July Wrap Up

 July Wrap Up - Just a few other pictures/things from the month. 

David and Lucy walking to church together. 

Caleb lost his first tooth this month and he was so happy and excited!

I found a new website with really cute sunglasses from kids for super inexpensive and I could not resist getting a bunch of them. Lucy looks so cute in them and they were not very much, so it will be so nice to have a bunch of sunglasses for Lucy. 

Lucy playing with Amelia Perkins.  

David and I went on a date and it was so fun. I missed my usual day to go hiking the Timpanogos Cave trail, so we hiked that trail and then went and got ice cream at a new place we wanted to try. 

The kids wanted to do a fancy dinner so we did a fancy dinner with China and candles and fancy napkins. 

Lucy and Lydia on a Sunday. 

Also, Lucy got to give a talk in primary and I helped her give a talk and David watched and I loved seeing her go give David a hug after. 

The kids love getting to watch "church shows" on Sunday afternoons. One of their favorites is watching Random Acts. 

We did not do a big fireworks show for July 24th, but we had some neighbors do some fireworks and the kids went out and watched from the grass. Austin was watching out the window because he has a great view out where you can see a lot of fireworks and he fell asleep with his arm wrapped around the bed and you can see he was just looking out the window right up to when he fell asleep. He loves fireworks so much. 

Grandma and Grandpa Walker got a new dog and then Melissa came up with her two dogs and so they had all four dogs together and Lydia was in Heaven with all the dogs. 

Lucy has become convinced that her favorite sandwich is peanut butter and jelly with mustard on it. It is so weird and so funny. I think her favorite sandwich is peanut butter and jelly, however, Lydia's favorite sandwich is Miracle Whip, mustard, cheese and pickles. However, Lucy likes to match Lydia (her favorite sister), so I think mustard is the thing she pulls over so she is like her sister. It's really quite gross, but she will eat it and if I try to make it without the mustard, she will notice and be very unhappy. 

Harry Potter Party

We celebrated our Harry Potter's birthday (July 31st) with our own Harry Potter party with both Lydia and Austin. We had a great time and even had a few new special Harry Potter things that made it really fun. We added some Hogwarts mugs, plus scarfs for the kids and a Harry Potter lego set. Then we started reading Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince with Lydia. We even had a few special treats. 

David was gone on the actual day of July 31st but Amy happened to be here that night, so we had a mini-Harry Potter party with some sorting hat cupcakes from Lily & Iris Young and it was great. 

Grandma Birthday Quiz

KaHoot! Grandma Birthday Quiz Questions & Answers: 

1 - What is Grandma's Full Name?

Zuriel Ruth Elvin Brown Knowles

(Other options, Ruth Zuriel Elvin, Zuriel Ruth Elvin, Zuriel Knowles)

2 - Zuriel Ruth Jette & Zuriel Ruth Elvin were both named for ________.

Great Aunt Zuriel Haddock (died at birth)

(Other options, The angel Zuriel, The Hebrew word for "The Rock", a city in Israel)

3 - When was Zuriel born?

August 29, 1933

(Other options, July 29, 1933, September 29, 1930, September 29, 2933)

4 - I was born in the city of _______.

Salt Lake City, UT

(Other options, Sandy, UT, Sandpoint, ID, Sacramento, CA)

5 - 3yr old Zuriel found her patriotic passion as she expressed her disappointment for not being able to "Scratch for ___."

Franklin D Roosevelt

(Other options, Truman, Hoover, Reagan) 

6 - When little Zuriel first discovered pop-sicles at Mr. Howard's grocery store she enthusiastically called them _______.

Slop-sickles

(Other options, pop-tickles, popsticks, juice-bubbles) 

7 - Zuriel was the __________ sibling.

Oldest Sibling

(Other options, middle, youngest, only) 

8 - Zuriel's favorite camping spot in her childhood was _____.

Fish Lake

(Other options, The Great Salt Lake, Bear Lake, Lake Superior)

9 - My first elementary school was called _______.

Washington School

(Other options, Lincoln Elementary, Salt Lake Elementary, Pioneer School)

10 - One of my favorite childhood vacation destination was:

Como Springs, Morgan, UT

(Other options, Disneyland-CA, The Grand Canyon-AZ, Lake Tahoe-CA)

11 - I graduated from _________ High School in June ________.

West High School in June 1951

12 - True or false, Zuriel attended Boise Junior College after graduating high school.

True

13 - Zuriel started attending BYU in the year ____

1953

14 - True or false, Zuriel Ruth Elvin married Farrel Boyd Brown on August 21, 1958.

