Krista's Eighteenth Birthday Party

These are my favorites from the birthday party.


Lovely ladies.


The party planner takes a minute to show everyone how it is done. She is adorable.


Three of my six favorite daughters resting from all of the excitement.


Pump it Up! 'Nough said.

LuLu's Birthday

Thanks to the diligence of Sue, we did celebrate Laura's thirty-something birthday. That doesn't seem possible since Sue and I were only thirty-something a little while ago.


We were happy to have Heather Chaddock and baby with us. We lost Tawna though.


Meanwhile in the kitchen...


We set something on fire in Laura's honor.

The Football Game

Lila and Zach had a scrimmage to keep themselves from getting bored.


Zach opens the hole with his slobbery face while Lila dashes through.


Lila hands off to Zach.


We're not sure that Zach gets the concept of the flea flicker, but it doesn't really matter because Zach's dad says he will not be encouraged to go to BYU.

Other Graduation Favorites

It was a beautiful graduation day. We took our comfortable place on the grass behind the graduates rather than baking in the bleachers.


The view from our vantage point. I don't know that it really matters where you are, since no one pays attention until their favorite graduates- then you scream like a banshee. As I have always said, the celebration at a graduation is inversely proportional to the eventual academic achievement of the student.


Krista with the root beer and candy leis that Laura made for her.


Brian being patient, as he has grown accustomed to being.


Roger and Sue, the proud parents of another graduate.

Krista's Graduation

The parents sighed a big sigh of relief when #9 graduated...well...you know why. All I can say is that in the beginning we worried about "C"s, because the Allred children are better than average. In the end, we worried about more basic things.


Find Waldo, or Krista, you choose.


Seven of the previous eight graduates. We put the least photogenic in the very back.


Krista takes her rightful place with the rest - Alicia, Teresa, Laura, Jessica, (Landon was with Sarah and newborn Norah in SLC), Bryce, Evan, Tawna & Krista.


All of the clan that showed up for the event.

Swim Party

I wish we would have had a pool for the kids when they lived at the house, but we are trying to make up for it now. Sue uses the pool once a year, if there is someone to sit with, so we are grateful that the kids and grandkids make full use of it.



The "it's too cold" swimmers in the spa.



Lila and Jessica relaxiating.



Pool lunch, including sushi. For Landon - What is a lawyers favorite type of sushi --- Sosumi.

Pre-Graduation Lunch

We went to Macaroni Grill to celebrate with Krista before the graduation because she had plans for afterwards. Ben Starkey volunteered to take Landon's spot.



Roger and our two babies.



The crew.



I'll have what he's having.

Choir Tributes Night

These are the pictures I liked from Choir Tributes night.



Krista's friends that sat with Sue, Tawna, Bryce and me. They are Natalie, Landen and Jaime (I think).



Krista and Christopher Borges. I am very grateful that Krista had him as a teacher at BHS. He is a dedicated and talented teacher.



Jessica Ellsworth (Bishop Ellsworth's daughter) and Tamara Lawenya (Spelling might be wrong.)

Arizona again

I finally downloaded all my pictures from my new camera, so these are some old ones for your enjoyment. The camera is a Canon Powershot SD780. It is small, Sarah gave it a thumbs up and I love it.



Bryce and I at the University of Arizona.



Bryce in front of the building where he will begin his Masters Degree program in Sep. Notice the bat up by the light over his head.



Sue and I at the hotel where we stayed. It was nice but it also had "indoor/outdoor carpeting" according to Sue.