Bowman Reunion

Aunt Wilma and Uncle Bill had their family reunion over the 4th of July weekend. It was great to see and visit with them sharing old memories and lots of laughter. Laura, Allen and the kids went up one night to visit on their four wheelers. Sorry they are so blurry! : (

July 4th

Our Chester Community 4th of July Breakfast and flag raising was held at 8 am sharp! Brad and I were a little late! :( There was a great turn out. The cooks get better and better each year. Next year they may try to have 4 serving lines instead of 2. The food was ready but people were a little slow getting through to the food. The YW always have a baked food Auction to cover expenses for girls camp and a summer activity. The community looks forward to it each year and they usually make enough money to cover their expenses for summer. This year the YM and leaders spent a day in SLC touring church sites. They had a very special experience at the Humanitarian Center.
We attended the parade in beautiful downtown Ashton! Lots of horses, vintage cars, military vehicles, fire engines, 1 stake float, and lots of people throwing candy to the children!!! After the parade we had a BBQ with Laura and Allen and family at our house.

5oth Wedding Anniversary

Bill, Wilma, Deanna, Alice, Cheryl, Gordon
Beth and Mark

The Williams' brothers and sisters!

( Marva and Midge missing)

The brothers and sisters with Aunt Thelma.

Shannon, Heather, Robin, Todd

Robin's son, Heathers oldest Daughter

Last weekend, July 11th, Uncle Mark and Aunt Beth celebrated their 50th anniversary. They combined it with their family reunion. Lance and Darris were the only ones not able to come this year. Lance's oldest son is being married next month in the Bountiful Temple and they could only afford one trip for the summer. Darris' wife, Jolene, has breast cancer. : ( She has already started chemo and radiation treatment. Last week she started loosing her hair. Keep their family in your prayers!! Their youngest is 7 years and oldest may be 14 years.

At the anniversary party they had a wheelbarrow and a sign that said, "Ask about the wheelbarrow". On their wedding day Uncle Mark pushed Aunt Beth down Rigby's Main Street in a wheelbarrow. She put a rope around Uncle Mark's neck and lead him down Main Street.

What a fun wedding day memory!!!

Bear World

These pictures were taken around the middle of May. One Saturday we just decided to take Laura and her kids with us to Bear World. It was a beautiful day and we had lots of fun seeing the bears and other animals. After we did the drive thru we walked thru the petting zoo. Lexi was so exceited to see all the animals walking around and getting to touch them. They also had several rides that were for toddlers and young children. We got a picture of Laura and Lexi riding a small train. We saw several families from Chester there and discovered Megan Davis working there for the summer. She said it was a blast to work there! We hope to visit again this summer to see how the bear cubs are growing.