Orton Gang

Fountains 2010

2010-09-16T12:14:00.001-07:00

Saturday the 4th

We had to go to the Fountains before we left for Lake Powell- it is a tradition for my Mom and she gets into it even more than they do!

Uncle TJ joining in the fun!

Lance is soaked!

Too much fun!

Aunt Heidi and baby Jack- he wasn't too sure about it.

Trey on the other hand LOVED it!

Cessna getting splashed in the face!

Cessna and Lance getting warm in the towel.

The group ;)

Heather, Lance and Cessna's rendition of Abby road.

Thanks again Mom for the good times, food and Fun- oh and the water- we can't forget the WATER!

Water Balloons

2010-07-02T09:59:00.001-07:00

We did a post about camping with Grandpa- well when it comes to WATER it's all about Grandma!

She came to play on Sunday.

Lots of swimming,

Water balloons,

and of course- unruly behavior.

Yep- we LOVE Grandma!

We love Grandpa

2010-06-04T11:35:00.001-07:00

Grandpa + Lance + Cessna = nothing greater

Then add Camping + Fire + Marshmallows = Awesome!

WE love to spend time with Grandpa.

It does not matter what we are doing,
but enjoying a fire with Marshmallows is especially Fun!

Nativity 09

2009-12-28T20:05:00.000-08:00

It was time for the annual Nativity re-enactment at the Orton home. Dad (Tracy) reads Luke 2 from the Bible and each child/grandchild plays a part.
Every one has had a turn being Mary and Joseph multiple times. This year Heidi was Mary pre- birth and Dixie was Mary post birth. TJ was Joseph and new baby Trey was the Babe wrapped in swaddling clothes.

Mary, Joseph and Jesus.

Cassandra (Dixie's niece) was an angel. With Cessna by her side.

Daytona was a Snow White angel- super cute!

Here Lance is giving gifts top the Baby Jesus.

Daytona wants to see the baby.

Kenny (Dixie's nephew) was the donkey.

I especially like the nose picking Sheppard- CLASSIC!

We all sang Angels we have heard on high and enjoyed each others company while remembering our Saviours birth.

Costumes

2009-11-05T10:45:00.000-08:00

Beauty and the Beast- and Michael Jackson?

Rawr!

Up close.... ever scarier- so cute!

Help me Michael is trying to Beat it!

The Beast trying to be scary.....

Happy Halloween!

Mom's Birthday = Water Fun

2009-08-15T10:49:00.001-07:00

Yesterday was Mom's birthday and you know it isn't a birthday for Mom if it does not involve WATER! She wanted to go to the Gateway to play in the fountain with the Grand kids. We played, got wet- had a Hot Dog on a Stick and enjoyed celebrating with you Birthday Girl!

We all love you Mom- hope your birthday was all you wanted it to be....enjoy this year because next year is uh oh....50!

Getting into the fountains-
when we got there Mom had already beat us to them.

Cessna and Lancy!

A rare event- even aunt Lorie got in on the WET fun!

SOAKED!

Laying on the concrete to dry.

Grandma and Daytona

Grandma and two of her grand daughters.

Trying to catch the water...

Ring around the water!

Water enema anyone?

Here is a short video of the soaking process:

4th of July

2009-07-06T09:33:00.000-07:00

We had a fun Independence Day this year. We went out to Heather's house to celebrate.
We played water games, had dinner and went to a concert and fireworks.

The concert was Nitty Gritty Dirt Band and it was Fantastic! We had so much fun dancing and singing the night away! The fireworks were awesome too, but Mom would have liked it better if they had music playing along with it like Sandy fireworks does. It's just never enough! LOL

Water Balloon toss...

Grandma and Cessna's friend Olivia.
Cessna and Grandpa.

At the concert with Cessna and Lance.

Nitty Gritty Dirt Band!

Dancing the night away!

Grandpa and Cessna

Grandpa, Cessna and Grandma.

Swinging to the music!

Lance, Grandpa, Cessna and Grandma.

Laying out on the grass ready for the fireworks!

Sprinklers under Tramp

2009-06-30T08:22:00.001-07:00

Trying to find a fun way to stay cool on a HOT Sunday afternoon....Sprinklers under tramp BINGO!

