Flashback Friday

Thanks Virginia for this one!
1988 outside of Nana's house.
Barbara, Cliff, Krissy & Bill.
I really just wanted to post this one because I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Cliff's "Flock of Seagulls" hairstyle. (sorry Cliff)

Pine Valley Going to Pot

Yep, you may have seen the news reports (or not) that Pine Valley is rapidly becoming the "Mendocino County (Calif.)" of Utah for marijuana cultivation. (Click here for related story)

On the valley floor where Tom and Cathy have "the cabin", things are normally quiet. That serenity was interrupted this week when Washington Co. Deputies, agents from DEA, and other "black helicopter types" descended on the peaks in the Pine Valley Wilderness (See photo below)

I suspect Earlan may be tempted to augment his "Costco money" with a "few acres of hemp" in Spanish Fork Canyon. But since he's still busy on the "High" Council and he knows we'll publish "maps to his stash" on Flashback Friday, it's likely he'll behave himself...for now. :)

Flashback Friday

Sorry I was such a slacker last week, I was at Girls Camp.

Jeff sent me these pictures. No date. No location. He is guessing he is around 6-8 years old. It appears that we have Jeff, Scott, Kurtis and Kordel and I'm thinking that is Earlan.

It's sort of hard to see, but Jeff did want me to point out that Kurtis and Kordel's elementary school mascot were "The Hooters". He thought this was pretty funny. I got to thinking about it, and my school mascot when I was in elementary was the "hooters" as well. I think that all changed after the restaurant became popular!

Here we have Jennette, Kurtis, Kordel, Jeff, Poppop and Scott.

If anyone wants to fill us in in dates and location, that would be great!

In other news, check out this sweet time we had at the Owlz game with Erik & Mirjam last week: click here.

Flashback Friday

Happy 70th Birthday Virginia!
We bring you this magnificent photo of The Braley family visiting New York - June 1981 inside the Peter Whitmer home in Fayetteville, site of the re-organization of the church.

Tom's most vivid memory of Virginia is when she used to drag him and Doug down to the San Diego Municipal Gym in Balboa Park to watch Earlan play basketball in his little tiny "old school" gym shorts. Get on down!

I (Vanessa) remember when Virginia and Earlan came to San Diego for my wedding. I appreciated them traveling all that way!

Feel free to share your favorite memory of Virginia in the comments section, and if you are in Spanish Fork this Saturday between 2pm-4pm, feel free to stop by and say hi.

Check out Pictures

My friend did a photoshoot of my cute baby boy last night. For a preview of some of the pictures, just look on her website. It would be the ones posted August 6, 2008. http://currenphotography.blogspot.com/

New Arrival

Heather and Corinne with the newest edition to the family - Shane Kordel Braley.

He was born kickin' and screamin' at 12:27 a.m., August 1, 2008. He weighed 8 lbs. - 7 oz, and he was 19 inches long.

Hmm... this blanket looks very familiar...