It's a Boy!

He whom Bubby is holding is Master Vince Anthony Eves! He arrived last Tuesday, and weighed in at over nine pounds! He caused his mother many hours of intense labor, then they ended up taking him by C-section because he was just too big! He is fully functional, has detached ear lobes and very big hands. Bubby says he is not scrawny, and a very nice armful to hold. I can already tell he is a strong guy, and the possessor of two marvelous chins.

While we were there, Jaye's mom and dad were there along with Jaye's sister and family. Vince has a girl cousin, Josie, who was born just two weeks previously. We got to see them together, and it was really fun.

As you can see, Tony is fine, and very proud of his new playmate. Jaye is doing very well too, and discovering the downside of C-section due to the expected post operation discomfort. Anyway, they are missing sleep, but loving life. What a great addition to their family. We are guessing that Aunt Karen wishes she could be in two places at once (they are in Japan at the moment, visiting Jim, Kim, and the grandsans).
Buboppy

We have been Remiss (Sorry Laur!)

Well, we're back! It is the same old story, we take the photos, talk about the blog, and then never quite get around to doing something about it. Anyway, these photos were taken while Daniel, Rosalyn, and family and Aaron, Sarah, and family were here last weekend. Aaron needed a PR type photo for his graduation program, and Sarah provided the coordinated wardrobe. After much cajoling on her part, we finally got the family set up for the shot you see. The entire photo shoot took about three minutes. I think Bean was embarrassed he dragged his feet.

Of course we tried hard to get a picture of each of the grandkids, but only these two turned out. Katie's blouse really complements her eyes.

I took this photo of Andrew, and am quite proud of myself. It is always so hard to capture expressions like these, but I was using my big camera, which can take a lot of photos really fast, and this one was a keeper.

I am sure that Sarah would rather not have this photo splashed all over the internet, but hey, they look like twins. Just another moment of drama in Miss Katie's life. She is so cute.

The last photo in this sequence is one that records the party we had for Daniel while they were here. We had an awesome DQ cake for the occasion, and the net result of the celebration for Daniel was his very own MacBook! He is very happy with it too, and thanks to generous donations from the Collings and others, he can enjoy it without worrying about what it cost him. I am sure we will be swapping some software when next we meet, which should be this coming weekend at General Conference (we have tickets for Saturday AM session and we are planning on having Daniel and Rosalyn join up with us).
Buboppy

Inauguration Week

Hello to our few, faithful readers. It has been another wild week in the Eves household, a week filled with inauguration activities, visits from the architects on the new Science addition, and the usual extra curricular activities. The photo was taken by Uncle Roland during a short visit to Newcastle Reservoir on Wednesday night. We were supposed to hit Sand Hollow, but it was windy (25 mph) and we decided this would be a better choice. I was delayed in order to meet with the architects, so we only fished together for about 1 1/2 hours. The big ones never showed up, but we had lots of laughs and caught lots of sunfish (eat your heart out, Jake!).

I haven't been too directly involved in the Presidential inauguration, however, I played in the golf tourney yesterday (don't ask), and Bubby and I went to the inaugural convocation in which Vai Sekahema, Miss Utah, and Hyrum Smith spoke. I am going to put on the "robes of the false priesthood" today and join in the processional to the actually coronation. The school is dropping about $150 K, that they will admit to, for this event, but it takes money to make money, so there you are.

Daniel, Rosalyn, and "the boy" are headed this way this evening, and Sarah and family are also coming. Should be a blast, but we are supposed to have rainy weather tomorrow, so it might get interesting being cooped up inside. I hope we can at least get out before it starts in the morning.

More later this weekend, I am sure.

Buboppy

Samurai 21

On Thursday night, we went down to the temple with Barbara and "The Pearl". The session was really nice, and uncrowded. Bubby had been talking to Babsy, and Babsy mentioned that she had been out to lunch with Uncle Bill at Samurai 21. I think that put the thought into Bubby's head, because that was her pick for dinner after the temple. Our chef was outstanding,and did the whole "flip the preparation bowls into your chef's hat" trick. He really poured it on for Barbara. This was she and Earl's first experience, and while they were a little apprehensive at the start, we had a wonderful meal.

