Category Archives: Alan
Alan and Madeleine celebrate birthdays…
Madeleine turned 22 and Alan turned ?? oh, I think it’s 53? We had the traditional Halusky dinner with Poppyseed birthday cake – fun evening together with the fam!
Another wedding anniversary…
It’s hard to believe that we have been married 29 years! We celebrated with dinner and a date at the Salt Lake Temple which is where we were married lo those many years ago.
Four Generations, an ordination and birthday celebrations
So now we have the token 4 generations photo…Wally with his son Alan, with his son Loren, with his son Kenyon. Cool huh? Today we celebrated all our August birthdays: Grandma Pat, Anne, her mother Carol, and Toby. And we … Continue reading
A bit of Church History, US History, family and friends…
Eleven years ago we took all 6 kids to see Diane in Boston, our friends the Collettes in New Hampshire, Niagara Falls in Canada and the church sites and pageant in Palmyra in New York. Since Clark and Elliot were … Continue reading
Madeleine turns 21 and Alan turns???
In the spring it seems like we celebrate a birthday every weekend or so! Madeleine and Alan always celebrate theirs together…the tradition is halusky dinner (his favorite) and poppyseed cake (her favorite.)
Madeleine leg pressing her dad :)
See what you can do when you work out everyday!
Valentine’s Day
A day for sweethearts…mine offered to make us a special dinner of Steak Diane (my all time favorite steak). It’s actually not the steak I like…it’s the brandy and mushrooms! After dinner we watched The Lake House which turns out … Continue reading
Aloha!
Rather spontaneously we found ourselves in Hawaii last week with the Lundgrens, our good friends and neighbors. The stars all seemed to line up and we decided we were ready for a much needed get-a-way! We spent our days lounging … Continue reading
Happy New Year!
As per our New Year’s Eve tradition, we enjoyed gathering around 3 fondue pots. Our three favorites are: cheese, meat and chocolate. Because we ate too much (as per tradition) and all went into what Madeleine calls a “food coma”, … Continue reading
Merry Christmas…
It always surprises me that Christmas actually comes…I guess just because we talk about it so far in advance! As always, our family had a really nice Christmas. Actually every year we have 2 Christmas Days…one with Alan’s parents the … Continue reading