SWIMMING AT JOYCE'S

July 15th found us in the swimming pool at Joyce's place. What fun! Samuel, Seth, Olivia and Levi are quite at home in the water.Grandma Starr gets to hold Ian Anderson!
Holly teaches Faith that water is fun, but also dangerous!
Hey, everybody! Come on in; the water's fine!

BIRTHDAYS AT BARKER PARK

Barker Park is located in Harrisville, near North Ogden, Utah, and belongs to Laura and Mont Barker's family. The property consists of many acres of water and ponds, a very large, grassy yard, playground, reunion center and the old, original Barker homestead where Mont grew up. It has been a pleasure to come here for our summer birthdays the last three years.

Sisters: Charlotte Jensen and Laura BarkerIan, Darin and Garhett Anderson
Clark and Carsten Jensen
Mont Barker, father of 10 and grandfather of 13+

We love you, Mont! Thank you for this wonderful party!
Sara and Madeline Jensen
Aaron Jensen
Aaron waits for the party to start. He didn't stay long on that blanket!
Jason Jensen The guys: Pop, Darin, Mont, John, Garhett, Aaron
The girls: Joyce, Charlotte, Holly, Mom and Laura

Happy Birthday, Levi...6 years old!

Levi is hidden by all his presents.
Happy Birthday, Carsten...11 years old!
Carsten opens his gifts, and Olivia helps her brother so willingly.
Happy Birthday, Ian...1 year old!

Mama Joyce helps her son open his presents.
Oh, he's such a big boy!
"See my new shirt!" Ian exclaims, excitedly...maybe.
Ian has lost his focus. He wants to play.
Happy Birthday, Aaron...1 year old!

(Carsten is happy about that!)

Aaron seems bored as Mama Charlotte opens the gifts. While the rest of us watch with great interest, Aaron seems unaffected by the hoopla!
However, Aaron gets into the spirit of things and starts to investigate his new toys.
He's learning fast that birthdays are fun!
Happy Birthday, Faith...1 year old!

Faith intuitively knows that birthdays bring great gifts. Look at that expression!
Such curiosity! Mama Holly can't seem to open it fast enough!
We hear Faith exclaim, "Oh, it's a baby! Just what I wanted!"
Faith loves her new baby already!

Faith and Mom are happy by the water. What fun!

Levi shows us that he has strong muscles, and can lift his sister all by himself!

They love each other very much.
Aunt Laura instructs all the kids how to correctly paddle the canoe.

Jason, Laura, Sara, Samuel, Madeline

The big boys: Garhett and Darin Anderson
Laura Barker, the "Hostess with the Mostest."

Thanks for all your efforts!
Mother, Father, Daughter: a winning trio.

I think Madeline likes this ride!
Our babies are having fun with their grandparents. That's what it's all about.
Mom and Dad Jensen rest up for a few minutes.
Grandma Starr and Aunt Joycie with Faith, Carsten and Ian.If my family could see inside my heart, they would find love and good wishes for all my children and grandchildren. It is very fulfilling to see everyone have fun together. I love you!

A FUN VISIT AT JOYCE'S

It's fun to see Samuel growing so fast. He's 6 now, and will start first grade in the fall.

There's Ian, Seth and Samuel with Grandma Starr!We're glad Seth can ride his tricycle today. He had fallen two days before and hurt his mouth very badly. We're very grateful that these kids are resilient.

Joyce oversees the activity outside their home.
Samuel can now ride a bike! I understand he taught himself; he loves it!
Samuel loves to climb the trees. What fun!
Ian has learned how to walk! Guess what! It's Ian's birthday today. He's one year old!
Happy birthday, Ian! Hey, not so fast!
Ian and older brother, Seth, now 4 1/2 years old, enjoy a moment in the son.
Joyce shows me how fast Ian can really walk. He's free!
Happy Birthday, Ian! We love you! I'm so glad I stopped by today!