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MY NEWBORN BABY PICTURE

This is my newborn picture. Mother
says that the delivery room was full
of doctors and nurses when I was born.
My sister Sue had died a year earlier
and they knew how much my mom
wanted a baby girl. They all clapped
when I arrived. I was breech and had
lots of hair.

6 Months Old

Here I am at 6 months old. My hair was naturally curly and had a lot of red in it. Mother used to wrap strands of my hair around her finger and make little ringlets. She used to love to comb my hair out in the sun.

ONE YEAR OLD


This is me when I was one year old. I am with my brother Bob. Bob was always a very kind brother who took good care of me.



My sister Michelle was born 13 months and 13 days after me. Mother was ecstatic to have 2 little girls. She always kept us very clean, and dressed us cute. Our dresses usually matched. We are pictured above with our Grandmother Stirland. She loved us very much, maybe because she had so many grandsons and only 3 grand daughters!

DANCE FESTIVAL DRESSES

Michelle and I attended Hurricane Elementary School. Each grade spent months preparing for the annual spring dance festival and the dances got more complicated the older we got. The dance festival always began with the GRAND MARCH. It was held in the old gym and the audience sat up in the bleachers. By the time we got to 5th and 6th grade, we were square dancing and had boys for partners. We were very nervous about who our partner would be and our teachers made the assignment. It always seemed that the popular kids were paired together. Most of the girls got brand new dresses for the occasion. It was a very big deal. Mother always made our dresses every year. The girls usually got their first pair of nylons and high heels for the dance festival in sixth grade. We thought we were really grown up.

Wendy Heber, Me, Michelle and Paula Last

Here we are getting ready to perform at the Dance Festival. Wendy and I must be in 6th grade because we are wearing nylons.

The summer of Lake Powell

Hello family and friends.  I am taking time out from my busy summer to start a blog about ME and my very interesting life.  It is interesting of course if you are a Lake Powell enthusiast.  I have logged many miles between my home base of St. George and the Baja Cantina with my ski boat in tow and a car full of Costco goodies.  I have done my best to support the oil barons and their ever increasing gas prices.  It has all been worth it.  I have witnessed many joyful faces as they've skimmed across the water for their first time on skis or a wakeboard.  With my spf 50 sunscreen, I have braved the hot summer sun to bring happiness and awe inspiring memories into the lives of my many guests who have traveled from afar to witness the splendor of this remarkable canyon. This was an exceptional year.  I recently learned of a dinosaur footprint at Rainbow Bridge, hiked to Choal Waterfalls on my birthday where we followed wild Mustangs. On a later trip with the Albrechts, we saw the famous Lake Powell Beaver in West Canyon. (still no rattlesnakes although sightings have been reported) Here are a few pictures I would like to share of another marvelous summer at the LAKE!