Tramp + Water = FUN!

Father's Day

2009-06-22T17:27:00.001-07:00

This year was a special one for our incredibly humble, well-deserving father. We are so grateful to have a man like him in our lives... and he truly did deserve what was coming!

Before opening the gifts, we sang the loved primary song, "I'm So Glad When Daddy Comes Home," which has been a tradition since I can remember. I think it gets more intense each year as we jump, rather than climb, upon his knee and smother him our arms around his neck, hugging him tight like this:

My dad has been seriously looking for another drum set - for himself this time - after years of not having one to play with. Considering his vocality on the matter, my mom decided that she would beat him to the punch. She spent a few hours shopping with TJ and Taylor last week, and they decided on a small jazz set that fit dad perfectly.

Below are some shots of him opening it.

Here he is, teary-eyed, before making his rounds and hugging everyone in the room.

Here is a video of the occasion:

Resembling a child on Christmas morning, he and the boys wasted no time in putting his toy together...

Each of the grandkids have a play set of their own (courtesy of Grandpa, of course), and here they are playing with the real thing. Being able to make more noise was appealing to them, or so it seemed...

We all sat back and enjoyed listening to our dad, loving the jazzy style he plays.

Happy Father's day, Dad. We love you more than you know.

Jumping in the Rain

2009-06-16T10:18:00.001-07:00

Sunday it was stormy again- big surprise right? Grandma decided to take the kids out for a jump in the rain- can you tell they all REALLY enjoyed it?

Cessna and Lance really are blessed to have such a fun Grandma!

Mother's Day 2009

2009-05-12T14:22:00.000-07:00

The good old Bear Park! Here are some pictures of our fun day:

Happy Mother's Day Mom- thanks for being such a fun Mom and teaching us all that all that matters is spending time together and having fun while we do it!

2009-05-11T07:29:00.000-07:00

Yes you guessed it. Tracy and I went to the Eagles concert Saturday May 9th! Our Brother In law Brian bought us tickets. Now these were not just any tickets, shich any would be great too but they were second row on the floor tickets!!!!! It was amazing. This is Tracy's favorite band. His brother Threll introduced him or turned him on to them as they use to say back in the 70's and ever since they have been Tracy's favorite band or for sure least for srue in the top 3. It was like a dream come true for Tracy! I even got teary eyed at the beginning cause it was so exciting. I love them too. So it doubled as a great Mother's Day present for me. An Outdoor concert where I can dance, oh yeah! The people on our side were the coolest of course and so most of them were up dancing too so we were not standing in front of sitters. This was the first concert at the Rio Tinto Stadium. We had not been there before . It is nice. I must admit I was not for this at first but since they built it anyway it is nice . Also Michelle Branch sang a few songs before the Eagles came out. She was great too. Tracy and I walked to the Stadium too. We walked to Jordan Commons first. Had dinner and then walked over to the Stadium. It was a great night! Thanks Brian!

Mother's Day was lot's of fun too! We went to church and then after church we went to Bear Park, to have a picnic and play. It was great fun. I wanted to go there cause I love parks, plus it is close to Moms for her to come celebrate, and the Grandkids love it. We went last year too. Our kids and grandkids came, except Holly's family who is in FL. whom we miss of course. She just taught me over the phone to blog. She said " you really should blog about the Eagles" so I finally just did my first blog entry. Usually Heather does them. Dixie set it up in the beginning and then Holly did pictures when I was in Fl and Heather updates it. Heather's posts on our blog are more interesting with all her pictures. Back to the park. I got distracted. Surprising theat never happens! Brian brought water balloons and we played toss the balloon with blankets and then we had a fun game of kick ball! It was a good time had by all! Happy Mother's Day Mom. Thelma Lou has been such a great example of Love and Light. She worked so hard raising us Gogan kids. Our parents got divorced when I was 12 and at the time were living in Maine. She worked hard to get us out here to Utah where she had no family although she did have great support in the church . Us kids, well at least Lorie and I wanted to move back to Utah where we had lived when I was in 5th and 6th grade. It would have been easier for her to stay back East closer to family but she did it for us. Unselfish as always. She taught us to love others unconditionally and is a great example of love and service! Anybody who know Thelma Lou knows what a great women she is. I Love you Mom!

