Back to Nauvoo

Vaughn and Juanee back to Nauvoo after ten years!

Beautiful statue of Hyrum and Joseph across from the Nauvoo Temple

Juanee at the Nauvoo Temple Oct. 2012

Vaughn Nauvoo Oct. 2012

Governor's Awards in the Arts

Dennis accepts the Governor's Award for Excellence in Folk and Traditional Art in behalf of Lona,

September 27th 2012

 Taken from the Magic Valley Times News:

Another local recipient of the Excellence in Folk and Traditional Arts award was Lona Hymas-Smith, whose husband, Dennis Smith accepted the award on her behalf.

Hymas-Smith, who carved wildlife from wood, died earlier this year from injuries sustained after a bicycle accident.

“There was not a bird of a fish she could not carve,” read Idaho Commission on the Arts Chair Mark Hofflund from a nomination letter for Hymas-Smith.

Hofflund said the letters about Hymas-Smith described how she took on every challenge and pushed the boundaries of wood carving.

“If she was here she would love it,” her husband said at the ceremony. “Anybody who knew her knew that she was somebody special.

Dennis's Mother, Dwayne, Monica, Grandma, Grandpa and Russ were able to attend with Dennis.

Congratulations to Zac!!

Zac graduated from Military Boot Camp in Missouri on August 22nd.

 Taylor, Oliver and Hazel ~ Happy reunion after the graduation!!

It's been 12 weeks apart.

They got to spend from 1pm to 8pm after graduation and 8:30am to 8:30pm the next day together. 

Then it's good by again for the next 4-1/2 months.

Zac sneaks a kiss before he has to head out to Texas for Basic Training.

(There isn't suppose to be any public affection while in uniform!)

 Lined up and ready for a 22 hour bus ride to Texas for Basic Training.

He will finish January 10th.

Oliver's airport mode of transportation. Haha

Warning......not for the week at heart, graphic grossness!

And trauma lives on......

Just  thought everyone would like to see the latest mishaps in the Baird Family!

Lauri goes head to head 

with a razor.

That dang boxing it up to 

move process!

(Good thing she has a dad who makes 

stitching house calls)

Scott drops a big metal carpet stripping machine on his foot snapping the end of the 

bone off the big toe. 

 It's totally GROSS!! 

(Since this picture, the nail is now completely black matching his completely black fingernail from a run in with a saw a couple months ago.)

Dallen hiked the hills at night and met up with some poison oak. It's pretty much all over his body.

And..... Seth woke up with his head laying on his shoulder and the muscle on the side of his neck lumped up like a large goiter!! 

(I didn't take a pic of that)

Turned out to be Torticollis, or wry neck.

We Garner's need a Dad Doc to make 

house calls!

$$$

Thus life's traumas keep coming!!

Farewell Fun for Zac

Zac leaves for Basic Training in the Army

Sunday June 10th

We went to flowrider for a last hooray!!

Here are the happy riders.....the rest of us enjoyed the great entertainment!

2012 Family Graduats

THEY MADE IT!

Congratulations 

Sarah NaShelle Baird

Northridge High School

Seth Vaughn Garner

Viewmont High School

Simon's blessing

We blessed Simon on June 27. We had to squeeze him into his 3 month size blessing outfit, but luckily it worked! Mitcheal gave a beautiful blessing and Simon held down the spit up for the whole two minutes! (that's quite the feat for him)