Sunday Smiles catch up time

Hello Blog Friends and Family
I need to catch up on smiles I've not listed in recent posts.
I guess your life is in good shape when you
have too many smiles to get them all listed.
I know that I am blessed... and...
I am truly thankful that I have so much to smile about.

A few weeks ago I asked you if you knew who these folks are.

This is my sweet blog friend, Dana with her husband, Paul and
their little girl, Sarah.
Dana's delightful blog is called Tutu Monkey
We became blog friends a couple of years ago.
Last year, while Paul was deployed we went down to San Diego
to spend time with Dana and Sarah.
We were so glad that Paul came home safe and sound
and we got to meet him.
We fell in love with all of them.

A few weeks ago, when my nephew Jim and his wife Joan were visiting us from
Arizona, we went down to the Mormon Battalion visitor center in
Old Town, San Diego.
Dana and her family came to join us.
1. Learning about this part of American history made me smile.
It is quite a story of faith and courage.
They marched 2000 miles, farther than any other military unit to date.
They did much to help several western states
and forged a wagon trail to California..
Click HERE to learn more. They have an amazing story.
I think you will find it very interesting.
2.Spending time with our family and friends also made me smile.

Sarah even colored a pretty picture just for us.
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3. Our orchard makes me smile.
John has been giving extra care to his trees this year....

and they are rewarding us nicely. We have never had
sweeter oranges and other citrus fruit.

A few weeks ago, Erin and Patrick came to visit

They ate all the oranges their tummies could hold

and then they took a bunch home to Utah to eat and to share.

Erin loves her Pop and his delicious fruit.
4. Sharing our bounty with family and friends makes me smile.
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5. BYU (rated # 7) beating
San Diego State (rated # 5) in basketball
yesterday makes me smile.

As you know from past posts, we are
BYU (Brigham Young University)grads and avid fans.

Our good friend, Ron was able to get 2, highly sought after tickets,
to the game. He gave one to John and they went to the game together.
(However, if Ron had known John would wear that goofy hat
he might not have invited him. lol)

What does the score board say the final score was?

Aztecs 67 and BYU Cougars 80!!! Smile, Smile Smile

We drove to Vista Friday evening and spent the night
with Sil and Ron. While the boys drove down to
San Diego to the game Saturday, Sil and I enjoyed
spending the day together.
We watched the game on TV and visited for hours.
6. Having sweet friends that love us and we love
makes me smile.
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You dear blog friends make me smile too.
I hope you all have a great week.
I look forward to looking in on you and saying hello.