Also Tracy Mother passed away 7 years ago but she was a wonderful Talented mother and taught her children and grandchildren about hard work and love for their family. She too was a single mom for years and worked so hard to keep her family together. Joyce and I always got along well. When she first passed away I found myself thinking, Oh I need to call and tell Mom that, usually something cute the kids, her grandkids had done, Just like I would my own Mom. We miss her. It will be great to see her once again.

Thanks to all the Mom's in my Life to My best friend Mom's who helped raise me and my friends who are Mom's who I look to as examples as well. Also I am so grateul for my daughter's and daughter -in-law who are great Mom's who have given me such beautiful grandchildren and love and teach them so well!

Easter Sunday

2009-04-14T09:22:00.000-07:00

Easter Sunday was a beautiful day. We spent time outdoors and in. We had an Easter egg hunt, dyed eggs and made a Bunny Hutch out of Graham crackers, frosting, jelly beans and other candy. Thanks again Grandpa for spending so much time with us always!

Grandpa with Cessna and Lance

Making the Bunny Hutch with Grandpa...

Putting gummies on the roof..

Grandpa putting the doors and windows on.

CHEESE!

Cessna and Lance - cutie pies!

Cessna putting bunnies on by the door...

Lance putting one in the window.

The finished product. Grandpa lovingly called it the melting house.
The frosting was so runny that it looked like it was melting...

Valentines...

2009-02-14T13:13:00.001-08:00

Grandma visiting the Grandkids and giving them a valentine surprise! Thanks again for coming Mom- the kids loved their gifts & they both love their Grandma soooo much! :)

Lance got a gumby doll.....

and Cessna a Wizard of Oz book with a Ruby red slipper necklace.

Christmas Eve Nativity

2008-12-27T11:23:00.001-08:00

We did our traditional Nativity this year. We had a small group, but we made it work.
Taylor and Katie were the new couple, so they were Mary and Joseph. Cessna was the pretty Angel. Heather and Lance were the shepherds. And Mom was the ass- I mean donkey :)

Mary and Joseph

The group

Mary on the donkey riding into Bethlehem- Lance wonders who is under there?

Cessna proclaiming the good news.

Heather was so afraid- Lance and Grandma playing peek a boo :0)

Heather listening to Cessna announce the Holy Birth.

Lance stole the baby and brought it to Mom to show her baby Jesus.

We hope everyone had a chance to reflect on the Savior's Birth this holiday season.

Jingle Bells...

2008-12-24T10:20:00.000-08:00

Jingle Bells all Way... HEY HEY!

Cessna is 6!

2008-12-13T12:46:00.001-08:00

We surprised Cessna yesterday and took her birthday gift out to her before her party started.
We were also able to see her room all put together- it turned out so darling!

Here she is reading her Snow White card...

Her reaction to her Hannah Montana Guitar!

Very exciting!

Festival of Trees

2008-12-04T20:32:00.000-08:00

We go to the Festival of Trees every year because we believe so much in their cause, and we enjoy it too. All they raise goes towards Primary Children's and because of all they did for us when Heidi had cancer we go and support. Heidi and I even did a tree one year.
This year I went with the Grand kids. It is hard to be able to see all the trees with the little ones, but we still had fun.

Helping Lance at the fishing pond.

Cessna, Lance and Daytona making Santa's.

Helping Lance with his cotton balls.

Good job Lancy!

A visit with Santa

2008-11-29T12:33:00.000-08:00

Every year my Mom has this thing- she wants a picture of the kids with Santa. She complains every year if we don't get it done. So this year we appeased her Early! We went the day after Thanksgiving to see Santa. So here are your pictures Mom- the only way everyone will ever see them :)

Cessna, Santa and Lance :)

The whole group...

Santa, Cessna, Heidi, Lance, Heather and Mom.

Grandma with her kiddos- very sweet.

Merry Christmas Early Mom!

Surprise!

