Margot & Sterling celebrate 40 years together!

Margot & Sterling's 40th wedding anniversary was Saturday, July 11th. Us 6 kids surprised them with a happy anniversary party/family reunion weekend. It was some feat, but we managed to ACTUALLY keep it a surprise. :) Siblings flew in from So. Cal. (Steph), Salt Lake City (Audrey), and Cincinnati (Emily) for the occasion. The rest of us were within driving distance :) It was very fulfilling to know that all the hard work and back and forth phone calls/emails paid off and my parents were genuinely astounded by our surprise.

We reminisced about childhood memories, had my parents play a newlywed-esque game, and showed a slide show of photos from my parents 40 years together (that we had stolen from my mom since Christmas!). Saturday morning some of us spent time in the temple together doing sealings with my Dad, who recently became a sealer. That was really neat. Our last surprise was Sunday morning at church, when for the "special musical number" listed on the program, my 3 sisters and I got up to sing a song. My mom was totally shocked.

It was a blast. And hanging out with family all weekend was a blast too!

Congratulations Mom & Dad!

George of the Jungle: Round Two

Bill Vanscoy had another encounter with the same tree! He and some buddies went back to the campground, intending to cut up the tree and burn it. Bill picked up a big piece and hoisted it up to his shoulder. His ankle rolled out from under him and he dropped the log. It hit him in his right calf. He had to go back to the emergency room in Wilcox. They recognized him. They stitched and stapled him back together. So now, he has a big gash on his leg to match the one on his head. So far, the tree is ahead. I hope he doesn't go back for round three!
"George of the Jungle: Watch out for that tree!"

Mapleton Pics

In honor of the previous blog entry I thought I'd post pictures. These were taken on Memorial Day when I was down that direction. Audrey

Random Encounters

Ed and I are leaving the farm and moving to Tucson. Before we leave, we thought we’d take a little road trip with Hannah. After Yellowstone we headed into Utah to spend a few days with Brently. I really wanted to take Ed and Hannah by the Mapleton house. So we all piled in Brentlys’ car and he got us lost finding it. The main house was locked, but the cabin was open. We sat on the lawn and I recounted the stories about running around the house as a kid. Then Ed pointed to someone also walking around the house, and he asked “Isn’t that your cousin?” We turned around and who should it be, but David George. David was passing by on his way to the mid-west. It took us all by surprise, but we had a lovely time sitting outside the house and catching up. A few hours later, we all went our way. And for the next day all we could think is: What are the odds? So you should always stop by if you can, there is no knowing who you might bump into.

Leah Bird

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It's a Girl!

The pregnancy was loooong, but the labor and delivery was as smooth as our new baby's skin.

Lucy Madeline Bird was born July 14, 2009 at 2:02pm weighing 8lbs and measuring 19.75in.

Malea and Lucy are home now getting as much rest as possible. Thank you all for your love and friendship.

Next up: kidney surgery!

Love,

Morris, Malea, James, Sadie, Sam and Lucy