behavior of all the children. Even Carsten responded to me, which made Grandma Starr very happy. Below are the latest pictures of the children that I found on the wall in the family room. I am so proud of them!

MADELINE JENSEN, AGE 15SARA JENSEN, AGE 13
CARSTEN JENSEN, AGE NEARLY 11
Olivia is happy and helping with the baby.
Charlotte's journal project. She writes an update on every child every month, with cute pictures and designed pages. I'm very impressed with her diligence.
AARON JENSEN, AGE NEARLY A YEAR
JASON JENSEN, AGE 5
OLIVIA JENSEN, AGE 9

Aaron loves brocolli and green beans! Yum, Yum!
Madeline returns home from school. She's finishing up her 10th grade at Weber High School.
Aaron and Olivia love to play on the couch.
This plaque hangs over Charlotte's kitchen. Wow! I love that philosophy!
Family room pictures. Aren't they beautiful?

A PEEK AT THE OLD MANSION

Brent and I are presently looking at an old Mansion to buy. You ought to see it!The lilacs line the street beside the old homestead.
The white gate at the end of the road is the edge of the SLC Cemetery.

Brent is standing at the roadway next to the mansion.

There it is, in all it's glory! This picture was taken in March, before the leaves came out. That's a huge Horse Chestnut tree in the front.

The east side of the home. This was built in 1901.
Another view of the east side. The home is in very good condition.
Here's the front porch. Did I hear you say, "Wow!"
The Horse Chestnut tree in full bloom! It looks like Lehi's "Tree of Life!"
To be continued.....