2008-11-02T08:24:00.000-08:00

Well Mom did it- she pulled off her Hawaii 50 Surprise party for Dad and Mark.
It was a lot of fun- she decorated the Rec Hall like a Hawaiian Luau, and had Hawaiian food even catered. Lynn Wilson made another masterpiece for a cake (as always). I am just sad I did not get a picture before they started cutting into it.
Mom had a ll the kids do a "Roast" for our Dads and it turned out pretty funny. Then she hired some professional Hula Dancers to entertain- they even brought along an Elvis impersonator!
I think Dad and Mark had a good time- Happy Birthday to both of you Old Men!

The invitation...

Tj, Jeff, Karson, Walter and Travis in the Hula gear!

Karson, Walter, Marin and Travis :)

Troy as Elvis!

Getting Dad up to dance with them.

And they even put a wig on Mark!

The Birthday Boys

The Grumpy Old Men :)

Dad taking a rest on his new walker.

Mark and Dad saying their Thank yous.

The awesome cake- everything was edible!

Those sea shells are White Chocolate- Lynn does such an incredible job!

Tracy is 50!

2008-10-31T19:35:00.000-07:00

Happy Birthday!

Make a wish...

Grandpa, Grandma, Cessna and Lance.

hollys tag

2008-10-11T20:24:00.000-07:00

4 things about my wife
---she loves water, anything to do with water..
---not so much as a listener...
---she is also clean but also very messy as in bombs going of in the kitchen, but usually the bombs bring yummy surprises!!
---she loses a lot of keys cameras glasses etc.
How did you meet: --at a amusment park called lagoon
4 things on my wish list:
--A private jet so I can fly to florida and play anytime I feel the urge:)
--That all of my relatives and friends were out of debt and doing fine during this tough economic time.
--That my wife will always know how cool i think she is!!
--That gas was .27 cents a gallon like it was when i was in high school!!
--three things looking forward to!
--November 5th
--When Bree and I can have a grandpa grandaughter chat!!
--having all my family in hawaii someday!!
3 quirks about me:
--I definitley dont have ocd im purty sure that i can sleep without a new pillowcase.
--I have a knack for being a little eyorish!!
--I have alot of cds.
3 items in my wallet:
--a debit card
--a drivers license --costco card
Which place do you most want to visit:
--hawaii
Favorite treat: a chocolate on chocolate doughnut.
20 years ago:
-- I moved to our lovely home on pioneer ave
10 years ago:
--I was starting my latest company
3 years ago:
--enjoying grandchildren!!!
1 year ago:
--Enjoying more grandchildren!!!!
1 year from now:
--more grandchildren?? thanks holly love ya!!

Jeff and Heidi's B-day dinner

2008-10-08T10:02:00.001-07:00

Every once in a while we get to go to dinner just with our kids- our Adult Children. It is very nice to be able to go just as Adults without the distraction of the Grand kids.
We went to Ruby River to celebrate birthdays and had a great time...

Heidi and Chris

T.J. and Dixie

Tracy and I

Jeff and Heather

The happy group....

The only couple missing was Tim and Holly and we will make sure we do plenty of that when they are here- Next Month! We missed you, can't wait to see you! We missed Taylor too :)

September trip to Powell

2008-09-18T09:26:00.001-07:00

Another great trip to Lake Powell down.... thousands more to go!

On the raft with Tracy Babe

Trying to layout but being splashed in the process by Issac.

Everyone getting ready to play volleyball.

A game in progress. Tracy and I against Matt, Karson and Kami.

Trying to get my Ski's on in the water.

I'm up!

Look at me go out of the wake!

Lance and Grandpa eating trail mix.

See my food :)

Lance Cessna and I on the couch cuddling.

Playing one of my favorite games at Lake Powell...

King of the Island!

Over...

and over...

and over again!

(See the video of the action below)

Tug a war against Ben and Julie.

Cessna and I on the Buster.

Going fast!

and even faster- see video for live action!

A day Boating

2008-08-20T13:19:00.000-07:00

Heather here:
We took Mom and Dad out for a day boating with the grand kids and we had a great time!
Lance and Cessna were so thrilled to have Grandma and Grandpa there to play and see them swim and tube. Thanks again for spending the day with us :)

Grandpa & Lance

Grandma Shelly

Grandma getting ready to ride the tube with Cessna

Grandpa & Lance again

Grandma and Lance in the tube

Grandpa in the tube!

