Happy Birthday Mother/Grandma

Happy Birthday Mother...

It's Grandma's Birthday Party!

Grandma & Adam

Brittney, Julie, Grandma, Aunt Pauline,
Debra, and Adam

Shannon the Hostess on the phone

Grandma & Poppy @ The Joseph Smith Memorial

Debra, John, Julie, David, and Shannon

Andrew, Falyn & Farah

Charlie, Grandma, Aunt Pauline, & Aunt Nancy

Garrett, Grandma, and Poppy

Mitchell, Brittney, Garrett, and Poppy

Falyn, Andrew, Farah, and Aunt Pauline

Charlie, Aunt Pauline, Mother/Grandma, and Adam

Peter dancing with Farah

Something is funny...
Shannon, Charlie, Mother, Aunt Pauline, Aunt Nancy and Adam

Charlie singing with Mother

Russell & Farah

Falyn & Andrew setting up for the party

Debra (Shannon & Charlie background)

John & Lisa

Andrew takes a turn on guitar
Falyn, Andrew, Aunt Pauline, and Uncle Henry

Presents!

Poppy, Charlie, Aunt Pauline, Mother, Adam, and Debra

Cake Yummmm

The set up

Farah, Adam, Grandma, and Aunt Pauline

Kayla & Amber

Garrett entered the MTC Aug. 12th

Farah & Taylor

The Kid Table:
Farah, Falyn, Andrew, Russell, Taylor and Peter

Make a wish...

Happy Birthday!
Aunt Pauline, Grandma, and Shannon

Charlie, Aunt Pauline, Grandma and Adam
(Charlie is playing Great Grandpa Copple's guitar and singing "That's How Much I Love You"

Adam says the cake is GOOD!

Girl Talk
Amber, Grandma, Kayla, Debra, Shelly, Julie, Taylor, Farah, and Shannon

Falyn & Andrew

Farah

August 10, 2009 Grandma's Birthday-

Shannon & Charlie hosted a birthday party for my Mother at their home in Salt Lake City. My Mother's two sisters Aunt Pauline and Aunt Nancy were there. Along with my Dad, Falyn, Farah, and Falyn's boyfriend, Andrew. Shannon's family, Charlie, Ben, Will, Peter, and Adam. Julie's family, Butch, Brittney, Taylor, Russell, Stephen, and McKay. David's family, Rose Ann, Christina and Garrett. Debra & Shawn. John's family, Lisa, Mitchell, Kayla, and Amber. Charlie grilled steak and salmon for dinner, it was awesome. And, birthday cake for dessert! We all sang "Happy Birthday" to Grandma, then Charlie brought out Great Grandpa Copple's guitar and sang one of his songs "That's How Much I Love You" to my mother, it was delightful!

Farah at EFY Redlands, CA 2009

Farah & Boys from her "Company"

Farah & Emily

Brie (roommate) & Farah

Farah & Company

"Be thou an example of the believers, in word, in conversation, in charity, in spirit, in faith, in purity" 1 Timothy 4:12

July 27th- August 1st, 2009 ESPECIALLY FOR YOUTH
Farah spent the week in Redlands, CA. She attended "EFY" Especially For Youth. The theme was "Be Thou an Example". Farah said, "EFY was awesome" she had so much fun. She made a lot of great new friends. She attended classes, went to dances, and game nights all week long. She came home happy and exhausted...

July 30, 2009 Bowen family visit

Kira

David Bowen & Grandma

Falyn & Garrett (Now)

Poppy, Garrett, & Falyn , Pearl Harbor 2000, (Then)

Falyn & Poppy

Brookelyn

Falyn, Poppy, Grandma, Garrett, David, and Rose Ann

Garrett & Brookelyn

Did somebody say dinner??? We got an invite to dinner with family... of course we were there! My cousin David Bowen, his wife Rose Ann, son Garrett, daughter Christina, and her two daughters, Kira and Brookelyn are in Bakersfield visiting my parents. Falyn and I drove down and enjoyed the evening with everyone. Oh, and for dessert none other than Poppy's Famous Homemade Banana Ice-Cream YUM-MMMMMMM!

Garrett has accepted a mission call to serve in the Florida Jacksonville Mission Spanish Speaking, he reports to the Provo MTC on August 12, 2009. Last September (2008) Falyn & Garrett were freshman at BYU-I together... It seems like just a few years ago that Falyn and Garrett were playing in the ocean on Waikiki Beach. They were only ten years old... time flies!

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Monterey, California

Farah, Harry Otter, and Falyn

Sea Horse

Jelly Fish

Falyn & Farah trying to touch a Bat Ray

Sand Dollars

Bat Ray

Falyn, Farah & Scott @ The Chart House

Falyn & Farah waiting for their hot cocoa at a Cafe

July 20, 2009 We spent the weekend in beautiful Monterey, CA. We went to the Santa Cruz Beach Boardwalk, and to the Monterey Bay Aquarium. The weather was lovely-sometimes it's good to get away!