True 

15 - Which job did Zuriel NOT work at between 1953 and 1960

NOT: Student Representative for BYU Student Services 

(DID WORK: Mountain Bell Telephone Company

Mountain States Telephone and Telegraph Company

Teacher at Granger High School in Granite School District)

16 - True or false, Zuriel Ruth Elvin married Joseph Allen Knowles June 9, 1978

True

17 - Which Idaho Governor did Zuriel NOT serve under?

NOT: Governor Samulson, 1971

DID SERVE WITH: Governor Batt, 1995 - Governor Evans, 1977 -Governor Andrus, 1970

18 - BONUS: How many Grandchildren does Zuriel have? 22

19 - Double Bonus: How many GREAT-Grandchildren does Zuriel have? 29

Zuriel Ruth Elvin Pictures + Tribute

A TRIBUTE on the 90th Birthday of Zuriel Ruth Elvin Brown Knowles

This is a wonderful opportunity to celebrate the birthday of our sister, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. Each of us has been influenced by the life, efforts, and example of Zuriel Ruth Elvin Brown Knowles.

Zuriel was born in August 29, 1933 in Salt Lake City, Utah, the first daughter of Albert Wiliam Elvin and Zuriel Ruth Jettie Elvin. She lived her childhood years in Salt Lake City and moved to Boise after graduating from High School. Some of her favorite childhood memories include trips to Fish Lake, spending time with her mother, beautiful new Easter Dresses, and family vacations to Como & Lava Hot Springs. She graduated from Boise Junior College followed by BYU receiving degrees in Business & Secretarial Science and a Secondary Teaching Certificate. She married Farrell Boyd Brown on August 21, 1958 and they had three children: Cindy, Todd, and Lori. After their divorce in 1972 she married her eternal partner, Joseph Allen Knowles, on June 9, 1978 and added two sons to her family: Todd and Eric.

She has been a dedicated member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints all her life holding many leadership, teaching, missionary, and family history positions. She loves serving the Lord. She has been actively involved in the Democratic Party for most of her adult life and worked at the Idaho State Capitol building for over 24 years and served under three Idaho Governors.

She loves to make and share fleece blankets, to send birthday cards, the color red, rainbows, hearts, the American flag, angels, sunshine, the Scriptures, and this beautiful world. She loves meeting random people and figuring out ways that she is connected to them through the friends and associates she has known throughout her life. She loves her family and attends as many music programs, sports activities, and other events as possible. She is often found clipping newspaper articles or recipes and sending them on to family members she thinks might find them interesting.

Her life to this point might be summed up with the scripture fround in 2 Nephi 31:20 -- Wherefore, ye must press forward with a steadfastness in Christ, having a perfect brightness of hope, and a love of God and of all men. Wherefore, if ye shall press forward, feasting upon the word of Christ, and endure to the end, behold, thus saith the Father, ye shall have eternal life."

Zuriel has set a pattern for a good life - She knows how to set goals and steadfastly put in the effort to accomplish them. Some of the things that we have learned from Zuriel that continue to bless our family are:

1. Faith in Jesus Christ

2. Service to others

3. Friendliness/Kindness

4. Love of Reading/Library Attendance

5. Love of Writing

6. Love of Music

7. Physical Activity - Walking, swimming, bike riding

8. Fairness to all/treating all with respect

9. Forgiving others and moving forward

10. Joyfulness in parenthood/grandparenthood

This list could go on for pages.

As we see our children and grandchildren developing these principles and engaging in these activities - we are grateful for the influence of this wonderful woman and her life.

Some things that have been said by members of this family about their love for Zuriel:

"Sister and Friend -- two of my favorite words and they both mean YOU."

"I'm so grateful to have a mother who sees good in everyone. Your smile brings happiness to all."

"You have attended and shared all of the most important events in my life with me. I appreciate the time you have sacrificed to drive and visit us."

"You have always treated me as a loved member of the family."

"Soccer games, plays, concerts, church programs, pageants, baptisms, weddings, birthday lunches - you were always there supporting me."

"You have been a terrific minister -- way before being a minister was cool."

"You've been a great mom to me, a wonderful grandma to my kids, and a terrific great grandma. And on top of all that, you've been the perfect companion to my dad. For all of that, I thank you."

There were repeated expressions of gratitude for the sticker-covered birthday cards and $2 bills that carry a special kind of grandmotherly love and for the fleece blankets that keep us warm and comforted.

We are overwhelmingly grateful for the support of us and our families, for your warm welcome when anyone joins the family, and for the way you never miss an opportunity to make everyone around you feel loved. We hope to continue the legacy you have created of being a faithful, brave, strong, and loving woman.

Happy Birthday!!!