Richardson Review 10-27-08
Dear Children and Grandchildren,
We are so blessed to be able to participate in so many great activities that all of you are involved with. You bring us so much joy with the good things that you are involved with and that we are able to share with you. Tuesday night I was happy to see Dale get his Arrow of Light award in Cub Scouting. They invited his parents up to give him the award then an Indian Chief had a special ceremony for the boys. I went from there to Mesa High to Chelsea's orchestra concert. Chelsea performed some beautiful numbers with the Symphonic Strings.
We were sad to miss Mesa High School homecoming parade and football game because of Kasey and Emily's wedding open house in Council Bluffs, Iowa. Rebekah was kind to invite me over to where they were building the float so I was able to take some pictures of the Senior Float. Rebekah made a cute jackrabbit directed the movie to go along with the Homecoming theme, "Light, Camera and Action". We were sorry to not get to see the Junior Class float that Nathan worked on. We learned when we got home last night that Rebekah was selected as the Homecoming Queen and appreciate the cute pictures that Marlene sent of the Homecoming Royalty. We were not surprised that Rebekah was selected because of her beautiful smile and kindness to everyone.
Amy went out to Council Bluffs with us late Thursday night to help Miriam and Tony with the wedding open house for Kasey and Emily. She gave lots of service all weekend with all the preparations of decorations and food. It was fun to be there when Emily and Kasey arrived from their honeymoon. They went to Boston, Maine, Vermont, etc and enjoyed the fall leaves, Joseph Smith monument at his birthplace and also Plymouth Rock, etc. Tony and Miriam had a house full when Skyler and Rebekah and Bret and Carrie arrived from BYU. We enjoyed a good visit with these special young couples. We all went to Colby's football game and watched another great night of football. It was senior night so Colby and his parents were honored at the beginning of the game. Colby had quite a cheering section as we all sat together and cheered as he intercepted the ball a couple of times and one time was able to run it in for a touchdown and helped to win. They kept mentioning his name as he had some great plays in defense and offence. He never got to rest.
Miriam had everything ready for the decorations for the wedding open house but it still took lots of work to get it all set up. Miriam had corsages made ahead for everyone. We had cute table decorations with vases filled with blue and green water and gold fish swimming around in them with flowers on top. Tony put up rope lights across the ceiling of the hall and Miriam had lots of lights that she put all around in beautiful settings with the lawn furniture and green plants they brought it. Amy supervised all of the cutting of food for the chocolate fountain and the cheese dip that she made for the vegetables. Elder Ellingson came with his companion to the stake center to clean the font and were so surprised to find us there. He is so involved with his missionary work that he didn't know we were even having a wedding reception.
All of our hard work paid off because the cultural hall looked so beautiful and the refreshments were great and Kasey and Emily seem so happy together. They had a big crowd of friends that came to honor the wedding couple and it was a delightful evening. We know that they will have lots of happiness as they begin an eternity together. I hope all of our posterity that have not yet married can see the joy that comes from a temple wedding and prepare to be worthy for one. It has truly been a great time.
We hope you all have a great week and can feel the love your Grandpa and I have for each of you.
My love always, Mom, Grandma, Lavona
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