Sunday, October 16, 2011

Indian Summer

Evergreen boys' cross country team


Joseph's mixed chorus attire

Dropping off a load of wood for the winter

closing a chapter in Jacob's life.  Be back to the cabin in 2 years!!

October spender





Bekah as an orphan in the Olympus musical, Annie.



Receiving her fans


Great job, Bekah!!
And congratulations, David, on being accepted to medical school at Ohio State!
I'm sure this is the first of many for you.

Sunday, September 25, 2011

Vella Fowler Neil's 100th Birthday Party!

Rachel Vella Fowler, born Sept 25, 1911

 
The home where Grandma Vella lived for 15 years in Ogden, UT.

With her family in front of this home.

Beloved daughter, Vella, and granddaughter, Lark.

And the whole gang in front of the same home. 

This elementary school building was once Ogden High School where Grandma attended.



One of the origional Weber College buildings in Ogden where she went to school.

 
The first appartment building where Grandma Vella and Grandpa Jim lived after their marriage.
Vella and  Jim were married June 5, 1933
A closer view of the same building.  It's across the street from her high school.

Grandma Vella's grave marker in Ogden Cemetary.

Her mother in law.  She went by Nellie.

Her father in law.  Mom lived with her paternal grandparents from the day she came home from the hospital.

Grandpa Jim's grandfather.

                                                                           And uncle.

We love our Neil ancestors!

Some of Grandma Vella's beautiful great grandchildren!
I'm sure she loves them all dearly!!

More of her adoring posterity


Mom telling stories of her family.

Hope placing flowers at the grave

Mom in front of the home where she lived as a girl in Ogden with her grandparents on Fowler St.


We love you, Grandma Vella!!  Happy 100th Birthday!