Lake Almanor/Susanville 1999

Amy's Play and Lake Almanor/Susanville 1999

Lake Powell 1999

In October of 1999 we traded one of our timeshares and rented a houseboat on Lake Powell. Kirk and Kacey, Kim and Nate and Jamie Hearold also went with us. We also brought a jet ski and our ski boat. Looking back, this was a wonderful and memorable vacation. The scenery and solitude was beautiful and awesome. But, if truth be told, it is a glorified camping trip on water with a lot of people in a very small space. We only had a few 'people' problems and thank goodness we could park and I could get off the houseboat everyday and enjoy the scenery on dry land. I was very nervous about baby Sarah falling off the boat and drowning, so that was a constant worry. One day Jamie and Amy got lost on the Jet Ski which had me very worried and I was constantly worried about someone getting hurt and us being miles away from medical help. While we had lots of fun and no major problems, this is not a vacation that we repeated again. 

Beach Camping - August 1999

One of our favorite family vacations during the summer is beach camping with the Cooper family. We started in tents, but eventually purchased a trailer and spent many wonderful summer weeks either at San Elijo State Beach or Carlsbad State Beach. The days were filled with digging in the sand, boogie boards and sun. Evenings were enjoyed around the campfire talking and making smores. We enjoyed these beach trips so much, we eventually sold our house in El Cajon and moved to Carlsbad where we can enjoy the beach life everyday.

Sarah, Tanner & Kelly Birthday 1999 Home Movie

Disneyland 1999

Since we are only a few hours from the home of Disneyland, it wasn’t uncommon for us to try get a trip to Disneyland or Knotts Berry Farm at least once a year. On a rare occasion, we even stayed overnight and made it a 2 day trip. On this occasion apparently only three children are with us. I don't know why or where the other three are??

Looks like we had a great time though, we always did!

More Beach Camping February 1999

More fun times with the Cooper family beach camping!

Christmas 1998 Home Movie

The Narrows 1998

Fun trip with the kids to Zion National Park, walking through The Narrows. Sarah was just a baby and my mom was with us too, so we stayed back while the others walked through the river.
 

Sarah Michelle Born May 20, 1998

Our family had grown beautifully, but as Tanner was getting ready to start school, I started to feel like someone was missing. We thought our family was complete, but I kept having these recurring feelings that someone was missing and I even had an impression that her name would be Sarah. I certainly had never experienced this with my previous children. I remember telling the Lord, that He was going to need send these same impression to Gary, because I didn't think he was going to be to crazy about having another baby when things were just starting to get a little easier in our life. How could we refuse a prompting from the Lord, Sarah was born May 20, 1998. It was really fun having a baby girl when we actually had an income and I could buy some fun stuff and the other children were in school for part of the day, so we could enjoy some alone time. Sarah was a light that brought our whole family together. Everyone loved to mother Sarah. (Interesting to note, that sixteen years later she would receive her patriarchal blessings that said that she was a "light" to others and that she chose her birth order. Afterwards Sarah had mentioned that she was praying that the blessing would say something to confirm that her Heavenly Father knew her and was speaking to her. The spirit witnessed to all of us that day that her Heavenly Father knew her well.)