the family

Here is one of the pictures from the family party. It was so great to see everyone!

Thanksgiving

Just wanted to post a couple pictures from our Thanksgiving festivities. The food was excellent, the company was great, and Pam, Gary, Craig, JD, and I were the Thanksgiving jeopardy champs.
We didn't mean to wear matching outfits, it just happened.

Lily came to town....

...and she brought her mom, dad and big brother with her. John and Beth were in town a few weeks ago to attend John's good friend, Casey Robles' wedding. Kristin hooked us up with some free Disneyland tickets. Who knew, Disneyland is fun again!

d-e-e-r

JD and I woke up to this last Sunday in our backyard. It seems sortof weird living in the center on the valley. They had to cross some major roadways to get to where they were....

weekend in Jackson

Just thought I would post the pictures of my Mom and Dad with each of their seven grandkids...

Jackson Hole

78th Birthday Party

a new baby?

Nope, not pregnant, just wanted to fill everyone in on the dream I had Saturday night. I dreamt that my mom was pregnant. It was crazy, the craziest part was that she was way stoked about it. Nothing like having 24 years between kids huh. I woke up that morning and had to call her and let her know she was 8 weeks along. Funny.

Baby Lily's Blessing Day

Baby Lily was blessed by her father on August 3. He did a fine job. Beth's testimony brought tears to the eyes of many - including her mom and father-in-law to name just two. Lily was a happy girl the entire day and she looked beautiful in the blessing dress sown by her grandma McEuen. Many family and friends gathered for the blessing and for the mixed grill lunch that followed at the McEuen home in Charleston. Lily's great-grandparents in attendance included Grandpa McEuen, Grandma and Grandpa Miller and Grandma and Grandpa Emmett. It was a wonderful day.

little eliza

I took this picture tonight and thought it was pretty cute. I can't believe this kid is almost one. Time has gone by so fast!

Baby Lily's Blessing

We are set to bless Lily Sunday August 3rd in the Midway 1st Ward. Sacrament begins at 9:30 a.m. Everybody who can make it is welcome. We will have plenty of food and fun for everyone afterwards.

Directions to the church can be found here.

jackson hole

Brian and Jackie get married - and they sing!!

Congratulations to Brian and Jackie!! What a GREAT DAY. Brian and Jackie were sealed today in the Portland Temple. The weather was beautiful, the Bride was beautiful and the Groom was as handsome as ever. Grandma and Grandpa Emmett and Aunt Mary made the long drive from Utah yesterday to join Annie, Kristin, John, Beth, Jack, Lily and me along with several of Brian's close friends for the festivities. There may be another post or two to follow but I thought I would start it off with three videos. In the first video, Jackie explains how they met in Mozambique and how a crowded bus ride led to the selection of 'their song'. In the second video the newly weds perform 'their song'. The third video of the the talented Donkin siblings doing what they do best - singing. Thanks to Christian Clayton for shooting the videos.



Jackie tells the Story of a bus ride in Mozambique

A Whole New World - the newly weds display mad singing talent.

For The Longest Time

-classic-

I was looking through some old pictures the other day and found these two. I think they are so classic. I remember always wanting to go and get an old time photo when my Mom and Dad would take us to Jackson Hole. I must have been going through a serious "tom-boy" phase in this one because I am not wearing the woman clothes. Anyway, I think it is so amazing that my Mom and Dad would load us kids up and take us to so many amazing places, I have so many memories of those family trips in our van. Thanks Mom and Dad, love you guys.


What a cute couple (first baby, my brother Curtis).

bottom's up!

The war between Eliza and baby formula has been a fierce one, we have tried and tried (and tried) to get her to take a formula bottle with little or no success. I heard once that you have to try to give your kids a vegetable something like 12 or 13 times before they will eat it. I have tried more times than that with this formula thing and nothing has been happening. I was starting to feel like I would just have to be one of those Mom's who is nursing their kids up until age 5 or something, when to my greatest suprise Eliza raised her white flag and proclaimed "formula wins!". O.k. not really but, she did take her first bottle of the powdery stuff and it gives me some peace of mind that at least I have the option and that I can begin the weaning process without starving the kid.

Last weekend Eliza and I went down to Vegas to see Lindsey and Crew, it was fun to go and spend some time with one of my very best friends! Eliza and Crew played so good together. All over the place down there they have these new frozen yogurt shops (the ones that say "buy this product because it is good for you, fat free, real fruit, etc.") It kindof reminded me of that episode of Seinfeld where the yogurt really isn't fat free. It was so good though!