Whiting Family Reunion!

THANKS TO JACQUELINE FOR THIS BEAUTIFUL POST!!! Isn't she so wonderful????

First of all, I have to brag and say that I drove all the way to Cedar City, through the canyon, and up to the canyon! Oh ya!

We went fishing.... well watched others fish....

played together, ate together....

had the SWAG Olympics! ....

where there was archery, bean bag toss, ping pong, ladder ball, horseshoes, and phase 10!

Grandma's face tells it all.... (Mom, remember Jac put this picture in!)

We Whitings have got some super swag!

Where's Uncle Justin? (He must have thought he was funny to leave :( 

We had a retirement party for Grandma (who retires at the end of June!) and Grandpa (who just retired last year!)

Had some Campfire fun! (Mac made cheesy onions and we listened to the boys play guitar and Thomas sing opera!)

We visited Mammoth Caves....

 Whew! All of us made it out safely:)

All in all, I just have to say I am so glad I can be in this family! Life is a party when all of us are together!

We are FAMILY!

All fun cousins are we!

Abi and Dave's wedding

Abi and Dave Boyer, married June 3rd in the Salt Lake Temple

Do you think some of the guys have height issues???

Abi looked STUNNING in her wedding gown! (It was only 8 lbs!) Emily was one of her flower girls... a dream come true for her :)

Having fun while waiting for the couple to come out!

One of the highlights of the night was DANCING! Especially for Emily!

Grandpa even taught Thomas some of his dancing moves!

At the reception they displayed Abi's grandmother's and mother's wedding gowns. Each of them were handmade!

Jacqueline put on her Grandma Jackie's gown. Jacqueline was named after this wonderful woman!

The dress barely fit around Jacs ribcage, and she's only 14! (Oops she's 15!) Grandma Jackie was a very petite woman :)

Grandma Jackie was known to hold her hands this way :)
What a special opportunity to try on this beautiful gown and remember our Grandmother.

DC trip

Matt and I had the opportunity to go to Washington DC with the Immune Deficiency Foundation and talk with our Senators and State representatives from Utah about a Medicade bill for patients needing IVIG... this is what Emily was on for 7 years to keep her alive!

Mike Lee's Chief of Staff took us to meet Mike Lee on an underground train ride and pulling him out of a meeting. We also got a personal tour of the Capital getting to see some very unique places.We enjoyed meeting with Jim Matheson and Orrin Hatch's staff along with representatives for Arizona. It was so empowering to realize that we really can make a difference if we put in a little effort!These men and women work SO HARD. It is not a glamorous job being away from family all week and working 14 hour days... They're dedication and commitment is very admirable!

We stayed two extra days so we could see the sites and celebrate our 17th anniversary!
The Korean War Memorial was one of our favorites!

 Arlington Cemetery was beautiful!
Our gratitude for those who have fought and continue to fight for our country has grown so much!
It was very touching to visit the tomb of the unknown soldier.
"Unknown but to God"

We walked everywhere! In fact one day we got 13 miles in :)
We found an amazing yogurt place that was worth walking back to 3 times! It happened to be across the street from the Ford Theater where Lincoln was assassinated and the house that he died in.

There is so much HISTORY!!!
It was so incredible to actually SEE the things we have just read about in our history books.

Can you pick what my favorite display was??

We were amazed at the variety of things to see from Lincoln's top hat, animals, a concert in front of the Capital for Memorial Day, a man playing the... buckets.... and then an extremely sobering place like the Holocaust museum with images that will never be erased from our minds.

We can't wait to take our kids there someday... they would love it!

Another year over...

Getting ready for the game! Go ARSENAL!

It's always fun to watch Thomas and his team play. They get along and know how to work as a team!

Giving all their fans "high fives" after ending the season with just 2 losses!

CONGRATS BOYS!

Yep, it's pretty much the coolest team EVER!!!
See you next season :)

It's been a GREAT track season...

Jac's 2 mile race at STATE

She took 3 seconds off her time ending the season with an 

11:51 finishing in 15th place overall!

We are SO proud of you Jac!

Jac has the BEST friends! They woke up early on a Saturday morning, got an AMAZING mom to bring them to the meet, and PAID money to come cheer Jac on in her race!  Who does that??? There is something special about these guys!

Shane Collier, Min Edwards, Jac, Beans Garlic, Ian Hansen, Thomas, Gibson, Derek and Dallin Griffin

Not only did her buds come to cheer her on but they put this poster up a few days before AND gave her this AWESOME sweatshirt to remember STATE! ...yep, she feels the love :)

It's been an amazing freshman season. Jac is SO excited to have the summer to relax, run, eat, sleep, run, swim a little, eat, sleep and run some more... FUN TIMES, FUN TIMES!

Spring Concert

Emily's first year with the Lehi Children's choir couldn't have been a better theme... "ARF"

A play about DOGS! She LOVED every minute of it and did such a great job! It was so fun to see her singing and dancing :)

Thomas' group did a musical about classic Rock-n-Roll

He WOWED all of us with his singing, dancing and acting!

Thomas played his part in the song PERFECTLY! It was darling :)

Catherine really knows how to bring the best out of kids. THANKS for another great year in Choir!