Riding the tube

Salute' standing up!

riding backwards

Laying backwards

oops falling off!

Grandma trying to be like Grandpa

Playing with Grandpa

Grandpa, Lance, Cessna and Grandma

again :)

We have some great videos too:

Grandma with Cessna and Lance on the tube
Grandpa doing some stunts- and then Grandma trying to do them too (not so successful)

All of them very good- even Hilarious!

Gateway Birthday Day

2008-08-13T20:12:00.000-07:00

Today we went to the Gateway to celebrate my birthday with my kids and Grandkids.
First we rode the train down town. Then we played in the fountains. After that we had lunch at CPK, and played around in the misters they have spraying outside.
Then we took a long walk to Jeff Hein's art studio to visit him for a while. We rode that tracks back home and spent some time at Mom's while Cessna learned about her garden.
It was a great day! Any day you are getting wet is a great day! :)

Lance, Cessna and I on Trax

Another cute shot

Ah the water...

Getting wet...

even weter...

Daytona, Lance and I

Getting sprayed in the face...

What? I like to be soaked!

Eating lunch with Heidi and Daytona

Taylor, Cessna, Heather and Lancy

What a day! Daytona is pooped :)

The video is us in the fountains- Daytona was very interested in the camera!

LAKE POWELL

2008-07-18T10:37:00.001-07:00

This post is a bit more lengthy than my previous ones, but bare with us we were in Lake Powell for 7 days and had a wonderful time as always! I am sure Heather, Heidi and everyone else with blogs who came will have more to share two- so check out their pictures too!

How many guys does it take to tie up a house boat?
8 of them are on this rope

Cessna and I getting sun- Cessna is blowing water through the noodle and spraying me!

There's a smile- say cheese!

All the girls on the Princess ride on the Molecule.

Here we go out of the wake

Hanging on for dear life

Turns out it was not much of a princess ride- Jeff made it his goal to get us all off!

Tracy ready for the guys turn

Quite a group- we decided that tube had to weigh about 1,000 lbs!

Trying to hang on

Heather got brave and decided to jump on the back

Then Heidi got on when they put Mitchie up front

The group looking a little water logged!

Day three some of the group out for a refreshing swim

Micah and Margo trying to get me off the floatie

Still trying...

getting closer...

Flipped!

Tracy, Heather and Lance on the back of the boat

Grandpa and his bud having a snuggle

Heather, Lance and I while making dinner on night 4

What a great looking couple on the wave runner

Jumping off to rescue Lance's football

Nice

Tracy on the Big boy

Tracy being pulled on the Big Boy by Jeff on the Wave runner

Trying to get Margo back for flipping me over

Success!

The Boat after the great trip being Dry docked

The video's are of Tracy Lance and Cessna dancing on Day two
Then of Tracy being pulled on the Big Boy on day six
Hope everyone enjoys- I know we did!

The Zoo

2008-07-01T11:41:00.001-07:00

Well here I am in my natural habitat- The Zoo!
I was able to go to the Zoo yesterday with Heather's kids and see all the animals and play around like monkey's. We had a great time :)

Watching the Penguins

Watching the Bears wrestle each other
Lance kept saying Hug- he thought the were hugging.

Cessna and I at the Asian Highlands gift shop

Waiting to be squirted by the elephant- Cessy wasn't thrilled

On the good ol' train

Lance saying peek a boo in a log at the playground

Cessna on the Snake slide

Lance and I on the slide- see my cute feet!

Lance is the ape- Grandma the Giraffe :)

New addition

2008-06-06T09:10:00.000-07:00

Our fifth grandchild was born on June 3rd, 2008. Here is a picture of the new addition to the Orton Clan. I am blessed to be here enjoying Robby and Bree w/ Holly and Tim. Tracy will be coming on Tuesday and everyone is excited to see him.

Our New Blog!

2008-05-17T15:25:00.000-07:00

Enjoy our Grandkids while we get to adding more pictures later. We are in the process of learning how this works.