brothers

dad and mel

russ, tom, and willie

Seeing uncle mel reminded me so much of my dad...it was alot of fun..

dad and mel with friends

mel told some fun stories of dad and his growing up years...

how dad won an extra dollar when he was caddying by playing craps with the boys...

grandma wasn't happy about that...

scouts

how dad taught the bully of the neighborhood a lesson..by beating him up!mel, dad, allan and uncles
it sounds like they were hoodlums!

but, what a fun life they had...

they didn't have any money..but, they did so much with so little...

bagley boys

then, i started thinking of these 2 brothers...

willie and russ

i watched them grow up...they were fun...

willie, russ and ty

willie was the sweet (well, until later, then willie started torturing russ) older brother

that russ wanted to follow everywhere...

willie and russ

and willie let him..they've always had fun together..

russ, willie and friend ryan

it could be tennis, rock climbing, snowboarding...whatever...they are great brothers...just like their grandpa was...

the other side of vegas

after the funeral....kerry and i had a little bonding time...it was great..we went into vegas, where we stayed at the bellagio....it was a nice day and a half.

we went to see "o" cirque du soleil...what an amazing show...i've never seen one of those...we had a fun time...then, we went shopping...so, a perfect trip...we saw family...each other...a fun show...and great shopping...all you can ask for!

barbara

bagley cousins (check the hairstyles between this pic and the other family pic..they sure got fancy!)

last weekend i met this girl and this sister in vegas...it was an unexpected trip as our aunt barbara died...

bathing beauties-barb and june

my aunt was a fun lady, married to a really fun guy, my uncle mel...they have 4 daughters and 11 grandchildren, 1 great grandchild...

barbara, mel, june, jiggs

i remember many fun trips to vegas during the summer to see them...we would stop on the way to california, have a sleepover, sometimes polly and i would stay and visit...it was always really hot...so we would swim and swim...

bagley family--what fancy hair...

they would come to slc to visit the family...we would have dinners at grandma's which always included singing and shows...what a fun time and great memories...

it was wonderful to see the family...talk to uncle mel..it's like talking to my dad...they are so much alike...he told some great stories of their growing up...

what better way to honor people, than to hear the stories of past years...i'm grateful i could be there...

my inner dirty harry

After a great day of bowling...in which we were scolded like schoolchildren! (oh the drama)

i had to 'shoot' off some steam......so shoot we did...and what fun it was...russ and our good friend dick went to the pistol range and shot and shot...what a great time...

and then topped it off with a little romantic comedy....but, sorry dustin...i've really always wanted to be like 'dirty harry'!

busy work

it's the new year and all...so i'm trying to get organized...a few years ago, when kelly and willie lived in california, they worked the whole year to burn all of my cd's onto my computer...they worked long and hard...every cd in my house...and there are alot!

well, my computers and i seem to have problems...they seem to crash! alot! but, i had a plan....a backup plan! so, diligently, i backed up all of these songs...i wasn't going to let my computer win...but, in the end, it did...for some weird reason...the backup was there..but, it wouldn't convert back to songs....

so, after a year of wishing and being bugged...i'm backing up all my songs again...i'll tell you, it's a pretty boring project..but one that will make me happy when it's done...i wish kelly and willie were doing it...it went much faster last time!