Summer School Projects

There is so much going on these days around here. Jenny and I are in a summer drawing class at San Jac and so I am posting one of my charcoal drawings. It has been a lot of fun but it takes 5 hours a day in studio! We are sore after each session but happy with what we are learning.

Here is a picture I took yesterday of the underbelly of a portabela mushroom on a lazy susan. I think I may take it into photoshop to see what I can do with it! This is an untouched photo! Cool huh?

Sidewalk Art in Bountiful

We happened to be in Bountiful when they had sidewalk chalk art showing. Here are some of the compositions!

More Utah Pics!

Hello all....Here are more Utah pics of our trip. Enjoy!

And BTW those of you who don't know it, our Cathy and Chad have created a blog this week so go check them out (check out family blogs on the left menu bars).

The 4 Bryans!!!

Well, it finally happened. All the Bryan siblings (Roger, Susan, and Laura) got together for a photo shoot on the last day we were in Austin to visit Maxine Bryan (our Aunt) in the hospital. We actually had the concierge take our picture in the plaza of the Embassy Suites where George Keeney had us all installed.

Thank you George, not just for the room but for letting us have Susan for a few days!!!

I enjoyed our time together even though there was lots of work to do. They all look great don't they? I'm proud of the people that they have become. It is good after all these years to see that with all that has happened in our lives they have chosen to be great and awesome people.

When visiting Maxine, she told me that Chuk and the kids should come by and I told her, "Maxine, I have 6 kids and 13 grandkids," to which she said, "oh, they don't all need to come at once!!" LOL!!! I told her that everyone was praying for her and we loved her.

The Race!!

Here are some still pictures of the grandkids as we were filming some of our movie, "The Race" on our latest trip to Utah!

Sarah, Zac, and Ellie!!

Michael helping Chuk get the shot set up!! Crew and runners waiting in the wings with Christy!

A fun moment after feeding the masses!

Well, there is more to come but that will have to wait until next post!

It's A Wrap!

We have shot our last "roll of film" so to speak and are packing to come home. It has been an awesome visit with our kids and grandkids. Today we went downtown and filmed the kids running around the mirror pond on Main street between the Temple and the Church Office Building. We also met up with Allison Showgren and Annika for lunch at the Lion House Pantry and will try to post a picture. I didn't get one of her with Cathy like I wanted so hopefully we will come up with one at the restaurant. She looks great and we had a wonderful visit with her.

We can't wait to get home to see our family and friends but it is hard leaving our family here. We actually found that we liked the Kaysville, Farmington area and thought it would be great to move there. We would be close to family and in a very picturesque place. Old fashioned goodness, antiques, ice cream shops, 50 cent movie theaters, mountains, farms...we love it all. Bountiful is great but we like more space to move around in. We'll see how things go this year.

Just a note, we have been keeping up with some special friends who are battling cancer. Jerry and Dawn Davis. Our prayers continue to be for the Lord's guiding hand to be with them and their doctors. Things are looking better for Jerry this week and we are very happy for them.

Life is so precious. Take the time to tell someone you appreciate them, care about them, hug them, forgive them....life is too short to let things get in the way of friendships and relationships. We love you all. See you soon.