Montoya Maddness

Oct 13, 2011

randomness from september

Last month we went to Hurricane for Nick's football team - we didn't want to sit in the stands while their team warmed up so we headed to the park! It wa a fun park with a splash pad, swings and all the playground equipment!

couldn't resist getting wet!

giving her brother a push

Oct 8, 2011

mini cheer

As much as I didn't want Brooklin to do mini cheer - I let her! I figure she can get it out of her system while she's younger so she can play sports in high school :) Oh well, she had a great time and looked pretty cute out there on the track. Great Job B!
Mason was begging me to do it all day Monday - he brought a paper home from school and kept telling me, "My teacher said I can do it!" He really had his heart set on cheering but I had to draw the line somewhere... And after he saw all the girls and no boys he was good with not cheering!

trying to stay warm before the big performance

rah, rah!

showing off her sweet cartwheel skills

mason sipping on his hot chocolate

it's raining, it's pouring...

and it's picture day at school!!! It was a down pour on picture day but hopefully Brooklin's pics turned out cute as ever. Here are a few snap shots from that morning...

cooper and mason

Oct 3, 2011

st. george marathon

My brother Kasey has been training to run in the marathon and he did awesome!! We're so proud of him and this huge accomplishment. We loved cheering him on although we missed him cross the finish line (no parking and hungry kids). His little timer thing broke so he doesn't know his official time but it was around 4:35. We had shirts made to show our support and the kids all made signs to hold up when we saw him.
AWESOME JOB KASEY!!!

making signs

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my uncle rocks!

#1 daddy

the cheering squad

run moon boots run!

my uncle kasey is cool

he wanted to run for our cousin rex!

giving high 5's to the runners

i see him

way to go moon boots!

and he's off again... about 3-4 more miles

waiting at the finish line but we were too late :(

we're so proud of you kasey!

~Great Grandma Griffin~

Ida Griffin
1918 ~ 2011
Our beloved mother, grandmother, and great grandmother slipped away from this mortal existence very peacefully into the arms of her heavenly family who had preceded her in leaving this life. Her beautiful voice has joined the choirs in heaven and her paintings will decorate heavenly homes. Her crochet work will win many more blue ribbons. We will greatly miss you mom and grandma. We feel empty without your presence. We love you. Ida Bair Griffin was born on September 20, 1918 in Alpine, UT to Clyde and Birdie Lee Hall Bair, and passed away peacefully in Sandy, UT on September 24, 2011. Ida served an LDS mission in Billings, Montana in 1971. Ida was married and sealed to Stanley Gates Griffin in the Salt Lake LDS temple on September 20, 1973. Ida was a very talented woman. She was an avid oil painter and singer. She appeared on many television shows in her younger years and belonged to the Singing Mothers group through the tabernacle choir. Ida was also offered a position from Walt Disney Studios in the early days when she was only 14 years old because of her artistic abilities. Ida had many talents including crocheting, knitting, and making dolls. Ida worked in the LDS distribution center sewing garments for many years. Ida is survived by daughters Geraldine Bailey (Larry), Neva Colleen Winther (Joseph), Patricia Johnson, son David Gamingasco, brother Elvin, and many grandchildren and many more great grandchildren. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband Stanley Griffin, daughter Joy Lee Smart, twin sister Clyda, and 3 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be held at the Union Ft. 2nd Ward 7155 S. 540 E Midvale, UT on Friday September 30, 2011 at 12:00 noon. A viewing will be held the same day at 11:00am. Burial will take place at Elysian Burial Gardens.

5 generations - feb 2005

my sweet great grandma in 2008

we love you grandma!

the last time we saw her was june 2011

she's still got it - crochets perfectly!

My sweet great grandma passed away Sept 24th at the age of 93. She was such a talented lady with a wonderful personality. She was quite crafty - always making us dolls (material or porcelin) for Christmas when I was younger, crocheting afagans, table runners, doylies, and was an amazing artist!
She was a spunky little thing and so full of life! After we moved to Mesquite, everytime we went to visit she would cry when we'd leave and she'd always say she wouldn't see us again (she's been saying that since my dad went on his mission way back when)... Such a silly grandma! She's in love with Nick cuz he reminds her of an old dance partner or love interest - she always had the biggest smile when she saw him.
I love you Grandma and I'm really going to miss her. She has left a great legacy for us to follow!

A few things I want to remember about grandma:
- she could yodol so well
- she was always painting something or doing a portrait of someone
- she always tried giving us something (a doll, toy, something she made) when we came to visit
- her smile was contagious
- her longer hair
- crying when we'd leave her house

FiShiNg

A few weekends ago we headed to Cedar Mountain with my work for a little overnighter at an awesome cabin! We got up there for dinner on Friday night and just hung out and busted out the Minute to Win It games!
Saturday morning we got up and headed over to Panguitch Lake for some fishing! I'm so not into fishing but the kids loved it. Poor Brooklin tried all morning to catch one and never got lucky - next time B!