Jared's in the Army now..

We had a great time seeing Jared at his Boot Camp graduation exercise.  I had almost no idea what was to take place or if we would even be able to see him alone but as it turned out we did get to spend about 5 hours on Wednesday and a couple of hours Thursday with him.  Amelia was with us and stayed a few extra days and they got to spend a couple of more days together.

The first time we saw him was at his barracks under an awning on one end of his building.

Here is where he stayed.  They were brand new dorms, sixty in a room behind the doors on the right.  

 For the graduation we went to a special review area and they had a program where they showed a demonstration of two squads coming towards us through smoke.  It was very impressive and had music from on of my favorite movies "Last of the Mohicans" playing over the speakers. 

The band played as they marched.  See if you can spot Jared on the front row.

After the ceremony we got to walk out on the field and greet our solder.

He looked great!  He had lost some weight in the hot Georgia heat.  And he had his head shaved but he said he gets to grow his hair out during Officer Candidate School.

Jo and I were able to go back to Utah the last part of April and the first part of May.  Our grandson Gavin celebrated his first birthday and everyone there had a great time.  Gavin didn't like the icing on the cake and shook his hands to get it off and it went all over the place.  Adia and Gavin did enjoy their new wagon.

We were also able to go watch the Mormon Tabernacle Choir broadcast which was awesome.  Then we went to the Church Museum across the street and ran into my Aunt Patty Dahl who was there working as a guide.  It was great to talk to here and see all the displays in the museum.

It is warming up here in Florida and we are looking forward to enjoying the sun and white sand beaches and working on our tans. We hear it is also white in Utah, but that is just because it snowed this week!  Oh, too bad.

Last weekend Jo and I went to Orlando to visit the Temple.  It is very beautiful and larger than we thought.

After that we went to Universal Studios Islands of Adventure.  It turned out that Ellen was filming her show there and was just standing around getting things ready and Jo had her picture taken with Ellen.

(Ellen is just to the right of Jo with white shorts and shirt on)

Here is one more picture of our little trip.

And we just have to add a picture of our favorite redneck drive-in that is near our home but in Alabama.  We can't wait to go there again.

Well, it's boat show season and Jo and I went to the outdoor Boat Show at the Wharf in Orange Beach, Alabama.  It was a beautiful day and we had fun seeing all the boats.  It wasn't really cold, it was about 60 and was warming up to 70.

I jumped up and took the controls of our new boat.  We plan on taking it on the Great Circle.  Up the Mississippi, through the Great Lakes and passing east along the Erie Canal and down the Hudson to New York City.  Then along the Atlantic coast and around Florida and back to the Gulf Coast and home.

Our new boat.  It has two staterooms and a great big kitchen and it's just like home.

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I wish!!!!!!

Here are some more pics

Guess where this is and you can win a grand prize!

Last weekend we watched a Mardi Gras parade of boats by our home.  There were many decorated boats and they all were throwing strings of beads at all the people on the docks along the waterway.  Some of the strings we caught and some went in the water and we are lucky we didn't go in with them!

Lots of fun boats on the water

Some colorful boats

 Then we went to see the USS Alabama that is right by Mobile, Alabama.  We walked around and inside the ship and saw some great aircraft and even went inside a WWII submarine (at least Rick did).

The Ship was very big!

The doorways in the submarine were about 2 ft by 3 ft.

  I don't know how they moved around with about 100 men on the sub.

JoAnn especially liked the A-12 Blackbird.  Just ask her how fast it flies.

And it's not a family blog without pictures of our grandchildren Adia and Gavin.

He is just so cute!  And here is Adia with two of her Great Grandmothers at California Adventure.

Jordan and his companion had some fun taking pictures for Christmas. I guess this is what happens to a young missionary after 18 months. He is not sure if he is an elf or Spock.

We went home to Utah for Christmas. It was strange to be in the home after being away for over a year. We have gone back several times but it still seemed strange. I guess that is how 'Snow Birds' feel when they return after winter to their homes. We had lots of parties and dinners.

We had a great Petterborg Christmas Party at Diane and Reed's home. We had the breakfast casseroles and toast and chocolate milk! Yummy. Jared's fiance, Amelia was with us for about a week but had to leave on Christmas Day and missed this party.


Jared and Amelia's Wedding on Jan 15, 2010 was a blast! We converged on Anaheim on the Wednesday before the wedding from Utah and Florida. The next day we spent in Disneyland and California Adventure. Amelia was spending the day at the spa with her sisters so she had her own fun. We wish to thank her and her sister for getting us in to the parks.

Friday the 15th of January was a very special day. Jared and Amelia were married in the afternoon in a beautiful ceremony. Afterwards we took some pictures and happened to get this one with Adia and Gavin. Later on we had a dinner and some dancing. It was so fun. Amelia's family was very fun to be with and they have a special association and love for each other. There were probably over 75 relatives and friends at the dinner. Many of Jared and Amelia's co-workers also came and couldn't have been nicer.

GREAT NEWS!!

Jared got engaged to Amelia!!!!! He proposed on the Jungle Cruise at Disneyland. She is a wonderful girl and we are very excited for them. They are getting married on Jan 15, 2010.

Jared worked as a guide on the Jungle Cruise last year. He still works for Disney in the travel department. Amelia has worked there for over five years and that is where they met!

They were so lucky! They got "We are engaged" pins to wear all over the park.