Barb doesn't do the chop stick thing, but I told that the food tastes better when eaten off of them, so she made our chef give her a children's set, as you can see in the photo. We had steak (fillet mignon)and Bubby and Earl had some shrimp, too. I did see something I want to try next time. The other couple at our habachi had sushi called a "Vegas roll". It had veggies, cream cheese, rice, nori, and was fried in a tempura batter. It looked interesting. Maybe we will have to go again when Daniel is here.

This morning, we picked the garden. Bubby took all of the roma tomatoes and made a huge bowl of salsa, however, what you see in this photo is the non-roma tomatoes we picked. They are coming on strong, as are the peppers. The beans are finally starting to slow down, although there are still some blossoms present.

Bubby hooked up with Big K while I went to work, and she made a small batch of dilly beans. She had not yet fixed her hair or face, so she did not want to pose with her product. I went over to work this morning and tried to finish up my annual faculty evaluation documents. I got stuck on one of them, so I gave up with one and one half to go.
Babsy and the kids are on their way to spend the afternoon. Daniel called last night from Golden, CO, and they will be in Provo tonight. It will be a happy reunion for Mr. Andrew. We watched a good movie last night called "Dear Frankie".

Buboppy

Catching Up

Family and Friends,

The last couple of weeks have been incredibly busy. Of course school has started, and it seems that we are on the run all of the time. I will try to provide a synopsis of the highlights for our faithful readers. We have faithfully collected the photographs to illustrate our activities, but alas they are at home and I am writing from work.

Booty and Laurie came for a visit in late August. That gave us plenty of chances for celebration. We first celebrated the completion of an MS in mathematics, and then moved seamlessly to a birthday celebration. Lots of food and fun were had by all. Because Matt and Laurie were in Cedar City, we were also blessed with visits from Sarah and the family. What a great time we have had.







On one particular morning, Lydia and Katie enjoyed a cup of hot chocolate at the kitchen counter. This was Lydia's first chance to sit up the counter like a big girl, and you can tell she is thrilled.










Of course the birthday celebration included a trip to the Blue Bunny in St. George, where I got these great shots of people enjoying the company and the ice cream.



Bubby and I quietly celebrated our 35th wedding anniversary. I fixed dinner for her (an olive oil linguini with bruschetta and some lovely summer squash from the garden. On Monday, Labor Day, Bubby decided she wanted to run to Provo and shop the sales. We went into Dillard's at the Provo Towne Center, and who should run into, but Rosalyn, Andrew, and Patty. We all had lunch together at Demae later that day.





We have thoroughly enjoyed Matt and Laurie's visit. They left for Oregon this morning, and will drive all the way today. We loaded them up with parmesean goldfish and bottled water, so they can have a few creature comforts. Bubby and I took a jump yesterday and bought tickets to fly to Portland on October 17th. We will meet up with them, provided they are available, and I think a trip to Victoria, BC, is planned. We just couldn't pass up the cheap tickets that Southwest was offering.

Bubby, Booty and I went fishing at Sand Hollow on Monday night. It was a beautiful evening, and Bubby's first fishing trip on that reservoir. I was hoping that Matt and Bubb would have a big night, but, alas, it was my turn. I caught the heck out of them, as you can see from the photo.



I also guided Jon Lee and Uncle Roland on Sand Hollow on Thursday, September 6th, when it was Uncle Roland's turn. He out caught Jon and I about three to one. It was great to see him having so much fun.



We completed the orange ball tourney on Saturday, September 1st, and Matt and Aaron were on the winning team. Aaron and I had to do a little babysitting while Rosalyn (she came down for a quick visit), Sarah, and Bubby went to a baby shower for Jaye. We had fun in the backyard, and I am told that the shower was a huge success. But no one got wet???

Finally, just some great pictures of the grand kids. This is Lydia's Halloween costume, can you tell she really likes it? Bubby lined up all of the grandchildren's shoes. She just couldn't resist the size span.






Buboppy