The First "Gary LeChem" Family Reunion

The LeChem's gathered for our first family reunion

June 22-25th in Park City. We rented a

beautiful home in Bear Hollow Village which

is at the base of the Utah Olympic Park

The kids loved the pool and the hot tub

The little girls had fun together and yes,

they are royalty in our family!

The little boys (and big boys) had fun playing

baseball and basketball at the Bear Hollow Park

Gary and the boys golfed at

Wasatch State Park in Midway

To even the playing field, (is that even possible?)

we "non-golfers"decided we deserved a little time

without kids too and what better way to spend it

than getting pedicures and manicures!!

(Yes, Peter came and says---don't knock it until you've tried it)

We had a blast at the Aerial ski show

at the Utah Olympic Park

One of the best parts was watching

the excitement on the kids faces

These brave men did the zip line and

lived to tell about it!

Of course no trip to Park City is complete

without a ride on the Alpine Slide!

Of course the little boys wanted to go again,

thank goodness it was closed by the time they got down

We ended by attending Church in Provo at the Grandview 10th Ward.

We are so blessed to have such a great family---we love you all!!

Take Me Out to the Ball Game

It's been another fun summer spent at the ball park

watching Diesel play. He started out on the Provo

Dawgs team and then for summer league is playing

on a Mt. View team

Pitching . . .

Hitting . . .

At first base . . .

And football is just around the corner . . .

Spring Break in San Diego

For Spring Break this year we decided to head south to

San Diego where the weather is warm and sunny--

which has not been the case here in Utah!!

(I would like to add windy to that warm and sunny as well)

Our adventure started in Old Town with a tour of the

Mormon Battalion Monument. It was great, really the

Church just knows how to do things right!

A night out at Petco Park where the Padres

played the Reds but lost in extra innings

One day we toured the USS Midway aircraft carrier

It was really interesting and fun to do

This is a typical classroom where the "Top Gun"

pilots might train and get their assignments

With Derek standing next to this plane you get

an idea of how large this ship really is

Loved Coronodo island and seeing the famous

Hotel del Coronado. (Seeing this picture made

me realize that my little boy is almost a whole

head taller than me!!)

This is about as close to the beach as we got, the water

was pretty chilly and add in that wind I was talking about

and no one wanted to go surfing this time around

You know when it comes to our family vacations it's really

all about the golf and this one was no exception.

Gary and Derek loved the course on Coronodo Island

and then they golfed at Kokopelli in St George

on the way home.

No trip to San Diego is complete without a visit to the

beautiful San Diego Temple. We loved it!!

Happy Birthday Derek

Wow--hard to believe our "little" boy just turned 14 !!

He got a sweet "Diesel" watch

It's not a real birthday without something "Red Sox"

Spent the day skiing at Snowbird with Peter

(Gotta LOVE the Sports Authority perks!!)

Dinner at Texas Roadhouse . . .

Was it worth the 2 hour wait? He thought so.

Newly ordained to the Teachers Quorum

Happy Birthday Diesel----We love you !

TIme Out For Women 2010

This week-end I along with my Mom

and sisters Sandra and Sharon, enjoyed

"Time Out For Women" in Salt Lake City

The theme this year was Infinite Hope, meaning we all

have one thing in common----we can "hope all things."

When life is rough, Hope makes things good.

When life is good, Hope makes things even better.

Before the event started on Friday afternoon

we visited some of our favorite places

like The Porch in Springville and The

Gardner Village in Midvale. Here we're

headed for our room at the Marriott

Waiting in line to get in and a BIG thanks to

Sharon who was able to sprint to the

front of the hall to assure us a good seat.

This is us with Brad Wilcox, who is an amazing speaker

and a friend of our family as we used to live in the same ward.

This is us with Mariama Kallon who told the most

amazing story of survival and hope when she escaped

from war-torn Sierra Leone. She eventually joined

the church and served a mission on Temple Square.

What a fun and uplifting time we had . . . thanks Sandra

for arranging everything! I love my Mom and sisters!!!